Awa Province (Tokushima)

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Awa Province (Tokushima) highlighted

Awa Province (阿波国 Awa-no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today a part of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku.[1] Awa was bordered by Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo Provinces. It was sometimes called Ashū (阿州) .

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