Kaga Province
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Kaga Province (加賀国 Kaga no kuni) was an old province in the area of Ishikawa Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] It was sometimes called Kashū (加州).
History[change | edit source]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Kaga Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples[change | edit source]
Shirayamahime jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kaga. [3]
Related pages[change | edit source]
References[change | edit source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaga" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 445.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites[change | edit source]
Media related to Kaga Province at Wikimedia Commons
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