Kii Province
Kii Province (紀伊国, Kii no Kuni), or Kishū (紀州), was a
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
takes its name from this province.
During the
Wakayama. Its former ichinomiya shrine was Hinokuma Shrine
.
The Japanese bookshop chain Kinokuniya derives its name from the province.
Historical districts
- Wakayama Prefecture
- Ama District (海部郡) - merged with Nagusa District to become Kaisō District (海草郡) on April 1, 1896
- Arida District (有田郡)
- Hidaka District (日高郡)
- Ito District (伊都郡)
- Naga District (那賀郡) - dissolved
- Nagusa District (名草郡) - merged with Ama District to become Kaisō District on April 1, 1896
- Mixed
- Muro District (牟婁郡)
- Higashimuro District (東牟婁郡) - part of Wakayama Prefecture
- Kitamuro District (北牟婁郡) - part of Mie Prefecture
- Minamimuro District (南牟婁郡) - part of Mie Prefecture
- Nishimuro District (西牟婁郡) - part of Wakayama Prefecture
- Muro District (牟婁郡)
Notes
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References
External links
Media related to Kii Province at Wikimedia Commons
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