Echigo Province facts for kids
Echigo Province (越後国, Echigo no kuni) was an old province in Japan in the area of Niigata Prefecture on the island of Honshū.
The province had borders with Uzen, Iwashiro, Kōzuke, Shinano, and Etchū Provinces.
History
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Echigo Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Geography
Echigo faced the Sea of Japan.
Shrines and Temples
Iyahiko jinju and Koko jinja were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Echigo.
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See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Echigo para niños
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