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is 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....
 that is now present day Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano, Nagano....
. Its abbreviation is Shinshu.

Shinano bordered on Echigo
Echigo Province

was an old provinces of Japan in north-central Japan, on the Sea of Japan side, northernmost part of the Hokurikudo Echigo was established by the division of Koshi province in the end of 7th century AD with Iwafune District, Niigata and Nutari District, Niigara....
, Etchu
Etchu Province

was an old provinces of Japan in central Honshu, on the Sea of Japan side. It bordered Echigo Province, Shinano Province, Hida province, Kaga Province, and Noto Province provinces....
, Hida
Hida Province

is an old provinces of Japan located in the Tosando area of Japan and, today, composes the Hida region in the northern part of modern Gifu Prefecture....
, Kai
Kai Province

is an old provinces of Japan in Japan that corresponds to Yamanashi Prefecture today. It lies in central Honshu, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture....
, Kozuke
Kozuke Province

was an old provinces of Japan located in the Tosando of Japan, which today comprises Gunma prefecture. It is nicknamed as .The ancient provincial capital was near modern Maebashi, Gunma....
, Mikawa
Mikawa Province

is an old provinces of Japan in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Mikawa bordered on Owari province, Mino province, Shinano province, and Totomi Province provinces....
, Mino
Mino Province

, one of the old provinces of Japan, was composed of nearly the entire southern part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. Mino Province bordered Echizen Province, Hida Province, Ise Province, Mikawa Province, Omi Province, Owari Province, and Shinano Province provinces....
, Musashi
Musashi Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly Kawasaki, Kanagawa and Yokohama....
, Suruga
Suruga Province

was an old provinces of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Shizuoka prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu province, Kai province, Sagami province, Shinano province, and Totomi Province provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay....
, and Totomi
Totomi Province

is a former Provinces of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka prefecture.Totomi's ancient castle town was near modern Iwata, Shizuoka, but by the Sengoku period, the chief castle town was at Hamamatsu, Shizuoka....
 provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto
Matsumoto, Nagano

is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a Special cities of Japan....
, which became an important city of the province.

The World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
–era 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....
ese aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a navy force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations....
 Shinano
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano

Shinano , named after the ancient Shinano Province, was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Initially laid down as the third of the Yamato class battleship, Shinano's partially complete hull was converted to an aircraft carrier in 1942, midway through construction....
 was named after this old province.

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, the road which traverses Mino Province and Shinano Province was widened to accommodate increasing numbers of travelers through the Kiso District
Kiso District, Nagano

is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 km?....
 of modern Nagano Prefecture.

In the Sengoku period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
, Shinano Province was often split among several fiefs and several other castle towns developed, including Komoro
Komoro, Nagano

is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,190. The total area is 98.66 km?....
, Ina
Ina, Nagano

is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 2006 when the old city of Ina merged with the municipalities of Hase, Nagano and Takato, Nagano from Kamiina District, Nagano to form the new city of Ina....
, and Ueda.






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is 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....
 that is now present day Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano, Nagano....
. Its abbreviation is Shinshu.

Shinano bordered on Echigo
Echigo Province

was an old provinces of Japan in north-central Japan, on the Sea of Japan side, northernmost part of the Hokurikudo Echigo was established by the division of Koshi province in the end of 7th century AD with Iwafune District, Niigata and Nutari District, Niigara....
, Etchu
Etchu Province

was an old provinces of Japan in central Honshu, on the Sea of Japan side. It bordered Echigo Province, Shinano Province, Hida province, Kaga Province, and Noto Province provinces....
, Hida
Hida Province

is an old provinces of Japan located in the Tosando area of Japan and, today, composes the Hida region in the northern part of modern Gifu Prefecture....
, Kai
Kai Province

is an old provinces of Japan in Japan that corresponds to Yamanashi Prefecture today. It lies in central Honshu, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture....
, Kozuke
Kozuke Province

was an old provinces of Japan located in the Tosando of Japan, which today comprises Gunma prefecture. It is nicknamed as .The ancient provincial capital was near modern Maebashi, Gunma....
, Mikawa
Mikawa Province

is an old provinces of Japan in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Mikawa bordered on Owari province, Mino province, Shinano province, and Totomi Province provinces....
, Mino
Mino Province

, one of the old provinces of Japan, was composed of nearly the entire southern part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. Mino Province bordered Echizen Province, Hida Province, Ise Province, Mikawa Province, Omi Province, Owari Province, and Shinano Province provinces....
, Musashi
Musashi Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly Kawasaki, Kanagawa and Yokohama....
, Suruga
Suruga Province

was an old provinces of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Shizuoka prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu province, Kai province, Sagami province, Shinano province, and Totomi Province provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay....
, and Totomi
Totomi Province

is a former Provinces of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka prefecture.Totomi's ancient castle town was near modern Iwata, Shizuoka, but by the Sengoku period, the chief castle town was at Hamamatsu, Shizuoka....
 provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto
Matsumoto, Nagano

is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a Special cities of Japan....
, which became an important city of the province.

The World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
–era 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....
ese aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a navy force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations....
 Shinano
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano

Shinano , named after the ancient Shinano Province, was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Initially laid down as the third of the Yamato class battleship, Shinano's partially complete hull was converted to an aircraft carrier in 1942, midway through construction....
 was named after this old province.

Historical record

In 713
713

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, the road which traverses Mino Province and Shinano Province was widened to accommodate increasing numbers of travelers through the Kiso District
Kiso District, Nagano

is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 km?....
 of modern Nagano Prefecture.

In the Sengoku period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
, Shinano Province was often split among several fiefs and several other castle towns developed, including Komoro
Komoro, Nagano

is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,190. The total area is 98.66 km?....
, Ina
Ina, Nagano

is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 2006 when the old city of Ina merged with the municipalities of Hase, Nagano and Takato, Nagano from Kamiina District, Nagano to form the new city of Ina....
, and Ueda. Shinano was one of the major centers of Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen

of Shinano Province and Kai Provinces, was a preeminent daimyo or feudal lord with military prestige who sought for the control of Japan in the late stage of Sengoku period or "warring states" period....
's power during his wars with Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin

was a daimyo who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku period of Japan.He was one of the many powerful lords of the Sengoku period. He is famed for his prowess on the battlefield, the legendary rivalry with Takeda Shingen, his military expertise, strategy and his belief in the god of war — Vaisravana#Vai.C5.9Brava.E1.B9.87a in Japan....
 and others.

In 1871, during the Meiji period
Meiji period

The , or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running, in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July 1912. During this time, Japan started its modernization and rose to world power status....
, with the abolition of the han system
Abolition of the han system

The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority ....
 and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure....
, Shinano Province was administratively separated in 1871 into Nagano and Chikuma
Chikuma, Nagano

is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of June 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 63,829. The total area is 119.84 km?....
 prefectures. These two tentative governmental and territorial units were then reconfigured together again in 1876. This became the modern prefecture of Nagano, which remains substantially unchanged since that time.

Former districts

  • Azumi District: became Kitaazumi
    Kitaazumi District, Nagano

    is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 36,547 and a population density of 57.31 persons per km?....
     and (the now dissolved) Minamiazumi
    Minamiazumi District, Nagano

    Minamiazumi was a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 99,785 and a population density of 117.22 persons per km?....
     districts
  • Chiisagata District
    Chiisagata District, Nagano

    Chiisagata is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 12,039....
  • Chikuma District
    Chikuma District

    Chikuma District was a district located in Shinano Province.The district was centered at the current city of Matsumoto, Nagano, then capital of Shinano, but on January 14, 1879, the district split off into Higashichikuma District, Nagano and Kiso District, Nagano ....
    : became Higashichikuma
    Higashichikuma District, Nagano

    is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 39,285. The total area is 327.84 km?....
     and Nishichikuma (now Kiso
    Kiso District, Nagano

    is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 km?....
    ) districts
  • Hanishina District
    Hanishina District, Nagano

    Hanishina is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 16,742....
  • Ina District: became Kamiina
    Kamiina District, Nagano

    Kamiina is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of , There are 3 towns and 3 villages within the district.*Iijima, Nagano...
     and Shimoina
    Shimoina District, Nagano

    is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of , ...
     districts
  • Minochi District: became Kamiminochi
    Kamiminochi District, Nagano

    Kamiminochi is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 51,862 and a population density of 76.91 persons per km?....
     and Shimominochi
    Shimominochi District, Nagano

    Shimominochi is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 7,643 and a population density of 24.96 persons per km?....
     districts
  • Saku District
    Saku District, Nagano

    was a district located in Shinano Province or Nagano Prefecture.The former is estimated to be located at Nagatoro in the city of Saku, Nagano.Due to land reforms, Saku District split into Minamisaku District, Nagano and Kitasaku District, Nagano Districts on January 14, 1879....
    : became Kitasaku
    Kitasaku District, Nagano

    is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 40,041.The district has three towns...
     and Minamisaku
    Minamisaku District, Nagano

    Minamisaku is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 29,263....
     districts
  • Sarashina District
    Sarashina District, Nagano

    Sarashina was a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 1,467 and a population density of 31.99 persons per km?....
  • Suwa District
    Suwa District, Nagano

    is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 46,162 and a population density of 181.18 persons per square kilometer....
  • Takai District: became Kamitakai
    Kamitakai District, Nagano

    Kamitakai is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 19,073 and a population density of 162.23 persons per km?....
     and Shimotakai
    Shimotakai District, Nagano

    Shimotakai is a districts of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 25,179 and a population density of 59.50 persons per km?....
     districts


Further reading

  • Titsingh
    Isaac Titsingh

    Isaac Titsingh was a Dutch surgeon, scholar, merchant-trader and ambassador. During a long career in East Asia, Titsingh was a senior official of the Dutch East India Company ....
    , Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo, 1652], Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth
    Julius Klaproth

    Julius Heinrich Klaproth , German linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, Orientalist and explorer.Klaproth was born in Berlin in October of 1783, the son of the chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth....
    .     Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
    Royal Asiatic Society

    The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, established to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia." From its incorporation the Society has been a forum, through lectures, its jour...
    . Two copies of this rare book have now been made available online: (1) from the library of the University of Michigan, digitized January 30, 2007; and (2) from the library of Stanford University, digitized June 23, 2006. .