Rikuchū Province
Rikuchu (Japanese陆中国, Rikuchu no kuni, dt " Central Mutsu " ) was a province of Japan during the early Meiji period.
Their territory was approximately the Iwate Prefecture today without the Southeastern Iwates with the county Kesen -gun, the cities of Rikuzentakata, Ofunato and the southern part of Kamaishi, as well as the Northwest Iwates with the Ninohe -gun. Furthermore, it included the northeastern Akita prefecture with today's cities Kazuno and Kosaka.
In the 1872 census, 510,521 inhabitants were counted for Rikuchu.
History
On January 19, 1869 ( Meiji 1/12/7 ) were separated from the province of Mutsu provinces Rikuchu, Iwashiro, Iwaki and Rikuzen (Eng. " front Mutsu ").
Fief
In Rikuchu following were fiefs (han ):
- Morioka (盛 冈 藩) / Shiroishi (白石藩) ( 1599-1870 )
- Mizusawa (水 沢 藩; 1695-1699; branch of the Sendai -han in the province Rikuzen )
- Ichinoseki (一 关 藩) ( 1660-1871; branch of the Sendai -han in the province Rikuzen )
First Shrine
Rikuchu was not one of the traditional provinces of Japan and therefore possessed no state First Shrine ( ichi -no- miya ). Despite this, was of the pilgrim organization Zenkoku Ichi -no- miya -kai (全国 一の宮 会, dt " National Association of the First shrines ") of the Komagata Shrine (驹 形 神社, Komagata -jinja ) in Ōshū as " New First Shrine of the province Rikuchu " (陸 中国 新 一の宮, Rikuchu shin- ichi -no- miya ) named.
Counties
In Rikuchu following counties were ( gun):
- Isawa -gun (胆 沢 郡)
- Iwai -gun (磐 井 郡)
- Iwate -gun (岩手 郡)
- Esashi -gun (江 刺 郡)
- Kunohe -gun (九 戸 郡)
- Kazuno -gun (鹿角 郡)
- Shiwa -gun (紫 波 郡)
- Hienuki -gun (稗 贯 郡)
- Hei -gun (闭 伊 郡)
- Waga -gun (和 贺 郡)
Aki · Awa ( Kantō ) · Awa ( Shikoku ) · Awaji · Bingo · Bitchū Bizen · · · Bungo Buzen Chikugo · · · Chikuzen Dewa · ( Ugo · Uzen 1869-1872 ) · Echigo Echizen · · · Etchu Harima · · Hida Higo · Hitachi · Hizen Hoki · · · Hyūga Iga · Iki · Inaba Ise · · Iwaki ( 718-724 ) · · Iwami Iwase ( 718-724 ) · · Iyo Izu · Izumi Izumo · · Kaga · Kai · Kawachi · · Kazusa Kii · Kozuke Mikawa · · · Mimasaka Mino · Musashi · Mutsu · ( Iwaki Iwashiro · · · Rikuchu Rikuo · Rikuzen 1869-1872 ) · Nagato Noto · · · Oki Ōmi Ōsumi · · ( Tane 702-824 ) · · Ryukyu Owari (1872 -1879 ) Sado · · · Sagami Sanuki Satsuma · · · Settsu Shima · · Shimousa Shimotsuke · Shinano · ( Suwa 721-731 ) · · Suo Suruga Tajima · · · Tango · Tamba Tosa · Tōtōmi · · Tsushima Wakasa · · Yamashiro Yamato · ( Yoshino 716-738 )
Chishima Hidaka · · · Iburi Ishikari Kitami · · · Kushiro Nemuro Oshima · · · Shiribeshi Teshio · Tokachi
Fusa · Hi · Keno · Kibi · · Koshi Kumaso (?) · · Toyo Tsukushi
- Japanese province
- Akita Prefecture
- Iwate Prefecture