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3. From Matsuro to Ito Country
| By crossing again a sea of 1,000 (nautical) li (1 day of sailing), you will reach Matsuro (a hollow bay with a front harbor) Country. There are about 4,000 households there, which are beside mountains and seas. Weeds and trees are grown so much that you will not be able to see a person going in front of you. They are good in catching fish and abalone, and they do it anywhere, deep or shallow, irrespective of the depth of water. By going on the land to the south-east 500 li (5 days on foot), you will reach Ito (a rock door) Country. Its officer is called Niki (two hills), and the secondary ones are Setsumoko (a back harbor and six children) and Heikiyoko (a screen rock, a hill, a river, and a child). There are about 1,000 households. They have had (their own) kings successively, but they have all been controlled by the Queen's countries. This is where the messengers from the (Daifang) county always stay on their ways. |
