List of provinces of Japan

The List of Provinces of Japan changed over time.  The number and borders of provinces evolved from the 7th century through the Meiji Period. In the 1870s, the provinces were replaced by prefectures.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780.

The traditional way of parsing the land of Japan was "five provinces and seven circuits" (go-shichidō).Nussbaum, "Go-shichidō" at p. 255.

Five Provinces
The traditional five core provinces of Japan were called goki. 

Kinai

Izumi
Kawachi
Settsu　

Yamashiro　
Yamato 
Yoshino (716-738)

Shichido
The traditional seven core circuits of Japan were called shichidō.
Tōkaidō

Awa
Hitachi 
Iga　
Ise　
Izu　
Kai　
Kazusa 
Mikawa　

Musashi
Owari　
Sagami　
Shima　　
Shimōsa 
Suruga　
Tōtōmi

Tōsandō

Dewa
Hida 
Iwaki (718-724)
Iwaki (1868-1872)
Iwase (718-724)
Iwashiro (1868-1872)
Kōzuke
Mino 
Mutsu 

Mutsu (1868-1872)
Ōmi 
Rikuchū (1868-1872)
Rikuzen (1868-1872)
Shinano 
Suwa (721-731)
Ugo (1868-1872)
Uzen (1868-1872) 

Hokurikudō

Echigo 
Echizen
Etchū
Kaga 

Noto
Sado　
Wakasa　

San'indō

Hōki
Inaba　　
Izumo　
Iwami　

Oki
Tajima　
Tamba　
Tango 

San'yōdō

Aki　
Bingo 
Bitchū
Bizen 

Harima　
Mimasaka 
Nagato
Suō　

Nankaidō 

Awa
Awaji 
Iyo

Kii
Sanuki　
Tosa

Saikaidō 

Chikugo　
Chikuzen　
Bungo 
Buzen 
Higo 
Hizen

Hyūga
Iki
Ōsumi 
Satsuma　
Tane (702-824)
Tsushima 


Other
Koshi Province

Hokkaidō
The island was changed from Ezo to Hokkaidō, and 11 provinces were established in  1869-1882.After the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875), Japan added north of Urup Island, including Urup (得撫郡), Shimushiru (新知郡), and Shumushu (占守郡) Districts.
Chishima 
Hidaka 
Iburi 
Ishikari 
Kitami 
Kushiro 
Nemuro 
Oshima 
Shiribeshi 
Teshio 
Tokachi

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan

References

Other websites
  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

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