Bungo Province facts for kids
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Bungo Province highlighted
Bungo Province (豊後国, Bungo no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Along with Buzen Province, it was sometimes called Hōshū (豊州).
Bungo had borders with Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.
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History
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Bungo Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Shrines and temples
Sasamuta-jinja and Yusuhara Hachiman-gū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Bungo.
Related pages
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Bungo Seamount
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Bungo para niños
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