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

対馬

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

対馬北海随筆 · University of Tsukuba Library

対馬（つしま）。九州と朝鮮半島の間の島々、および旧国。近世には朝鮮との交渉や漂流者送還の窓口となった。朝鮮への帰国および朝鮮からの送還の経路として挙がる。

Undetermined

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

Attestations (2)

北海随筆 · University of Tsukuba Library · 19:15
前より江戸へ御注進有て江戸へ被召御吟味有けるに漂着にまきれなき故対馬へ渡され無恙帰国被仰付たるとなり江戸へ御注進の往返の間松前に有ける内好みに応して書たる墨跡今に所
「対馬」
北海随筆 · University of Tsukuba Library · 19:19
るよしなり又十年以前西蝦夷へ交易の商船暴風にあひ朝鮮へ漂着セしを対馬へ送り帰し江戸にて御吟味にあい別条なき故松前へ渡されける事もあり是を以思ふに朝鮮の産物の内に鱈鯡
「対馬」