Chikugo Province

 is the name of a former province of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyūshū. It was sometimes called , with Chikuzen Province. Chikugo was bordered by Hizen, Chikuzen, Bungo, and Higo Provinces.
History.
The ancient capital of the province was located near the modern city of Kurume, Fukuoka.
During the Edo period the province was divided into two fiefs: the Tachibana clan held the southern fief at Yanagawa, and the Arima clan held the northern fief at Kurume. 
During the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Chikugo Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Shrines and temples.
"Kōra taisha" was the chief Shinto shrine ("ichinomiya") of Chikugo. 