Izumo Province

Izumo (出雲国; Izumo no kuni) was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane prefecture in the Chugoku region.Origin of izumo word is meaning of goddess Izanami.She is the mother of Japan and buried on Mt. Hiba, at the border of the old provinces of Izumo and Hoki, near modern-day Yasugi of Shimane Prefecture.

Later history

By the Sengoku period, Izumo had lost much of its importance. It was dominated before the Battle of Sekigahara by the Mori clan, and after Sekighara was an independent fief with a castle town at modern Matsue.

Related Topics:
Sengoku - Battle of Sekigahara - Mori clan - Matsue

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Today, the god of Izumo is worshipped nationwide as the god of marriage. Izumo's historical resistance to central authority now dissipated, its shrine stands serenely beneath the silent trees.

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See also Japanese History

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