Hida Province

Japanese: 飛驒国 - ひだのくに

Former name of the province. Hishu. The northern part of present-day Gifu Prefecture.
[Ancient times]
A lower province belonging to the Tosando route (Engishiki). Until the beginning of the 8th century, it was written as Hita or Fida, but following the Daizui (great auspicious) sacred horse tribute in April 702 (Taiho 2), the use of the characters Hida was officially established around 708 (Wado 1). Kofun (ancient burial mounds) began with circular tumuli in the mid-5th century, and keyhole-shaped tumuli in the Kinai region began to appear in the early 6th century. The legend of Sukuna's conquest, described in the article for the 65th year of Emperor Nintoku in the Nihon Shoki, which is said to have had two sides to it, is probably a legend based on the image of a local force resisting the infiltration of central forces.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

旧国名。飛州。現在の岐阜県の北部。
【古代】
　東山道に属する下国(《延喜式》)。8世紀初頭まで斐太，斐陀と表記したが，702年(大宝2)4月に大瑞（だいずい）とされた神馬貢進を契機に，708年(和銅1)前後に飛驒の用字が公定された。古墳は，5世紀半ばの円墳に始まり，6世紀初めに畿内的な前方後円墳が登場する。《日本書紀》仁徳天皇65年条の，両面をもつという宿儺（すくな）の征討伝承は，中央勢力の浸透に抵抗した在地勢力の姿を核にした伝承であろう。

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