Shimōsa Province facts for kids
Shimōsa Province (下総国, Shimōsa no Kuni) was an old part of Japan. It was located on the island of Honshū. Today, this area is mostly in Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture. People also called it Sōshū (総州) or Hokusō (北総).
Shimōsa Province shared its borders with several other areas. To the south, it bordered Kazusa Province. To the west, it was next to Musashi Province and Kōzuke Province. To the north, it bordered Hitachi Province and Shimotsuke Province.
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A Look Back: History of Shimōsa
Shimōsa was once part of a much larger area. This bigger territory was known as Fusa Province (総国 or 捄国, Fusa-no-kuni). Fusa Province was divided into two parts: Kazusa and Shimōsa. This split happened a long time ago, during the rule of Emperor Kōtoku (from 645 to 654 AD).
Later, in the Meiji period (which started in 1868), big changes happened in Japan. The old provinces, like Shimōsa, were changed into new areas called prefectures. The maps of Japan and its regions were updated in the 1870s to show these new prefectures.
Important Places: Shrines and Temples
In Shimōsa Province, there was a very important Shinto shrine called Katori jinja. This shrine was known as the ichinomiya of Shimōsa. An ichinomiya was the most important shrine in a province. It was a special place for people to visit and worship.
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In Spanish: Provincia de Shimōsa para niños
