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Musashi (武蔵国; -no kuni) was a province of Japan, which today composes Tokyo prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly Kawasaki and Yokohama. Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, Shimōsa, and Shimotsuke Provinces.

Musashi was the largest province in the Kanto region. It had its ancient capital in modern Fuchu, Tokyo and its provincial temple in what is now Kokubunji, Tokyo. By the Sengoku period, the main city was Yedo, which became the dominant city of eastern Japan. Edo Castle was the headquarters of Tokugawa Ieyasu before the Battle of Sekigahara and became the dominant city of Japan during the Edo period, being renamed Tokyo during the Meiji restoration.

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 '''Musashi''' (&#27494;&#34101;&#22269;; -no kuni) was a [[Provinces of Japan|province]] of [[Japan]], which today composes [[Tokyo|Tokyo prefecture]], most of [[Saitama Prefecture]] and part of [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], mainly [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]] and [[Yokohama, Kanagawa|Yokohama]]. Musashi bordered on [[Kai Province|Kai]], [[Kozuke Province|K&#333;zuke]], [[Sagami Province|Sagami]], [[Shimo-Usa Province|Shim&#333;sa]], and [[Shimotsuke Province]]s.
-Musashi was the largest province in the [[Kanto region]], and had its ancient capital near modern [[Fuchu, Tokyo]]. By the [[Sengoku]] period, the main city was [[Edo|Yedo]], which became the dominant city of eastern Japan. Edo was the headquarters of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] before the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] and became the dominant city of Japan during the [{Edo period]], being renamed Tokyo during the [[Meiji restoration]].
+Musashi was the largest province in the [[Kanto region]]. It had its ancient capital in modern [[Fuchu, Tokyo]] and its provincial temple in what is now [[Kokubunji, Tokyo]]. By the [[Sengoku]] period, the main city was [[Edo|Yedo]], which became the dominant city of eastern Japan. [[Edo Castle]] was the headquarters of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] before the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] and became the dominant city of Japan during the [[Edo period]], being renamed Tokyo during the [[Meiji restoration]].
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v t e Former provinces of Japan (List)
Kinai	Izumi Kawachi Settsu Yamashiro Yamato Yoshino 716–738
Tōkaidō	Awa Hitachi Iga Ise Izu Kai Kazusa Mikawa Musashi Owari Sagami Shima Shimōsa Suruga Tōtōmi
Tōsandō	Dewa -1869 Hida Iwaki 718–724 Iwaki 1869– Iwase 718–724 Iwashiro 1869– Kōzuke Mino Ōmi Mutsu –1869 Rikuō (or Mutsu) 1869– Rikuchū 1869– Rikuzen 1869– Shimotsuke Shinano Suwa 721–731 Ugo 1869– Uzen 1869–
Hokurikudō	Echigo Echizen Etchū Kaga Noto Sado Wakasa
San'indō	Hōki Inaba Izumo Iwami Oki Tajima Tanba Tango
San'yōdō	Aki Bingo Bitchū Bizen Harima Mimasaka Nagato Suō
Nankaidō	Awa Awaji Iyo Kii Sanuki Tosa
Saikaidō	Bungo Buzen Chikugo Chikuzen Higo Hizen Hyūga Iki Ōsumi Satsuma Tane 702–824 Tsushima
Hokkaidō 1869–	Chishima Hidaka Iburi Ishikari Kitami Kushiro Nemuro Oshima Shiribeshi Teshio Tokachi
Pre-Taihō Code provinces	Chichibu Fusa Hi Keno Kibi Koshi Kumaso Toyo Tsukushi
Source: Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books; excerpt, "Japan's former provinces were converted into prefectures by the Meiji government ... [and] grouped, according to geographic position, into the 'five provinces of the Kinai' and 'seven circuits'."