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Kii Province (紀伊国, Kii no Kuni), or Kishū (紀州), was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture. [1] Kii bordered Ise, Izumi, Kawachi, Shima, and Yamato Provinces.
The Kii Peninsula (Japanese: 紀伊半島, Hepburn: Kii Hantō) is the largest peninsula on the island of Honshū in Japan and is located within the Kansai region. It is named after the ancient Kii Province. The peninsula has long been a sacred place in Buddhism, Shinto, and Shugendo, and many people would visit from all over Japan as part of ...
Kii Province (紀伊国, Kii no Kuni), or Kishū (紀州), was an old province of Japan in the area of Wakayama Prefecture and Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū. [1] Kii had borders with Ise , Izumi , Kawachi , Shima , and Yamato Provinces.
Apr 13, 2023 · Established in 1871 (formerly Kii province) Capital: Wakayama; Population: 923,000 (as of Oct. 2020) Area: 4,725 km 2; The area that is now Wakayama Prefecture has attracted pilgrims for...
The Kishū Domain (紀州藩, Kishū-han), also referred to as Kii Domain or Wakayama Domain, was a feudal domain in Kii Province, Japan. This domain encompassed regions in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures and had a substantial income of 555,000 koku.
Oct 16, 2017 · Minakata Kumagusu was born in Wakayama Prefecture, traditionally known as Kii Province, or Kishū. Its location on the Kii Peninsula exposes it to warm Pacific currents, and its tangle of...
Kii Province (紀伊国) was an old Province of Japan, located in what is now Wakayama and Mie Prefecture. In the Nihongi the Goddess Izanagi is said to have...
