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

ヲンネコタン

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

ヲンネコタン蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature

温禰古丹島（おんねこたんとう）。千島列島北部の火山島に対応する名称で、『蝦夷草紙』では北方へ連なる島々の中に挙がる。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 99:8
九里周廻凡一百五十余里ナリ此外大島ニハ「シモシリ島ホコモシリ」嶋ヲンネコタン」嶋ノ三島ハ「ヱトロウ島ニ勝レタル大島ナリトイヘリ然レハ日本ニ比スレハ四国ト九州程ノ島々多シ何レ
「ヲンネコタン」