Everything about Wakasa Province totally explained
was an
old province of Japan in the area that's today southern
Fukui prefecture. It is also known as
Reinan (
嶺南).
The province's ancient capital was at
Obama, which continued to be the main castle town through the
Edo period.
Neighboring Provinces
Wakasa bordered on
Echizen,
Ōmi,
Tamba,
Tango, and
Yamashiro provinces.
History
Before the
ritsuryō period (7th-8th centuries), Wakasa Province was a part of the
Yamato state. Many
shrines and
temples were established during this period. Wakasa province also provided fish and other maritime products to the Yamato state, and was called "the land of foods".
From the
ritsuryō period until the
Edo period, fish from Wakasa, particularly
mackerel, was transported to
Nara or
Kyoto. In the Edo period, the city of
Tsuruga was a base of the
Kitamaebune ships which connected
Osaka to
Hokuriku and
Ezo in the north.
Power plants
Today, the Wakasa area has five
nuclear power plants, and is called the "
downtown of nuclear power plants".
Temples
Many temples in the Wakasa area were important sites in the Yamato period, such as
Wakasahime Shirine (
Obama) and
Kehi Shirine (Tsuruga). Because of the preponderance of temples, Obama is sometimes called "
Nara by the sea".
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