Hi Province From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Former province of Japan Hi Province (火国 or 肥国, Hi no kuni) was an ancient province of Japan, in the area of Hizen and Higo provinces.[1] The ambit of this ancient entity is within Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures.[2] It was sometimes called Hishū (肥州). ↑ Satow, Ernest. (1874). "The Geography of Japan," Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vol. 1-2, p. 34., p. 34, at Google Books ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hizen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 338, p. 338, at Google Books; "Higo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 310, p. 310, at Google Books. References Asiatic Society of Japan. (1874). Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. Yokohama: The Society. OCLC 1514456 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128 vteFormer provinces of Japan (List)Kinai Izumi Kawachi Settsu Yamashiro Yamato Yoshino 716–738 Tōkaidō Awa Hitachi Iga Ise Izu Kai Kazusa Mikawa Musashi Owari Sagami Shima Shimōsa Suruga Tōtōmi Tōsandō Dewa -1869 Hida Iwaki 718–724 Iwaki 1869– Iwase 718–724 Iwashiro 1869– Kōzuke Mino Ōmi Mutsu –1869 Rikuō (or Mutsu) 1869– Rikuchū 1869– Rikuzen 1869– Shimotsuke Shinano Suwa 721–731 Ugo 1869– Uzen 1869– Hokurikudō Echigo Echizen Etchū Kaga Noto Sado Wakasa San'indō Hōki Inaba Izumo Iwami Oki Tajima Tanba Tango San'yōdō Aki Bingo Bitchū Bizen Harima Mimasaka Nagato Suō Nankaidō Awa Awaji Iyo Kii Sanuki Tosa Saikaidō Bungo Buzen Chikugo Chikuzen Higo Hizen Hyūga Iki Ōsumi Satsuma Tane 702–824 Tsushima Hokkaidō1869– Chishima Hidaka Iburi Ishikari Kitami Kushiro Nemuro Oshima Shiribeshi Teshio Tokachi Pre-Taihō Codeprovinces Chichibu Fusa Hi Keno Kibi Koshi Kumaso Toyo Tsukushi Source: Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books; excerpt, "Japan's former provinces were converted into prefectures by the Meiji government ... [and] grouped, according to geographic position, into the 'five provinces of the Kinai' and 'seven circuits'." This Japanese history–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte This Nagasaki Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte This Saga Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte This Kumamoto Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
