Kaido-koro (Seaside road)

...The southern route was from Naniwa to Chikushi to Chika Island (Hirado and the Goto Islands) to Eira Island (Hirado) to Uku Island to Tojika Island (Ojika) to Aikotaura to Fukue Island, across the East China Sea, and landing at the mouth of the Yangtze River. The Kaido-Katsura route was from Chikuzen to the north along the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, across the Bohai Bay, west along the south coast of the Shandong Peninsula, south along the coasts of North and Central China, and landing at Yangzhou. The southern route from Naniwa to Chikushi to Tatane (Tane) to Yaku (Yaku) to Tokarara (Takara) to Amami to Tokan (Tokuno) to Agonaba (Okinawa) to Kyumi (Kume) to Shinkaku (Ishigaki), across the East China Sea, and landing at the mouth of the Yangtze River was probably a route taken by drifting....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kaido-Karoji" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…南路は難波～筑紫～値嘉島(平戸･五島列島)～庇良(平戸)島～宇久島～遠値賀(小値賀)島～合蚕田（あいこのた）浦～福江島～東シナ海横断～揚子江口上陸の経路である。海道舡路は筑前～朝鮮半島西岸北上～渤海湾横断～山東半島南岸西行～華北･華中沿岸南下～揚州上陸の経路である。難波～筑紫～多褹(種子)～夜久(屋久)～吐火羅(宝)～奄美～度感(徳之)～阿児奈波(沖縄)～球美(久米)～信覚(石垣)～東シナ海横断～揚子江口上陸の南島路は漂流による経路であろう。…

※「海道舡路」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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