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Shinano (信濃国; -no kuni) is an
old province of Japan that is now present day
Nagano
prefecture. Its abbreviation is Shinshu (信州 Shinshū).
Shinano bordered on
Echigo,
Etchu,
Hida,
Kai,
Kozuke,
Mikawa,
Mino,
Musashi,
Suruga, and
Totomi provinces.
In
1871 with the
abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan
Chiken) after the
Meiji Restoration, Shinano province was split into Nagano and Chikuma
prefectures. They were then combined together again in
1876 to form present day Nagano prefecture.
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