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
紀州
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
紀州
紀州（きしゅう）は紀伊国の別称。現在の和歌山県と三重県南部にあたり、『蝦夷草紙』では漂流船の船主・乗組員の出身地域として現れる。
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 · Ryukoku University Library · 第2冊 · 2:10
古錠もて頭あり頭の重サ七拾貫目程也松前漂流船留云にて探索する時に紀州に小園村堀川や八左衛門ノ手船沖船頭友右衛門宝暦六 戊 子 年十一月七日豆州浦賀の湊ヲ出帆して難風
「紀州」