Echizen Province 越前国 | |
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pre-Meiji period Japan | |
701 AD–1871 | |
![]() Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Echizen Province highlighted | |
Capital | Echizen |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 36°24′N 136°30′E / 36.400°N 136.500°E |
History | |
• Ritsuryō system implemented | 701 AD |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
Today part of | Fukui Prefecture |
Echizen Province (越前国, Echizen-no-kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.[1] Echizen bordered on Kaga, Wakasa, Hida, and Ōmi Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was ' (Esshū, 越州).