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

ムスクハ

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

ムスクハ蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature

モスクワを表す歴史的な音写。ロシア平原のモスクワ川沿いの都市で、『蝦夷草紙』ではロシアの都市・統治・交通を説明する際に現れる。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 100:14
事サカン也因是二十一島都テ嶋名ヲ改メ撫育教導シテ租税ヲトリテ帝都ムスクハ」ニ送ルナリ其島々ノ土人モ今ハ已ニ赤人ノ風俗ニ化シタリ嘆クヘキニアラスヤ爰ニ重キ道理アリ国ノ開業
「ムスクハ」