Shima Province

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This article is about the old province of Japan. For information about other places in Japan with the same name, see Shima.

Shima was a prosperous fishing region, and the Nara period governors of Shima were responsible for providing annual gifts of fish to the emperor. The chief town of Shima was Toba, although small Shima was often ruled by the daimyo of larger Ise during the Sengoku period.