Category:Ezo

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<nowiki>Emishi; 蝦夷; Emishi; Emishi; Emishi; Эмиси; emishi; Ezo; Emishi; Emishi; امیشی; 蝦夷; Емиши; Emiši; 蝦夷; Emishi; Emishi; Emishi; Emishi; Еміші; Emishi; 蝦夷; Emisi; 虾夷; 에조; Emishi; 蝦夷; Emiši; Emishi; ljudstvo na Japonskem; 日本列島の東方や北方などに住んでいた人々の呼称; populations indigènes du Tohoku; етнічна група; etnische groep; altjapanischer Name für die Bevölkerung Ost- und Nordjapans; ancient ethnic group in northern Honshū, Japan; starojaponský národ; antico popolo giapponese; Ebisu; 愛瀰詩; 毛人; Emišinje; Emiš; Emišinja; emiški</nowiki>
Emishi 
ancient ethnic group in northern Honshū, Japan
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Ezo(蝦夷), also known as Yezo or Yeso, is an ancient Japanese name for the lands to the north of Japan. It was the name of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō. It was also used as a name for islands in the Sea of Okhotsk, including the Kurile Islands and Sakhalin.

The terms Ezo, Yezo, Ebisu or Emishi were also used as a name for the people and culture of northern Honshu and the north islands.

The names of some flora and fauna include Ezo or Yezo.