Also, Wakasa Province had Onyu and Mikata Counties in the eighth century, and only three provinces including Wakasa Province, Shima Province, and Awaji Province had one province and two counties within the Kinai region (the five capital provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto).
また、若狭国は、8世紀に置かれた郡は遠敷郡、三方郡の二郡であり、畿内で一国二郡は志摩国、淡路国とあわせて三国しかなかった。