Kai Province

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Kai Province was a historical region of central Japan, located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture, known for its mountainous terrain and strategic importance during the feudal era.

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Kai Province canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
historical province of Japan
administrativeReform Abolished as province in Meiji period
associatedWithBattle Battles of Kawanakajima (logistical base)
borderedBy Izu Province NERFINISHED
Mino Province NERFINISHED
Musashi Province NERFINISHED
Sagami Province NERFINISHED
Shinano Province NERFINISHED
Suruga Province NERFINISHED
capital Kōfu NERFINISHED
controlledBy Oda clan
Takeda clan
Tokugawa clan
Toyotomi administration
country Japan
economicActivity agriculture
mining
silk production
famousFor Takeda clan stronghold
gold mining
horse breeding
historicalEra Edo period
Heian period
Kamakura period
Muromachi period
Nara period
Sengoku period
ISOTransliteration Kai no Kuni
locatedIn central Japan
locatedInPresentDay Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED
majorRiver Fuefuki River
Fuji River
Kamanashi River
mountainous true
notableDaimyō Takeda Katsuyori
Takeda Nobutora
Takeda Shingen
notableMountain Mount Fuji
Mount Yatsugatake
Southern Japanese Alps
oldNameInJapanese 甲斐国
periodOfGreatPower Sengoku period
region Chūbu region
Tōkaidō circuit
linked to: Tōkaidō
religiousCenter Erin-ji Temple
Kōfu Sengen Shrine
Takeda Hachiman Shrine
linked to: Takeda Shrine
strategicImportance high during Sengoku period
successorAdministrativeUnit Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED

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Hōei eruption ashFall Kai Province
Takeda Shingen birthPlace Kai Province
Takeda Shingen domain Kai Province
Nanbu clan ancestralOrigin Kai Province