Awa Province (Tokushima)
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Awa Province was a province of Japan in the area that is today Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. Awa was bordered by Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Ashū. I
Hiroshige ukiyo-e "Awa" in "The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States" (六十余州名所図会), depicting the Naruto whirlpools
Oasahiko Jinja, one of the ichinomiya of the province
Hachisuka Mochiake, last daimyō of Tokushima
Walls of Tokushima Castle
Tokushima (city)
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Tokushima is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island in Japan. As of 1 September 2024, the city had an estimated population of 245,264 in 122,539 households and a population density
Awa Province (Tokushima)
…importance, and one of the "middle countries" (中国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital was located in what is now the city of Tokushima. Awa has been settled since the Japanese Paleolithic and the remains of Yayoi and Kofun period settlements and burial mounds have been found especially…
Left to right from top: Yoshinogawa Bridge, Awa Odori in August, Tokushima Station, Mount Bizan, Senshukaku Garden at Tokushima Castle, Awa Jūrōbei House, Aibahama Park
Tokushima Station Bus Terminal
Awa Dancing Festival, well-known Bon Festival
statue of Hachisuka Iemasa