Noto Province

Noto Province
能登国
pre-Meiji period Japan
718–1871

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Noto Province highlighted
CapitalNanao
Area
  Coordinates37°2′N 136°58′E / 37.033°N 136.967°E / 37.033; 136.967
History 
 Split from Echizen
718
 Merged into Etchū
741
 Re-established
757
 Part of Kaga Domain
1583
 Disestablished
1871
 Merged with Ishikawa Prefecture
1872
Today part ofpart of Ishikawa Prefecture

Noto Province (能登国, Noto no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [noꜜ.to (no kɯ.ɲi)]) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern part of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan, including the Noto Peninsula (Noto-hantō) which is surrounded by the Sea of Japan. Noto bordered on Etchū and Kaga provinces to the south, and was surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the east, north and west. Its abbreviated form name was Nōshū (能州).