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Sagami (相模国 Sagami no kuni?) was an old province of Japan. Before the modern prefecture system was established the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (国 countries) usually known in It occupied most of the area that is today Kanagawa prefecture, but present-day Yokohama and Kawasaki, now part of Kanagawa Prefecture, were not in Sagami. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. Sagami bordered on Izu, Kai, Musashi and Suruga provinces. Izu (伊豆国 -no kuni was a province of Japan including the Izu Peninsula that is today part of Shizuoka prefecture and the Izu Islands was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture, mainly was an old province in the area that is today the eastern part of Shizuoka prefecture.

The ancient capital of the province was located near modern Hiratsuka. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. Hiratsuka is located on the Kanto plain midway between Tokyo and Mt During the Sengoku period, Sagami's chief castle was at Odawara, although it was generally ruled from its larger neighbor Musashi. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. The city was founded on December 20, 1940.

The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. OpenHistory is a Website dedicated to providing an open free Encyclopedia and text of Japanese history created and maintained by Chris Spackman


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