Awa Province (Tokushima) facts for kids

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Awa Province (Tokushima) highlighted

Awa Province (阿波国, Awa-no kuni) was an old part of Japan. It was located on the island of Shikoku. Today, this area is known as Tokushima Prefecture. People sometimes called Awa Province by a shorter name, Ashū (阿州).

Awa shared its borders with Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo Provinces.

History of Awa Province

A woodblock print by Hiroshige from 1856, showing the wild sea off the coast of Awa Province

In the Meiji period (a time of big changes in Japan), the old provinces were changed into new areas called prefectures. The maps of Japan and Awa Province were updated in the 1870s to show these new divisions. This change helped to modernize Japan's government.

Important Shrines and Temples

Ōasahiko jinja was a very important Shinto shrine in Awa. It was known as the ichinomiya (pronounced "ee-chee-noh-mee-yah"). An ichinomiya was the most important Shinto shrine in a province. It was a special place for people to worship and connect with their beliefs.

Related pages

• Provinces of Japan
• Prefectures of Japan
• List of regions of Japan
• List of islands of Japan

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Awa (Tokushima) para niños