Kai Province

, also known as , is an old province in Japan in the area of Yamanashi Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 448.

History
During the Sengoku period, the warlord Takeda Shingen ruled Kai from his stronghold at Kōfu. After the Takeda, the area was controlled by the Tokugawa clan.

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Kai Province were reformed in the 1870s.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

The area was briefly renamed Kōfu Prefecture; and it was renamed Yamanashi Prefecture in 1871.

Geography
Kai is west of Tokyo. The province is landlocked. It is in a mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture.

Shrines and Temples
Asama jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Kai.
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 ; retrieved 2012-1-17.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites 

 Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Former provinces of Japan
Category:Yamanashi Prefecture