Iwakura

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Iwakura could mean:

• Iwakura (Shinto), sacred rocks considered to be abodes of the gods in Shinto.
• The city of Iwakura in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan.
• The Iwakura Mission, a diplomatic program during the Meiji restoration.
• Iwakura Oda - alternate Japanese Oda clan of Owari province.

Iwakura is also a Japanese surname. Some people named Iwakura include:

• Iwakura Tomomi, a statesman during the Meiji restoration.
• Iwakura Lain, the title character of the anime Serial Experiments Lain.