Izumi Province was a province of Japan in the area of southern Osaka Prefecture. It bordered on Kii to the south, Yamato and Kawachi to the east, and Settsu to the north. Its abbreviated form name was Senshū (泉州). In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Izumi was one of the provinces of the Kinai circuit. Under the Engishiki classification system, Izumi was ranked as one of the "inferior countries" (下国) in terms of importance. The provincial capital was located in the Fuchi neighborhood of what is now the city of Izumi. The ichinomiya of the province is the Ōtori taisha also located in Sakai.
Hiroshige ukiyo-e "Izumi" in "The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States" (六十余州名所図会), depicting Takaishi beach
Site of the Izumi kokufu
Izumi Kokubun-ji
Ōtori Taisha
Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 and has a geographic area of 1,905 square kilometres (736 sq mi). Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south.
Image: Osaka Castle 03bs 3200
Image: Dotombori neon signs at 3rd November 2014
Image: Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Osaka Japan
Image: Tondabayashi Jinaimachi Nakaike 20080127