or Banshū (播州) was a

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in the part of

Honshū , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island sepa ...

that is the southwestern part of present-day

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tanba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji. During the

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of Japanese history, the

Akō Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Harima Province in what is now the southwestern portion of modern-day Hyōgo Prefecture. It was centered around Akō Castle, which is located in what is no ...

(fief) was part of Harima. The Forty-seven ''rōnin'' were

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of Akō han. IHI Corporation, a shipbuilder and major

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engine subcontractor gets its name from the province.

History

Harima Province was established in 7th century. During the

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...

, Himeji Prefecture was established with the whole area of Harima Province as the territory. Himeji Prefecture was renamed to

Shikama prefecture is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,723, and a population density of 62 persons per km² in 20961 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Shikama is located in west-centr ...

, and

Shikama Prefecture is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,723, and a population density of 62 persons per km² in 20961 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Shikama is located in west-centr ...

was transferred to

finally.

Temples and shrines

'' Iwa jinja'' was the chief

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(''

ichinomiya is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth. ''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retrieved 2013-5-14. The term gave rise ...

'') of Harima."Nationwide List of ''Ichinomiya''," p. 3
retrieved 2012-11-20.

Historical districts

** Akashi District (明石郡) - dissolved ** Akō District (赤穂郡) ** Innan District (印南郡) - dissolved ** Issai District (揖西郡) - merged with Ittō District to become Ibo District (揖保郡) on April 1, 1896 ** Ittō District (揖東郡) - merged with Issai District to become Ibo District on April 1, 1896 ** Jinsai District (神西郡) - merged with Jintō District to become Kanzaki District (神崎郡) on April 1, 1896 ** Jintō District (神東郡) - merged with Jinsai District to become Kanzaki District on April 1, 1896 ** Kako District (加古郡) ** Kamo District (賀茂郡) ***

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(加西郡) - dissolved *** Katō District (加東郡) - dissolved ** Mino District (美嚢郡) - dissolved ** Sayō District (佐用郡) ** Shikisai District (飾西郡) - merged with Shikitō District to become Shikama District (飾磨郡) on April 1, 1896 ** Shikitō District (飾東郡) - merged with Shikisai District to become Shikama District on April 1, 1896 ** Shisō District (宍粟郡) - dissolved ** Taka District (多可郡)

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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.
OCLC 58053128

External links

Former provinces of Japan {{Hyogo-geo-stub