Place names
Explore historical place names, their language origins and cited occurrences across the collection. Open a record to compare spellings and return to the original passage.
53 identified places · 42 mapped · 669 of 2046 indexed occurrences linked to places
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664 records · 2046 occurrences
越後
Identification pending · 0 supported · 0 tentative · 1 unresolved occurrences
The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.
Recorded names
越後
越後（えちご）は佐渡を除く現在の新潟県域を中心とする旧国。『蝦夷草紙』では移住者が知る農耕法や日本海を通じた人・物の移動に関わる。
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Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 16:9
佐渡の者也成て古今も耕作の法に耕しては如何やと尋るに其者の曰佐渡越後等の耕作方も随分知りては居れとも当国のならひにて𦳊を用ひす耘もなく畑数を多く発をよしとす如斯に麁
「越後」