Kawachi Province
province of Japan in the eastern part of modern Osaka Prefecture
Kawachi Province (河内国, Kawachi no kuni) was a old province of Japan in the area of Osaka Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1]
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History
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Kawachi province was established in the 7th century. In the 8th century, Izumi was separated from the older province during the reign of Empress Genshō.[2]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Kawachi Province were reformed in the 1870s.[3]
Shrines and Temples
Hiraoka jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kawachi. [4] The shrine is located in Higashiōsaka.
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References
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