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Echizen Province
Echizen Province (越前国, Echizen no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation:) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Echizen bordered on Kaga, Wakasa, Hida, and Ōmi Provinces. It was part of HokurikudōCircuit. Its abbreviated form name was (Esshū; 越州).