Izumi Province facts for kids

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Izumi Province highlighted.

Izumi Province (和泉国, Izumi no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Osaka Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

History

Izumi Province was created during the reign of Empress Genshō.

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Izumi Province were reformed in the 1870s.

Shrines and Temples

Ōtori Shrine

Ōtori Shrine was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Izumi.

Related pages

• Provinces of Japan
• Prefectures of Japan
• List of regions of Japan
• List of islands of Japan

Images for kids

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  Hiroshige ukiyo-e "Izumi" in "The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States" (六十余州名所図会), depicting Takaishi beach

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  Site of the Izumi kokufu

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  Izumi Kokubun-ji

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  Ōtori Taisha

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  Danjiri matsuri at Ōtori Taisha

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  Kishiwada Castle

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Izumi para niños