(history) Ishikari (a province of Japan) / Ishikari (a subprefecture of Hokkaido prefecture, Japan) / Ishikari (a city in Ishikari, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

scenery, landscape, view / scene

historic, historical / already-happened, past / former, old, traditional

(archaic) beautiful

beautiful

area, district, particular geographic region

to spread, to extend

history / the study of history

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

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