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  yezo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Yezo is the most northerly of the five principal islands forming Japan, the five being Yezo, Nippon, Shi-koku, Kiushiu and Formosa.
Yezo boasts the largest river in the Japanese empire, the Ishikari-gawa, which is estimated to measure 275 m.
The population of Yezo is 605,742, of whom 17,573 are Ainu.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Yezo.html   (1117 words)

  
 John L Stoddard - Yezo Men, Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
YEZO MEN, JAPAN - The island of Yezo is the most northern portion of Japan and is largely inhabited by a race of men who are the descendants of the ancient Aborigines of the country.
No mention of Yezo is made in the early historical records of the Japanese, and it was perhaps unknown to them until the last of the Ainos (the original inhabitants of Japan) were expelled from the Main Island.
The difference between the Japanese and the "Yezo Men" is still plainly visible, especially in the amount of hair which grows on the bodies of these dwellers in the North, in contrast to the Japanese, who are among the least hirsute of any people on the globe.
www.osheamurphy.com /jls/yezomen.asp   (300 words)

  
 JAPAN - LoveToKnow Article on JAPAN
Isles adjacent to Yezo - - - - 13 110.24 30.51
Komagatake (Yezo) The ancient crater-wall, with a lofty 3822.
In the northern half of the main island, in Yezo and in the Kuriles, the cold is severe during the winter, which lasts for at least four months, and snow falls sometimes to great depths.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JA/JAPAN.htm   (19610 words)

  
 Phytosociology on the Russian Far East: Current state of knowledge
Here, Yezo spruce forms stands in a broad belt at elevations ranging from sea level to the alpine timberline, or, in northern temperate and boreal zones, up to the altitudinal belt of Betula ermanii forests.
In the southern portion of the range of Yezo spruce, Picea koraiensis forms pure stands usually in the river valleys or on the low or middle parts of gentle slopes (Kurentsova 1960, 1968).
A study of Yezo spruce forests on the westernmost edge of their range, in the Tukuringra-Dzhagdy Mountains, was undertaken by Petelin (1990), who distinguished five associations on the basis of 46 releves and proposed the alliance Betulo lanatae-Piceion ajanensis for the continental part of the range of Picea jezoensis.
www.geopacifica.org /PROJ/ch_1_1.html   (770 words)

  
 YEZO - Online Information article about YEZO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
flowers of Yezo resembling those of the British Isles rather than those of Japan.
Yezo is divided into ten provinces, the names of which, beginning from the S., are See also:
One of the earliest acts of the Meiji government was to develop the resources of Yezo and encourage Japanese to emigrate thither.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /YAK_ZYM/YEZO.html   (1784 words)

  
 FictionPress.Com Story : Ultimate Whimsy XXIX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He realized that it was possible to miss things that had always been there, but he was fairly certain that he would have noticed the layer of fine white fur covering her skin, as well as the jaunty little cat ears sticking out from the fringe of suddenly short, purplish hair covering her head.
The Greek and Roman mythology scholar in Yezo had no idea what to make of this, but the amount of attention she had paid during class made her reluctant to correct him.
However, as this was also one of the things that Yezo did not grasp, as history did not contain many bunnies, she made no comment, aside a smile and a brisk nod.
www.fictionpress.com /read.php?storyid=1511302   (1822 words)

  
 FictionPress.Com Profile : Bezo and Yezo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Yezo, also known as Snugglekitty, is the girl component...which Bezo is checking up on right now.
Anyway, we're Slayers fans (to put it VERY mildly), and, as may be obvious from our names, we both have a great respect for Rezo.
But it turns out that for Bezo and Yezo, it was just the beginning of their problems.
www.fictionpress.com /~bezoandyezo   (170 words)

  
 Ezo : QuicklyFind Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In Japanese, Ezo, or Yezo, (蝦夷) refers to the Ainu, the native people of Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu, in Northern Japan.
Japanese people used to also called the Ainu's home island Ezo, but changed the name to "Hokkaido" during the Meiji Restoration.
Yezo is the most northerly of the four principal islands forming Japan -- Yezo, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
www.quicklyfind.com /info/Ezo.htm   (1095 words)

  
 Res. Bull. Abst.(1986-1995)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The objectives of this study were (i) to ascertain the distribution of this disease in forest sites; (ii) to determine to what extent this disease inhibits Yezo spruce natural regeneration; and (iii) to discern the pathogen-host-environment associations concerning this disease.
Information obtained from this study can be contributory to the development of Yezo spruce regeneration-promoting techniques.
In the sites having CL-and BL-type floors, where coniferous regeneration is known to rarely occur, regeneration of Yezo spruce from seed was found to be dentroyed almost completely owing to severe seed germination damage induced by R.
pc3.nrs-unet.ocn.ne.jp /~exfor/FR/resbull/eng/v46/46(3)4e.htm   (833 words)

  
 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Yezo@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Minami Manshu Tetsudo Kabushiki Kaisha, 1938 (original completed in 1810) ; John A. Harrison, Kita Yezo Zustesu or a Description of the Island of Northern Yezo by Mamiya Rinso, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol.
Further observations of Cunninghamiostrobus yubariensis Stopes and Fujii from the Upper Yezo Group (Upper Cretaceous), Hokkaido, Japan.
Winter food habits of the Yezo Ural Owl Strix uralensis japonica in a wind shelter-belt.
www.highbeam.com /ref/doc0.asp?docid=1E1:X-Yezo   (188 words)

  
 FanFiction.Net : Profile : Bezo and Yezo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
*Yezo sweatdrops, then smacks Bezo, who glances about curiously and wonders if it's raining, while Yezo rubs her sore hand and pouts*
Yezo, also known as Rhianwen, or Snugglekitty on her sillier days, is the girl component...which Bezo is checking up on right now.
Anyway, we're Slayers fans (to put it mildly), and, as may be obvious from our names, we both have a great respect for Rezo.
www.fanfiction.net /~bezoandyezo   (165 words)

  
 Ezo or Yezo - Old Name of the Ainu People of Japan
Ezo or Yezo - Old Name of the Ainu People of Japan
Ezo, or Yezo, is old name of the Ainu, native people of Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu in Northern Japan in Japanese.
Look forward to more links, resources, and shopping information as we are currently updating this section.
www.japan-101.com /history/ezo_old_name_of_the_ainu_people.htm   (211 words)

  
 Traveljournals.net - Yezo, Pegu, Burma - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Traveljournals.net - Yezo, Pegu, Burma - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / Burma / Locations / Yezo, Pegu
Maps and coordinates for Yezo, Pegu, Burma are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/burma/map/m655374/yezo.html   (71 words)

  
 Traveljournals.net - Yezo, Sagaing, Burma - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Traveljournals.net - Yezo, Sagaing, Burma - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / Burma / Locations / Yezo, Sagaing
Maps and coordinates for Yezo, Sagaing, Burma are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/burma/map/m655376/yezo.html   (71 words)

  
 The Official Bezo And Yezo Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I'm Bezo and with me in the above picture is Yezo.
Bezo uses Bezo The Blue Priest, Yezo uses Rhianwen, and they both use Bezo and Yezo...but you probably knew that.
Final Fantasy Sprites courtesy of Final Fantasy Classic The tune you're currently enjoying is Everybody Danced All Night Long (until I get a better name), an instrumental by Nathaniel Arnold (Bezo)
www.geocities.com /nbarnold   (169 words)

  
 UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN
AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR INCLUDING VISITS TO THE ABORIGINES OF HOKKAIDO (YEZO) AND THE SHRINE OF NIKKO
The climate disappointed me, but, though I found the country a study rather than a rapture, its interest exceeded my largest expectations.
OLD MORORAN, VOLCANO BAY, HOKKAIDO (YEZO), September 2.
www.cgsd.com /rlatham/UnbeatenTracks/UnbeatenTracksinJapan.htm   (1232 words)

  
 Book 1872030102, Blakiston, Captain T, A Journey in Yezo
Book 1872030102, Blakiston, Captain T, A Journey in Yezo
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www.baxleystamps.com /litho/1872030102.shtml   (186 words)

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