Shima Province facts for kids
![Provinces of Japan-Shima](/images/thumb/1/1a/Provinces_of_Japan-Shima.svg/300px-Provinces_of_Japan-Shima.svg.png)
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Shima Province highlighted
Shima (志摩国, Shima-no kuni) or Shishū (志州) was a old province of Japan in the area of Mie Prefecture.
History
![Hiroshige Hiyoriyama Tobaminato](/images/thumb/8/88/Hiroshige_Hiyoriyama_Tobaminato.jpg/300px-Hiroshige_Hiyoriyama_Tobaminato.jpg)
View of Shima Province, woodblock print by Hiroshige, 19th century
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Izu Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Shrines and Temples
Izawanomiya jinja and Izawa jinja were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Hōki.
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Images for kids
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Shima para niños
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