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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.