The branch offices were reorganized and it became a system of nine branch offices: Toyohara, Otomari, Rutaka, Mototomari, Shikuka, Honto, Maoka, Tomarioru and Ushiro.
-支庁が再編され、豊原・大泊・留多加・元泊・敷香・本斗・真岡・泊居・鵜城の9支庁体制となる。