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Hōki Province

 
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Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Hoki Province highlighted
Hiroshige (1797-1858):Rice field in Hoki province

Hoki (伯耆国; Hōki-no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Tottori Prefecture. Hōki bordered on Inaba, Mimasaka, Bitchū, Bingo, and Izumo Provinces.

The ancient capital was in the area that is now Kurayoshi, and a major castle town was at Yonago.


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