Matsue Ishii, one of the first colporteurs in Japan, and her husband, Jizo, covered three fourths of the country, from Sapporo in the far north to Sendai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Okayama, and Tokushima.
Tas aptvēra aptuveni trīs ceturtdaļas no Japānas — viņi sludināja no Saporo tālu ziemeļos līdz Sendai, Tokijai, Jokohamai, Nagojai, Osakai, Kioto, Okajamai un Tokušimai.