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was an old province of Japan in the area that is today southern Fukui Prefecture.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Wakasa no Kuni''" in .〕 It is also known as or . The province's ancient capital was at Obama, which continued to be the main castle town through the Edo period. 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 dynasty. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wakasa Province」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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