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Riu Kiu ; Jajjansese pronounciation of the name of the chain of islands between Kiiisiu 

 and Formosa, known otherwise as Liukiu, Loo Choo, Luchu, Lioukiou, etc. 

 The Eiu_Kiu curve naturally falls into four main groups from north to south as 

 follows: Osumi group, nearest Kiiisiu; Tokara group, oi Linschoten Archipelago ; 

 Oshima-Okinawa, or middle, group; and Saki shima, or southern group. The 

 Oshima-Okinawa group falls again into two subgroups, the Amami-6-shima sub- 

 group and the Okinawa subgroup. The Saki shima group also subdivides into 

 the Miyako subgroup and the Yaeyama subgroup. In addition some outlying 

 groups and islets are referred to the Riu Kiu Archipelago, such as the Piimacle 

 group and the Borodino group. 

 For the islands composing these groups see under name of each of the latter. 



Rokagawa; river in western Mino. 



Sagalien; same as Sakhalin. 



Sagami; province in central Hondo, at the western entrance to Tokyo Bay. 



Sagara; Totomi province. 



S.«ighalien; same as Sakhalin. 



Sakhalin; Russian name for the large island to the north of Yezo, the southern half of 

 which again belongs to Japan since 1905. 



Saki shima group; southern group of islands of the Riu Kiu curve, composed of the 

 Miyako and Yaeyama subgroups. 



San-indo; name of the district occupying the Sea of Japan slope of the western exten- 

 sion of Hondo, in contradistinction to San-yodo, embracing the Inland Sea 

 provinces. 



San-yodo ; district occupying the Inland Sea slope of the western extension of Hondo. 



Sapporo; capital of Hokkaido, in the interior of Yezo. 



Sasayama; village in the province of Tamba, 60 kilometers west-northwest of Kyoto; 

 altitude 250 meters above sea. 



Satsuma; province occupying the southwestern extremity of Kiusiii. 



Sendai; large city in the province of Rikuzen, northeastern Hondo. 



Sendai; small town in the province of Satsuma, KiCisiii. 



Seta; village near south end of Lake Biwa. 



Setanai; village in the province of Shiribeshi, west coast of Yezo. 



Setsu, or Settsu; province in Hondo, at the head of Osaka Bay. The cities of Kobe 

 and Osaka are located in this province. 



Seven Islands of Idzu; series of volcanic islands stretching north-south from the 

 province of Idzu. The principal islands comprising this archipelago are : 0-shima 

 or Vries Island; Nii shima; Miyakeshima; and Hachijo shima. 



Shikoku; fourth of the principal islands of Japan, bounding the Inland Sea on the 

 south. 



Shikotsu Lake; crater lake about 20 to 30 miles in circumference, about 39 miles 

 from Sapporo, Yezo. 



Shima; province in Hondo at the western entrance to Owari Bay. 



Shimabara; town in the province of Hizen, Kiiisiii, at the entrance of Shimabara Bay, 

 not far from Nagasaki. 



Shinshixj, or Shinshu, also called Shinano; inland province in central Hondo, east 

 of Hida and Mino. 



Shiribeshi; province on the southwest coast of Yezo. 



Shuri; town on Okinawa shima. 



SiMODA, or Shimoda; town in the province of Idzu. 



SuDZAKA yama; mountain in southern Hondo, where the boundaries of the three 

 provinces of Ise, Iga, and Omi meet. Type-locality of Megalobalrachus japonicus 

 Temminck).) 



Sulphur Island; same as Tori shima. 



Sumiyoshi; famous temple 3^ miles from Osaka. 



