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

宮古

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

宮古蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature

宮古（みやこ）。現在の岩手県宮古市にあたる三陸の港。『蝦夷草紙』では船・人物の出自を示す地名で、沖縄の宮古諸島とは別。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 77:1
策ナルヘキカ扨船頭徳兵衛カ親類ニテ利八同所大間村ノ者ニテ長松同所宮古村ノ者ニテ伊兵衛内估同村ノ者ニテ長助等五人存生ノ者アリテ赤人ノ土人トナリタリ五人𪜈ニ諸国ニ住居ス
「宮古」