Place names
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76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places
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奥戸
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
奥戸
奥戸（おこっぺ）は下北半島北部、現在の青森県大間町の集落に対応する地名。『蝦夷草紙』ではロシア側の土地で生き残った漂流者利八の出身地として記される。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 77:3
長助等五人存生ノ者アリテ赤人ノ土人トナリタリ五人𪜈ニ諸国ニ住居ス奥戸村ノ利八ハ「カムサス国ノ土人日本通詞ヒヨトロト云者ノ妹聟トナリ勝右ヱ門ハ赤人国ノ王城近所ニテ イ
「奥戸」