Shinano Province is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture. Its abbreviation is Shinshū (信州). Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchu, Hida, Kai, Kozuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, which became an important city of the province. The World War II–era Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was named after this old province. (more)
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Echigo Province:
Echigo was an old province in north-central Japan, on the Sea of Japan side, northernmost part of the Hokurikudō (北陸道）circuit. It bordered on Uzen, Iwashiro, Kozuke, Shinano, and Etchu provinces. Today the area is part of Niigata prefecture, which al
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Mikawa Province:
Mikawa Province is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces. Even today, Mikawa is used to refer to the eastern portion of Aichi, including such c
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Mino Province:
Mino Province, one of the old provinces of Japan, was composed of nearly the entire southern part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. Mino Province bordered Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Ōmi, Owari, and Shinano provinces. Although the ancient provincial cap
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Suruga Province:
Suruga Province was an old province in the area that is today the eastern part of Shizuoka prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay. The ancient capital was
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Etchū Province:
Etchū Province was an old province in central Honshū, on the Sea of Japan side. It bordered Echigo, Shinano, Hida, Kaga, and Noto provinces. The area is today Toyama Prefecture. The ancient provincial capital was Takaoka, but by the Sengoku period th
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Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano:
Shinano (Japanese:信濃) was an aircraft carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. It was laid down as the third of five projected Yamato-class superbattleships. Shinano's keel was laid down in June 1940 at Yokosuka Navy Yard (now
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Takeda Shingen:
Takeda Shingen In 1559, his name was changed again (this time by his own will) to the well-known Takeda Shingen. Shin is the contemporary Chinese pronunciation of the character nobu, which means "believe"; gen means "black", the color of intelligence
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Saku District, Nagano:
(List of Provinces of Japan > Tōsandō > Shinano Province > Saku District) Saku was a district located in Shinano Province or Nagano Prefecture. The former "郡衙" is unofficially located at Nagatoro in the city of Saku . Due to land reforms, Saku Distri
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Chikuma District:
Chikuma District was a district located in Shinano Province. The district was centered at the current city of Matsumoto, then capital of Shinano, but on January 14, 1879, the district split off into Higashichikuma and Nishichikuma Districts (Nishichi
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Uesugi Kenshin:
was a daimyo who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku Period of Japan. He was one of the many powerful lords of the Sengoku period. He is famed for his prowess on the battlefield, the legendary rivalry with Takeda Shingen, his military expertise, str
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