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

江戸本町

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

江戸本町蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature

江戸の本町（ほんちょう）、現在の東京・日本橋本町方面に関わる町名。『蝦夷草紙』では神通丸の船主、苫屋久兵衛の所在地として記される。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 62:2
猟産ノ沢山ナル故ナリ漁猟之事天明丙午ノ年蝦夷国界見分御用ニ属キテ江戸本町苫屋久兵衛ト云者ノ手船神通丸沖船頭太兵衛権命ニ因テ松前ニ着船シ夫ヨリ東蝦夷地ニシヘシ」ニ渉海セシ
「江戸本町」