1. The _Tokaido_, or "eastern-sea circuit," which comprised
fifteen provinces, viz.:--
_Iga_ or Ishu | Kai or _Koshyu_
_Isé_ " _Seishu_ | _Sagami_ " _Soshyu_
_Shima_ " Shinshu | Musashi " _Bushyu_
_Owari_ " _Bishu_ | Awa " _Boshu_
Mikawa " _Sanshu_ | Kazusa " Soshu
Totomi " _Enshu_ | Shimosa " Soshu
Suruga " _Sunshu_ | Hitachi " Joshu
_Izu_ " Dzushu |
2. The _Tozando_, or "eastern-mountain circuit," which comprised
eight provinces, viz.:--
Omi or _Goshu_ | Kozuke or _Joshu_
_Mino_ " Noshu | Shimotsuke " _Yashu_
_Hida_ " Hishu | Mutsu " _Oshu_
Shinano " _Shinshu_ | _Dewa_ " Ushu
3. The _Hokurikudo_, or "northern-land circuit," which comprised
seven provinces, viz.:--
Wakasa or _Jakushu_ | _Etchiu_ or Esshu
_Echizen_ " Esshu | _Echigo_ " Esshu
_Kaga_ " _Kashu_ | _Sado_ (island) " Sashu
_Noto_ " Noshu |
4. The _Sanindo_, or "mountain-back circuit," which comprised
eight provinces, viz.:--
_Tamba_ or Tanshu | _Hoki_ or Hakushu
_Tango_ " Tanshu | Izumo " _Unshu
_Tajima_ " Tanshu | Iwami " _Sekishu_
Inaba " _Inshu_ | _Oki_ (group of islands)
5. The _Sanyodo_, or "mountain-front circuit," which comprised
eight provinces, viz.:--
Harima or Banshu | _Bingo or Bishu
Mimasaka " Sakushu | Aki " _Geishu_
_Bizen_ " Bishu | _Suwo_ " Boshu
_Bitchiu_ " Bishu | Nagato " _Choshu_
6. The _Nankaido_, or "southern-sea circuit," which comprised,
six provinces, viz.:--
Kii or _Kishu_ | _Sanuki_ or Sanshu
_Awaji (island)_ " Tanshu | _Iyo_ " Yoshu
Awa " _Ashu_ | _Tosa_ " _Toshu_
7. The _Saikaido_, or "western-sea circuit," which comprised
nine provinces, viz:--
_Chikuzen_ or Chikushu | _Higo_ or Hishu
_Chikugo_ " Chikushu | _Hiuga_ " Nisshu
_Buzen_ " Hoshu | _Osumi_ " Gushu
_Bungo_ " Hoshu | Satsuma " _Sasshu_
_Hizen_ " Hishu |