Suwa Province

is an old province in the area of Nagano Prefecture.

It was located in the Tōsandō region of central Honshu. According to the old history book Shoku Nihongi, it was established on June 26 of 721 and abolished on March 3 of 731 (old Japanese calendar's date). Neither the location of the capital nor the exact border with Shinano is known.

Historical districts

Suwa Province consisted of three districts (originally two):

• Nagano Prefecture
• Ina District (伊那郡): split to become Kamiina and Shimoina Districts
• Suwa District (諏訪郡)

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See also

• Lake Suwa
• Suwa taisha
• Suwa, Nagano

Notes

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128

External links

• Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903