Hōki Province
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Hōki Province (伯耆国, Hōki-no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Tottori Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] It was sometimes called Hakushū (伯州).
The province had borders with Inaba, Mimasaka, Bitchū, Bingo, and Izumo Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Kurayoshi. A major castle town was at Yonago.
History
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In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Izu Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples
Shitori jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hōki. [3]
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hōki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites
Media related to Hoki Province at Wikimedia Commons