Kawachi Province
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Kawachi (Jap. 河内国, Kawachi no kuni) or Kashū (河州) was one of the provinces of Japan and, according to the Gokishichidō division, one of the Inner Provinces (Kinai), located in the southeastern part of present-day Osaka Prefecture.
Kawachi's ancient capital (kokufu) is believed to be at Fujiidera. Kawachi was a relatively small province and was usually dominated by the rulers in Ōsaka Castle and Settsu Province.
What has survived are the traditional daredevil folk festivals, in which several mikoshi weighing tons are hurled around street corners with great momentum, and an equally coarse variant of the regional Kansai dialect.
After the Shoku Nihongi, on April 23, 715, the districts of Izumi and Hine, and on May 8, additionally Ōtori, were disincorporated, and from them the old province of Izumi was established. On September 15, 740, this was again incorporated into Kawachi, but on May 30, 757, it was again finally disincorporated.
34.6463888889135.615833333Coordinates: 34° 39′ N, 135° 37′ E
Kawachi Province
