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	awa - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Awa, Chiba and Awa, Tokishuma are districts in Japan.
		Awa province (Chiba) and Awa province (Tokushima) were old provinces of Japan.
		Awa is also the common name for the polynesian plant Piper methystecium, the principal ingredient of the narcotic drink known as kava.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/awa (83 words)

	Awaji Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Nankaido, Awaji province was between Kii province and Awa province.
		Awaji means literally "Road to Awa", that is, the road to Awa province from the central part of Japan.
		In Edo period Awaji province was governed by the Hachisuka clan in Tokushima, Awa province.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Awaji_Province (201 words)

	Tokushima (prefecture) - Guide360.com Travel Guide
		Tokushima prefecture (徳島県 Tokushima-ken; [1]) is on the eastern side of the Japanese island of Shikoku.
		Tokushima was formerly known as the province of Awa (淡).
		Tokushima's biggest yearly event is the Awa Odori dance, held in yearly in August in Tokushima City.
	guide360.com /destinations/Tokushima_(prefecture) (590 words)

	Welcome to Awa Life
		Awa Life is a magazine written for the English speaking population of Tokushima, and for people interested in Japanese society and culture outside the urban sprawls of Tokyo and Osaka.
		Tokushima is a prefecture (similar to a province or county) located on Shikoku, the smallest of the four major islands that make up Japan.
		Awa Life is accessible from all web browsers, but it looks much better viewed in modern browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher or Netscape Navigator 6 or higher.
	www1.ourtokushima.net /kankyou/seikatsubunka/awalife/index.html (262 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> AWA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Awa District, Tokushima (Japan), a modern geographical administrative division
		Awa Province (Chiba) (Japan), a historical geographical administrative division
		Awa Province (Tokushima) (Japan), a historical geographical administrative division
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/AWA (152 words)

	Bungo Province - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It bordered on Buzen, Hyuga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.
		The honor of the holiest Shinto shrine of Bungo province (豊前一宮, Buzen ichinomiya) was given to Usa shrine known as Usa hachimangu or Usa jingu in Usa district (today Usa, Oita).
		Other parts of the province were divided into pieces and given to other daimyo.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Bungo (340 words)

	Honda-Hosokawa
		The Haga of Shimotsuke Province were related to the Utsunomiya and claimed descent from Kiyowara Takashige, who in the 7th Century incurred the displeasure of the Emperor Tenmu and was exiled to Shimotsuke.
		Tôhaku was born at Nanao in Noto Province.
		In 1524, the Satomi of Awa attacked Kamakura and in the course of the fighting the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine was burned.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/h1.html (6529 words)

	Satsuma Province - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During the Sengoku period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu daimyo, who ruled much of southern Kyūshū from their castle at Kagoshima city.
		In 1871, with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Satsuma and Osumi were combined to eventually establish Kagoshima prefecture.
		Satsuma was one of the main provinces that rose in opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate in the mid 19th century.
	www.medbib.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Satsuma_Province (173 words)

	Mutsu Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mutsu (陸奥国; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan, which today composes Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka in Akita Prefecture.
		Mutsu, in northern Honshū, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Ainu, and became the largest as it expanded northward.
		The Uesugi clan had a castle town at Wakamatsu in the south, the Nambu clan at Morioka in the north, and Date Masamune, a close ally of the Tokugawa, established Sendai, which is now the largest town of the Tōhoku region.
	www.boxofprox.com /index.php?q=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9NdXRzdV9Qcm92aW5jZQ== (193 words)

	Nagato Province - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki, Hagi was usually the seat of the han (fief).
		In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suo were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.
		Historically, the oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Choshu province, as Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and Kido Koin were from there.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Choshu (255 words)

	Choshu (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki, Hagi was usually the seat of the han (fief).
		In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and SuÅ were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.
		Historically, the oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the ChÅshÅ« province, as ItÅ Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and Kido Koin (as known as Katsura Kogoro) were from there.
	www.e-tv.co.za.cob-web.org:8888 /c/h/o/Choshu.html (176 words)

	Gmat Awa
		The writing samples constitute the AWA, or analytical writing assessment, score, which is scaled from 0-6 in half-pointincrements.
		2) " Awa" -- In the context of Gmat Awa
		Awa is also the common name for the polynesian plant Piper methystecium, theprincipal ingredient of the narcotic drink known as kava.
	www.lottery-news.net /dust24316-gmat_awa.html (354 words)

	Awaji Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a transit between those two islands Awaji originally means "the road to Awa province".
		Historically Awaji constituted one province, Awaji province since the 7th century.
		One of the famous attractions of the island is the Naruto whirlpools that form in the strait between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island.
	www.infoforyou.org /input.php?title=Awaji_island (325 words)

	Hometown Homepage - Tokushima　Look Back a Bit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Awa Province (Northern Tokushima Prefecture) extending directly into the open sea has historically been a convenient location for pirates.
		Meanwhile warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi was gaining control, and after conquering Shikoku in 1585 he appointed the Hachisuka family for control of the region.
		With the support of the Mori family, the most powerful sailors of the Awa seas, the Hachisuka family continued to gain power.
	hometown.infocreate.co.jp /en/shikoku/tokushima/rekisi-e.html (151 words)

	Awa Life - January 2002 - The House That Hachisuka Built
		The Hachisuka family built their castle on the delta of the Yoshino River and called it 'Tokushima', meaning 'island of virtue' or 'island of benevolence' —the origin of the present prefecture's name.
		The completion of the castle in 1587 is said to have initiated the first awa odori, when public revelry to celebrate the end of construction got out of hand and some drunken townspeople danced their way into the castle grounds.
		Tokushima Castle was dismantled not long after the Meiji restoration, when the hereditary domains established under the shogunate became obsolete.
	www1.ourtokushima.net /kankyou/seikatsubunka/awalife/january02/hachisuka.htm (985 words)

	Guide to Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
		Tokushima City, the capital of Tokushima Pref., has developed on the estuary of the Yoshino, the second longest river in Shikoku.
		Several years later, however, this covert trade by Awa Province almost became known to the Shogunate, when Hikoroku, a rice boat captain, when suspected by Jurobe of illicit gain, began to threaten the local authorities in terms of Jurobe's "ill treatment" of him.
		Situated in a forest 5 km south of downtown Tokushima, it is a pleasant place for students of all ages.
	www.waoe.org /steve/shikoku/tokushima.html (3025 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Shi-Koku
		In 1868 at the Restoration of Japan the names of these four provinces, as of all others in the empire, were changed, and the island is now divided into the four prefectures of: Tokushima-Ken (formerly Awa), Kagawa-Ken (Sanuki), Ehime-Ken (Tyo), and Kochi-Ken (Tosa).
		The climate is very temperate and salubrious, and the Province of Tosa is the only one in the empire where two crops of rice are grown every year.
		The Prefecture-Apostolic of Shi-koku was established by a Decree of Pius X, 28 Feb., 1904, and its administration given to the Spanish Dominicans of the Province of Smo.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13758b.htm (634 words)

	Hyuga Province - encyclopedia article about Hyuga Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hyuga (日向国; Hyūga no kuni) was an old province of Japan on the east coast of Kyushu, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki prefecture.
		Hyuga bordered on Bungo, Higo, Osumi, and Satsuma Provinces.
		During the Sengoku period, the area was often divided into a northern fief around Agata castle (near modern Nobeoka), and a southern fief around Obi castle, near modern Nichinan.
	www.dr-science.org /wiki/Hyuga_province (125 words)

	Awagami Factory: WASHI BASICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Fuji Paper Mills Cooperative, The Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper and the other affliliated organizations are working with other professionals and organizations (domestic and international) to find new ways of using and introducing washi, while maintaining the traditions that have been passed down for generations.
		The Kogoshui, an ancient chronicle written in 807, states that the grandson of Amenohiwashinomikoto came to Awa (the old name of Tokushima) and instructed the people to grow ASA (Cannabis sativa) and kozo for use in the manufacture of cloth and paper.
		The Engishiki states that tributes were made by Awa (or Tokushima) in the form of paper or related materials.
	www.awagami.com /basics.html (7618 words)

	KIPPO NEWS Tuesday, July 01, 1997
		With 800 ren in Tokushima Prefecture, the number of dancers is in the tens of thousands.
		The efforts of the Tokushima prefectural and municipal governments to publicize this event far and wide, and the passionate enthusiasm of the local residents, are also decisive factors.
		Indeed, according to one version, its origins are said to date back to 1585, when Hachisuka Iemasa, the new lord of Awa province (today's Tokushima Prefecture), celebrated the building of Tokushima Castle by permitting unbridled revelry among the townspeople, who then danced wildly with joy in the castle town.
	www.kippo.or.jp /kansaiwindowhtml/news/1997-e/19970701_NEWS.HTML (1727 words)

	Japan-Japan Museum of Great Rarities (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Today Tokushima is the seat of the Tokushima Prefectural Government.
		At the time, it was located in Awa Province.
		Tokushima is closely associated with Wenceslao de Moraes (1854-1929), who came to Japan in 1893 as a Portuguese naval officer and remained as a consular officer.
	www.japan-japan.com.cob-web.org:8888 /noteitems.htm (919 words)

	Aw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		'''Awa province* (Chiba)''' and '''Awa province (Tokushima)''' were Old provinces of Japanold provinces of Japan.
		Image:Japan_prov_map_awa1.PNGright300pxMap of Japanese provinces with province highlighted '''Awa''' (and#23433;and#25151;and#22269;; -no kuni) was an old provinces of Japanold province of Japan which is today a part of Chiba prefecture.
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	www.gateserver.net /Topicsbycategory.aspx?catid=51&name= (1433 words)

	Awa - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		You can find it there under the keyword Awa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awa)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Awaandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Awa (224 words)

	Japanese Bunraku Puppets Tonda Bunraku Puppet Troupe Shiga, Japan puppetry
		According to the story passed down through the years, an itinerant puppet troupe from Awa, in present-day Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, came to Tonda to perform during the winter in the mid 1830s.
		The Tonda Puppets trace their origin to Tokushima on the island of Shikoku, where some of the earliest developments in puppet theatre occurred.
		The girl tells of how she is on a walking pilgrimage from distant Awa in search of her parents from whom she was separated when she was a small child.
	asianinterstage.com /tonda (2458 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The northern end has an indented 'ria' coastline, the central section 200m seacliffs of tuffs and sandstones and the southern section coastal terraces with groves of oaks.
		Anan Agricultural Branch Office, Tokushima Prefectural Government, Anan City, Tokushima, Japan.
		Tokushima Prefectural Government, 50 pp., many maps and figures (in Japanese).
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/1321v.htm (472 words)

	Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan: XXVI. How Masakuni Regained His Sight
		SOME seventy years ago there dwelt in Kyoto a celebrated swordmaker, a native of the province of Awa, in Tokushima.
		The doctor thought it a pity to allow such a skilled artist as Masakuni to remain in this remote village of Awa Province, and also that the beautiful O Ai should be allowed to rust there: so he persuaded them to join him in Kyoto.
		Subsequently he obtained a place as maid of honour in the palace of the Duke of Karasumaru for O Ai San, where she was perfectly happy.
	www.sacred-texts.com /shi/atfj/atfj28.htm (1267 words)

	Awa-odori in Kagurazaka
		I soon finished the film in the camera I happened to have with me, and the next evening I was back.
		The name Awa-odori comes from Awa 阿波 province (also called Ashū), present-day Tokushima prefecture in Shikoku, Japan's fourth-largest island.
		(This should not be confused with the homophonous Awa 安房 province, or Bōshū, now part of Chiba prefecture, immediately east of Tokyo.)
	www.hoary.org /snaps/japan/awa-k.html (395 words)

	Awa Province (Tokushima) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Awa (阿波国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today a part of Tokushima prefecture on Shikoku.
		Awa was bordered by Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo provinces.
		This page was last modified 07:06, 25 July 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Awa_Province_(Tokushima) (72 words)

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