Bizen Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshū. Along with Bitchū and Bingo Provinces, it was sometimes called . 
The province had borders with Mimasaka, Harima, and Bitchū Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Okayama.
History.
In 713 ("Wadō era 6, 3rd month"), the land of Bizen"-no kuni" was separated from Mimasaka Province (美作国).
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Bizen Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Shrines and Temples.
"Kitbitsuhiko jinja" was the chief Shinto shrine ("ichinomiya") of Bizen.