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

ムカワ

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

ムカワ蝦夷島奇観 · Hokkaido University Library

鵡川（むかわ）方面の地名。『蝦夷島奇観』ではホインカルという人の所在地として記され、神髪と呼ばれる髪形の説明を伝える人の出身地域となる。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (2)

蝦夷島奇観 · Hokkaido University Library · 37:15
を生すれは生長の後髪を切らず三組にして垂置ぬ名をカモイオドビと云ムカワ地名夷ホインカル夷地クンスイ地名夷ペヾレケシ夷地神髪なり此外処々にあり按
「ムカワ」
蝦夷島奇観 · Hokkaido University Library · 38:16
天皇厚賞野見宿祢之功亦賜鍜地即任土部職因改本性謂土部連等之始祖也ムカワ地名ホインカル肖像クンネチロノツプ（━━━━）図シコタン島に産する狐なり毛色淡黒なり続日本
「ムカワ」