was a
province of
Japan, located in
Kinai, corresponding to present-day
Nara Prefecture in
Honshu. It was also called . At first, the name was written with one different character (; cf.
Names of Japan), and for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable characters . The final revision was made in the second year of the
Tenpyo-hoji era (c. 758). It is classified as a great province in the
Engishiki.