Aki Province (安芸国, Aki no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [aꜜ.kʲi (no kɯ.ɲi)]) or Geishū (芸州) was a province in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture. == History == When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province (one for male Buddhist priests and one for nuns), two temples were founded in Aki Province.
Aki Province (安芸国, Aki no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [aꜜ.kʲi (no kɯ.ɲi)]) or Geishū (芸州) was a province in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture. == History == When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province (one for male Buddhist priests and one for nuns), two temples were founded in Aki Province.
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