Mino Province

, one of the List of Provinces of Japan, encompassed part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mino" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 638. It was sometimes called .Murdoch, James. (1903).  A History of Japan, Vol. 3. p. 794. 

Mino had borders with Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Ōmi, Owari, and Shinano Provinces.

The ancient capital city of the province was near Tarui. The main castle town was at Gifu.

History
In 713, the road crossing through Mino and Shinano provinces was widened to accommodate increasing numbers of travelers.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.

In 1600, the Battle of Sekigahara took place at the western edge of Mino, near the mountains between the Chūbu region and the Kinki region.

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

Shrines and Temples
Shitori jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Mino.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 ; retrieved 2012-1-18.

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:Gifu Prefecture