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unusual facts about Iyo Province



Akiyama Yoshifuru

Born as the third son to a poor samurai in the Matsuyama Domain, Iyo Province (modern Ehime Prefecture), Akiyama's family was so poor in his childhood that he was forced to work as a fire stoker and janitor in a local public bathhouse for a pittance each day.

Japanese ironclad Fusō

On 29 October 1897, Fusō collided with the cruiser Matsushima in rough weather off the coast of Iyo (Shikoku) and sank.


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