Just following up on
the disucssions earlier on the meaning and use of the Japanese word "Mikuni"
( 三 国 )
- literally meaning 3 countries. I had some
discussions with some Japanese speaking friends and they all felt that this word
should properly be used to refer to tripoints, only where a place has been
specifically named as such. For example 三国峠 which means "Three Country
Pass" or "Mikuni Pass". Therefore it seems it is appropriate in our disucssions
to refer to prefectural tripoints that are not so named using the English word
tripoint.
Cheers
Hugh