Kaga Province

Kaga Province
加賀国
pre-Meiji period Japan
823–1871

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Kaga Province highlighted
CapitalKomatsu
Area
 • Coordinates36°24′N 136°30′E / 36.400°N 136.500°E / 36.400; 136.500
History 
• Split from Koshi
823
• Disestablished
1871
Today part ofIshikawa Prefecture
Hiroshige ukiyo-e "Kaga" in "The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States" (六十余州名所図会), depicting fishing fires on Lake Renko

Kaga Province (加賀国, Kaga-no-kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the south and western portion of Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.[1] Kaga bordered on Echizen, Etchū, Hida, and Noto Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was Kashū (加州).


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy