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

伊賀国

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

伊賀国蝦夷島奇観 · Hokkaido University Library

伊賀（いが）は現在の三重県西部の旧国。『蝦夷島奇観』の古代・近世の日本側の地理を示す名称。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (1)

蝦夷島奇観 · Hokkaido University Library · 39:5
━）図シコタン島に産する狐なり毛色淡黒なり続日本記曰和銅五年七月伊賀国国司阿直敬等所献黒狐即合上瑞国司自已上追位階クナシリ西地クサリチと云所に柱石あり其内に夷鎧の形を
「伊賀国」