Hitachi Province

Hitachi Province
常陸国
Province of Japan
7th century–1871

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Hitachi Province highlighted
CapitalHitachi Kokufu and Mito
History 
• Established
7th century
• Disestablished
1871
Succeeded by
Ibaraki Prefecture
Today part ofIbaraki Prefecture
Hitachi Kokufu Ruins Stone Monument in Ishioka
View of Hitachi Province, Hokusai woodcut in 1830

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.

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hitachi fudoki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 336, p. 336, at Google Books.