Izumi Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Osaka Prefecture on the island of Honshū. 
History.
Izumi Province was created during the reign of Empress Genshō. 
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Izumi Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Shrines and Temples.
"Ōtori Shrine" was the chief Shinto shrine ("ichinomiya") of Izumi.