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
Kamaishi, Iwate Kazuno, Akita Kosaka (Akita) Iwaki Province (1868) Rikuzen Province Ichi-no-miya Aki Province Awa Province (Tokushima) Awaji Province Bingo Province Bizen Province Bungo Province Buzen Province Chikugo Province Chikuzen Province Ugo Province Uzen Province Echizen Province Hida Province Higo Province Hitachi Province Hizen Province Iga Province Inaba Province Ise Province Iwaki Province (718) Iwami Province Iwase Province Iyo Province Izu Province Kaga Province Kii Province Mikawa Province Mimasaka Province Musashi Province Nagato Province Noto Province Oki Province Tane Province Owari Province Sado Province Sagami Province Sanuki Province Satsuma Province Settsu Province Shima Province Shinano 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 Koshi Province
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