| Echizen Province 越前国 | |
|---|---|
| pre-Meiji period Japan | |
| 701 AD–1871 | |
 Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Echizen Province highlighted | |
| Capital | Echizen |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 36°24′N 136°30′E / 36.400°N 136.500°E |
| History | |
• Ritsuryō system implemented | 701 AD |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | Fukui Prefecture |
Echizen Province (越前国, Echizen-no-kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.[1] Echizen bordered on Kaga, Wakasa, Hida, and Ōmi Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was ' (Esshū, 越州).
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Echizen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 165, p. 165, at Google Books.