Place names
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76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places
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724 records · 2152 occurrences
越後
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
越後
越後（えちご）は佐渡を除く現在の新潟県域を中心とする旧国。『蝦夷草紙』では移住者が知る農耕法や日本海を通じた人・物の移動に関わる。
本文の呼称からの暫定分類。語源と現代の地名との対応は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 16:15
渡ノ者ノ由因テ古郷ノ耕作ノ様子ニシテハ如何ヤト尋ルニ其者ノ曰佐渡越後等ノ耕作方モ随分知リテハ居レ𪜈当国ノ習ニテ𦳊モ用ス耘モナク畑数多ク発スヲ好トス如此麁略ナル耕作ヲ
「越後」