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Map of Japanese provinces (
1868
) with Iwami Province highlighted
Iwami Province
(
石見?
,
Iwami-no kuni
)
was an
old province
of
Japan
in the area of
Shimane Prefecture
on the island of
Honsh?
.
[1]
It was sometimes called
Sekish?
(
石州
)
. The province had
borders
with
Aki
,
Bingo
,
Izumo
,
Nagato
, and
Su?
provinces. In the
Heian period
, the
capital city
of the province was
Hamada
.
Iwami Ginzan silver mine
In the
Edo period
, silver was discovered and mined. The
Iwami Ginzan
silver mine
(
石見銀山
)
was added to the
World Heritage List
in 2007.
[2]
In the
Meiji period
, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Iwami Province were
reformed
in the 1870s.
[3]
Mononobe jinja
was the chief
Shinto shrine
(
ichinomiya
) of Iwami.
[4]
