Former provinces of Hokkaido explained

In 1869, the island of Hokkaido, Japan was divided into 11 provinces and 86 districts. The majority of Japan's former provinces were converted into prefectures by the Meiji government between 1870 and 1876.[1]

The Hokkaido provinces were dissolved in 1882, and replaced with Hakodate Prefecture, Sapporo Prefecture and Nemuro Prefecture. In 1886, the three prefectures were replaced with Hokkaidō-chō (北海道庁).

List of provinces

The former provinces of Hokkaido are listed below with their districts.

Oshima Province

[2] Presently the southern part of modern-day Oshima and Hiyama Subprefectures. Districts included:

Shiribeshi Province

[2] Modern-day Shiribeshi Subprefecture (minus Abuta) plus northern Hiyama. Districts included:

Iburi Province

[2] Modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, Abuta District of Shiribeshi, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa of Ishikari, and Shimukappu Village of Kamikawa. Districts included:

Ishikari Province

[2] Modern-day Ishikari Subprefecture minus Chitose and Eniwa, all of Sorachi Subprefecture, and the southern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture (including Horokanai and excluding Shimukappu). Districts included:

Teshio Province

[2] Presently all of modern-day Rumoi Subprefecture and the northern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture. Districts included:

Kitami Province

[2] Modern-day Sōya Subprefecture and Abashiri Subprefecture minus part of Abashiri District. Districts included:

Hidaka Province

[2] Modern-day Hidaka Subprefecture. Districts included:

Tokachi Province

[2] Modern-day Tokachi Subprefecture. Districts included:

Kushiro Province

[2] Modern-day Kushiro Subprefecture and part of Abashiri Subprefecture. Districts included:

Nemuro Province

[2] Presently the mainland portion of modern-day Nemuro Subprefecture plus Habomai Rocks and Shikotan Island. Districts included:

Chishima Province

[2] Originally the islands of Kunashiri and Etorofu, later included Shikotan and the Kuril Islands. Districts included:

Karafuto

Karafuto Region was the area of Sakhalin south of the border established by the 1875 Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia.[3] After the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth, Karafuto was administered from Toyohara in Karafuto Prefecture.

References

Notes and References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. Satow, Ernest. (1882). "The Geography of Japan" in
  3. Nussbaum, "Karafuto-Chishima Kōkan Jōyaku" at

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