Rikuchū Province

was an old province in the area of Iwate and Akita prefectures on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Rikuchū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 790.  Along with Rikuzen Province and Mutsu Province, it was sometimes called . The history of the province started in 1868 and ended in 1872.

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

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

References

Other websites 

  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Former provinces of Japan
Category:Akita Prefecture
Category:Iwate Prefecture