Editing Settsu Province (section)

{{short description|Former province of Japan}}
[[Image:Provinces of Japan-Settsu.svg|thumb|right|Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Settsu Province highlighted]]
{{nihongo|'''Settsu Province'''|摂津国|Settsu no Kuni|{{IPA|ja|seꜜt.tsɯ (no kɯ.ɲi), set.tsɯꜜ-}}<ref name=NHK>{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|lang=ja}}</ref>}} was a [[Provinces of Japan|province]] of [[Japan]], which today comprises the southeastern part of [[Hyōgo Prefecture]] and the northern part of [[Osaka Prefecture]].<ref>[[Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]]. (2005). "Settsu" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 846|page=846}}.</ref> It was also referred to as  {{nihongo|'''Tsu Province'''|津国|Tsu no Kuni|{{IPA|ja|tsɯꜜ (no kɯ.ɲi)|}}<ref name=NHK/>}} or  {{nihongo|''Sesshū''|摂州|}}.

[[Osaka, Osaka|Osaka]] and [[Osaka Castle]] were the main center of the province. Most of Settsu's area comprises the modern day cities of Osaka and [[Kōbe]].