 Under the "Engishiki" classification system, Owari was divided into eight counties, which persisted as administrative units into the Edo period.The exact location of the provincial capital is not known, but is traditionally considered to have been located in what is now the city of Inazawa, although the "Ichinomiya" of the province is located in what is now Ichinomiya.During the Heian period, the province was divided into numerous "shōen" controlled by local samurai clans.