Nakata

Myōdō lay in the lower Yoshino River country of Awa, around the castle town of Tokushima. In 1585 Toyotomi Hideyoshi granted Awa to Hachisuka Iemasa, who established Tokushima Castle as his seat. The Hachisuka lords continued to govern Awa through the Edo period. Indigo grown and processed in the province became a celebrated dye, and the domain's policies helped its merchants sell it across Japan.