Ienari asked them 'Does Russia know about Japan?' and Kodayu answered 'They know about Japan very well....I've heard some Japanese names such as Hoshu KATSURAGAWA and Junan NAKAGAWA. They said that their names appear in the book about Japan.'
「かの国(ロシア)では日本のことを知っているか」との質問に光太夫は「いろいろな事をよく知っています。