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

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

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

Asama jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kai. [3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 448.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
  3. ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.

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