Awaji Province ( 淡路国 , Awaji-no kuni , formerly 淡道) was an old province of Japan covering Awaji Island , between Honshū and Shikoku . Today it is part of Hyōgo Prefecture . It is sometimes called Tanshu ( 淡州 ) . Awaji is divided into three municipal sections: Awaji is the northernmost section, Sumoto is the most urban and central section, and four southern towns make up the city of Minamiawaji.
4-490: It was founded in the 7th century as a part of Nankaidō . In Nankaidō, Awaji Province was between Kii Province and Awa Province . Awaji means literally "Road to Awa", that is, the road to Awa Province from the central part of Japan. Awaji Province was divided into two districts: Tsuna no Kōri in the northern part and Mihara no Kōri in the southern part. The provincial government was presumably in modern Minamiawaji, Hyōgo but its relics have not been found yet. Awaji Province
8-472: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nankaid%C5%8D Nankaidō ( 南海道 , literally, "southern sea circuit " or "southern sea region ") is a Japanese geographical term. It means both an ancient division of the country and the main road running through it. The road connected provincial capitals in this region. It was part of the Gokishichidō system. The Nankaidō encompassed
12-569: The pre-Meiji provincial lands of Kii and Awaji , plus the four provinces that made up the island of Shikoku : Awa , Sanuki , Tosa , and Iyo . The road extended from Nara to the seacoast to the south on the Kii Peninsula of the island of Honshū in Japan and crossing the sea, extended to Yura (nowadays Sumoto ) and then Shikoku . Many historic earthquakes bear the name "Nankai" or "Nankaido", as specific epicenters were known at
16-795: Was a common destination for political exiles. Emperor Junnin was exiled in Awaji after his abdication until his death. In the Edo period , Awaji Province was governed by the Hachisuka clan in Tokushima , Awa Province . When the han system were abolished and prefectures were organized, the inhabitants of Awaji Province preferred to belong to Hyōgo Prefecture, not to Tokushima Prefecture , because of political conflict between Tokushima and Awaji. [REDACTED] Media related to Awaji Province at Wikimedia Commons This Hyōgo Prefecture location article
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