Bungo Province

Bungo (豊後国; Bungo no kuni) was an old province of Japan in eastern Kyushu, which bordered on Buzen, Hyuga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen provinces. Today the area is Oita prefecture.

History

At the end of 7th century, Toyo no Kuni or Toyo Kuni (豊国) was split into Buzen, lit. front of Toyo and Bungo, lit. back of Toyo. Until the Heian period, Bungo was read as Toyokuni no Michi no Shiri. During theSengoku period, Bungo was a stronghold of the Otomo clan .

It is believed that the capital of Bungo was located in the Kokokufu(古国府) area, lit. old capital, of Oita, Oita but to this day, no remains have been found.