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KiKAiGA shima; one of the islands of the Amami-6-shima subgroup, Riu Kiu. 



KiLiTNG ; same as Kelung. 



Kioto; same as Kyoto. 



Kitjsitj, or KYtJsHtJ; extreme southwestern island of the four large ones c-onstituting 



Japan proper. 

 KiYOTAKi toge; mountain in the province of Kawachi. 

 Kobe; large city in province of Setsu, on Osaka Bay. 



KocHi; on the southern coast of Shikoku, the cajiital of the province of Tosa. 

 Koriyama; town in the province of Yamato, 3 miles from Nara. 

 KoTO-SHo; Japanese name for Botel Tobago. 

 Krapto; same as Karafuto. 



KucHiNOERABU SHIMA; ouc of the islands of the Osunii group, Riu Kiu. 

 KuKiEN San; Chinese name for Iromote shima. 

 KuMAMOTo; capital of the province of Iligo, Kiusiu. 

 Kunashiri; islaiKl off the northeast extremity of Yezo. 

 Kurd shima; (] ) one of the islands of the Osumi group, E.iu Kiu; (2) one of the islands 



of the Yaeyama subgroup, Riu Kiu. 

 Kyoto; old capital of the Mikado, j^rovince of Yamashiro. 

 Kyushij; same as Kitjsiixj. 

 Lew-chew Islands; same as Riu Kiu. 



LiNSCHOTEN Archipelago or Group; same as Tokara Group, Riu Kiu. 

 LiouKiOT'; French spelling for Liukiu; same as Riu Kiu. 

 LiuKiu; Chinese pronunciation of Riu Kiu. 

 Loo CHOo; same as Riu Kiu. 



Loo (,'hoo Island, or Great Loo Choc; same as Okinawa shima. 

 LucHXj; same as Riu Kiu. 

 Meiacoshima; same as Miyakoshima. 

 MiAcosHiMA Islands; same as Miyakoshima Islands as a collective name for the 



southern Riu Kiu. Same as Saki shima. 

 Mimazaka; a province in the central portion of the western extension of Hondo. 

 Ming; province in central Hondo between Owari and Echizen. 

 Miyadugawa; river in province of Tamba. 

 Miyakeshima; middle island of the Seven Islands of Idzu. Not to be confounded 



with Miyakoshima. 

 MiYAKO Islands, as a group name often applied to the whole southern Riu Kiu group, 



or synonymously with Sakishima. 

 MiYAKO shima; the eastern large island of the Saki shima group, Riu Kiu, with Erabu 



shima, Tarama shima, and Minua shima, forming the Miyako sul:>group. 

 Miyazaki; town on the east coast of Kiiisiii in the province of Hiuga. 

 Mukoshima; northern group of Benin Islands. 



Murayama; village at the foot of Mount Fuji, on the south side of the volcano. 

 Musashi; province in Hondo, in which Tokyo is situated. 

 Nafa; same as Naha. 



Nagasaki; principal city of Kiusiu, in the province of Hizen. 

 Nagato; province in Hondo, forming the western extremity of this island. 

 Naha; capital city of Okinawa shima. 

 Nangasacki, and Nangasaki; same as Nagasaki. 

 Napa; same as Naha. 



Nara; city in the province of Yamato, not far from Kyoto and Osaka. 

 Nase, or Naze; a town and district on Amami-o-shima, the type locality of Tnmere- 



surus riukianns Hilgendorf. 

 Nemuro; town at the northeastern extremity of Yezo. 

 Nil shima; one of the northern islands of the Seven Islands of Idzu. 



