Wakasa Province facts for kids
Wakasa Province (若狭国 (Wakasa no kuni)) was an old area of Japan. It was located in what is now Fukui Prefecture on the big island of Honshū. People also called it Jakushū (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)) or Reinan (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)).
Wakasa Province shared its borders with several other provinces. These included Echizen, Ōmi, Tamba, Tango, and Yamashiro Provinces. The main city, or capital, of Wakasa was Obama.
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History of Wakasa Province
Japan has changed a lot over time. In the Meiji period, which started in 1868, the old provinces of Japan were changed into new areas called prefectures. This big change happened in the 1870s. During this time, the maps of Japan, including Wakasa Province, were redrawn to show these new prefectures. This was part of a big effort to modernize Japan.
Important Shrines and Temples
Wakasahiko Jinja was a very important place in Wakasa. It was the main Shinto shrine (called an ichinomiya) for the whole province. Shinto shrines are places of worship in Japan's traditional religion, Shinto. An ichinomiya was considered the most important shrine in a province.
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In Spanish: Provincia de Wakasa para niños
