In 1872, when we began to collect census,
The first top-class is
Hiroshima, Niigata, Aichi, Chiba, Hyogo (also Tokushima),
However,
In the records from the middle of the Edo period, which is much older,
It seems that Niigata Prefecture was by far the largest in terms of population.
Nagano Prefecture is also one of the best,
In a snowy country, agriculture was the only industry, but it was natural to go out to Edo in winter.
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