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Hiroshige ukiyo-e showing harbor in Awa--specifically, the then-village of Kominato
Hiroshige ukiyo-e showing harbor in Awa--specifically, the then-village of Kominato

Awa (安房国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan which is today a part of Chiba Prefecture. Awa Province was bordered by Kazusa Province. It lies on the tip of the Boso Peninsula, whose name (房総半島) takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimozusa Provinces. Image File history File links Japan_prov_map_awa1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2006x3056, 1185 KB) Source: http://visipix. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2006x3056, 1185 KB) Source: http://visipix. ... Memorial portrait of Hiroshige by Kunisada. ... View of Mount Fuji from Satta Point in the Suruga Bay, ukiyo-e by Hiroshige, published 1859 Ukiyo-e ), pictures of the floating world, is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints produced between the 17th and the 20th century, featuring motifs of landscapes, the theater and pleasure quarters. ... Before the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of Kuni (国, Countries). ... Chiba Prefecture ) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ... Kazusa (上総国; -no kuni) was an old province in the area of the Boso Peninsula of Honshu that is today the central part of Chiba prefecture. ... Location Landsat image with high-resolution data from Space Shuttle. ...


Established in 718 from the division of Kazusa. It was composed of four districts: Asai, Awa, Heguri and Nagasa. The capital was placed in Heguri District. Though the site has never been discovered, it is supposed to be near Miyoshi, Chiba. Events Pelayo established the Kingdom of Asturias in the Iberian peninsula (modern day Portugal and Spain). ... Miyoshi (三芳村; -mura) is a village located in Awa District, Chiba, Japan. ...

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