Suō Province facts for kids

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Suō Province highlighted

Suō Province (周防国, Suō no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It was sometimes called Bōshū (防州).

The province had borders with Aki, Iwami, and Nagato Provinces.

The ancient capital city of the province was Hōfu.

History

View of Kintai Bridge in Suō Province, woodblock print by Hiroshige, 1859

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Suō Province were reformed in the 1870s.

Shrines and Temples

Tamanoya jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Suō.

Related pages

• Provinces of Japan
• Prefectures of Japan
• List of regions of Japan
• List of islands of Japan

Images for kids

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  Suō Kokuga Site in Hōfu

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  Suō Kokubun-ji Pagoda Site in Hōfu

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  Shōhō Kuniezu - Suō Province, with Nagato in yellow, Iwami in blue, and Aki in pink (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)

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  Genroku Kuniezu - Suō Province, with Nagato in red, Iwami in green, and Aki in pink (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)

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  Tenpō Kuniezu - Suō Province (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Suō para niños