Awaji Province (淡路国,Awaji-no kuni, formerly 淡道) was aJapaneseisland province in theSeto Inland Sea nearHyōgo Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] It was sometimes calledTanshu (淡州).
Awaji Island is between Honshū and the island ofShikoku. Awaji means literally "Road to Awa". It was the route for traveling toAwa Province from the central part of Japan.
In 764,Emperor Junnin was sent intoexile on Awaji. He died on the island in 765.[2] The former emperor was known asAwaji no Haitei.[3]
In theMeiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Awaji Province werereformed in the 1870s.[4]
Izanagi jingu was the chiefShinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Awaji.[5]
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