Iyo Province
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Iyo Province highlighted
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Iyo had borders with Awa, Sanuki, and Tosa Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near modern Imabari.
History
View of Iyo Province, woodblock print by Hiroshige, 1855
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Iyo Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples
Ōyamazumi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Iyo. [3]
Iyo Province Media
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Iyo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 411.
- ↑ 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 Iyo Province at Wikimedia Commons
