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

上野国

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

上野国蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊

上野（こうずけ）は現在の群馬県を中心とする旧国。江戸の上野（うえの）とは読みも場所も異なり、『蝦夷草紙』では国名。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 9:7
敷たる小屋に仮に居せられしといへり遺風によりて此献人あるといふ一上野国といふ村あり柳を割て厚五分程広一寸程長一尺弐寸程に削り篇て壱連拾枚つゝに編たる所は簾のことくにし
「上野国」