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Shinano Province
Former province of Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shinano Province (信濃国, Shinano no kuni) or Shinshū (信州) is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture.[1]
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Shinano bordered Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, which became an important city of the province.
The World War II-era Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was named after this old province.[citation needed]