Settsu Province
former province of Japan
Settsu Province (摂津国, Settsu no kuni) was a old province of Japan in the area of Hyōgo Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1]
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The ancient capital city of the province was Osaka.
History
changeIn the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Settsu Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples
changeSumiyoshi taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Settsu.[3]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Settsu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 846.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-1-18.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Settsu Province at Wikimedia Commons