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Etchū Province
province of Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Etchū Province (越中国, Etchū no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Toyama Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] Along with Echizen and Echigo Provinces, it was sometimes called Esshū (越州).
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The province had borders with Echigo, Shinano, Hida, Kaga, and Noto provinces.
The capital city of the province was Takaoka.