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Ritsumeikan University 13th April 2009TRANSCRIPT
GIS Mapping for Japanese NamesGroup 4 Presentation
by Asaka Matsumoto Matsumoto 【【 Rank:14Rank:14 】】
Taeko Oguma Oguma 【【 Rank:Rank: ーー】】Hiro UedaUeda 【【 Rank:60Rank:60 】】
Toshikazu Seto Seto 【【 Rank:464Rank:464 】】
13 April 2009At Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
Explored Japanese names
Major NameMajor Name
① MIYAKE_ 三宅
Percentage and Index Number and Index
1. Miyake ( 三宅 )Rank: 196th
• Common name in Okayama Prefecture
- Origin in Tamano City
- Dominated in Kurashiki City
• 屯倉 (Miyake) is warehouse of Imperial court
④ONO_ 小野
Percentage and Index Number and Index
4. Ono ( 小野 ) Rank: 54th
• Origin in many places called ‘Ono’• 小( Small )野( plain )• Most famous place is Ono Village in Shiga
Prefecture– Offsprings from Emperor Kousyo (7th Century)
• Ono no Komachi – counted as one of the most beautiful women in the world
(Ono no Komachi)
⑤SAKATA_ 坂田
Percentage and Index Number and Index
5. Sakata ( 坂田 ) Rank: 241st
• Origins in many places called ‘Sakata’- Sakata Region in Shiga Prefecture Its name was officially acknowledged in 684- Okegawa area in Saitama- Ohizumi town in Gunma Prefecture
• At the present day, the name of Sakata is
- widely spread in Kyushu area (southern part)- not common in Tohoku area (northern part)
Minor NameMinor Name
③SOMATANI_ 杣谷
Percentage and Index Number and Index
Somatani-gumi Somatani-gumi (construction company)(construction company)In AomoriIn Aomori
3. Somatani ( 杣谷 ) Rank: 20,988th
• Relevant to forestry – Kumano and Yoshino areas in Nara and Mie Prefectures– Assuming that their offsprings migrated to the northern part of Japan (i.e., Aomori) for forestry-related works (杣 means craftsman who cut down tree )
• In the past, Somatani village existed in Nara Prefecture
Place name of “ 杣 (Soma)”
②SUTO_ 須東
Percentage and Index Number and Index
2. Suto ( 須東 ) Rank: 26,126th
What is rootsWhat is roots ??????
Sudo (須藤)• Total: 37,365
• Rank: 195
• Nasu (那須) calls Sudo who has relations with the Fujiwara family.
• Origin place where Western of the Tohoku region
Fujiwara no MichinagaHe represents the highpoint of the Fujiwara regents' control over the government of Japan.
Suto ( 須東 ) Rank: 26124thSudo ( 須藤 ) Rank: 195th
Percentage and Index Number and Index
Miyake Ono Sakata
SutoSomatani
Summary
□ 小野 (Ono)…Some origin ( ex. Terrain, emperor…)
□ 三宅 (Miyake)…Governing Institution□ 坂田 (Sakata)…Position ( Class) in Imperial Court
□ 杣谷 (Somatani)…Jobs□ 須東 (Suto)…(We guess) change the name: Sudo was changed Suto