Nagato Province

In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suō were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi Prefecture. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Nagato is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the United States and (b) between Japan and the United Kingdom.^[2]

The Japanese battleship Nagato was named after this province.

Shrines and temples

Sumiyoshi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Nagato. ^[3]

Historical districts

• Yamaguchi Prefecture
  • Abu District (阿武郡) - absorbed Mishima District on April 1, 1896
  • Asa District (厚狭郡) - dissolved
  • Mine District (美祢郡) - dissolved
  • Mishima District (見島郡) - merged into Abu District on April 1, 1896
  • Ōtsu District (大津郡) - dissolved
  • Toyoura District (豊浦郡) - dissolved

Maps

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  Shōhō Kuniezu - Nagato Province, with Suō in yellow and Iwami in blue (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)
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  Genroku Kuniezu - Nagato Province, with Suō in pink and Iwami in yellow (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)
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  Tenpō Kuniezu - Nagato Province (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)
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  1878 map of Yamaguchi Prefecture, marked with its two constituent provinces of Nagato (長門) and Suō (周防), as well as neighbouring Iwami (石見) and Aki (安藝) (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi)
• Chōshū Five
• Nagato City

Notes