Etchū Province

The Etchu Province (Japanese越 中国, Etchu no kuni ) was an old province of Japan in central Honshu on the Sea of ​​Japan.

Bordered on Echigo Provinces, Shinano, Hida, Kaga, and Noto.

The province was created in 689-692 by the described in the Taiho Code splitting the old province of Koshi (越 国) in the provinces of Echizen ( " front - Koshi " ), Etchu ( "middle -koshi " ) and Echigo ( "Behind - Koshi "). The characters of the province were read in the early days as Koshi no michi no naka. 741 she was slammed the 718 outsourced from Echizen Province Noto, but the 757 again became independent.

Today, the area is the Toyama Prefecture.

The old ( furu ) provincial capital ( Kokufu ) was in today's district Fushiki - Furukokufu of Takaoka. In the Sengoku period, the area was mostly ruled by the rulers of neighboring provinces, such as Echigo and Kaga.

36.648055555556137.26194444444Koordinaten: 37 ° N, 137 ° E

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
Sea of Japan Shinano Province Hida Province Kaga Province Noto Province Koshi Province Takaoka, Toyama Aki Province Awa Province (Tokushima) Awaji Province Bingo Province Bizen Province Bungo Province Buzen Province Chikugo Province Chikuzen Province Ugo Province Uzen Province Hitachi Province Iga Province Inaba Province Ise Province Iwaki Province (718) Iwami Province Iwase Province Iyo Province Izu Province Kii Province Mikawa Province Mimasaka Province Musashi Province Rikuzen Province Nagato Province Oki Province Tane Province Owari Province Sado Province Sagami Province Sanuki Province Satsuma Province Settsu Province Shima Province Suwa Province Suruga Province Tajima Province Tamba Province Tosa Province Tsushima Province Wakasa Province Yamashiro Province Yamato Province Yoshino Province Hidaka Province Iburi Province Ishikari Province Kitami Province Kushiro Province Nemuro Province Oshima Province Shiribeshi Province Teshio Province Tokachi Province
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