Talk:Mainland Japan

Isn't Hokkaido sometimes considered as being part of Mainland Japan?
I know its settlement is relatively recent, but I always considered it as being part of the mainland. -- Tlotoxl 11:17, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)


 * I am originally from Hokkaido and my impression is that we usually exclude hokkaido from the mainland as the rest of Japan. Some google search shows


 * Location in Sapporo is a geographical advantage for bio-venture businesses, because many IT-related companies are based in the city. We want to supply a variety of products created here to mainland Japan and overseas, fostering new industries in Hokkaido'.
 * People come from Australia, Europe, America, and mainland Japan every November to March to ski in great conditions of dry and ample powder.

-- Taku 19:05, Nov 14, 2003 (UTC)

Ok, you've convinced me!! ;) Still, I think people in Kyushu sometimes speaks the same way, seeing 'the mainland' as being only Honshu. From outside of Japan, however, Kyushu is surely considered mainland most of the time.  -- Tlotoxl 04:41, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Taku, I have the following two questions: --Nanshu 02:54, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
 * What term do you think is the Japanese equivalent of Mainland Japan, &#20869;&#22320;, &#26412;&#22303; or others? I cannot get the nuance in English.
 * What is the scope of "we"?