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Kanji for Provinces |
Below is a list of the major provinces of Japan where swords have
been manufactured over the last 1000 years. These tables are split into two sections; the columns on
the left are the Province names whilst the columns on the right are the colloquial readings of the
province names. |
Kinai - The Home Provences |
Yamashiro |
Jôshû |
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Yamato |
Washû |
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Kawachi |
Kashû |
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Izumi |
Senshû |
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Settsu |
Sesshû |
Tokaido - The Eastern Sea Circuit |
Iga |
Ishû |
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Ise |
Seishû |
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Shima |
Shishû |
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Owari |
Bishû |
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Mikawa |
Sanshû |
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Tôtômi |
Enshû |
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Suruga |
Sunshû |
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Kai |
Koushû |
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Izu |
Zushû |
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Sagami |
Soushû |
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Musashi |
Bushû |
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Awa |
Bûshû |
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Kazusa |
Soshû |
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Shimosa |
Soshû |
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Hitachi |
Joshû |
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Tosando - The Eastern Mountain Circuit |
Ômi |
Goshû |
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Mino |
Noshû |
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Hida |
Hishû |
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Shinano
| Shinshû |
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Kôdzuke
| Joshû |
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Shimotsuke |
Yashû |
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Mutsu |
Oushû |
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Dewa |
Ushû |
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Hokurikudo -The Northern Land Circuit |
Wakasa |
Jakushû |
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Echizen |
Esshô |
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Kaga |
Kashû |
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Noto |
Noshû |
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Etchû |
Esshû |
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Echigo |
Esshû |
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Sado |
Sashû |
Sanindo - The Mountain Shade Circuit |
Tamba |
Tanshû |
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Tango |
Tanshû |
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Tajima |
Tanshû |
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Inaba |
Inshû |
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Hôki |
Kakushû |
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Izumo |
Unshû |
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Iwami |
Sekishû |
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Oki |
Insh |
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Sanyoudou - The Sunny Mountain Road |
Harima |
Banshû |
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Mimasaka |
Sakushû |
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Bizen |
Bishû |
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Bitchû |
Bishû |
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Bingo |
Bishû |
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Aki |
Geishû |
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Suô |
Boshû |
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Nagato |
Choshû |
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Nankaidou - The Southern Sea Road |
Kii |
Kishû |
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Awaji |
Tanshû |
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Awa |
Ashû |
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Sanuki |
Sanshû |
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Iyo |
Yoshû |
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Tosa |
Toshû |
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Saikaidou - The Western Sea Road |
Chikuzen |
Chikushû |
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Chikugo |
Chikushû |
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Buzen |
Hoshû |
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Bungo |
Hoshû |
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Hizen |
Hishû |
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Higo |
Hishû |
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Hyûga |
Nichishû |
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Ousumi |
Gûshû |
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Satsuma |
Sasshû |
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Iki |
Ishû |
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Tsushima |
Taishû |