Chishima Province

was a old province of Japan north of the island of Hokkaido.  It included islands which are commonly known as the Kurile Islands or Kurile Islands.See Chishima Islands dispute; and compare :en:Kuril Islands dispute The history of the province started in 1869 and ended in 1882.

The boundaries of this ancient province are generally  mirrored in part of what is today called Nemuro Subprefecture.

History

After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaido" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 343. Regional subdivisions were established. Chishima Province was one of the new entities which were created in 1869.Satow, Ernest. (1882).  "The Geography of Japan" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 33; Great Britain Parliament. (1887). House of Commons Papers, Vol. 101, p. 77.

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

In 1882, Chishima and the other ten provinces of Hokkaido were reorganized as Hakodate Prefecture, Sapporo Prefecture and Nemuro Prefecture.Great Britain Parliament, p. 78.

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

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