Tōtōmi Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Shizuoka Prefecture.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōtōmi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 990. It is also known as . 

The province had borders with Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. 

History
Tōtōmi was one of the original provinces of Japan established in the Nara period under the Taihō Code. 

In the Edo period, the Tōkaidō road was the main route between Kyoto and Edo.  The road passed through Tōtōmi.Nussbaum, "Tōkaidō"  at p. 973.

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

Shrines and Temples
Oguni jinja and Kotonomamahachimangū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Tōtōmi."Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 ; retrieved 2012-1-24.

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:Shizuoka Prefecture