Yamato Province
Yamato Province (大和国, Yamato no Kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Nara Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] It was also called Washū (和州).
The ancient capital city of the province was Wakigami in Katsujō District. When the capital of Japan was moved to Heijō-kyō, the capital of the province was established in Takaichi District. The exact locations are not known.
History[change | change source]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Yamato Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
The battleship Yamato was named after this ancient province. The Yamato was the flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy fleet during World War II, [3]
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Ōmiwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Yamato.[4]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamato" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1046.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Yamato" at p. 1046.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-18.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Yamato Province at Wikimedia Commons
