Etchū Province

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Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical province of Japan
abolishedBy Meiji government NERFINISHED
ancientCapitalLocatedIn Takaoka area NERFINISHED
capital Takaoka NERFINISHED
Toyama NERFINISHED
classification middle-sized province (chūgoku) in Engishiki system
coastlineOn Toyama Bay NERFINISHED
country Japan
hadIchinomiya Imizu Jinja NERFINISHED
Oyama Jinja (Etchū) NERFINISHED
hadPortTown Fushiki NERFINISHED
Toyama NERFINISHED
hadProvincialCapital Takaoka NERFINISHED
Toyama NERFINISHED
hadProvincialOffice kokufu (provincial government office) in Takaoka area
hadProvincialTemple Etchū Kokubun-ji NERFINISHED
hadStrategicImportanceFor coastal shipping routes in the Sea of Japan
hasLegacyIn place names in Toyama Prefecture
hasMainRiver Jinzū River NERFINISHED
Kurobe River NERFINISHED
Shō River NERFINISHED
hasModernCenter Toyama City NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Chūbu region NERFINISHED
historicalStatus defunct administrative division
isPartOf Hokurikudō NERFINISHED
JapaneseName 越中国 NERFINISHED
knownFor fishing
maritime trade on the Sea of Japan
rice cultivation
language Japanese
locatedInPresentDay Toyama Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedOn Sea of Japan coast NERFINISHED
modernEquivalent Toyama Prefecture NERFINISHED
neighboringProvince Echigo Province NERFINISHED
Hida Province NERFINISHED
Kaga Province NERFINISHED
presentIn Japanese historical records
region Hokuriku NERFINISHED
replacedBy Toyama Prefecture NERFINISHED
romanization Etchū no Kuni NERFINISHED
usedIn Ritsuryō system NERFINISHED
wasAbolishedInPeriod Meiji period NERFINISHED
wasEstablishedInPeriod Nara period NERFINISHED
wasGovernedBy kokushi (provincial governors)
wasMappedIn Edo-period provincial maps
wasPartOf Japanese provincial system
wasUnderDomain Kaga Domain (partly, Edo period) NERFINISHED
Takaoka Domain (Edo period) NERFINISHED
Toyama Domain (Edo period) NERFINISHED

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Kaga Province borders Etchū Province
Kōshinetsu region nameComponent Etchū Province
this entity surface form: Etsu (越) from Echigo/Echū/Echigo Provinces (Niigata area)