Kōzuke Province facts for kids
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Kōzuke Province highlighted
Kōzuke Province was an old province of Japan in the area of Gunma Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It is also known as Jōshū or Jōmō.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Maebashi.
History
View of Kōzuke Province, woodblock print by Hiroshige 1856
In the Nara period, Kōzuke was part of Keno Province This was changed in the reforms of the Taihō Code in 701.
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures.
The maps of Japan and Kōzuke Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Shrines and Temples
Ichinomiyanukisaki jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kōzuke.
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See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Kōzuke para niños
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