Harima Province (historical region)

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Harima Province was an old Japanese administrative region in western Honshu, corresponding largely to modern Hyōgo Prefecture and historically important as a coastal and trade area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division of Japan
historical Japanese province
abolishedInReform Meiji Restoration administrative reforms
borders Bizen Province NERFINISHED
Mimasaka Province NERFINISHED
Settsu Province NERFINISHED
Tajima Province NERFINISHED
Tamba Province
capital Himeji
containsHistoricSite Himeji Castle
correspondsTo Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
country Japan
existedDuring Edo period
Heian period
Kamakura period
Muromachi period
Nara period
Sengoku period
hasCoastOn Seto Inland Sea
hasHistoricalImportance strategic coastal defense area
trade route hub between Kansai and western Japan
hasMajorCity Akashi
Himeji
Kakogawa
historicalRegionType coastal province
knownFor fishing
maritime trade
rice cultivation
salt production
locatedInRegion Kansai region
western Honshu
locatedOn Honshu
partiallyOverlaps Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
religiousCenter Iwa Shrine
Kashima Shrine (Harima)
replacedBy prefecture system of Japan

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Harima-nada Sea borderedBy Harima Province (historical region)