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Awaji

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[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

On the other side of the ship we see the Island of Awaji, so we are now between the two islands and it is much like the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John

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)

After the island of Awa, the producing couple gave birth to Awaji and subsequently to Shikoku, which is described as an island having four faces, namely, the provinces of Awa, Iyo, Tosa, and Sanuki.

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