Harima Province facts for kids
Harima Province (播磨国, Harima no kuni), also known as Banshu (播州), was an old province of Japan in area of Hyōgo Prefecture on the island of Honshū.
The province had borders with the provinces of Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka.
The provincial capital city was Himeji on the Ishikawa River.
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History
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Harima Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Temples and Shrines
Iwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Harima.
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In Spanish: Provincia de Harima para niños
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