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

アサフ

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

アサフ蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature

厚沢部（あっさぶ）に対応する地名。北海道南西部、江差の内陸に広がる川の流域で、『蝦夷草紙』では農耕地や川筋の地理に関わる。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 15:4
ハ聖人ノ治ナリ爰ニ松前所在ノ一国ハ只今ニテ開ケシ所ハ西ノ在郷ニアサフアシノロノ辺ニ畑ヲ作ル者アリ又上ノ国ノ何筋ニ畑ヲ作ル者アリ又東在郷ニ喜古内ノ沢辺ニ濁川文月
「アサフ」