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The Island of Yezo now called Hokkaidô is divided into Ten Districts. They are named as follows:—Kitami, Teshiwo, Nemoro, Kushiro, Tokachi, Hitaka, Iburi, Oshima, Shiribeshi, Ishikari.

Ishikari district is the largest, and contains an area of about 3503 square miles, which is also the area of the watershed of the Ishikari river. For the sake of comparison I give the area of the watershed of the river Thames, viz : 3086 square miles.

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