Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Kinai (畿内) is a historical district of Japan. Its name literally means "surrounding the capital." It consisted of the following five provinces: Yamato province Yamashiro province Kawachi province Settsu province Izumi province Nowadays, the region is usually referred to as Kinki or Kansai. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.