Awa Province

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Awa Province(Chiba) highlighted

Awa Province (安房国, Awa 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 (房総半島), whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimousa Provinces.

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.

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

List of districts and villages

• Awa District (ja:安房郡)
• Asai District (ja:朝夷郡)
• Nagasa District (ja:長狭郡)
• Heguri District (ja:平群郡)

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