Awa Province (Tokushima)

was an old province of Japan in the area of Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It was sometimes called . 
Awa had borders with Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo Provinces. 
History.
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Awa Province were reformed in the 1870s.
Shrines and Temples.
"Ōasahiko jinja" was the chief Shinto shrine ("ichinomiya") of Awa.