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was a province
Provinces of Japan

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....
, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in the Kansai region on Honshu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara, Nara....
 in 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....
. It was also called . At first, the name was written with one different character (; cf. Names of Japan
Names of Japan

The English language word Japan is not the name used for their country by the Japanese while speaking the Japanese language: it is an exonym. The Japanese language names for Japan are Nippon and Nihon ....
), and for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable characters . The final revision was made in the second year of the Tenpyo-hoji
Tenpyo-hoji

was a after Tenpyo-shoho and before Tenpyo-jingo. This period spanned the years from 757 through 765. The reigning empress was ....
 era (c. 758). It is classified as a great province in the Engishiki
Engishiki

is a 927 AD Japan book of laws and regulations....
.

The name Yamato derives from the Yamato people
Yamato people

The are the dominant native ethnic group of Japan. It is a term that came to be used around the late 19th century to distinguish the residents of the mainland Japan from other minority ethnic groups who have resided in the peripheral areas of Japan such as Ainu people, Ryukyuan people, Nivkhs, Oroks, as well as Korean people, Taiwanese people, and...
; the Yamato period
Yamato period

The is the period of history of Japan when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from modern-day Nara Prefecture, then known as Yamato Province.While conventionally assigned to the period 250?710 , the actual start of Yamato rule is disputed....
 in the history of Japan
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
 refers to the late Kofun period
Kofun period

The is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538. The word kofun is Japanese for the type of tumuluss dating from this era. The Kofun period follows the Yayoi period....
 (c.






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was a province
Provinces of Japan

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....
, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in the Kansai region on Honshu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara, Nara....
 in 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....
. It was also called . At first, the name was written with one different character (; cf. Names of Japan
Names of Japan

The English language word Japan is not the name used for their country by the Japanese while speaking the Japanese language: it is an exonym. The Japanese language names for Japan are Nippon and Nihon ....
), and for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable characters . The final revision was made in the second year of the Tenpyo-hoji
Tenpyo-hoji

was a after Tenpyo-shoho and before Tenpyo-jingo. This period spanned the years from 757 through 765. The reigning empress was ....
 era (c. 758). It is classified as a great province in the Engishiki
Engishiki

is a 927 AD Japan book of laws and regulations....
.

The name Yamato derives from the Yamato people
Yamato people

The are the dominant native ethnic group of Japan. It is a term that came to be used around the late 19th century to distinguish the residents of the mainland Japan from other minority ethnic groups who have resided in the peripheral areas of Japan such as Ainu people, Ryukyuan people, Nivkhs, Oroks, as well as Korean people, Taiwanese people, and...
; the Yamato period
Yamato period

The is the period of history of Japan when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from modern-day Nara Prefecture, then known as Yamato Province.While conventionally assigned to the period 250?710 , the actual start of Yamato rule is disputed....
 in the history of Japan
History of Japan

The written history of Japan begins with brief references of Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts, in the 1st century AD....
 refers to the late Kofun period
Kofun period

The is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538. The word kofun is Japanese for the type of tumuluss dating from this era. The Kofun period follows the Yayoi period....
 (c. 250–538) and Asuka period
Asuka period

The , was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 , although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved much during the Asuka period, which is named after the Asuka, Yamato region, about 25 km south to the modern city of Nara, Nara....
 (538–710). Japanese archaeologists and historians emphasize the fact that during the early Kofun period the Yamato chieftainship was in close contention with other regional powers, such as Kibi Province
Kibi Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan, in the area of Okayama Prefecture and eastern Hiroshima Prefecture.It was divided into Bizen Province , Bitchu Province , and Bingo Province Provinces in the late 7th century, and Mimasaka Province was separated from Bizen Province in the 8th century....
 near present-day Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Okayama....
. Around the 6th century, the local chieftainship gained national control and established the Imperial court in Yamato Province.

Capital

The provincial capital was Wakigami in Katsujo District (modern northeastern Gose
Gose, Nara

is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 33,526 and a population density of 552.78 persons per km?. The total area is 60.65 km?....
), but accompanying the Heijo-kyo
Heijo-kyo

Heijo-kyo , was the capital city of Japan during most of the time of Nara period . The Heijo Palace is a listed World Heritage Site together with other places in the city of Nara, Nara....
 capital transfer, it was moved to Takaichi District
Takaichi District, Nara

Takaichi is a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 14,624 and a population density of 293.36 persons per square kilometer....
 (Joroku in modern Kashihara
Kashihara, Nara

is a cities of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 125,513 and the population density of 3,175.94 persons per km?....
, where the Ogaru and Ishikawa towns meet, called Karu no Chimata). Where exactly the capital was is guessed at by various sources, but not known for sure. There was no shugo
Shugo

was a title, commonly translated as "Governor," given to certain officials in feudal Japan. They were each appointed by the shogun to oversee one or more of the provinces of Japan....
's mansion; the Kofuku-ji
Kofuku-ji

is a Buddhist temple in the city of Nara, Nara, in Nara prefecture, Japan.This temple is the head temple of the Dharma character school sect, and the ujidera or the ?clan?s temple? of the Fujiwara clan....
 played that role.

In the Setsuyoshu
Setsuyoshu

The was a popular Muromachi Period Japanese dictionary collated in iroha order and subdivided into semantic categories. The title word setsuyo means "reduce usage; economize" and alludes to the Lunyu ....
, Toichi District is listed as the seat.

Temples

The provincial temple
Provincial temple

Emperor Shomu established provincial temples in each Provinces of Japan of Japan. Todai-ji, the provincial temple of Yamato Province, served as the head of all these kokubunji and Hokke-ji held that duty for the kokubun niji....
 for monks is popularly thought to have been Todai-ji
Todai-ji

, is a Buddhism temple complex located in the city of Nara, Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu ....
, but it may have in fact been a different one in Kashihara. The one for nuns was Hokke-ji
Hokke-ji

, is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara, Nara, Japan.Hokke-ji was built by Empress Komyo in 745, originally as a nunnery temple on the grounds where previously her father Fujiwara no Fuhito mansion stood....
.

The primary shrine
Ichinomiya (disambiguation)

Ichinomiya is historically the supreme shrine in each of the old provinces of Japan, and currently the name of several places in Japan:*a city:...
 was Sakurai
Sakurai, Nara

is a cities of Japan in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2007, the city had an estimated population of 63,321 and the population density of 630.01 persons per km?....
’s Daijin Shrine, but the there have been no records stating as such found at the shrine itself. There were no secondary shrines
Ninomiya

Ninomiya is the name of several places:*Ninomiya, Tochigi*Ninomiya, KanagawaNinomiya is a popular Japanese surname, and may refer to:...
. The soja was Kokufu Shrine (Takatori, Takaichi, Nara
Nara Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in the Kansai region on Honshu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara, Nara....
).

Kami of Yamato

  • Minamoto no Shigetoki
  • Minamoto no Sueto
  • Utsunomiya Nobufusa
  • Oda Hidanaga
  • Oda Toshisada
  • Oda Tatsusada
  • Oda Tatsukatsu
  • Mitsuki Naoyori
  • Honjo Fusanaga
  • Toyama Kageto
  • Jushii-ge Nakai Masakiyo
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Tomonori
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naotsune
  • Jugoi-ge Kano Hisachika
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naonobu
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Tsunenori
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naoyoshi


Districts

AncientMedieval1 April 1896Modern
Sofu no Kami no Kori
Soekami District, Nara

Soekami was a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 1,913 and a population density of 89.60 persons per square kilometer....
Soekami-gunSoekami-gunNara-shi
Nara, Nara

is the capital cities of Japan of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture....
, Tenri-shi
Tenri, Nara

is a Municipality of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Tenri is the only city in Japan to be named after a religious group, the shinshukyo Tenrikyo which has its headquarters in the city and believes it to be the center of the world....
Sofu no Shimo no KoriSoejimo-gunIkoma-gun
Ikoma District, Nara

Ikoma is a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 80,507 and a population density of 1,569.34 persons per km?....
Yamatokoriyama-shi
Yamatokoriyama, Nara

is a cities of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of August 31 2006, the city has an estimated population of 93,280 and the population density of 2,185.56 persons per square kilometer....
, Ikoma-shi
Ikoma, Nara

is a cities of Japan located in the north-west end of Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 112,765 and the population density of 2,120.44 persons per km?, and it is the third biggest population in the prefecture....
, Ikoma-gun
 Heguri no KoriHeguri-gun
 Hirose no KoriHirose-gunKitakatsuragi-gun
Kitakatsuragi District, Nara

Kitakatsuragi is a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 134,816 and a population density of 1,886.07 persons per km?....
Yamatotakada-shi
Yamatotakada, Nara

is a cities of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.Places named "Takada" are found all over Japan. To specify its location, this city's name includes "Yamato," the Provinces of Japan that preceded the modern Nara Prefecture....
, Kashiba-shi
Kashiba, Nara

is a cities of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 72,860 and the population density of 3,007.21 persons per km?....
, Katsuragi-shi
Katsuragi, Nara

is a municipality of Japan in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2007, the town had an estimated population of 35,885 and a population density of 1,063.88 persons per km?....
, Kitakatsuragi-gun
Katsuragi no Shimo no KoriKatsuge-gun
Katsuragi no Kami no KoriKatsujo-gunMinamikatsuragi-gunGose-shi
Gose, Nara

is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 33,526 and a population density of 552.78 persons per km?. The total area is 60.65 km?....
Oshimi no KoriOshimi-gun
 Uchi no KoriUchi-gunUchi-gunGojo-shi
Gojo, Nara

is a cities of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 34,436 and the population density of 386.75 persons per km?....
 Yoshino no Kori
Yoshino District, Nara

Yoshino is a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 59,020 and a population density of 26.14 persons per square kilometer....
Yoshino-gunYoshino-gunGojo-shi, Yoshino-gun
 Uda no Kori
Uda District, Nara

Uda is a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 42,752 and a population density of 113.98 persons per square kilometer....
Uda-gunUda-gunUda-shi
Uda, Nara

is a cities of Japan located in northeastern Nara Prefecture, Japan.On January 1, 2006, the towns of Ouda, Nara, Utano, Nara, Haibara, Nara and the village of Muro, Nara merged to form Uda City....
, Uda-gun
Shiki no Kami no KoriShikijo-gunShiki-gun
Shiki District, Nara

is a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 50,009 and a population density of 1,607.49 persons per km?....
Tenri-shi, Kashihara-shi
Kashihara, Nara

is a cities of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 125,513 and the population density of 3,175.94 persons per km?....
, Sakurai-shi
Sakurai, Nara

is a cities of Japan in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2007, the city had an estimated population of 63,321 and the population density of 630.01 persons per km?....
, Shiki-gun
Shiki no Shimo no KoriShikige-gun
 Toichi no KoriToichi-gun
 Takaichi no Kori
Takaichi District, Nara

Takaichi is a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 14,624 and a population density of 293.36 persons per square kilometer....
Takaichi-gunTakaichi-gunKashihara-shi, Takaichi-gun
 Yamabe no Kori
Yamabe District, Nara

Yamabe is a districts of Japan located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 11,427 and a population density of 103.46 persons per square kilometer....
Yamabe-gunYamabe-gunTenri-shi, Nara-shi
Nara, Nara

is the capital cities of Japan of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture....
, Yamabe-gun


Domains

  • Yagyu Domain
  • Koriyama Domain
  • Koizumi Domain
    Koizumi Domain

    The was a Japanese Han of the Edo period, with its headquarters within the city limits of present-day Yamato-Koriyama, Nara. It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Katagiri clan, founded by a younger brother of the famed Katagiri Katsumoto....
  • Yanagimoto Domain
    Yanagimoto Domain

    The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Its headquarters were located in what is now Tenri, Nara....
  • Kaiju Domain / Shibamura Domain
  • Kujira Domain
  • Uda-Matsuyama Domain
    Uda-Matsuyama Domain

    The was a Japanese Han of the Edo period, located in Yamato Province . It was ruled for most of its history by the Oda clan.The domain was disbanded in 1695, when the last lord, Oda Nobuyasu, was moved to the Tanba-Kaibara Domain, and his income reduced to 20,000 koku....
  • Takatori Domain
  • Okidome Domain
  • Tatsuta Domain
  • Tawaramoto Domain
  • Kishida Domain
  • Yamato-Shinjo Domain
  • Gose Domain
  • Yamato-Gojo Domain


See also

  • Yamataikoku
    Yamataikoku

    was an ancient country in Wa during the late Yayoi period. The 297 CE China history Sanguo Zhi first records Yamataikoku as the domain of shaman Queen Himiko....
  • Yoshino Province
    Yoshino Province

    was a short-lived special division of the provinces of Japan, a part of Kinai. It was composed of only one district, . Its present day location is the southern part of Nara prefecture....
  • List of Provinces of Japan
    List of provinces of Japan

    The following Provinces of Japan were in effect from 7th century until the Meiji Period. The list is based on the Gokishichido, which includes short-lived provinces....
  • List of Han
    List of Han

    This is an incomplete list of the major Han of the Tokugawa period. Han were fief that formed the effective basis of administration in Tokugawa-era Japan....
  • Yamato period
    Yamato period

    The is the period of history of Japan when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from modern-day Nara Prefecture, then known as Yamato Province.While conventionally assigned to the period 250?710 , the actual start of Yamato rule is disputed....
  • Japanese battleship Yamato
    Japanese battleship Yamato

    Yamato , named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet....
  • Yamato people (Japanese)
    Yamato people

    The are the dominant native ethnic group of Japan. It is a term that came to be used around the late 19th century to distinguish the residents of the mainland Japan from other minority ethnic groups who have resided in the peripheral areas of Japan such as Ainu people, Ryukyuan people, Nivkhs, Oroks, as well as Korean people, Taiwanese people, and...
  • Yamato-damashii - 'the Japanese spirit'
    Yamato-damashii

    is a historically and culturally loaded word in the Japanese . The phrase was coined in the Heian period for an indigenous 'spirit' that was shown to best light when polished by 'Chinese learning'....