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
上総国
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
上総国
上総（かずさ）は現在の千葉県中部にあたる旧国。江戸を中心とした海運圏に属し、『蝦夷草紙』では船や人物の地域的な出自を表す。
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 · 114:17
シテ本国「トイチ」ニ帰リタリト云リ明和八卯年異国船奥州灘ヲ渉海シ上総国ノ鼻ヲ漂流シテ阿波国ニ漂着シタルト云説アリ此説ハ「アウスカ渉海セシト思ハルヽ也扨此船中ノ大勢誠ニ
「上総国」