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Administrative unit of ancient Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kinai (畿内; Japanese pronunciation: [kʲiꜜ.nai][1]) is a Japanese term denoting an ancient division of the country. Kinai is a name for the ancient provinces around the capital Nara and Heian-kyō.[2] The five provinces were called go-kinai after 1760.[3]


The name is still used to describe part of the Kansai region, but the area of the Kinai corresponds only generally to the land of the old provinces.[2]
The region was established as one of the Gokishichidō ("Five provinces and seven roads") during the Asuka period (538-710). It consisted of Yamashiro, Yamato, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi provinces.[3]
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