Iyo Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Iyo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 411. The province was sometimes called .  

Iyo had borders  with Awa, Sanuki, and Tosa Provinces. 

The ancient capital city of the province was near modern Imabari. 

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

Shrines and Temples
Ōyamazumi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Iyo.  
"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:Ehime Prefecture