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About Hokkaido

Hokkaido is the second biggest island of Japan, and the most important and northernmost prefecture. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu. The two islands are related by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is likewise its most effective ordinance-designated metropolis. About 43 km north of Hokkaido lies Sakhalin Island, Russia. To its east and north-east are the disputed Kuril Islands. The Nihon Shoki, completed in 720 AD, is regularly said to be the primary point out of Hokkaido in recorded records.

According to the text, Abe no Hirafu led a huge military and military to northern areas from 658 to 660 and came into contact with the Mishihase and Emishi. One of the places Hirafu went to was called Watarishima, that is regularly believed to be present-day Hokkaido. However, many theories exist in relation to the information of this event, including the vicinity of Watarishima and the not unusual perception that the Emishi in Watarishima have been the ancestors of the existing-day Ainu humans.

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