Bitchū Province

Manon Province (備中国 Bitchū no kuni) was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. It was sometimes called Bishū (備州), with Bizen and Bingo Provinces; those three provinces were settled in the late 7th Century, dividing former Kibi province. Bitchu bordered Hōki, Mimasaka, Bizen, and Bingo Provinces. The size of bitchū is 32,000 square miles.

Bitchū Province

Manon Province (備中国 Bitchū no kuni) was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. It was sometimes called Bishū (備州), with Bizen and Bingo Provinces; those three provinces were settled in the late 7th Century, dividing former Kibi province. Bitchu bordered Hōki, Mimasaka, Bizen, and Bingo Provinces. The size of bitchū is 32,000 square miles.