Hitachi Province

Hitachi Province 常陸国
Province of Japan
7th century–1871
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Hitachi Province highlighted
Capital	Hitachi Kokufu and Mito
History
• Established	7th century
• Disestablished	1871
Succeeded by Ibaraki Prefecture
Today part of	Ibaraki Prefecture

Hitachi Province (常陸国, Hitachi no Kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture.^[1] It was sometimes called Jōshū (常州). Hitachi Province bordered on Shimōsa (Lower Fusa), Shimotsuke, and Mutsu (Iwase -1718-, Iwashiro -1869-, Iwaki -1718- and -1869-) Provinces. Generally, its northern border was with Mutsu.