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日本語Gishi-Wajinden
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1. From Daifang Country to Kuya Korea
2. Tsuikai and Itai Countries
| If you cross a sea for the first time and sail about 1,000 (nautical) li (1 day of sailing), you will arrive at Tsuikai (meaning of the Chinese letters: twin seas) (meaning of the Japanese pronunciation: a harbor rock and a wide rock) country. The primary officer is called Hiku (a storehouse, namely a tall mountain), and the secondary officer is Hinamori (a field and six woods). The place they live is a solitary island and can be a square of about 400 x 400 (nautical) li (4/10 day of sailing). Its mountains are steep and forests deep. Their roads are as if for the paths for animals like deers. There are about 1,000 households, but not much good fields for rice. They are self-sufficient by eating marine products, but get rice from the markets of the north and the south by boarding on ships. If you go to southward again, and cross a sea called Kankai (meaning of the Chinese letters: a large sea) (meaning of the Japanese pronunciation:a wide sea), you will reach Itai (a tall rock) country. Its officer is called again Hiku (a storehouse), and the secondary officer is Hinamori (a field and six woods). (The size of the country can be) Estimated as a square with 300 x 300 (nautical) li (3/10 day of sailing). There are many dense woods of bamboo and tree, and are about 3,000 houses. There are some rice fields being cultivated, but it is not enough for them to eat that they have to get rice from the markets of its south and north. |
