Hitachi Province
| Hitachi Province 常陸国 | |||||||
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| Province of Japan | |||||||
| 7th century–1871 | |||||||
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Hitachi Province highlighted | |||||||
| Capital | Hitachi Kokufu and Mito | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 7th century | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1871 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Ibaraki Prefecture | ||||||
Hitachi Province (常陸国, Hitachi no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [çi̥ꜜ.ta.tɕi (no kɯ.ɲi), çi̥.taꜜ.tɕi-]) was an old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture. It was sometimes called Jōshū (常州). Hitachi Province bordered on Shimōsa (Lower Fusa), Shimotsuke, and Mutsu (Iwase -1718-, Iwashiro -1869-, Iwaki -1718- and -1869-) Provinces. Generally, its northern border was with Mutsu.