This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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近畿

きんき
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
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畿内

きない
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
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近畿地方

きんきちほう
Kinki region (incl. Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
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五畿内

ごきない
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
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五畿

ごき
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
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五畿七道

ごきしちどう
the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan
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四畿内

しきない
the Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi); obsolete in 757 when Izumi was established as a separate province from Kawachi