Yamato Province
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was a province
Provinces of Japan
Before the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English as provinces. Each province was divided into gun ....

 of Japan
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, located in Kinai
Kinai
is a Japanese term denoting an ancient division of the country. Kinai is a name for the ancient provinces around the capital Nara and Heian-kyō. The five provinces were called go-kinai after 1760....

, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....

 in Honshū
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 ' onMouseout='HidePop("48586")' href="/topics/Names_of_Japan">Names of Japan
Names of Japan
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), 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 Tenpyō-hōji
Tenpyo-hoji
was a after Tenpyō-shōhō and before Tenpyō-jingo. This period spanned the years from August 757 through January 765. The reigning empress was .-Change of era:* 757 ): The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...

 era (c. 758). It is classified as a great province in the Engishiki
Engishiki
-History:In 905 Emperor Daigo ordered the compilation of a new set of laws. Fujiwara no Tokihira began the task, but work stalled when he died four years later in 909. His brother Fujiwara no Tadahira continued the work in 912 eventually completing it in 927...

.

The name Yamato derives from the Yamato people
Yamato people
is a name for 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 the Ainu, Ryukyuan, Nivkh, Ulta, as...

; the Yamato Period
Yamato period
The is the period of Japanese history 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
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 refers to the late Kofun Period
Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538. It follows the Yayoi period. The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds dating from this era. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato 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...

 (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 ancient province or region of Japan, in the same area as Okayama Prefecture and eastern Hiroshima Prefecture. It was sometimes called .It was divided into Bizen , Bitchū , and Bingo 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 prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...

. Around the 6th century, the local chieftainship gained national control and established the Imperial court in Yamato Province.

The battleship
Battleship
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 Yamato
Japanese battleship Yamato
, named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing...

, the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet during the World War II
World War II
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, was named after this ancient province.

Capital

The provincial capital was Wakigami in Katsujō 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 density of 552.78 persons per km². The total area is 60.65 km².The city was founded on March 31, 1958.-Neighboring municipalities:* Nara Prefecture...

), but accompanying the Heijō-kyō
Heijo-kyo
Heijō-kyō , was the capital city of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84. The Palace site is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara Heijō-kyō (平城京, also Heizei-kyō, sometimes Nara no miyako), was the capital city of Japan...

 capital transfer, it was moved to Takaichi District
Takaichi District, Nara
Takaichi is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 14,624 and a density of 293.36 persons per km². The total area is 49.85 km².-Towns and villages:*Asuka*Takatori...

 (Jōroku in modern Kashihara
Kashihara, Nara
is a city located in Nara, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 125,547 and the density of 3,176.79 persons per km². The total area is 39.52 km²....

, where the Ōgaru 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 Kōfuku-ji
Kofuku-ji
is a Buddhist temple in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school and is one of the eight Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.-History:...

 played that role.

In the Setsuyōshū
Setsuyoshu
The was a popular Muromachi Period Japanese dictionary collated in iroha order and subdivided into semantic categories. The title word setsuyō means "reduce usage; economize" and alludes to the Lunyu...

, Toichi District is listed as the seat.

Temples

The provincial temple
Provincial temple
Emperor Shōmu of Japan established so-called provincial temples in each province of Japan...

 for monks is popularly thought to have been Tōdai-ji
Todai-ji
, is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu . The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the ...

, 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, Japan.Hokke-ji was built by Empress Kōmyō in 745, originally as a nunnery temple on the grounds where previously her father Fujiwara no Fuhito's mansion stood. According to records kept by the temple, the initial construction went on until around...

.

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:**Ichinomiya, Aichi containing the shrine of the old province Owari...

 was Sakurai
Sakurai, Nara
is a city in Nara, Japan.As of 2007, the city had an estimated population of 63,321 with a density of 630.01 persons per km². The total area is 98.92 km².The city was founded on September 1, 1956....

’s Ōmiwa Shrine
Ōmiwa Shrine
, also known as , is a Shinto shrine located in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. The shrine is noted because it contains no sacred images or objects because it is believed to serve Mount Miwa, the mountain on which it stands. For the same reason, it has a , but no . In this sense, it is a model of what the...

, but the there have been no records stating as such found at the shrine itself. There were no secondary shrines
Ninomiya
Ninomiya is a Japanese name. It is usually spelled or and can be translated to "second shrine".Ninomiya is the name of several places:*Ninomiya, Tochigi*Ninomiya, KanagawaNinomiya is a popular Japanese surname, and may refer to:...

. The sōja was Kokufu Shrine (Takatori, Takaichi
Takaichi District, Nara
Takaichi is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 14,624 and a density of 293.36 persons per km². The total area is 49.85 km².-Towns and villages:*Asuka*Takatori...

, Nara
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....

).

Kami of Yamato

  • Minamoto no Shigetoki
  • Minamoto no Suetō
  • Utsunomiya Nobufusa
  • Oda Hidanaga
  • Oda Toshisada
  • Oda Tatsusada
  • Oda Tatsukatsu
  • Mitsuki Naoyori
  • Honjō Fusanaga
  • Tōyama Kagetō
  • Jushii-ge Nakai Masakiyo
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Tomonori
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naotsune
  • Jugoi-ge Kanō Hisachika
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naonobu
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Tsunenori
  • Jushii-ge Matsudaira Naoyoshi

Districts

Ancient Medieval 1 April 1896 Modern
rowspan=2| Sofu no Kami no Kōri
Soekami District, Nara
Soekami was a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 1,913 and a density of 89.60 persons per km². The total area was 21.35 km².- Merger :...

Soekami-gun Soekami-gun Nara-shi
Nara, Nara
is the capital city 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 city located in Nara, Japan. Tenri is the only city in Japan to be named after a religious group, the new religious movement Tenrikyo which has its headquarters in the city and believes it to be one among other energy centers of the world. Tenrikyo had recommended the name Yamabe, which is the...

Sofu no Shimo no Kōri Soejimo-gun Ikoma-gun
Ikoma District, Nara
Ikoma is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 80,507 and a density of 1,569.34 persons per km². The total area is 51.30 km².- Towns and villages :* Ando* Heguri* Ikaruga...

Yamatokōriyama-shi
Yamatokoriyama, Nara
is a city located in Nara, Japan.As of August 31, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 93,280 and the density of 2,185.56 persons per km². The total area is 42.68 km².-Geography:...

, Ikoma-shi
Ikoma, Nara
is a city located in the north-west end of Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 120,304, with 46,989 households and the density of 2,262.20 persons per km², and it is the third biggest population in the prefecture...

, Ikoma-gun
Heguri no Kōri Heguri-gun
Hirose no Kōri Hirose-gun Kitakatsuragi-gun
Kitakatsuragi District, Nara
Kitakatsuragi is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 134,816 and a density of 1,886.07 persons per km². The total area is 71.48 km².-Towns and villages:*Kanmaki*Kawai...

Yamatotakada-shi
Yamatotakada, Nara
is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.The city continues to develop as a local business and government center in the center of Nara Prefecture.- History :...

, Kashiba-shi
Kashiba, Nara
is a city located in Nara, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 74,687 and the density of 3,080 persons per km². The total area is 24.23 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1991.- Education :...

, Katsuragi-shi
Katsuragi, Nara
is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 35,622 and a density of 1060 persons per km². The total area is 33.73 km²....

, Kitakatsuragi-gun
rowspan=3| Katsuragi no Shimo no Kōri Katsuge-gun
Katsuragi no Kami no Kōri Katsujō-gun Minamikatsuragi-gun Gose-shi
Gose, Nara
is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 33,526 and a density of 552.78 persons per km². The total area is 60.65 km².The city was founded on March 31, 1958.-Neighboring municipalities:* Nara Prefecture...

Oshimi no Kōri Oshimi-gun
Uchi no Kōri Uchi-gun Uchi-gun Gojō-shi
Gojo, Nara
is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 35,380 wit 13,864 households and the density of 121.17 persons per km²...

Yoshino no Kōri
Yoshino District, Nara
Yoshino is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 59,020 and a density of 26.14 persons per km²...

Yoshino-gun Yoshino-gun Gojō-shi, Yoshino-gun
Uda no Kōri
Uda District, Nara
Uda is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 42,752 and a density of 113.98 persons per km². The total area is 375.09 km².- Merger :...

Uda-gun Uda-gun Uda-shi
Uda, Nara
is a city located in northeastern Nara, Japan.On January 1, 2006, the towns of Haibara, Ōuda and Utano, and the village of Murō, all from Uda District, were merged to form Uda City. As of December 29, 2005 the population was 38,648 people. The total area is 247.62 km².Each former town became a ward...

, Uda-gun
rowspan=2| Shiki no Kami no Kōri Shikijō-gun Shiki-gun
Shiki District, Nara
is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 50,009 and a density of 1,607.49 persons per km². The total area is 31.11 km².- Towns and villages :* Kawanishi* Miyake* Tawaramoto...

Tenri-shi, Kashihara-shi
Kashihara, Nara
is a city located in Nara, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 125,547 and the density of 3,176.79 persons per km². The total area is 39.52 km²....

, Sakurai-shi
Sakurai, Nara
is a city in Nara, Japan.As of 2007, the city had an estimated population of 63,321 with a density of 630.01 persons per km². The total area is 98.92 km².The city was founded on September 1, 1956....

, Shiki-gun
Shiki no Shimo no Kōri Shikige-gun
Toichi no Kōri Toichi-gun
Takaichi no Kōri
Takaichi District, Nara
Takaichi is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 14,624 and a density of 293.36 persons per km². The total area is 49.85 km².-Towns and villages:*Asuka*Takatori...

Takaichi-gun Takaichi-gun Kashihara-shi, Takaichi-gun
Yamabe no Kōri
Yamabe District, Nara
Yamabe is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 11,427 and a density of 103.46 persons per km². The total area is 110.45 km².- Merger :...

Yamabe-gun Yamabe-gun Tenri-shi, Nara-shi
Nara, Nara
is the capital city 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

  • Yagyū Domain
  • Kōriyama Domain
  • Koizumi Domain
    Koizumi Domain
    The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, with its headquarters within the city limits of present-day Yamato-Kōriyama, 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.-List of lords:*Oda clan, 1615-1871 #Naonaga#Nagatane#Hidekazu#Hidechika#Shigezumi #Hideyuki#Nobukata#Hidekata...

  • Kaijū Domain / Shibamura Domain
  • Kujira Domain
  • Uda-Matsuyama Domain
    Uda-Matsuyama Domain
    The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Yamato Province . It was ruled for most of its history by the Oda clan....

  • Takatori Domain
  • Okidome Domain
  • Tatsuta Domain
  • Tawaramoto Domain
  • Kishida Domain
  • Yamato-Shinjō Domain
  • Gose Domain
  • Yamato-Gojō Domain

See also

  • Yamataikoku
    Yamataikoku
    or is the Sino-Japanese name of an ancient country in Wa during the late Yayoi period . The Chinese history Sanguo Zhi first recorded Yemetaiguo or Yemayiguo as the domain of shaman Queen Himiko...

  • Yoshino Province
    Yoshino Province
    thumb|250px|right|Location of Yoshino Province c. 716. 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 Han
  • Yamato period
    Yamato period
    The is the period of Japanese history 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
    , named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing...

  • Yamato people (Japanese)
    Yamato people
    is a name for 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 the Ainu, Ryukyuan, Nivkh, Ulta, as...

  • Yamato-damashii - 'the Japanese spirit'
    Yamato-damashii
    is a historically and culturally loaded word in the Japanese language. The phrase was apparently coined in the Heian period to describe the indigenous Japanese 'spirit' or cultural values as opposed to the cultural values imported into the country through contact with Tang dynasty China. Later, a...

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