Glossary: Aki-no-kuni

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Aki-no-kuni (安藝國/安芸国)

Also known as: Geishuu (藝州/芸州)

An ancient province of Japan located in the Chuugoku region of western Honshuu, which is now the western part of Hiroshima Prefecture. It was the seat of the Mouri Clan during the Sengoku era.