[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 16th?

The day Morioka Prefecture was renamed Iwate Prefecture

On February 16, 1872 (January 8, 1872 in the lunar calendar), Morioka Prefecture was renamed "Iwate Prefecture .

However, at that time, Ninohe County was still Aomori Prefecture and the southern area was Mizusawa Prefecture, and the area looked different from the current Iwate Prefecture

The current prefectural boundaries were established in 1876 (Meiji 9)

The day Miyagi Prefecture was established

Miyagi Prefecture was established on February 16, 1872 (January 8 in the lunar calendar) when the former "Sendai Prefecture" was renamed

It was reorganized around the former Sendai domain, and its current prefectural boundaries were established in 1876 (Meiji 9), just like Iwate Prefecture

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