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.

Related pages

• Provinces of Japan
• Prefectures of Japan
• List of regions of Japan
• List of islands of Japan

Images for kids

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  Hiroshige ukiyo-e " Kōzuke " in "The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States" (六十余州名所図会), depicting Mount Haruna Under Snow

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Kōzuke para niños