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 easily reached from the harbour of Toba in Shima, which is distant only about seven miles from the nearest. The castle of Toba was built by one of the leaders of Toyotomi Hidéyoshi (Taicosama’s) expeditions against Corea, and some interesting relics are still preserved in it. The town is not large, and the chief business of the inhabitants seems to be furnishing supplies to the junks which frequent the port in small numbers.

The itineraries by the Tôkaidô are as follows:—

From Toba the read lies through two villages called Asama and Kusubé. On the west of Asama village rises the lofty hill called by the same name, from which the view towards the sea is magnificent. The town of Furuichi, about eight miles from Toba, where the pilgrims lodge, stands on a long ridge between the two Temples. It consists entirely of inns, brothels and houses