Iyo Province
Iyo Province (伊予国, Iyo-no-kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.[1] The province was sometimes called Yoshū (予州).
Iyo had borders with Awa, Sanuki, and Tosa Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near modern Imabari.
History[change | change source]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Iyo Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Ōyamazumi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Iyo. [3]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Iyo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 411.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Iyo Province at Wikimedia Commons
