Saikaido

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Saikaido

is one of the main circuits

Circuit (subnational entity)

In law, a circuit is an Appellate court Judiciary used in the court systems of several nations....
of the Gokishichido

Gokishichido

was the name for ancient administrative units organized in Japan during the Asuka Period , as part of a Ritsuryo borrowed from the Chinese. Though these units did not survive as administrative structures beyond the Muromachi Period , they did remain important geographical entities up until the 19th century....
system, which was originally established during the Asuka Period

Asuka period

The , was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 , although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved much during the Asuka period, which is named after the Asuka, Yamato region, about 25 km south to the modern city of Nara, Nara....
. Literally translated, it means 'western sea road', and was the name used for Kyushu

Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
and the islands of Tsushima

Tsushima Island

Tsushima are islands of the Japanese Archipelago situated in the middle of Korea Strait at 34?25'N and 129?20'E. It is the largest island of Nagasaki Prefecture....
and Iki

Iki Island

Iki Island is an island lying between the island of Kyushu and the Tsushima Islands in the Tsushima Strait, the eastern channel of the Korea Strait....
. It consisted of nine ancient provinces and two islands: Chikuzen

Chikuzen Province

Chikuzen was an Provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu, but without the southern and eastern parts of Fukuoka....
, Chikugo

Chikugo Province

is the name of a provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyushu. Chikugo was bordered by Hizen Province, Chikuzen Province, Bungo Province, and Higo Province Provinces....
, Buzen

Buzen Province

Buzen was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in northern Kyushu, which bordered on Bungo province and Chikuzen provinces. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, including some northern districts of Oita Prefecture....
, Bungo

Bungo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in eastern Kyushu. It bordered Buzen Province, Hyuga Province, Higo Province, Chikugo Province, and Chikuzen Province provinces....
, Hizen

Hizen Province

was a former old provinces of Japan of Japan which bordered on the provinces Chikuzen province and Chikugo province. It was included in Saikaido, and today the area is split into Saga prefecture and Nagasaki prefecture prefectures, although it did not include the regions of Tsushima Province and Iki Province that are now part of modern Nagasaki...
, Higo

Higo Province

Higo was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Higo bordered on Chikugo Province, Bungo Province, Hyuga Province, Osumi Province, and Satsuma Province....
, Hyuga

Hyuga Province

Hyuga was an old provinces of Japan of Japan on the east coast of Kyushu, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki prefecture. Hyuga bordered on Bungo Province, Higo Province, Osumi Province, and Satsuma Provinces....
, Satsuma

Satsuma Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Its abbreviation is Sasshu ....
, Osumi

Osumi Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima prefecture. Osumi bordered on Hyuga Province and Satsuma Province provinces....
, Iki Island and Tsushima Island.

Similarly, Nankaido

Nankaido

The , literally meaning "southern sea road," was both an ancient region of Japan and an ancient road which connected provincial capitals in this region....
, which includes all of Shikoku

Shikoku

is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshu and east of Kyushu island. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima ....
, is the "southern sea circuit" and Tokaido

Tokaido (region)

The was originally an old Japanese geographical region that made up the gokishichido system and was situated along the southeastern edge of Honshu, its name literally means 'Eastern Sea Way'....
is the "eastern sea circuit", made famous by the wood-block prints of Hokusai

Hokusai

was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e Painting and printmaker of the Edo period. In his time, he was Japan's leading expert on Chinese painting. Born in Edo , Hokusai is best-known as author of the woodblock printing in Japan series 36 Views of Mount Fuji which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa...
and Hiroshige

Hiroshige

was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Ando Hiroshige and by the art name of Ichiyusai Hiroshige ....
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