Wakasa
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Wakasa may refer to:
- Wakasa ProvinceWakasa Provincewas an old province of Japan in the area that is today southern Fukui Prefecture. It is also known as or .The province's ancient capital was at Obama, which continued to be the main castle town through the Edo period.-Neighboring Provinces:...
, an old province of Japan- Wakasa, FukuiWakasa, Fukuiis a town located in Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui, Japan.Wakasa was formed on March 31, 2005 by the merger of the former towns of Mikata, from Mikata District, and Kaminaka, from Onyū District....
, a town in Fukui PrefectureFukui Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
- Wakasa, Fukui
- Wakasa, TottoriWakasa, Tottoriis a town located in Yazu District, Tottori, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,687 and a density of 23.52 persons per km². The total area is 199.31 km²....
, a town in Tottori PrefectureTottori Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba...
- Wakasa Railway Wakasa LineWakasa Railway Wakasa LineThe is a Japanese railway line in Tottori Prefecture, between Kōge Station, Yazu and Wakasa Station, Wakasa. It is the only railway line operates. The third sector company took former West Japan Railway Company line in 1987.-Basic data:...
- Wakasa Station, a railway station
- Wakasa Railway Wakasa Line
- JS Wakasa, a ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force