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Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of the Kansai region of Japan, reaching from the Inland Sea to the Sea of Japan, with its capital at Kobe. It was formed in the 1870s from parts of the old provinces of Settsu, Harima, Tajima, Tamba and Awaji. It contains Himeji Castle, a World Heritage Site since 1993, and was struck by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.

Hyōgo Prefecture
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Himeji Domain

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hyōgo Prefecture. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hyogo-prefecture
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