Place names
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九州
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
九州
九州（きゅうしゅう）は日本列島南西部の島・地域。『蝦夷草紙』では千島方面の大きな島を説明するために四国と並べて挙げられ、『蝦夷草紙』の推定面積を示す比喩である。
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Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 99:10
「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モ島ト聞ケハ小ニ聞ヘ国ト云ヘハ大ニ聞ユ大ナルニ因テ国ト也二十一島合テ日本ニ比スレ
「九州」