Hizen province
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Hizen (肥前国; -no kuni) was an
old province of
Japan which bordered on
Chikuzen and
Chikugo. Today the area is split into
Saga and
Nagasaki prefecture.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi directed the invasion of Korea from the city of Nagoya, in Hizen.
The Shimabara Rebellion took place in Hizen province.
The article is originally from OpenHistory.