Kansai

History

Kinai (畿内) is a historical region of Japan. Its name literally means "inside the capital." It consisted of the following five provinces: Yamato, Yamashiro, Kawachi, Settsu and Izumi.

Related Topics:
Japan - Provinces - Yamato - Yamashiro - Kawachi - Settsu - Izumi

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Kinki (近畿) literally stands for "the neighbourhood of the capital". Kansai (関西) which literally means "west of the checkpoints", whose location moved eastward through the history. Multiple definitions of the area of Kinki and Kansai partially come from the ambiguity of the neighbourhood and relocation of the checkpoints.

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