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上蝦夷
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
上蝦夷
西蝦夷地（にしえぞち）は、松前から日本海岸を北上し宗谷方面へ続く側の蝦夷地。『蝦夷草紙』は西を「上」とするため上蝦夷とも呼ぶ。現代の市町村や支庁の境界とは一致しない。
日本語の地域呼称。歴史的な範囲は本文の用例ごとに異なる。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 29:11
ハ ソウヤ ニ当ル二形トモニ図ヲ見テ察スヘシ西ノ方ヲ西蝦夷ト云又上蝦夷トモ云東ノ方ヲ東蝦夷ト云ヒ又下蝦夷トモ云ナリ国中皆西ヲ上ト云東ヲ下ト云也諸島ノ形ノ事松前所在ノ島
「上蝦夷」