Kaga Province

Kaga Province
加賀国
pre-Meiji period Japan
823–1871

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Kaga Province highlighted
CapitalKomatsu
Area
  Coordinates36°24′N 136°30′E / 36.400°N 136.500°E / 36.400; 136.500
History 
 Split from Koshi
823
 Disestablished
1871
Today part ofIshikawa Prefecture

Kaga Province (加賀国, Kaga no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜ.ɡa (no kɯ.ɲi), kaꜜ.ŋa-]) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the south and western portion of Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Kaga bordered on Echizen, Etchū, Hida, and Noto Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was Kashū (加州).