Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] FW: Japanese help
Date: Sep 23, 2005 @ 15:10
Author: aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
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> Searching the archives for info on Japanesehttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/17423
> tripoints in preparation for my
> upcoming visit to Japan in November and possible
> attempts on some of these I
> found this message:
>
>
>__________________________________
> Which led me to
>
> http://www.glin.jp/nam/mikuni.html
>
> Despite the best efforts of babelfish I was not able
> to completely
> understand this page completely so I asked one of my
> Japanese friends for
> help. I thought his answer might be of interest to
> the group
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Masatomo Goto
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:27 AM
> To: 'Hugh Wallis'
> Subject: RE: Japanese help
>
>
> Hugh-san,
>
> Yes,
>
> "Mikuni"'s "mi" means three, "kuni" means country.
> in Japanese,
>
> »° ... three
> ¹ñ ... country
>
>
> So as you understands, "Mikuni" means "three
> countries".
>
> This list of city/town with "mikuni" in name has
> created that
> there were actual places which three
> "Han/prefecture(now)"
> meet in one place in "Edo" era.
>
> The second column explains the city/town is still
> the place
> which three prefectures meet in one place.
>
> ¡ý ... This mark's city/town is the place which
> three prefectures meets.
> ¡û ... This mark's city/town is the place which TWO
> prefectures meets
> ¡ü, ¡ß ... these cities are not the places which
> prefectures meets. i.e. in
> the prefecture.
>
>
> "Edo" era is the last era which Shogun(Head of
> Samurai) was the
> leader of the country. From after "Edo"era, that is
> "Meiji", this
> country changed then emperor was the leader
> of the country. Currently as you know, emperor is
> just a symbol
> and have no power.
>
> -Masatomo Goto
>
>