A Note on Place Names

The place names we have used are the historical names used in the original text. Their corresponding modern names or locations are given below.

Historical name	Modern name, or location
Awa	Tokushima Prefecture
Bingo	Eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture
Chikuzen	Northeastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture
Chinzei	Kyushu
Echigo	A large part of Niigata Prefecture
Etchu	Toyama Prefecture
Higo	Kumamoto Prefecture
Ise	Mie Prefecture
Iyo	Ehime Prefecture
Izumi	Southern part of Osaka Prefecture
Kaga	Southern part of Ishikawa Prefecture
Kamutsuke	Gunma Prefecture
Kawachi	Eastern part of Osaka Prefecture
Kii	Wakayama Prefecture
Michinoku	Aomori Prefecture and part of Iwate Prefecture
Mikawa	Eastern part of Aichi Prefecture
Mino	Southern part of Gifu Prefecture
Musashi	Partsof Tokyo and of Saitama and Kanagawa Prefectures
Ohmi	Shiga Prefecture
Sanuki	Kagawa Prefecture
Settsu	Parts of Osaka and Hyogo Prefectures
Shimotsuke	Tochigi Prefecture
Shimousa	Northern part of Chiba Prefecture and part of Ibaraki Prefecture
Shinano	Nagano Prefecture
Suruga	Central part of Shizuoka Prefecture
Tamba	Parts of Kyoto and Hyogo Prefectures
Tango	Northern part of Kyoto Prefecture
Tosa	Kochi Prefecture
Yamashiro	Southern part of Kyoto Prefecture
Yamato	Nara Prefecture