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Awaji

American  
[ah-wah-jee] / ɑˈwɑ dʒi /

noun

  1. an island in Japan, S of Honshu and N of Shikoku. 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).


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The Yamaguchi-gumi was formed in 1915 by a former fisherman, Harukichi Yamaguchi, on the island of Awaji, near Kobe.

From The Guardian Aug. 28, 2015

The fault that ruptured lies about six miles beneath Awaji Island, 15 miles off Kobe's shore.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miyoshi Nagateru retired to Chion-in, where he committed suicide; Sumimoto fled to Awa, dying there a few months later, and Yoshitane, after brief refuge in the island of Awaji, died in Awa, in 1523.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

Now, according to the Records, the first place "begotten" by Izanagi and Izanami was an island called Awa, supposed to be in the vicinity of Awaji.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

In common geography it is identified as Awaji, at the entrance of the Inland Sea.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot

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