Kazusa (上総国; -no kuni) was an old province in the area of the Bōsō Peninsula of Honshū that is today the central part of Chiba Prefecture. Kazusa bordered on Awa and Shimousa Provinces.
Kazusa was usually run from a castle town at Ōtaki, although the ancient capital was likely located near Ichihara, across the peninsula.
History
During the Edo period, the following domains were located in Kazusa:
- Goi, ruled by the Arima family.
- Tsurumaki, ruled by the Mizuno family.
- Jōzai, ruled by the Hayashi family.
- Iino, ruled by the Hoshina family.
- Ichinomiya, ruled by the Kanō family.
- Sanuki, ruled by the Abe family.
- Kururi, ruled by the Kuroda family.
- Ōtaki, ruled by the Matsudaira (Ōkouchi) family.
References
- List of Kantō-area domains (in Japanese)
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