Ugo Province

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Map of the former Japanese provinces with Ugo highlighted

Ugo Province (羽後国, Ugo-no kuni) is an

old province of Japan in the area of Akita Prefecture[1] and some parts of Yamagata Prefecture (specifically Akumi District).[2] It was sometimes called Ushū (羽州), with Uzen Province
.

Historical districts

Ugo Province consisted of nine districts:

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ugo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1010, p. 1010, at Google Books
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  2. ^ Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). The Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints, p. 428.

References

Other websites

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