Old Japanese Provinces (Roads)

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Kinai - 'Home provinces'

Tôkaidô - 'Eastern Sea Road'

Tôsandô - 'Eastern Mountain Road'

Hokurikudô - 'Northern Land Road'

Sanindô - 'Shady Mountain Road'

Sanyôdô - 'Sunny Mountain Road'

Nankaidô - 'Southern Sea Road'

Saikaidô - Western Sea Road'

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OLD JAPANESE PROVINCES
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key  =  PROVINCE  (ABBREVIATED FORM)

´öÆâ  Kinai   'Home Provinces'

»³¾ë¡¡¡Ê¾ë½£¡Ë Yamashiro (Joushuu)
ÂçÏ¡¡¡ÊϽ£¡Ë Yamato (Washuu)
²ÏÆâ¡¡¡Ê²Ï½£¡Ë Kawachi (Kashuu)
ÏÂÀô¡¡¡ÊÀô½£¡Ë Izumi (Senshuu)
ÙðÄÅ¡¡¡ÊÙð½£¡Ë Settsu (Sesshuu)

Å쳤ƻ  Toukaidou   'Eastern Sea Road'

°Ë²ì¡¡¡Ê°Ë½£¡Ë Iga (Ishuu)
°ËÀª¡¡¡ÊÀª½£¡Ë Ise (Seishuu)
»ÖËà¡¡¡Ê»Ö½£¡Ë Shima (Shishuu)
ÈøÄ¥¡¡¡ÊÈø½£¡Ë Owari (Bishuu)
»°²Ï¡¡¡Ê»°½£¡Ë Mikawa (Sanshuu)
±ó¹¾¡¡¡Ê±ó½£¡Ë Toutoumi (Enshuu)
½Ù²Ï¡¡¡Ê½Ù½£¡Ë Suruga (Sunshuu)
¹ÃÈå¡¡¡Ê¹Ã½£¡Ë Kai (Koushuu)
°ËƦ¡¡¡ÊƦ½£¡Ë Izu (Zushuu)
ÁêÌÏ¡¡¡ÊÁê½£¡Ë Sagami (Soushuu)
É𢡡¡ÊÉð½£¡Ë Musashi (Bushuu)
°Â˼¡¡¡Ê˼½£¡Ë Awa (Boushuu)
¾ååÁ¡¡¡ÊåÁ½£¡Ë Kazusa (Soushuu)
²¼åÁ¡¡¡ÊåÁ½£¡Ë Shimosa (Soushuu)
¾ïΦ¡¡¡Ê¾ï½£¡Ë Hitachi (Joushuu)

Å컳ƻ  Tousandou   'Eastern Mountain Road'

¶á¹¾¡¡¡Ê¹¾½£¡Ë Oumi (Goushuu)
ÈþÇ»¡¡¡ÊÇ»½£¡Ë Mino (Noushuu)
Èô㸡¡¡ÊÈô½£¡Ë Hida (Hishuu)
¿®Ç»¡¡¡Ê¿®½£¡Ë Shinano (Shinshuu)
¾åÌî¡¡¡Ê¾å½£¡Ë Kouzuke (Joushuu)
²¼Ìî¡¡¡ÊÌî½£¡Ë Shimozuke (Yashuu)
Φ±ü¡¡¡ÊΦ½£¡Ë Mutsu (Oushuu)
½Ð±©¡¡¡Ê±©½£¡Ë Dewa (Ushuu)

ËÌΦƻ  Hokurikudou   'Northern Land Road'

¼ã¶¹¡¡¡Ê¼ã½£¡Ë Wakasa (Jakushuu)
±ÛÁ°¡¡¡Ê±Û½£¡Ë Echizen (Esshuu)
²Ã²ì¡¡¡Ê²Ã½£¡Ë Kaga (Kashuu)
ǽÅС¡¡Êǽ½£¡Ë Noto (Noushuu)
±ÛÃæ¡¡¡Ê±Û½£¡Ë Etchuu (Esshuu)
±Û¸å¡¡¡Ê±Û½£¡Ë Echigo (Esshuu)
º´ÅÏ¡¡¡Êº´½£¡Ë Sado (Sashuu)

»³±¢Æ»  Sanindou   'Shady Mountain Road'

ðÇÈ¡¡¡Êð½£¡Ë Tamba (Tanshuu)
ð¸å¡¡¡Êð½£¡Ë Tango (Tanshuu)
âÇÏ¡¡¡Êð½£¡Ë Tajima (Tanshuu)
°øȨ¡¡¡Ê°ø½£¡Ë Inaba (Inshuu)
ÇìæÍ¡¡¡ÊÇì½£¡Ë Houki (Kakushuu)
½Ð±À¡¡¡Ê±À½£¡Ë Izumo (Unshuu)
Àи«¡¡¡ÊÀн£¡Ë Iwami (Sekishuu)
±£´ô¡¡¡Ê±£½£¡Ë Oki (Inshuu)

»³ÍÛÆ»  Sanyoudou   'Sunny Mountain Road'

ÇÅËá¡¡¡ÊÇŽ£¡Ë Harima (Banshuu)
Èþºî¡¡¡Êºî½£¡Ë Mimasaka (Sakushuu)
È÷Á°¡¡¡ÊÈ÷½£¡Ë Bizen (Bishuu)
È÷Ãæ¡¡¡ÊÈ÷½£¡Ë Bitchuu (Bishuu)
È÷¸å¡¡¡ÊÈ÷½£¡Ë Bingo (Bishuu)
°Â麡¡¡Ê麽£¡Ë Aki (Geishuu)
¼þËÉ¡¡¡ÊËɽ£¡Ë Suou (Boushuu)
ĹÌç¡¡¡ÊĹ½£¡Ë Nagato (Choushuu)

Æƻ  Nankaidou   'Southern Sea Road'

µª°Ë¡¡¡Êµª½£¡Ë Kii (Kishuu)
øϩ¡¡¡Êø½£¡Ë Awaji (Tanshuu)
°¤ÇÈ¡¡¡Ê°¤½£¡Ë Awa (Ashuu)
»¾´ô¡¡¡Ê»¾½£¡Ë Sanuki (Sanshuu)
°ËÕØ¡¡¡ÊÕؽ£¡Ë Iyo (Yoshuu)
ÅÚº´¡¡¡ÊÅÚ½£¡Ë Tosa (Toshuu)

À¾³¤Æ»  Saikaidou   'Western Sea Road'

ÃÞÁ°¡¡¡ÊÃÞ½£¡Ë Chikuzen (Chikushuu)
Ã޸塡¡ÊÃÞ½£¡Ë Chikugo (Chikushuu)
Ë­Á°¡¡¡ÊË­½£¡Ë Buzen (Houshuu)
Ë­¸å¡¡¡ÊË­½£¡Ë Bungo (Houshuu)
ÈîÁ°¡¡¡ÊÈî½£¡Ë Hizen (Hishuu)
Èî¸å¡¡¡ÊÈî½£¡Ë Higo (Hishuu)
Û©¸þ¡¡¡ÊÛ©½£¡Ë Hyuuga (Nichishuu)
Âç¶ù¡¡¡Ê¶ù½£¡Ë Ousumi (Guushuu)
»§Ëà¡¡¡Ê»§½£¡Ë Satsuma (Sasshuu)
Ôå´ô¡¡¡ÊÔå½£¡Ë Iki (Ishuu)
ÕôÇÏ¡¡¡ÊÕô½£¡Ë Tsushima (Taishuu)

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