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Sagami Province


 
 


was an old province of Japan. It occupied most of the area that is today Kanagawa prefectureKanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the southern Kanto region of Honshu, Japan....
, but present-day YokohamaYokohama

is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and Japan's largest incorporated city, with a population of 3.6 million....
 and KawasakiKawasaki, Kanagawa

is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan....
, now part of Kanagawa Prefecture, were not in Sagami. Sagami bordered on IzuIzu Province

Izu was a province of Japan including the Izu Peninsula that is today part of Shizuoka prefecture and the Izu Islands that a...
, KaiKai Province

Kai province is an old province in Japan that corresponds to Yamanashi prefecture today....
, MusashiMusashi Province

Musashi was a province of Japan, which today composes Tokyo prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Pref...
 and Suruga provinceSuruga Province

Suruga was an old province in the area that is today the eastern part of Shizuoka prefecture....
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The ancient capital of the province was located near modern HiratsukaHiratsuka, Kanagawa

Hiratsuka is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan....
. During the Sengoku period, Sagami's chief castle was at OdawaraFacts About Odawara, Kanagawa

Odawara is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan....
, although it was generally ruled from its larger neighbor Musashi.