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.

76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places

Circles are reference locations. Their size does not indicate extent or accuracy. Open each record for the coordinate source and scope; a mention alone does not establish a visit. The basemap shows modern geography.

GeoJSON Place database (JSON)Recorded names (CSV)Attestations (CSV)

724 records · 2152 occurrences

メナシ1
メナシ

Identification pending · No place candidate · Ainu
シヤリ1
シヤリ

Identification pending · No place candidate · Ainu
日本1
日本

Identification pending · No place candidate · Japanese
山越郡1
山越郡

Supported identification · Geometry pending · Ainu

アフタトウ

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

アフタトウ蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature

虻田方面の湖として記された名称で、洞爺湖が比定候補となる。『蝦夷草紙』の湖の列挙と地理関係に基づく対応で、現代の正式な湖名とは異なる。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 37:20
ユウフツ「ヲフツ」アカントウ此等ハ蒼々淼々タル池ナリ其外アフタトウユウトウ又クナシリ」島ノ内「トウフツ」エトロウ嶋ノシヤナア此外ナル沼ハ数々アリ記ニ
「アフタトウ」