Awaji
Americannoun
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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
The first island brought up out of the water was Awaji; and then the main island.
From Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan by Ozawa
Awaji is noted for a peculiar manufacture of pottery.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
At their first miscarriage the two Kami, by better organization, overran the island of Awaji and then pushed on to Shikoku, which they brought completely under their sway.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)
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