Shinano Province

Shinano Province (信濃国, Shinano no Kuni, Japanese pronunciation: [ɕiꜜ.na.no (no kɯ.ɲi), ɕi.na.noꜜ-]^[1][2]) or Shinshū (信州, [ɕiꜜɰ̃.ɕɯː]^[1][2]) is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture.^[3]

Shinano bordered Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, which became an important city of the province.

The World War II-era Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was named after this old province.^{[citation needed]}