When Hokkaido was included as a circuit after the defeat of the Republic of Ezo in 1869, the system was briefly called Gokihachidō (五畿八道, "five provinces and eight circuits") until the abolition of the han system in 1871.
Kad je Hokkaido uključen kao novi kraj nakon poraza Republike Ezoa 1869., sustav je kratko vrijeme zvao Gokihachidō (五畿八道 , "pet provincija i osam krajeva") sve do ukidanja sustava hanova 1871. godine.