(historical) a former district of Japan, extending from central through northeastern Honshu

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

visit, call on, pay somewhere a visit / for an occurrence to come, arrive

A region in central Japan

a surname / Several mountains or other places in Japan

a surname

area, district, particular geographic region

history / the study of history

road / path / way / route / course

"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).