Oda Prefecture - Oda

Japanese: 小田県 - おだけん

...The following year, Katsuyama Domain was renamed Majima Domain, and Matsuyama Domain was renamed Takahashi Domain. In 1871, following the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures, the prefectures of Mimasaka were merged into Hojo Prefecture, and the prefectures of Bitchu, along with Fukuyama Prefecture in Bingo, were merged into Fukatsu Prefecture (which was renamed Oda Prefecture the following year). Okayama Prefecture merged with Oda Prefecture in 1875 and Hojo Prefecture in 1876, and incorporated the former Fukuyama Prefecture into Hiroshima Prefecture, forming the current prefectural boundaries.

From Kasaoka City

...It has long prospered as a port on the Seto Inland Sea route, and even today there are routes connecting it to the Kasaoka Islands and Shikoku. It was the capital of Oda Prefecture from 1872 to 1875 (Meiji 5-8), and the gate and canal of the prefectural office from that time still remain. After the Meiji period, modern industries began with silk reeling and spinning, but the textile industry has now declined, and the main factories are the chemical fertilizer industry on Konoshima and part of the steel complex in neighboring Fukuyama City. ...

From Hiroshima Prefecture

...In May 1868 (Meiji 1), one village in Jinseki District and 12 villages in Kounu District, a former shogunate territory, were incorporated into the newly established Kurashiki Prefecture. With the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures in 1871, each domain became a prefecture with the same name, and Geibi Province was divided into Hiroshima Prefecture, Fukuyama Prefecture, parts of Nakatsu Prefecture, and parts of Kurashiki Prefecture. In November of the same year, when prefectures were consolidated, the Kounu Districts in Nakatsu and Kurashiki Prefectures were transferred to Hiroshima Prefecture, and the other areas were merged with Fukuyama Prefecture to form the newly established Fukatsu Prefecture (renamed Oda Prefecture in 1872). In 1875, Oda Prefecture was temporarily incorporated into Okayama Prefecture, but the following year, 1876, six districts in Bingo Province were transferred to Hiroshima Prefecture, and the current prefectural boundaries were established. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oda Prefecture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…翌年勝山藩は真島藩，松山藩は高梁（たかはし）藩と改称した。71年廃藩置県をへて美作の諸県は北条県，備中の諸県は備後の福山県とともに深津県(翌年小田県と改称)に統合された。岡山県は75年小田県を，76年北条県を統合するとともに旧福山県を広島県に編入して，現在の県域となった。…

【笠岡[市]】より

…瀬戸内海航路の港として古くから繁栄し，現在も笠岡諸島や四国と結ぶ航路がある。1872‐75年(明治5‐8)の間は小田県庁所在地で，当時の県庁の門や掘割が現存する。明治以後は製糸，紡績で近代工業が始まったが，現在繊維工業は衰退し，神島（こうのしま）の化学肥料工業，隣接する福山市の鉄鋼コンビナートの一部が主要工場である。…

【広島[県]】より

…1868年(明治1)5月神石郡1村と旧天領の甲奴（こうぬ）郡12ヵ村が新設の倉敷県に編入され，71年の廃藩置県の実施に伴い各藩はそれぞれ同名の県となって，芸備両国は広島県，福山県，中津県の一部，倉敷県の一部に分かれた。同年11月の府県統廃合に際し，中津･倉敷両県下の甲奴郡は広島県へ移管され，それ以外の地域は福山県と合併して新置の深津県(1872年小田県と改称)となった。75年小田県はいったん岡山県に編入されたが，翌76年備後国6郡が広島県へ移管され，現在の県域が確定した。…

※「小田県」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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