Awaji Province
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Awaji Island is between Honshū and the island of Shikoku. Awaji means literally "Road to Awa". It was the route for traveling to Awa Province from the central part of Japan.
History
In 764, Emperor Junnin was sent into exile on Awaji. He died on the island in 765.[2] The former emperor was known as Awaji no Haitei.[3]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Awaji Province were reformed in the 1870s.[4]
Shrines and Temples
Izanagi jingu was the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Awaji. [5]
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Awaji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 61.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs, p. 78.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Awaji no Haitei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 61.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites
Media related to Awaji Province at Wikimedia Commons
