Bitchū Province

was an old province of Japan in the area Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bitchū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 77.  Along with Bizen and Bingo Provinces, it was sometimes called . 

The province had borders with Hōki, Mimasaka, Bizen, and Bingo Provinces.

The ancient capital city of the province was near Soja. 

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

Shrines and Temples
Kibitsu jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Bitchū.  
"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