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was an old province in the area of Iwate and Akita Prefectures.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Rikuchū''" in .〕 It was sometimes called , with Rikuzen and Mutsu Provinces. Rikuchu covered most of modern-day Iwate Prefecture: with the exceptions of Ninohe District, Ninohe City, the northern portion of Hachimantai City, and the northern portion of Kuzumaki Town; Kesen District, Rikuzentakata City, Ōfunato City, and the southern portion of Kamaishi City; but also including Kazuno City and Kosaka Town in Akita Prefecture. Rikuchū was created shortly after the Meiji Restoration out of part of Mutsu Province. ==History== *January 19, 1869: Rikuchu Province is separated from Mutsu Province *1872 A census estimates the population at 510,521 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rikuchū Province」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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