Kai Province
Kai Province (甲斐国, Kai no kuni), also known as Kōshū (甲州), is an old province in Japan in the area of Yamanashi Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1]
History change
During the Sengoku period, the warlord Takeda Shingen ruled Kai from his stronghold at Kōfu. After the Takeda, the area was controlled by the Tokugawa clan.[1]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Kai Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
The area was briefly renamed Kōfu Prefecture; and it was renamed Yamanashi Prefecture in 1871.[1]
Geography change
Kai is west of Tokyo. The province is landlocked. It is in a mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture.
Shrines and Temples change
Asama jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kai. [3]
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 448.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites change
Media related to Kai Province at Wikimedia Commons
