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村山郡
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The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.
Recorded names
村山郡
村山郡（むらやまぐん）は出羽国の郡で、現在の山形県内陸部の村山地方に関わる。『蝦夷草紙』では新しい田畑が良田になるまで時間を要する例として、東根方面の開墾を引く。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 17:3
開ノ土地ノ時勢ナルヘシ新発田畑ノ事御代官力石萩之進ト云シ人ノ羽州村山郡本根林ト云松原ヲ新開サセシトキニ初年ハ田畑共ニ穀実稔ラス翌年百姓共心力ヲ尽セ共其験シ薄ク然リトイ
「村山郡」