APPENDIX
Provinces and Prefectures
THE following list gives in detail the divisions of Japan into Provinces (Kuni), according to “Circuits”:—
Go-Kinai (Five Home Provinces). Yamashiro, Yamato, Kawachi, Izumi (or Senshiu), Settsu (or Sesshiu).
Tōkaidō (Eastern Sea Road). Iga, Ise, Shima, Owari, Mikawa, Tōtōmi, Suruga, Kai, Izu, Sagami, Musashi, Awa (or Bōshiu), Kazusa, Shimōsa, Hitachi.
Tōsandō (Eastern Mountain Road). Ōmi, Mino, Hida, Shinano (or Shinshiu), Kōzuke (or Jōshiu), Shimozuke, Iwaki, Iwashiro, Rikuzen, Rikuchū, Mutsu, Uzen, Ugo.
Hokurikudō (North Land Road). Wakasa, Echizen, Kaga, Noto, Etchū, Echigo, Sado Island.
Sanindō (Mountain Shade Road). Tamba, Tango, Tajima, Inaba, Hōki, Izumo, Iwami, Oki Islands.
Sanyōdō (Mountain Sunlight Road). Harima (or Banshiu), Mimasaka, Bizen, Bitchū, Bingo, Aki, Suwō, Nagata (or Chōshiu).
Nankaidō (Southern Sea Road). Kii (or Kishiu), Awaji Island, Awa, Sanuki, Iyo, Tosa (or Toshiu), of which the last four are in the island of Shikoku.
Saikaidō (Western Sea Road). Chikuzen, Chikugo, Buzen, Bungo, Hizen, Higo, Hyūga, Ōsumi, Satsuma (or Sasshiu), Iki Island, Tsushima Island, of which all except the last two are on the island of Kyūshiu.
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE OF JAPAN197
(25 Years) Central Meteorological Observatory (1876-1900)
35° 41´ N. Lat., 139° 46´ E. Long. Height, 70 feet. Inches and Fahrenheit degrees.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean temperature |
36.9 | 38.4 | 44.2 | 54.3 |
Mean max. temperature |
46.8 | 47.5 | 53.4 | 62.9 |
Mean min. temperature |
28.6 | 30.4 | 35.3 | 45.6 |
Absolute max. temp. |
97.9 (July 14, 1891) | |||
Absolute min. temp. |
15.4 (Jan. 13, 1876) | |||
Mean rainfall |
2.14 | 3.03 | 4.32 | 5.04 |
No. rainy days |
7.2 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 14.8 |
Days with snow |
4.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
Mean barometer |
29.96 | 29.97 | 29.95 | 29.94 |
Mean direction of wind |
N.22°W. | N.16°W. | N.8°W. | N.51°E. |
| May. | June. | July. | Aug. | |
Mean temperature |
61.9 | 68.8 | 75.8 | 78.2 |
Mean max. temperature |
70.2 | 76.1 | 83.0 | 86.0 |
Mean min. temperature |
53.5 | 62.2 | 69.6 | 71.8 |
Absolute max. temp. |
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Absolute min. temp. |
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Mean rainfall |
5.91 | 6.52 | 5.01 | 4.37 |
No. rainy days |
13.3 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 11.8 |
Days with snow |
... | ... | ... | ... |
Mean barometer |
29.84 | 29.77 | 29.77 | 29.79 |
Mean direction of wind |
S.44°E. | S.39°E. | S.20°E. | S.21°E. |
| Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
Mean temperature |
71.6 | 60.3 | 50.1 | 41.3 |
Mean max. temperature |
78.9 | 68.9 | 60.1 | 52.0 |
Mean min. temperature |
65.5 | 53.1 | 41.7 | 32.4 |
Absolute max. temp. |
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Absolute min. temp. |
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Mean rainfall |
8.12 | 7.07 | 4.35 | 2.02 |
No. rainy days |
16.2 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 6.3 |
Days with snow |
... | ... | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Mean barometer |
29.87 | 29.98 | 29.99 | 29.95 |
Mean direction of wind |
N.47°E. | N.4°W. | N.14°W. | N.25°W. |
| Year. | ||||
| Mean temperature | 56.8 | |||
| Mean max. temperature | 65.5 | |||
| Mean min. temperature | 49.1 | |||
Absolute max. temp. |
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Absolute min. temp. |
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| Mean rainfall | 57.90 | |||
| No. rainy days | 141.6 | |||
| Days with snow | 12.8 | |||
Mean barometer |
29.90 | |||
| Mean direction of wind | N.1°W. | |||
Hokkaidō (Northern Sea Road). Oshima, Shiribeshi, Iburi, Ishikari, Hitaka, Tokachi, Teshiwo, Kushiro, Nemuro, Kitami (all on the island of Yezo), and Chishima, or the Kurile Islands.
Ryūkyū (Loo Choo) Islands. This group constituted one, the 85th, Kuni.
The following is the list of Japanese Prefectures (Ken and Fu):—
The Fu number three: Tōkyō, Kyōto, and Ōsaka.
The Ken number forty-three: Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gumma, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Miye, Gifu, Shiga, Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama, Niigata, Fukushima, Miyagi, Yamagata, Akita, Iwate, Aomori, Nara, Wakayama, Hyōgo, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, Tottori, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kōchi, Nagasaki, Saga, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa (Ryūkyū Islands).
Hokkaidō and Formosa are at present administered as “territories” by the Imperial Government, although the former has recently been granted a small measure of local self-government.