He explained it in detail with the distance and through the route stated below, he was based in places along Totsukawa River such as Dorogawa (Amakawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture) and used local hunters who knew about the mountain as his guides.
いずれも里程を示しつつ詳細に説明されており、以下のようなルートを辿り、洞川（奈良県吉野郡天川村）など十津川沿いの地域を主要な拠点とし、山岳事情に通じた地元猟師などを案内人として用いた。