OKI  , a See also:

• GROUP

group of islands belonging to See also:

• JAPAN

Japan, lying due See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north of the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of Izumo, at the intersection of 36° N. and 133° E . The group consists of one large See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island called Dogo, and three smaller isles—Chiburi-shima, Nishi-no-shima, and Naka-noshima—which are collectively known as Dozen . These four islands have a See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast-See also:

• LINE

line of 182 m., an See also:

• AREA

area of 130 sq. m., and a See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of 63,000 . The island of Dogo has two high peaks, Daimanji-mine (2185 ft.) and Omine-See also:

• YAMA (Sanskrit " twin," in allusion to his being twin with his sister Yami, traditionally the first human pair)

yama (2128 ft.) . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• TOWN

town is See also:

• SAIGO, TAKAMORI (1832-1877)

Saigo in Dogo, distant about 40 M. from the See also:

• PORT

port of See also:

• SAKAI

Sakai in Izumo . The name Oki-no-shima signifies " islands in the offing," and the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place is celebrated in See also:

• JAPANESE

Japanese See also:

• HISTORY

history not only because the See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of the islands was much disputed in feudal days, but also because an ex-See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor and an emperor were banished thither by the Hojo regents in the 13th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century .