Tsushima Province

was a Japanese island province off the west coast of the island of Kyushu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780. It was sometimes called  .

The province was the Tsushima Islands, which is today part of Nagasaki Prefecture.

The capital city of the province was located at Izuhara.

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

Shrines and Temples
Kaijin jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Tsushima.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 ; 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:Nagasaki Prefecture