Iyo Province

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Iyo Province highlighted

Iyo Province (伊予国, Iyo-no-kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.[1] The province was sometimes called Yoshū (予州).

Iyo had borders with Awa, Sanuki, and Tosa Provinces.

The ancient capital city of the province was near modern Imabari.

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Iyo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 411.

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