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

下野

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

下野北海随筆 · University of Tsukuba Library

下野（しもつけ）国。現在の栃木県にほぼ当たる旧国。多賀の城の碑の里程を論じる箇所に現れる国名。

Japanese

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)

北海随筆 · University of Tsukuba Library · 50:2
にて関所有けるなるへし京を去事千五百里常陸の国境を去事四百十二里下野国境を去事二百七十四里是等里数漸合へり上代の海道しば〳〵変し千歳の後違有といへとも大概違ふ事なし
「下野」