Yamato Province
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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
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
Ōmiwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Yamato.[4]
Related pages
References
- ↑ 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
Media related to Yamato Province at Wikimedia Commons
