Hyogo, Japan - Hoptale's Destination Guide

When Japan's prefecture system was inagurated in the first years of the Meiji era, most of the modern prefectures were made out of one or two of the old Japanese provinces (Hiroshima was once the provinces of Bingo and Aki, Nara was once the province of Yamato). Hyogo, however, inherited three whole provinces and sections of two others. These include: (Hyogo Wikitravel)