Toyo Province

was an very old province of Japan, in the area of Buzen and Bungo Provinces.Satow, Ernest. (1874). "The Geography of Japan," Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vol. 1-2, p. 35.  The ancient entity was in what is modern Ōita Prefecture and northeastern Fukuoka Prefecture.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Buzen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 96; "Bungo" at p. 90. It was divided into Buzen and Bungo in 683. It was sometimes called .

History
The history of the province started and ended before the Taihō Code was established at the beginning of the 8th century.

According to the Nihongi, the Aka clan was established in Toyo during the reign of Emperor Ankan.Aston, William.1896).   "Ankan Tennō," Nihongi: chronicles of Japan from the earliest times to A.D. 697, Vol. 2, p. 32.

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

Notes

Other websites 
  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Former provinces of Japan
Category:Ōita Prefecture
Category:Fukuoka Prefecture