in Kobe and Nishinomiya Iwo Jima (Iō-jima; now officially Iō-tō): An island known as the site of a battle during World War II References External links Old Japanese Kana Usage Historical kana usage: How to read Imabi Lesson 378: Historical kana Orthography goo Jisho Online Japanese Kanji, compound, and phrase dictionary that gives historical kana spellings alongside modern spellings (although is only searchable by modern spellings) Kana Archaic Japanese language Japanese orthography Empire of Japan