Awa_province_(Chiba) Awa_province_(Chiba)

Awa province (Chiba) - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Ally, Archbishopric, Archdiocese, Archduchy, Area, Arena, Arrondissement, Art, Bailiwick, Beat, Bishopric, Boondocks, Border, Borderland, Borough, Calling

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Map of Japanese provinces with province highlighted

Awa (安房国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan which is today a part of Chiba prefecture. Awa province is on the tip of the Boso Peninsula and was bordered by Kazusa province.

The old capital, Heguri-gun, is believed to be near Miyoshi, Chiba.


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