The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-22
THE JAPANESE EMRIRE.


Description Of IT'S Terrttssial DIvisions-Prn-
ducsions, Manufactures and Commercial
Capabilities.
We have been favore by Aaron Haight Palmer,
Esq, with the following extracts from an unpab-
hshed memoir on Japan and the Independent Orieu-
tai Nations, prepared by that gentleman under
direction of the Department Of State, in lS49, and
which gives comprehensive description of the
eight grand divisions, ancienty Independent king
doms, denomnated "Do' or "Ways' of the Japanese
Empire, their subordinate "Kohfs" or provinces,
and "Koris" or districts, with their chief Cities
towns products, manufactures, &C., derived from
the most authentic Japanese sources:-
]. Gokynay consists of five provinces, which COM
pose the peculiar state or denesne Of the emperor;
they aIe as follows
L. Yamasiro [eight districts) principal cities,
kio, or Miyako, the residence Of the Dairi; MILO,
and Yodo; productions, damasks, satins. tafictas,
ard other silk fabrics of every kind lackered arti-
Giles, caps kesas scarfs for the Buddhist priests,
skreens, fans, pins, bOwstrngs white paint, tea
boxe, images OF Buddhist divinitits, porcelain and
ealthenwaie, melons, tender sprouts of the bamboo
fer eating, dry ginger stones for grinding ink tea
grindstones, dolls,j fish. 2. Yamato (tifteen dis
tIicts;) principal cities Koriyama, Toka-tori Kara:
productions, sak, or japanese wine, excellent ink,
paraso, pottery vessels, cotton, deer lacker, paper
(pialn and varnished) -four OF the katsoora root,
tobacco, melons, medical herbs, edible roots. 3.
Kawatsi (iiteen dtricts) city Sayansa productions
NUT banelled figs, sugar of rice, perfumes, cucum-
hers, tree-cotton diamonds, matrearia BRIDES bells
Tor hawks used Tor hunting raisins, black yams,
Goals, edible roots of the lotus. 4. Idzumi (three
dstricts): city Kisi-nowata: productions, gold
POWERED gauzes, tafetas, brass guns white paint
shoes, vinegar, umbrellas knives, melons, gold fish,
rock spari, soes, paper, salt, summer hats, water
jars, tobacco, combs, selves. 5. Sets (hrteen dis
tricts): Gties, Osaka, one of the chief commercial
empoIia in the empire, Takatsuki, Ayakasaki: pro-
luEtt fhAtIx ka.1 "a
cotton fabrics, salt water fish, sailed fish, grain
dcina plants, wood for building oil for burning,
saki, soy, vinegar, umbrellas tor the rain and the
sun, tiles, melons, turnips, sort OF mustard OF
kettles, gingerbread.
IT, Tokaydo, or eastern seaway, consists of fifteen
provinces, namely
l. Ipa (four dstricts): capital Wooye-no 2.
ma, Tsu, Mats-saka, Kambeh, Kwe, Nagasima,
foda, the Daysingu temples productions, raw
cotton Oree and herbaceous) tafletas, sea crabs
(highly prized), the best pearls in Japan, great
quantity of fish and shellfish, mOsses large rads
es, daucus Indica, acorns (totsi nomD, baIrelled
figs, excellent tea, mercury (crude and sublimed),
white paint whaebone, amanacks. sugar Of rice,
matches, flutes, straw shoes. 8. Sima 1.-TWO dis
trcts) capital, Toba productions, pearls nearly
as fine those Of Izeh. l. Dwarf eight distrc.s):
cities, Nakoya, lnogama productions, pearls load
stones, edible roots, gourds. s.. Mikawa eight
districts Cities Yosida Nisiwo, Kariya, Tawara
row-heads, stones for playing drafts and chess pa
per, fish, shellfsh, amongst which is the cancer
Bernhardus. 6. Tutumi fourteen districts( cities,
Kakegawa, Yakosuka, Famamats !: productions,
potatoes, oranges Of different sorts, ees and other
fish, sugar of rice, peas, light summer cloths made
ofthe katsoora plant other cloths, edible shoots Of
the bamboo, birds OF prey for the chase arrowheads
z Suruga (seven districts) cities, Foo-tsiu, Tana
ka productions, paper, bamboo utensils, melons,
tea, sweet oranges, rockspar and other sea-
fish, moss from Mount Foosi-no- Yama. 8. Idzu
(three districts): capital Simota productions, saki
or Japanese wine Cfrom Yekawa), paper, astrolo
gical amanacks from the great temple Of the Sintos
at Misima, ginger. 8. Kay Qour dstricts): capital
Foosiu: productions, tafetas, paper, stamped gold
Iaisins, barreed figs, trained horses. 10. sagaui
eight districts): cities, Odawara, Tamanawa: pro-
auctions: safiower, shrimpa (tae coast abounds
with fish,. IL. Moosasi ltwenty-one districts):
the residence of the Seogun military emperor Of
Japan; Kawagobe, Iwatski Osi productions, me-
Ions, fish, oysters, divers shell fish, moss, cotton,
human hair, lime. II. AVA (four districts): cities,
moss fish. Is. Ksdzuza eleven dstrcts) cities,
Odaghi, Sanuki, Kooruri: productions, satllower,
moss, oysters Tin the bay OF Ootaki-ura very fine
rock spari are taken). II. Simoosa (twelve dis
tiicts): cities, Sekiyado, Sakra, Kooga, Yughi:
productions, moss, chestnuts, gauzes and other silk
fabrics. Is. Fitats eleven districts: Cities Mito,
Simodats Kodats, Kasama: productions, large pa
per, carp, and many other fish.
Ill. TOsando, or way of the eastern mountains,
consists OF eight provinces:-
l. Oomi (thirteen dstrcts): cities, Fikoneh or
Sawa-yama, Zezeh: productions, bones OF snakes,
dead grassboppers, yellow dyeroot (kariasu lime,
rush mats, SPIDERS webs hempen cloths, a variety
of fish, paper made of grass, earthen dishes, timber
for building, grndstoues, stones for grinding ink,
porcelain Of skara,ki, arrow heads, tobacco
saddles, whips, cruppers, lamp wicks, kettles,
measures, ink, moxa Ia substance to burn,
made from the tops and leaves of spe-
cies OF artemesia), asbestos, cotton thread, peas
aud beans, paper, pins and needles, calculating
boards (abacus) Mino eighteen districts): cities,
Oogan Kanora or Kanara productions, silk manu-
fctures various sorts OF paper melons, knives and
(oar distlicts): capital, Taka-yama: productions,
cotton, saitpetre, silver, copper, fish, silk goods.
4. Sinano Oen districts): cities Uyeda, Matsumoto,
lyi-yama, Takst0 Omoro, lydia, Takasima: produce
quality, buckwheat, hempen garments, salt,
tobacco. g. Kootskeh fourteen districts) cities,
Tatsayan, Mayi bas, Numada, Yasinaka, Takeseki
productions, silk manufactures of various qualities,
lacker, celebrated carp from the river Negawa, G..
Sm0tsheh (nine districts): Cities Ootsu-mya (con-
tanning the temple OF the Sntos, in high repute),
Kuraa, Mifu, Odawala (also Mount Nikwo-san,
with celebrated Buddhic temple): productions,
paper (strong and of large size) acker, tine taft
fcta straw hats fans, umbrellas, copper from Mount
Rowo-yama. 7. Moots (fIty.four districts), the
largest province in Japan cities, Senday, the capt.
tai OF an almost independent prince; Sira-iss, Wa
latsdo, Tana-koola, raira, Sirakawa, Nakamura,
Fook-sma, Minuwaru, Firo saki Gin the district of
Tsugar), bas, and lastly Matsmai, at the south
err extremity Of the island of Yes0 productions,
silk fabrics, summer garments made OF paper, pa
per, ashes and potash, gold dust. hawks for hunt-
ing, grain, large shells, sailed fish, bearskns,
trained horses, horetails, lacker, wax, wooden
bowls, rock crystal, amber, red earth the best
horses in Japan are from the district of Nanbu,
where are extensive pastures the productions Of
Yeso, in particular, are as follows konbu, or sea-
cabtuge, birds of preyor hawking, whales and other
sea fish, skins of offers beavers, seals, and stays,
castoreum, gold, silver, adamantine SPAR s. Dewa,
Twelve districts): cities, Yone-sawa, Yamagata
0newe.no yama, Sinzio, Sionay, Akita: productions,
sea cabbage, sa1iower, very large kind of hemp,
wax, lacker, oiled paper madder, tin, lead silver,
sulphur deer skins, horses.
". Fookoorokudo, or way of the northern dis
tricts, compIehends seven pr0vinees:-
!. Wakasa Uhree dietricts): capital, Kobama:
productions, white rice, pionies, pulp Of lotus flow
ers perfume bags, cloths, mosses paper, saki, PEN
els, stones for grinding ink, black stones for draft