Hizen Province

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Hizen (肥前国; Hizen no kuni) was an old province of Japan which bordered on Chikuzen and Chikugo. It was included in Saikaidō, and today the area is split into Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, although it did not include the regions of Tsushima and Iki that are now in Nagasaki.

The ancient provincial capital was located near Yamato city. Toyotomi Hideyoshi directed the invasion of Korea from the city of Nagoya, in Hizen, and the Shimabara Rebellion took place in Hizen province. During the Sengoku period, the region was divided among many daimyo, with the richest having a castle town at Saga.

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National Archives of Japan: Hinozenshu sanbutsu zuko, scroll showing illustrated inventory of industries in Karatsu Domain, 1773-1784

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Kinai	Yamashiro \| Yamato \| (Yoshino) \| Kawachi \| Izumi \| Settsu

Tōkaidō	Iga \| Ise \| Shima \| Owari \| Mikawa \| Tōtōmi \| Suruga \| Izu \| Kai \| Sagami \| Musashi \| Awa \| Kazusa (Fusa) \| Shimousa (Fusa) \| Hitachi

Tōsandō	Ōmi \| Mino \| Hida \| Shinano \| (Suwa) \| Kōzuke (Ke) \| Shimotsuke (Ke) \| (Iwase) \| (Iwaki) \| Mutsu \| Dewa

Hokurikudō	Wakasa \| Echizen (Koshi) \| Kaga \| Noto \| Etchū (Koshi) \| Echigo (Koshi) \| Sado

San'indō	Tamba (Ni) \| Tango (Ni) \| Tajima \| Inaba \| Hōki \| Izumo \| Iwami \| Oki

San'yōdō	Harima \| Mimasaka \| Bizen (Kibi) \| Bitchū (Kibi) \| Bingo (Kibi) \| Aki \| Suō \| Nagato

Nankaidō	Kii \| Awaji \| Awa \| Sanuki \| Iyo \| Tosa

Saikaidō	Chikuzen (Tsukushi) \| Chikugo (Tsukushi) \| Buzen (Toyo) \| Bungo (Toyo) \| Hizen (Hi) \| Higo (Hi) \| Hyūga \| Ōsumi \| (Tane) \| Satsuma \| Iki \| Tsushima

Hokkaidō	Oshima \| Shiribeshi \| Iburi \| Ishikari \| Teshio \| Kitami \| Hidaka \| Tokachi \| Kushiro \| Nemuro \| Chishima