or Banshū (播州) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Harima" in . Harima bordered on Tajima, Tanba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji.

During the Edo period of Japanese history, the Akō Domain (fief) was part of Harima. The Forty-seven rōnin were samurai of Akō han. IHI Corporation, a shipbuilder and major Boeing engine subcontractor gets its name from the province.

History Harima Province was established in 7th century. During the Meiji Restoration, Himeji Prefecture was established with the whole area of Harima Province as the territory. Himeji Prefecture was renamed to Shikama prefecture, and Shikama Prefecture was transferred to Hyōgo Prefecture finally.

Harima Sake Culture Tourism promotes the region as the "Hometown of Japanese Sake".

Temples and shrines Iwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Harima."Nationwide List of Ichinomiya", p. 3; retrieved 2012-11-20.

Historical districts Hyōgo Prefecture Akashi District () - dissolved Akō District () Innan District () - dissolved Issai District () - merged with Ittō District to become Ibo District () on April 1, 1896 Ittō District () - merged with Issai District to become Ibo District on April 1, 1896 Jinsai District () - merged with Jintō District to become Kanzaki District () on April 1, 1896 Jintō District () - merged with Jinsai District to become Kanzaki District on April 1, 1896 Kako District () Kamo District () Kasai District () - dissolved Katō District () - dissolved Mino District () - dissolved Sayō District () Shikisai District () - merged with Shikitō District to become Shikama District () on April 1, 1896 Shikitō District () - merged with Shikisai District to become Shikama District on April 1, 1896 Shisō District () - dissolved Taka District ()

Notes

References Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128

External links

Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903