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Kinai
Kinai
(畿内) is a historical district of
Japan
. Its name literally means "surrounding the capital." It consisted of the following five
provinces
:
Yamato province
Yamashiro province
Kawachi province
Settsu province
Izumi province
Nowadays, the region is usually referred to as
Kinki
or
Kansai
.