1) Island of Mie Prefecture 
Remains of human settlement from the Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods have been found on Sugashima, and the name `Sugashima` appears in early documents, such as the Man`yōshū and Wamyō Ruijushō, and was mentioned in Kamakura period poetry by Saigyō Hōshi and Emperor Juntoku. The area prospered as a fishing village, and transshipment point ......