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

七重

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

七重蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊

七飯（ななえ）に対応する旧表記。函館北方から大沼方面へ続く地域で、『蝦夷草紙』では和人の村落・農地の地理を述べる際に現れる。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 15:3
ロの辺に畑を作る者有又東在郷には喜古内の沢辺に濁川文月大野一野渡七重上山銭亀沢此七ヶ村は畑作を一業とす此外松前所在島の一国の民家は皆猟業を専務とすれとも前件の村々は
「七重」