Before the modern Prefectures of Japan was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English language as provinces.... of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.... in the part of Honshu
Honshu
or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait.... that is today Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
File:WakayamaMapCurrent.png is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Wakayama, Wakayama.... , as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan which is part of the Kinki and Chubu regions on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Tsu, Mie.... . Kii bordered Ise
Ise Province
or Seishu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan including most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered Iga Province, Kii Province, Mino Province, Omi Province, Owari Province, Shima Province, and Yamato Provinces.... , Izumi
Izumi Province
was a Provinces of Japan of Japan. It is also referred to as . It lay in Kinai, and its area today composes the south-western part of Osaka Prefecture .... , Kawachi
Kawachi Province
was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in Kinai, classified as a greater province. The area coincides with the eastern part of modern Osaka Prefecture, but it originally held the southwestern area that was split off into Izumi Province.... , Shima
Shima Province
Shima or Shishu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan which consisted of a peninsula in the southeastern part of modern Mie Prefecture. Part of the Tokaido , Shima bordered Ise Province, and was the smallest of the provinces.... , and Yamato
Yamato Province
was a Provinces of Japan of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshu. It was also called . At first, the name was written with one different character , and for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable characters .... provinces. The Kii Peninsula
Kii Peninsula
The is one of the largest peninsulas on the island of Honshu in Japan.... takes its name from this province.
The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.... , the Kii branch of the Tokugawa
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the , and the , was a feudalism regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family.... clan had its castle at Wakayama
Wakayama, Wakayama
is the capital cities of Japan of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.... .
