was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshu. It was also called . At first, the name was written with one different character (; cf. Names of Japan), and for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable characters . The final revision was made in the second year of the Tenpyo-hoji era (c. 758). It is classified as a great province in the Engishiki.