Yamato Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Nara Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It was also called . 
The ancient capital city of the province was Wakigami in Katsujō District. When the capital of Japan was moved to Heijō-kyō, the capital of the province was established in Takaichi District. The exact locations are not known.
History.
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Yamato Province were reformed in the 1870s.
The battleship "Yamato" was named after this ancient province. The "Yamato" was the flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy fleet during World War II, 
Shrines and Temples.
"Ōmiwa jinja" was the chief Shinto shrine ("ichinomiya") of Yamato.