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- Instance of
- province of Japan
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Tōkaidō
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Shares border with
- Suruga Province
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- coextensive with
- Yamanashi Prefecture
- Commons category
- Kai Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Kai Province
- name in kana
- かいのくに
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Encyclopedic overview
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Kai Province highlighted
Kai Province (甲斐国, Kai no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜi (no kɯ.ɲi)]) was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Yamanashi Prefecture. Kai bordered on Sagami, Suruga, Shinano and Musashi Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Kōshū (甲州; [koꜜː.ɕɯː]). The origin of its name is uncertain. It lies in central Honshū, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with modern Shizuoka Prefecture.
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