Kai Province

Summary

Kai Province is a province of Japan^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of province_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kai Province is located in Tōkaidō^[3].
• Kai Province is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kai Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[5].
• Kai Province's shares border with is recorded as Suruga Province^[6].
• Kai Province's shares border with is recorded as Sagami Province^[7].
• Kai Province's shares border with is recorded as Musashi Province^[8].
• Kai Province's shares border with is recorded as Shinano Province^[9].
• Kai Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yamanashi district^[10].
• Kai Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yatsushiro district^[11].
• Kai Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Koma district^[12].
• Kai Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tsuru district^[13].
• Kai Province's locator map image is recorded as 地図 令制国 甲斐国.svg^[14].
• Kai Province's part of is recorded as Jōkoku^[15].
• Kai Province's part of is recorded as Chūgoku^[16].
• Kai Province's Commons category is recorded as Kai Province^[17].
• Kai Province's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9454851^[18].
• Kai Province's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[19].
• Kai Province's has part is recorded as Tsutsujigasaki Castle^[20].
• Kai Province's has part is recorded as Shikinaisha^[21].
• Kai Province's has part is recorded as Shikinai Taisha^[22].
• Kai Province's has part is recorded as Shikinai Shōsha^[23].
• Kai Province's has part is recorded as Ichinomiya Asama Shrine^[24].
• Kai Province's has part is recorded as Kawaguchi Asama Shrine^[25].
• Kai Province's has part is recorded as Miwa Shrine, Fuefuki^[26].
• Kai Province's has part is recorded as Tamamoro Shrine^[27].

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Geography

Kai Province is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Tōkaidō^[3]. Part of include Jōkoku^[15] and Chūgoku^[16].

Designation and Status

Kai Province's instance of is recorded as province of Japan^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kai Province include Kofu^[28], a special city of Japan^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1889^[31]; Kōshū Kaidō^[32], a kaidō^[33], in Japan^[34]; Chichibu Tama Kai National Park^[35], a national park^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1950^[38]; and Mount Kobushi^[39], a mountain^[40], in Japan^[41].

Why It Matters

Kai Province ranks in the top 5% of province_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include Kofu^[28], a special city of Japan^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1889^[31]; Kōshū Kaidō^[32], a kaidō^[33], in Japan^[34]; Chichibu Tama Kai National Park^[35], a national park^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1950^[38]; and Mount Kobushi^[39], a mountain^[40], in Japan^[41].