Wakasa Province facts for kids

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Wakasa Province highlighted

Wakasa Province (若狭国, Wakasa no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukui Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It was also known as Jakushū (若州) or Reinan (嶺南).

The province had borders with Echizen, Ōmi, Tamba, Tango, and Yamashiro Provinces.

The ancient capital city of the province was Obama.

History

Jingu-ji at Obama in Wakasa Province

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Wakasa Province were reformed in the 1870s.

Shrines and Temples

Wakasahiko jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Wakasa.

Related pages

• Provinces of Japan
• Prefectures of Japan
• List of regions of Japan
• List of islands of Japan

Images for kids

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  Hiroshige ukiyo-e "Wakasa" in "The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States" (六十余州名所図会), depicting fishing in Wakasa Bay

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Wakasa para niños