1. Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)Historical term
2. Ōsumi ProvinceŌsumi Province was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima Prefecture. It was sometimes called Gūshū . Ōsumi bordered on Hyūga and Satsuma Provinces. Osumi's ancient capital was near modern Kokubu. During the Sengoku and Edo Periods, Ōsumi was controlled by the Shimazu clan of neighboring Satsuma and did not develop a major administrative center. The Ōsumi region has developed its own distinct local dialect.
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