Chichibu Province (知々夫国,Chichibu no kuni) was anold province ofJapan in the area that is today the western part ofSaitama Prefecture.
According to text in theSendai Kuji Hongi (Kujiki), there was an area called Chichibu Province during the reign ofEmperor Sujin.[1] Since ancient times,Chichibu-jinja has been the mainShinto shrine in the area.[2]
In theEdo period, a pilgrimage route linked together 34 sacred sites of the old Chichibu Province.[3]
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