The area was radically different in the past, with Kawachi Bay and lake dominating the area over what is now land. See more

Kawachi was divided into three counties (地区, chiku): northern (北河内, Kita Kawachi), central (中河内, Naka Kawachi), and southern (南河内, Minami Kawachi).
• The northern county comprised the modern … See more

Kawachi province was established in the 7th century. On 11 May 716, the Ōtori, Izumi, and Hine districts were split off to form Izumi Province (和泉監, Izumi-gen). In December 720, the Katashimo (堅下郡, Katashimo … See more

The provincial capital was in Shiki District, which is believed to have been at Kouiseki (国府遺跡, "provincial capital ruins") in Fujiidera, but this is not known for certain. It may have been moved during the Nara period (both … See more

A provincial temple for monks was constructed in the Tenpyō era; they were at modern Kokubuhiganjō in Kashiwara, but they went out of use in sometime around the Nanboku-chō period. Similarly, one for nuns was a… See more

The province of Kawachi was once the power of the Mononobe clan; Kizuri in Higashiōsaka was, in ancient times, one of their strongholds.
Tsuboi in Habikino became a stronghold of the warrior … See more