Chikuzen Province
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Chikuzen Province (筑前国, Chikuzen no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.[1] Along with Chikugo Province, it was sometimes called Chikushū (筑州).
Chikuzen had borders with Buzen, Bungo, Chikugo, and Hizen Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Dazaifu.