was an old province of Japan in the area of the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture on the island of Honshū. Along with Bizen and Bitchū Provinces, it was sometimes called .

The province had borders with Bitchū, Hōki, Izumo, Iwami, and Aki Provinces.

Bingo Province

The ancient capital city of the province was in the area of Fuchu.

Bingo Province

History

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Bingo Province were reformed in the 1870s.

Bingo Province

Shrines and Temples

Kibitsu jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Bingo.

Related pages

Provinces of Japan

Prefectures of Japan

List of regions of Japan

List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites

Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Former provinces of Japan

Hiroshima Prefecture