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Buzen (???; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 in northern Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
, which bordered on Bungo
Bungo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in eastern Kyushu. It bordered Buzen Province, Hyuga Province, Higo Province, Chikugo Province, and Chikuzen Province provinces....
 and Chikuzen province
Chikuzen Province

Chikuzen was an Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu, but without the southern and eastern parts of Fukuoka....
s. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka, Fukuoka....
, including some northern districts of Oita Prefecture
Oita Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Oita, Oita....
.

The ruins of the ancient capital of the province were found near Toyotsu, Fukuoka
Toyotsu, Fukuoka

was a towns of Japan located in Miyako District, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It has marged with the towns of Saigawa, Fukuoka and Katsuyama, Fukuoka to form the new town of Miyako, Fukuoka on March 20, 2006....
. The castle town of Kokura
Kokura

is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyushu, Japan, guarding, via its suburb Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, the Kanmon Straits between Honshu and Kyushu....
 was also in Buzen, and a seat of many feudal rulers.

After the abolition of the clan system in 1871 Buzen Province became Kokura prefecture for four years until it was absorbed by Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka, Fukuoka....
 in 1876.








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Buzen (???; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 in northern Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
, which bordered on Bungo
Bungo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in eastern Kyushu. It bordered Buzen Province, Hyuga Province, Higo Province, Chikugo Province, and Chikuzen Province provinces....
 and Chikuzen province
Chikuzen Province

Chikuzen was an Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu, but without the southern and eastern parts of Fukuoka....
s. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka, Fukuoka....
, including some northern districts of Oita Prefecture
Oita Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Oita, Oita....
.

The ruins of the ancient capital of the province were found near Toyotsu, Fukuoka
Toyotsu, Fukuoka

was a towns of Japan located in Miyako District, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It has marged with the towns of Saigawa, Fukuoka and Katsuyama, Fukuoka to form the new town of Miyako, Fukuoka on March 20, 2006....
. The castle town of Kokura
Kokura

is an ancient castle town and the center of Kitakyushu, Japan, guarding, via its suburb Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, the Kanmon Straits between Honshu and Kyushu....
 was also in Buzen, and a seat of many feudal rulers.

After the abolition of the clan system in 1871 Buzen Province became Kokura prefecture for four years until it was absorbed by Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka, Fukuoka....
 in 1876.

See also


  • Kokura prefectural office
  • Buzen, Fukuoka
    Buzen, Fukuoka

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 28,580 and the population density of 257.18 persons per km?....
     (City)