Oshima Province

Oshima (渡島国, -no kuni^?) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to the southern part of today's Oshima and Hiyama Subprefectures

[edit] History

August 15, 1869 Oshima Province established with seven districts
1872 Census reports 75,830 inhabitants of the province
July, 1881 Tsugaru District and Fukushima District merged to form Matsumae District, reducing the number of districts to six.
1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaidō.

v • d • e Former provinces of Japan

Kinai	Yamashiro \| Yamato \| (Yoshino) \| Kawachi \| Izumi \| Settsu

Tōkaidō	Iga \| Ise \| Shima \| Owari \| Mikawa \| Tōtōmi \| Suruga \| Izu \| Kai \| Sagami \| Musashi \| Awa \| Kazusa (Fusa) \| Shimousa (Fusa) \| Hitachi

Tōsandō	Ōmi \| Mino \| Hida \| Shinano \| (Suwa) \| Kōzuke (Ke) \| Shimotsuke (Ke) \| (Iwase) \| (Iwaki) \| Mutsu \| Dewa

Hokurikudō	Wakasa \| Echizen (Koshi) \| Kaga \| Noto \| Etchū (Koshi) \| Echigo (Koshi) \| Sado

San'indō	Tamba (Ni) \| Tango (Ni) \| Tajima \| Inaba \| Hōki \| Izumo \| Iwami \| Oki

San'yōdō	Harima \| Mimasaka \| Bizen (Kibi) \| Bitchū (Kibi) \| Bingo (Kibi) \| Aki \| Suō \| Nagato

Nankaidō	Kii \| Awaji \| Awa \| Sanuki \| Iyo \| Tosa

Saikaidō	Chikuzen (Tsukushi) \| Chikugo (Tsukushi) \| Buzen (Toyo) \| Bungo (Toyo) \| Hizen (Hi) \| Higo (Hi) \| Hyūga \| Ōsumi \| (Tane) \| Satsuma \| Iki \| Tsushima

Hokkaidō	Oshima \| Shiribeshi \| Iburi \| Ishikari \| Teshio \| Kitami \| Hidaka \| Tokachi \| Kushiro \| Nemuro \| Chishima