As a part of project, the remote regions was also positively occupied as a national territory such as encouraging Hayato (an ancient tribe in Kyushu) to pay tribute to the government in south (in 713, Osumi Province was designated).
南でも隼人の入貢を促す（和銅6年（713年）には大隅国を設置）など、辺境の国土確定も積極的に行われた。