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

北京

Identification pending · 0 supported · 0 tentative · 2 unresolved occurrences

The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.

Recorded names

北京蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊

北京（ぺきん）は中国北部の都市で、『蝦夷草紙』の時代には清朝の都。北方地域が大陸へ続くことを説明する際に挙がる。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (2)

蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 17:10
得たりといへり予於是て地極出地を測量するに四十二度なり思ふに中華北京の気候に漸似たるへしと発念し百菜出産すへき土地なれは能計策もあるへしと発念し又及はぬ事を思ひけり
「北京」
蝦夷草紙 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 23:2
ンタンといふ国あり其土人は蝦夷人にあらす是ゟ満州ヘ地続也仍て中国北京にも地続なりクナシリ島とエトロフ島は楷書にかきたる人の字の形ちに似たり丿点はエトロフ島なり乀点は
「北京」