釋鑑稽古略續集 2.156

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日本　即古倭奴國。海中諸夷倭奴最大。西南至海東北。大山國主。世以王為姓。地分五畿三島。又有附庸百餘。拘邪韓最大。唐初更為日本。其俗男子魁頭斷髮黠面文身。婦人被髮屈紒跣足。間用履。其喜盜。輕生好殺天性然也。物產金銀．琥珀．水精．琉黃．水銀．銅錢．白珠．青玉．蘇木．胡椒．細絹．花布．螺𧌇．漆器．扇．犀象．刀劍．鎧甲．馬。交市華人。喜得童女。綿綺絲綿磁針　時入貢不誠。

Japan: That is, the ancient Wo country. Among the barbarians of the seas, Wo is the largest. It extends to the sea on the southwest and borders high mountains on the northeast. The ruler's clan has used Wang as its surname for generations. The land is divided into five home provinces (gokinai) and three islands, with more than a hundred dependencies, among which Guoxiehan is the largest. In the early Tang, it was renamed Japan. Their customs: men have large heads, cut hair, dark tattooed faces, and tattooed bodies; women wear loose hair tied in a loop, and walk barefoot, occasionally using sandals. By their very nature, they enjoy thievery, hold life cheaply, and love killing. Their local products include gold, silver, amber, crystal, sulfur, quicksilver, copper cash, white pearls, blue jade, sapphires, sappanwood, pepper, fine silk, patterned cloth, turban shells, lacquerware, fans, rhinoceros horns, ivory, swords, armor, and horses. When trading with Chinese people, they eagerly seek maidens, silk floss, patterned silk, silk floss thread, and magnetic needles. At that time, their tribute missions lacked sincerity.