List of locales in ‘Musashi – Book 1: The Way of the Samurai’

Sekigahara – the place of the battle in which, in 1600, Ieyasu defeated the combined armies of the western daimyo for control of Japan
Mount Ibuki – mountainous area located in the vicinity of Sekigahara
Mount Fuwa – mountainous area located in the vicinity of Sekigahara
Fuwa – a village controlled by Tsujikaze Temma’s gang of freebooters

Mimasaka – home province of Musashi and Matahachi
Miyamoto – Musashi’s and Matahachi’s home village
Daishoji and Shippoji – temples in the village of Miyamoto
Nakayama Pass and Aida River – geographical features at the Mimasaka-Harima boundary
Mikazuki Teahouse – a teahouse located after Nakayama Pass
Hinagura – the ridge that marked the provincial border of Mimasaka
Itadori Pasture – a level clearing on Takateru Mountain in the vicinity of Miyamoto

Harima – province when Musashi’s late mother lived after she had divorced Munisai
Tatsuno – place in Harima province
Tajima Province – Takuan’s place of birth

Edo – Tokugawa Ieyasu’s stronghold
Osaka – city in southwestern Japan, rival to Kyoto
Kyoto – city in southwestern Japan, rival to Osaka
Nara – city in southwestern Japan, abundant in ronin defiant of the Tokugawa government
Ise – city in central Japan

Hanada Bridge – bridge located just outside the castle town of Himeji
Himeji Castle – the ‘White Crane Castle” in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture
Mount Oe – the place where a dreaded demon resides
Takano, Shingu and Tatsuno – villages on Harima Road
Sayo district – a district in Hyogo Prefecture
Hitachi, Echizen, and Kyushu – Japanese provinces
Kayahara – the place where Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s troops had slain the wife, concubines and children of his nephew, the regent Hidetsugu

Shijo Avenue, Kamo River, Takase River, Chawan Hill, Sannen Hill and Toribe Mountain – geographical landmarks in Kyoto
Mount Kurama – a mountain to the north-west of the city of Kyoto
Tambo province – place of birth of several Kyoto prostitutes
Yomogi Teahouse – Oko’s teahouse in Kyoto
Teramachi (aka ‘Town of Temples’) – street in Kyoto
Kuyado, Honnoji and Hongando – temples in Kyoto
Daigo – city south of Kyoto
Rokujizo crossing – landmark in Daigo

Yamato highroad – road connecting Kyoto and Nara
Rokuamida – crossroad on Yamato highroad
Uji, Kizu, Taga, and Ide – stops on the Yamato highroad, on the way to Nara

Shosoin Repository and Ganrin’in Temple – temples located on Abura Hill in Nara
Hozoin Temple – a Zen temple from Nara famous for its lance fighters
Ozoin Temple – a Nichiren temple from Nara
Mount Kasuga – mountain in Nara
Sarusawa Pond and Sai River – landmarks in Nara
Mount Mikasa and Hannya Hill – geographical features in Nara

Publishing details: Musashi – Book 1: The Way of the Samurai by Eiji Yoshikawa, Corgi Books, Translated from the Japanese by Charles S. Terry, Foreword by Edwin O. Reischauer, 1990, 302 p.

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