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    with location such as Nankaido. These include: 1498 Meiō Nankaidō earthquake 1605 Keichō Nankaidō earthquake 1854 Ansei-Nankai earthquake 1944 Tōnankai earthquake...
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    zone, yielding Tōkai earthquakes). They are also known as Nankaidō earthquakes (南海道地震, Nankaidō jishin). Historical Nankai earthquakes are as follows; some...
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    The 1498 Meiō earthquake (明応地震 Meiō Jishin) occurred off the coast of Nankaidō, Japan, at about 08:00 local time on 20 September 1498. It had a magnitude...
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    Nankai earthquake (昭和南海地震 Shōwa Nankai jishin) was a great earthquake in Nankaidō, Japan. It occurred on December 21, 1946, at 04:19 JST (December 20, 19:19...
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  • The 1605 Keichō earthquake (Japanese: 慶長地震) occurred at about 20:00 local time on 3 February. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.9 on the surface wave...
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    Kinai Tōkaidō Tōsandō Hokurikudō San'indō San'yōdō Nankaidō Saikaidō...
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    earthquake the next day, and the 1944 Tōnankai earthquake, followed by the 1946 Nankaidō earthquake. In one recorded case (the 1707 Hōei earthquake) the fault ruptured...
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    of Minamiawaji. It was founded in the 7th century as a part of Nankaidō. In Nankaidō, Awaji Province was between Kii Province and Awa Province. Awaji...
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    Shikoku, and Kyūshū: Tōkaidō (東海道) "East Sea Circuit": 15 provinces (kuni) Nankaidō (南海道) "South Sea Circuit": 6 provinces Saikaidō (西海道) "West Sea Circuit":...
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    terms of the Gokishichidō system, Sanuki was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit. Under the Engishiki classification system, Sanuki was ranked as...
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    campaigns, beginning in 1129, against pirates on the coasts of San'yōdō and Nankaidō. He also served his own clan in battling the warrior monks of Nara and...
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    Nankai (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the...
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    between the 7th and the 19th century, Awaji Province, and was a part of Nankaidō. Today the island consists of three municipalities: Awaji, Sumoto and Minamiawaji...
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    the Nagasaki Kaidō. Kaidō, however, do not include San'yōdō, San'indō, Nankaidō and Saikaidō, which were part of the even more ancient system of Yamato...
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  • Fudoki (section Nankaidō)
    Fudoki (風土記) are ancient reports on provincial culture, geography, and oral tradition presented to the reigning monarchs of Japan, also known as local...
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  • Thumbnail for Tosa Province
    terms of the Gokishichidō system, Tosa was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit. Under the Engishiki classification system, Tosa was ranked as...
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    Kamakura Kaidō Kōya Kaidō Kyōkaidō Matsumaedō Mikuni Kaidō Nagasaki Kaidō Nankaidō Nikkō Wakiōkan Ōyama Kaidō Saigoku Kaidō Satsuma Kaidō Sendaidō Shio no...
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    terms of the Gokishichidō system, Awa was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit. Under the Engishiki classification system, Awa was ranked as one...
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    along the northern side of the Seto Inland Sea). Southern sea circuit / Nankaidō (south to the Kii Peninsula and the islands of Awaji and Shikoku). Western...
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  • The geography and administrative subdivisions of Japan have evolved and changed during the course of its history. These were sometimes grouped according...
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    Korea and China. Even after the creation of major highways such as the Nankaidō and San'yōdō, the Seto Inland Sea remained a major transport route. There...
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    "Goki-shichidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 255, p. 255, at Google Books. Compare Nankaidō, which includes all of Shikoku, is the "southern sea circuit" and Tōkaidō...
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    and Heian periods. The port was destroyed by a tsunami in the 1498 Meiō Nankaidō earthquake. Kitabatake Akiyoshi Kitabatake Family Residence Gardens(Kitabatake...
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    terms of the Gokishichidō system, Iyo was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit. Under the Engishiki classification system, Iyo was ranked as one...
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    leader of the rōjū by Hotta Masayoshi. On November 4–7, 1854, the Great Nankaidō earthquakes and tsunamis killed 80,000 people. This was followed by the...
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    Torafu, Southern Sea Trough) is a submarine trough located south of the Nankaidō region of Japan's island of Honshu, extending approximately 900 km (559 mi)...
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    Kinai Tōkaidō Tōsandō Hokurikudō San’indō San’yōdō Nankaidō Saikaidō...
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    ancient times, Lake Hamana was a freshwater lake. However, the 1498 Meiō Nankaidō earthquake altered the topography of the area and connected the lake to...
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    which ruptured the C & D segments was followed two years later by the 1946 Nankaidō earthquake, rupturing segments A & B. In addition to these two events,...
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    (Southeastern Sea) of Japan, between the Tōkai region (Eastern Sea) and Nankaidō (Southern Sea Circuit) region, and are caused by ruptures in the Tōnankai...
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