Mimasaka Province

or  was an old province of Japan in the area of Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mimasaka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 631. 

The province had borders with Bitchū, Bizen, Harima, Hōki, and Inaba Provinces.

The ancient capital city of the province was Tsuyama. 

History
In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month), the land of Mimasaka was separated from Bizen Province.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.   

Mimasaka was the home of the samurai Miyamoto Musashi who is known for writing The Book of Five Rings.Tarver, D. E. (2004).  The Book of Five Rings, p. xvii.

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures.  The maps of Japan and Mimasaka Province were reformed in the 1870s.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

Shrines and Temples
Nakayama jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Mimasaka.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 ; retrieved 2012-1-17.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites 

  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Former provinces of Japan
Category:Okayama Prefecture