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	Oki Ml320
		Oki (隠岐国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan which consisted of Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan, located off the coast of Izumo and Hoki provinces.
		From the Kamakura period Oki Province was governed by the shugo of Izuo province mostly.
		Oki (隠岐) is the name of a group of islands (隠岐諸島 ''Oki shotō'') in the Sea of Japan, 40 to 80 km from the coast of Honshu.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/60/oki-ml320.html (671 words)

	Oki - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		OKI, a group of islands belonging to Japan, lying due north of the province of Izumo, at the intersection of 36° N. and 133° E. The group consists of one large island called Dogo, and three smaller isles - Chiburi-shima, Nishi-no-shima, and Naka-noshima - which are collectively known as Dozen.
		The island of Dogo has two high peaks, Daimanji-mine (2185 ft.) and Omine-yama (2128 ft.).
		The name Oki-no-shima signifies "islands in the offing," and the place is celebrated in Japanese history not only because the possession of the islands was much disputed in feudal days, but also because an ex-emperor and an emperor were banished thither by the Hojo regents in the 13th century.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Oki (148 words)

	Oki Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oki was an exile site, and both Emperor Go-Toba and Emperor Go-Daigo were exiled to this province.
		From the Kamakura period Oki Province was governed primarily by the shugo of Izumo province.
		In the Muromachi period, it was ruled successively by the Sasaki clan, the Yamana clan and the Kyogoku clan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oki_Province (235 words)

	Oki Islands - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Oki Islands, group of Japanese islands in the southern part of the Sea of Japan (East Sea), about 60 km (37 mi) north of Honshū, at longitude...
		An island differs from a continent both in geological structure and in...
		New Guinea, island in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Australia, part of the Malay Archipelago.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Oki_Islands.html (114 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Oki Islands consist of the major island Dogo and a cluster of three smaller islands known as the "Dozen Group".
		The Oki Islands in old times were used to exile important political prisoners (Sutherland and Britton, 1980).
		Oki Island is renowned for its "shiitake" mushrooms and the sands from the iron-rich Hii river support a thriving swordsmith's craft (Sutherland and Britton, 1980).
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/1340v.htm (660 words)

	Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan: XVII. A Story of Oki Islands
		THE Oki Islands, some forty-five miles from the mainland of Hoki Province, were for centuries the scene of strife, of sorrow, and of banishment; but to-day they are fairly prosperous and highly peaceful.
		Immediately she set to and tried to persuade the fishermen to take her to the Islands; but nearly all her money had gone, and, moreover, no one was allowed to land at the Oki Islands in those days--much less to visit those who had been banished thence.
		In the island of Kamijima (Holy Island) in the Oki Archipelago peace reigned.
	www.sacred-texts.com /shi/atfj/atfj19.htm (2393 words)

	Oki's Island
		Oki's Island has just won its first accolade: an award for religious fiction in the 2006 USA Best Book Awards.
		Oki, a young Polynesian fisherman, has left the safety of the lagoon to catch fish for the yearly ritual which takes place on the lip of the island's active volcano.
		Thus begins Oki's journey, a search for his own land and people that takes him far from both, to cultures and islands eerily similar, yet startlingly different, than his own.
	www.kennykemp.com /oki.htm (230 words)

	Islands of Japan: Tour Himeji-jo, Ito Island, Hagi, Benesse House
		This tour is carefully crafted so you can explore and appreciate the beauty of Japan as an island country, from its rugged coastline along the Sea of Japan, to bustling seaside cities, quiet rural towns and spectacular Naoshima Island, home to the Benesse House resort/art museum.
		A unique tour crafted to allow you to fully appreciate the beauty of this island country, from its rugged coastline along the Sea of Japan, to bustling seaside cities, quiet rural towns and spectacular Naoshima Island, home to the Benesse House resort/art museum.
		Being an island country is an essential part of Japan's spirit, and we'll come to know that spirit through the art, cuisine, crafts and most of all, the people, we'll experience firsthand.
	www.esprittravel.com /tours/islands_japan.html (1474 words)

	GENUKI: Orkney
		The islands lie between the North Sea to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and cover an area of 376 square miles.
		The discovery of oil beneath the North Sea led to the construction of a pipeline terminal on Flotta, one of the islands that surround the sheltered harbour of Scapa Flow.
		This family history newsletter concerning the islands of Westray and Papa Westray is published three times a year since 1987 by Gavin Rendall.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/sct/OKI (4233 words)

	Chugoku
		From olden times, the diminutive island was considered a place too sacred on which to die or be born.
		Seventy km off the coast of Matsue in the Sea of Japan are the Oki Islands, Dozen and Dogo, which attract few visitors but are known to insiders as rustic, uncluttered vacation spots.
		The Oki Islands, only a short ferry ride from Matsue, were considered so remote that they were used as islands of exile for deposed emperors such as Go-Daigo, who was sent there in the 14th century.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/japan/about_destin/chugoku.html (1972 words)

	How It Was - Tokdo Dispute History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Asked by the lord of Oki what had brought him there An explained that he had come to Oki several years before and obtained agreement from Japanese authorities in the form of an official document issued by the Kanpaku that the two islands of Ullungdo and Usando lie within the boundary of Korea's territory.
		Of all the islands south of the 38th parallel known to have originally belonged to Korea, only Dokdo was not explicitly placed under the control of the XXIV Corps.
		For Ulleung Island residents living on fishing, the Dokdo islets are a livelihood in themselves, with some 60 percent of their catch coming from waters around Dokdo.
	kalaniosullivan.com /KunsanAB/8thFW/Howitwasb11tokdo.html (14770 words)

	Oki Islands (Japan)
		Oki Islands Oki ( ) is the name of a group of islands ( øö Oki shotM) in the Sea..
		The Oki Islands are where political exiles were sent in medieval Japan.
		Oki Islands archipelago, Shimane ken (prefecture), Japan, lying in the Sea of Japan..
	www.swisstourguides.com /japan-oki-islands.htm (438 words)

	Cook Islands Music
		Pa'umotu, a group of islands in what is French Polynesia today, is said to have been named by a celebrated Polynesian ancestor, called Ka'ukura, is said to have led a large migration of people, e varu rau (1600), from 'Avaiki, stopping at islands which he named Iva-nuk, Iva-ra'i, Iva-te-pupenga, and others.
		When he had completed the ceremonies appointing chiefs and a high chief for the three main islands, he addressed the people telling them to always remember that they sprang from a common stock and were one people.
		Variations exist between the islands, however, the purpose of ute is the same on all islands - it is a celebratory song to be sung in a party atmosphere.
	www.janesoceania.com /cookislands_music/index.htm (6514 words)

	Flying Yangban: Japan and Korea's compeating claims to Dokdo/Takeshima Part Two: Korea's historical claim
		With all the renaming and misnaming of the islands in the area, it is difficult to for me to determine which references are to Dokdo and which may be to something else.
		The small island beside Ulleungdo, Jukdo, was once called as Usando, or some different names in Korea, it was called as Igashima in Japan in the 18th century but nobody knows what they call it in the late 19th century in Japan.
		It is north-west of Oki province (隱岐國) and the distance from Oki is 120 Ri (里).
	gopkorea.blogs.com /flyingyangban/2005/04/warningnbsp_thi.html (12614 words)

	Oki Microline 184 Turbo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Oki (隠岐国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan which consisted of Oki Islands in the Sea ofJapan, located off the coast of Izumo and Hoki provinces (today Shimane and Tottori prefectures).
		Oki Islands consists of two relatively big island and some smaller ones.
		From the Kamakura period Oki Province was governed by the shugo ofIzuo province mostly.
	www.relativeaccess.com /File/722-Oki.Microline.184.Turbo.Html (559 words)

	CULTURE COOK ISLANDS \| Cook Islands Ministry of Culture and Development
		As Christianity had a great influence in the Cook Islands, many of the cultural artifacts were either removed to other parts of the world or destroyed.
		Prior to the sighting of Pukapuka Island by the Spanish explorers Alvaro de Mendana and Pedro Quiros on August 20, 1595, the Cook Islands had it's own social structures which catered for various forms of artistic expressions.
		These institutions were called the Pia-Atua (housing tribal gods), Are Korero (tribal historians narrating the stories of old), Are Karioi (house of dance and entertainment), Are Pana (teaching ladies the lifestyle of the titled class), Are Toa (teaching the young men the art of warfare) and the Are Vananga (the passing on of esoteric knowledge).
	www.culture.gov.ck /museum.htm (575 words)

	Harvard Asia Quarterly - Economic Dependence and the Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute Between South Korea and Japan
		The island question continued to serve as one of the most vexing and intractable bilateral problems, threatening to wreck the conclusion of the normalization treaty in its final stage of negotiations.
		In particular, the coastal areas of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido began to be swamped by South Korea’s distant-water fishing vessels that had lost their fishing ground in the Northwest Pacific as a result of the proclamation of a 200nm fishing zone by the Soviet Union in 1976.
		While there is historical evidence that the islands were occasionally visited by Japanese fishermen harvesting abalone and sea lions, Japan’s fundamental legal claim stems from February 22, 1905 when the government of Shimane Prefecture issued Notification Decree #40 which placed them under the administrative control of its local authorities in the Oki Islands.
	www.asiaquarterly.com /content/view/26 (8402 words)

	OKI - Online Information article about OKI
		island called Dogo, and three smaller isles—Chiburi-shima, Nishi-no-shima, and Naka-noshima—which are collectively known as Dozen.
		The island of Dogo has two high peaks, Daimanji-mine (2185 ft.) and Omine-See also:
		possession of the islands was much disputed in feudal days, but also because an ex-See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/OKI.html (237 words)

	The Korea Times : Dokdo Needs to Be Better Explained to Foreigners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The center of the island, consisting of the ancient collapsed crater of the volcano, is fairly flat and has a well-marked trail.
		Even though the island has a common volcanic origin, it appears to have many different kinds of rock: petrified mud embedded with rocks; soft, gray rock with rounded cavities; and hard, brown and gray rock resembling granite.
		The islands had no cultivatable land, but as the ferry approached the concrete dock, I noticed a house that looked as if it had been cut in half, with the cut side flat against the rock.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/nation/200611/kt2006110116011211950.htm (1578 words)

	Oki Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oki (隠岐) is the name of a group of islands (隠岐諸島 Oki shotō) in the Sea of Japan, 40 to 80 km from the coast of Honshū.
		The islands include Okinoshima, Nakanoshima, Nishinoshima, Dōgo and Chiburijima.
		Oki Airport (OKI), a Class III facility with a 1500 m runway, is in Okinoshima, the most populous town on these islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oki_Islands (147 words)

	Liancourt Rocks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Liancourt Rocks are comprised mainly of two islands; the eastern island, known as Dong-do in Korean, Higashi-jima in Japanese, and the western island, known as Seo-do in Korean, Nishi-jima in Japanese, are separated by a distance of 170 meters.
		The nearest island of Korea is Ulleungdo at a distance of 90km; the nearest island of Japan is the Oki Islands (160km).
		According to the North Korean constitution, the entire Korean peninsula and surrounding islands, including Liancourt Rocks, belongs to North Korea (as in the South Korean constitution) and North Korean' state press heavily criticizes Japan for their "attempts to invade the Republic territory." Liancourt Rocks are designated Natural Monument No. 336 by South Korea.
	liancourt-rocks.iqnaut.net (3128 words)

	The Territorial Dispute Over Dokdo
		On April 24, 1939, a decision to incorporate the island under the jurisdiction of Goka Village was made by the Goka Village Assembly on Oki Island, Shimane Prefecture.
		The Japanese document also argued that the settlers on the island had just arrived recently and that the island´s development was "still in an incipient stage", and because of this, it was not within the Korean government´s ability to develop the island.
		The island is surrounded by fertile fishing grounds, and both sides frequently attempt to bolster their claims to it.
	www.geocities.com /mlovmo/page4.html (5870 words)

	Japan Regional Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Shimane is situated on the western tip of Honshu Island (the main island of Japan), and faces the Korean Peninsula over the Sea of Japan.
		It is the highest peak in the Chugoku region (the southwestern end of Japan's main island) and has historically been regarded and worshipped as a sacred mountain.
		Oki is the generic term for an archipelago consisting of 184 islands of various sizes within the Daisen-Oki National Park, off the northern coast of Shimane on the Japan Sea side.
	www.asia-planet.net /japan/shimane.htm (3013 words)

	Japan Districts
		Some of the islands in the southern chains, notably Okinawa, were placed under U.S. military administration, but later reintegrated into Japan.
		Among the largest islands are O-shima, Hachijo-jima, Miyake-jima, Nii-jima, Io-jima (Iwo Jima), and Chichi-jima.
		The most remote islands from the Japanese mainland are Okino-tori-shima (Parece Vela) to the southwest, Minami-iwo-jima to the south, and Minami-tori-shima (Marcus) to the southeast.
	www.statoids.com /ujp.html (1305 words)

	Matsue, Japan
		To the north of the town, on the Shimane Peninsula, is a hilly coastal region which forms part of the Daisen-Oki National Park.
		Also included in the National Park are the Oki Islands lying between 25 and 50mi off the coast, the volcanic region around Mount Daisen to the southeast and the Izumo Peninsula to the southwest, with the Izumo-Taisha Shrine.
		The fief of Matsue was granted to Horido Yoshiharu by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1600 for his services in the Battle of Sekigahara, and Horio completed the building of the castle in 1611, shortly before his death.
	www.planetware.com /japan/matsue-jpn-cg-mat.htm (282 words)

	Japan and Korea: Between A Legal Rock and a Hard Place
		One possibility would be to enclave the islands in a 12 nm territorial sea circle and to agree on a boundary equidistant between Ullung and Oki islands.
		Both Japan and the Koreas claim sovereignty over the islets which are located 47 nautical miles east of South Korea's Ullung Island and 86 nautical miles northwest of Japan's Oki Island.
		This approach would ignore the islets and leave their sovereignty to be determined by a wiser generation.
	www.nautilus.org /fora/security/0637Valencia.html (1506 words)

	Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary No-Take Zones
		The study also found that in the long term, fishermen would be benefited from the spillover of species into unprotected areas.
		Outside a few small areas like the inshore areas of the Channel Islands, the ocean is managed with one thing in mind -- how to maximize what we take out of the ocean.
		After a set of protected areas were established in the nearshore (state controlled) waters, the old-school fishery managers woke up and have been fighting the Sanctuary's plans for reserves that included nearshore and offshore areas.
	www.peggy-oki.com /environmt/cinms.html (1196 words)

	Headline News :: World News Blogs :: Roh Warns Japan About Survey in Area S. Korea Claims (Update1)
		The group of 33 islands is about 87 kilometers (54 miles) east of South Korea's Ullung Island and 157 kilometers northwest of the Oki islands that are part of Japan's Shimane Prefecture.
		A South Korean fisherman and his wife are the only civilian residents on one of the islands.
		The island is protected by the South Korean coastguard and the military.
	www.bloggossip.com /index.php?id=9819 (535 words)

	the Trev Report for 2006-05-30
		He works at the combined elementary and junior high school on the island which has a total of 37 students in all.
		One of the interesting things about the Oki Islands are that boys and girls, men and women, freely mingle together.
		But with the population of the islands being what they are, the residents find that camaraderie between the sexes greatly increases their circle of friends.
	www.trevreport.org /ttr/tTR060530.shtml (1910 words)

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