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The Tôkaidô, or Eastern-Sea Circuit, comprises fifteen provinces, namely:—
Iga | or | Ishiu. | |
Isé | or„ | Seishiu. | |
Shima | or„ | Shishiu. | |
Owari | or„ | Bishiu. | |
Mikawa | or„ | Sanshiu. | |
Tôtómi | or„ | Enshiu. | |
Suruga | or„ | Sunshiu. | |
Idzu | or„ | Dzushiu. | |
Kai | or„ | Kôshiu. | |
Sagami | or„ | Sôshiu. | |
Musashi | or„ | Bushiu. | |
Awa | or„ | Bôshiu. | |
Kadzusa | or„ | Sôshiu. | |
Shimôsa | or„ | Sôshiu. | |
and | Hitachi | or„ | Jôshiu. |
The Tôzandô or Eastern-mountain Circuit, comprises eight provinces, namely:—
Ômi | or | Gôshiu. | |
Mino | or„ | Nôshiu. | |
Hida | or„ | Hishiu. | |
Shinano | or„ | Shinshiu. | |
Kôdzuké | or„ | Jôshiu. | |
Shimotsuké, | or„ | Yashiu. | |
Mutsu | or„ | Ôshiu. | |
and | Déwa | or„ | Ushiu. |
The Hokurikudô, or Northern-land Circuit, comprises seven provinces, namely:—
Wasaka | or„ | Jakushiu. | |
Echizen | or„ | Esshiu. | |
Kaga | or„ | Kashiu. | |
Noto | or„ | Nôshiu. | |
Etchiu | or„ | Esshiu. | |
Echigo | or„ | Esshiu. | |
and | Sado (Island) | or„ | Sashiu. |
The Sanindô, or Mountain-back Circuit, comprises eight provinces, namely:
Tamba | or„ | Tanshiu. |