was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Saitama Prefecture.
History According to text in the Sendai Kuji Hongi (Kujiki), there was an area called Chichibu Province during the reign of Emperor Sujin.Enbutsu, Sumiko. (1990). Chichibu: Japan's hidden treasure, p. 13. Since ancient times, Chichibu-jinja has been the main Shinto shrine in the area. "Chichibu Shrine" at Sainokuni-kanko.jp ; retrieved 2013-1-26.
In the Edo period, a pilgrimage route linked together 34 sacred sites of the old Chichibu Province.Harold Bolitho. (2003). "Tokugawa Japan's Tourist Revolution," Treasures of the Yenching: Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Harvard-Yenching Library, p. 40.
See also Musashi Province Chichibu District, Saitama Thirteen Buddhas of Chichibu
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