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Aki Province facts for kids

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Provinces of Japan-Aki
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Aki Province highlighted

Aki Province (安芸国, Aki no kuni) or Geishū (芸州) was an old province in the area of Hiroshima Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

History

Brooklyn Museum - Itsukushima in Aki Province - Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando)
Itsukushima in Aki Province, woodblock print by Hiroshige, 1852-1858

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Aki Province were reformed in the 1870s.

Shrines and Temples

Itsukushima jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Aki.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Aki para niños

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