Six prefectures - Mutsunomiya

Japanese: 六御県 - むつのみあがた

In the pre-Taika period, this was a territory directly controlled by the Imperial Court and was located in the Nara Basin. It is also called the Six Agata of Yamato (Yamato no Mutsu no Agata). The six Agata (counties) of Sofu, Yamanobe, Shiki, Tochi, Takechi, and Katsuragi were particularly known as the Six Migata. Each Migata Shrine exists as a shrine listed in the Shikinaisha (Engishiki). The extent of the prefecture is unclear, but in the case of Takaichi Migata, the Takaichi Migata Shrine is located in Shijo-cho, Kashihara City, and Takaichi Migata Izakamo Kotoshironushi Shrine is located in Untei-cho, Kashihara City, so it is thought that the area was narrower than a district, being roughly the size of a township.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大化前代に，奈良盆地に置かれていた宮廷直轄領。倭六県（やまとのむつのあがた）ともいう。添（そふ），山辺（やまのべ），磯城（しき），十市（とおち），高市（たけち），葛城（かつらぎ）の六つの県（あがた）は，特に，六御県と称された。それぞれの御県神社が，式内社として存在している。県の範囲は未詳であるが，高市御県については，橿原市四条町に高市御県神社，橿原市雲梯町に高市御県坐鴨事代主神社が所在することから，その範囲は郡より狭く，郷程度だったかと思われる。

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