separated by the Sakai River, which means "border river." The province's abbreviated name was .

Owari is classified as one of the provinces of the Tokaido. Under the Engishiki classification system, Owari was ranked as a "superior country" (??) and a "near country" (??), in relation to its distance from the capital.

History

Owari is mentioned in records of the Nara period,

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