Overview
Wakasa lay on the road between the capital and the northern sea; small temples here keep an unusual density of Heian Buddhas.
About this place
Wakasa Province (若狭国, Wakasa no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [waꜜ.ka.sa (no kɯ.ɲi)]) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the southwestern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Wakasa bordered on Echizen, Ōmi, Tanba, Tango, and Yamashiro Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was Jakushū (若州). Under the Engishiki classification system, Wakasa was ranked as a "medium country" (中国) and a near country (近国) in terms of its importance and distance from the capital.
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Founded / opened：Heian period Highlights / collection：Eleven-headed Kannon of Hagaji, Buddhist statues of Tadadera and Myorakuji Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Sculpture
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