Mimasaka Mimasaka

Mimasaka - Definition and Overview

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Map of Japanese provinces with province highlighted

Mimasaka (美作国 -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northeastern Okayama prefecture. Mimasaka bordered on Bitchu, Bizen, Harima, Hoki, and Inaba provinces.

Mimasaka was landlocked, and was often ruled by the daimyo in Bizen. The ancient capital and castle town was Tsuyama.


Old provinces of Japan

Aki | Awa(Kanto) | Awa(Shikoku) | Awaji | Bingo | Bitchu | Bizen | Bungo | Buzen | Chikugo | Chikuzen | Dewa | Echigo | Echizen | Etchu | Harima | Hida | Higo | Hitachi | Hizen | Hoki | Hyuga | Iga | Iki | Inaba | Ise | Iwami | Iyo | Izu | Izumi | Izumo | Kaga | Kai | Kawachi | Kazusa | Kii | Kozuke | Mikawa | Mimasaka | Mino | Musashi | Mutsu | Nagato | Noto | Oki | Omi | Osumi | Owari | Sado | Sagami | Sanuki | Satsuma | Settsu | Shima | Shimosa | Shimotsuke | Shinano | Suo | Suruga | Tajima | Tamba | Tango | Tosa | Totomi | Tsushima | Wakasa | Yamashiro | Yamato


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