Honshu was a location in Japan. In the 1820s, Okada Shumei thought the samurai Casper Knox might be from Honshu, unaware of his true name and origin in England. (AUDIO: The Barbarians and the Samurai [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW.)
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Although not stated in the story, Honshu is the largest island in Japan.