Kai Province
Kai Province (甲斐国 Kai no kuni), also known as Kōshū (甲州), is an old province in Japan in the area of Yamanashi Prefecture.[1] It lies in central Honshū, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture.
This province was name Kōfu Prefecture in 1869; and it was renamed Yamanashi Prefecture in 1871.[1]
[edit] History
During the Sengoku period, the warlord Takeda Shingen ruled Kai from his stronghold at Kōfu. After the Takeda, the area was controlled by the Tokugawa.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 448 at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
[edit] References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
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