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Noto Province
| Noto Province 能登国 | |
|---|---|
| pre-Meiji period Japan | |
| 718–1871 | |
 Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Noto Province highlighted | |
| Capital | Nanao |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 37°2′N 136°58′E / 37.033°N 136.967°E |
| History | |
• Split from Echizen | 718 |
• Merged into Etchū | 741 |
• Re-established | 757 |
• Part of Kaga Domain | 1583 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
• Merged with Ishikawa Prefecture | 1872 |
| Today part of | part of Ishikawa Prefecture |
Noto Province (能登国, Noto-no kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern part of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan, including the Noto Peninsula (Noto-hantō) which is surrounded by the Sea of Japan.[1] Noto bordered on Etchū and Kaga provinces to the south, and was surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the east, north and west. Its abbreviated form name was Nōshū (能州).
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Noto" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 728, p. 728, at Google Books.
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