Kazusa Province

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Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Kazusa Province highlighted

Kazusa (上総国; -no kuni) was an old province in the area of the Bōsō Peninsula of Honshū that is today the central part of Chiba Prefecture. Kazusa bordered on Awa and Shimousa Provinces.

Kazusa was usually run from a castle town at Ōtaki, although the ancient capital was likely located near Ichihara, across the peninsula.

History

During the Edo period, the following domains were located in Kazusa:

Goi, ruled by the Arima family.
Tsurumaki, ruled by the Mizuno family.
Jōzai, ruled by the Hayashi family.
Iino, ruled by the Hoshina family.
Ichinomiya, ruled by the Kanō family.
Sanuki, ruled by the Abe family.
Kururi, ruled by the Kuroda family.
Ōtaki, ruled by the Matsudaira (Ōkouchi) family.

References

List of Kantō-area domains (in Japanese)

v • d • e Former provinces of Japan

Kinai	Yamashiro \| Yamato \| (Yoshino) \| Kawachi \| Izumi \| Settsu

Tōkaidō	Iga \| Ise \| Shima \| Owari \| Mikawa \| Tōtōmi \| Suruga \| Izu \| Kai \| Sagami \| Musashi \| Awa \| Kazusa \| Shimōsa \| Hitachi

Tōsandō	Ōmi \| Mino \| Hida \| Shinano \| (Suwa) \| Kōzuke (Kenu) \| Shimotsuke (Kenu) \| (Iwase) \| Iwaki (718) \| Iwaki (1868) \| Mutsu \| Dewa

Hokurikudō	Wakasa \| Echizen (Koshi) \| Kaga \| Noto \| Etchū (Koshi) \| Echigo (Koshi) \| Sado

San'indō	Tamba (Ni) \| Tango (Ni) \| Tajima \| Inaba \| Hōki \| Izumo \| Iwami \| Oki

San'yōdō	Harima \| Mimasaka \| Bizen (Kibi) \| Bitchū (Kibi) \| Bingo (Kibi) \| Aki \| Suō \| Nagato

Nankaidō	Kii \| Awaji \| Awa \| Sanuki \| Iyo \| Tosa

Saikaidō	Chikuzen (Tsukushi) \| Chikugo (Tsukushi) \| Buzen (Toyo) \| Bungo (Toyo) \| Hizen (Hi) \| Higo (Hi) \| Hyūga \| Ōsumi \| (Tane) \| Satsuma \| Iki \| Tsushima

Hokkaidō	Oshima \| Shiribeshi \| Iburi \| Ishikari \| Teshio \| Kitami \| Hidaka \| Tokachi \| Kushiro \| Nemuro \| Chishima

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