At one time some 3,000 vessels were employed to carry the huge pieces of granite that had been quarried from the cliffs of the Izu Peninsula, about 60 miles [100 km] to the south.
एक बार तो, ग्रेनाइट के बड़े - बड़े पत्थरों को लाने के लिए करीब 3,000 जहाज़ों का इस्तेमाल किया गया ।