Izu Province
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History
During the Edo period, the Tōkaidō road passed through northern Izu. Travelers from Edo to Kyoto stopped at the post town (shuku-eki) at Mishima.[2]
In the 1850s, Shimoda was opened to American trade. The first American Consulate in Japan was opened at the temple of Gyokusen-ji in Shimoda.[3]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Izu Province were reformed in the 1870s.[4]
The Izu Peninsula is today the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture. The Izu Islands are considered part of Tokyo.
Shrines and Temples
Mishima taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Izu. [5]
Izu Province Media
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Izu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 411.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Tōkaidō" at p. 973.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Shimoda" at p. 861.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites
Media related to Izu Province at Wikimedia Commons
