Iki Province
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Iki Province (壱岐国 Iki no Kuni) was an island province of Japan in the area of Nagasaki Prefecture near the island of Kyūshū.[1] The province is also known as Isshū (壱州) .
The province was Iki Island.
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History [change]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Iki Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples [change]
Amanotanagao jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Iki. [3]
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References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Iki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 379.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-1-18.
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Media related to Iki Province at Wikimedia Commons- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
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