Place names
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76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places
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ヲクカタ
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
ヲクカタ
『蝦夷草紙』で樺太タライカイから山奥へ入った所にある大きな村。筆者は山中に人が多く住むことから日当り・産物・土地の良さを推測している。土地の評価は著者の推論。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 119:17
北ノ地「タライカイト云処ナリ西北第一ノ繁昌ノ地ニテ是ヨリ山奥ニ ヲクカタ ト云処アリ此処ニ エゾ 土人多ク住居スル大村アリ蝦夷地ニ稀ナル山中ニ村民有ハ日請ヨク土産ヨク土
「ヲクカタ」