Chichibu District, Saitama

Chichibu (秩父郡 Chichibu-gun) is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 61,755 and a density of 77.58 persons per km². The total area is 796.03 km².

History

According to text in the Sendai Kuji Hongi (Kujiki), there was an area called Chichibu Province during the reign of Emperor Sujin.[1] Since ancient times, Chichibu-jinja has been the main Shinto shrine in the district.[2]

In the Nara period, copper was discovered in the district.[3]

In the Edo period, a pilgrimage route linked together 34 sacred sites of the old Chichibu Province[4]

Timeline

Wadōkaichin monument in Saitama

Municipalities

Chichibu District has five municipalities:

References

  1. Enbutsu, Sumiko. (1990). Chichibu: Japan's hidden treasure, p. 13.
  2. "Chichibu Shrine" at Sainokuni-kanko.jp; retrieved 2013-1-26.
  3. 1 2 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, p. 63.
  4. Harold Bolitho. (2003). "Tokugawa Japan's Tourist Revolution," Treasures of the Yenching: Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Harvard-Yenching Library, p. 40.

Further reading

Coordinates: 36°01′25″N 139°00′54″E / 36.02361°N 139.01500°E / 36.02361; 139.01500

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