Awaji Province

was a Japanese island province in the Seto Inland Sea near Hyōgo Prefecture on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Awaji" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 61.   It was sometimes called  .  

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.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs, p. 78.  The former emperor was known as Awaji no Haitei.Nussbaum, "Awaji no Haitei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 61.

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures.  The maps of Japan and Awaji Province were reformed in the 1870s.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

Shrines and Temples
Izanagi jingu was the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Awaji.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 ; retrieved 2012-1-17.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites 

  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Category:Former provinces of Japan
Category:Hyōgo Prefecture