Settsu Province
Settsu Province was a province of Japan, which today comprises the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as Tsu Province or Sesshū.
Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province. Most of Settsu's area comprises the modern day cities of Osaka and Kōbe.History
During the Sengoku period, the Miyoshi clan ruled Settsu and its neighbors, Izumi and Kawachi, until they were conquered by Oda Nobunaga. The provinces were ruled subsequently by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The regents of Hideyoshi's son soon quarreled, and when Ishida Mitsunari lost the Battle of Sekigahara, the area was given to relatives of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was from then on divided into several domains, including the Asada Domain.
Sumiyoshi taisha was designated as the chief Shinto shrine for the province.
During the Sengoku period Settsu became the main exporting centre of matchlock firearms to the rest of Japan.
The Kohama style of sake brewing was practiced at the Kohama-Shukuba in the Amagasaki Domain of Settsu Province during the Edo period.- Osaka Prefecture
- * Higashinari District - absorbed Sumiyoshi District on April 1, 1896; dissolved on April 1, 1925
- * Nishinari District - dissolved on April 1, 1925
- * Nose District - merged with Teshima District to become Toyono District on April 1, 1896
- * Shimakami District - merged with Shimashimo District to become Mishima District on April 1, 1896
- * Shimashimo District - merged with Shimakami District to become Mishima District on April 1, 1896
- * Sumiyoshi District - merged into Higashinari District on April 1, 1896
- * Teshima District - merged with Nose District to become Toyono District on April 1, 1896
- Hyōgo Prefecture
- * Arima District - dissolved on July 1, 1958
- * Kawabe District
- * Muko District - absorbed Ubara and Yatabe Districts on April 1, 1896; dissolved on April 1, 1954
- * Ubara District - merged into Muko District on April 1, 1896
- * Yatabe District - merged into Muko District on April 1, 1896