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Horonobe, Sōya region, northern Hokkaidō

幌延

ほろのべ Horonobe

Horonobe lies on the lower Teshio River, with the Sarobetsu plain to the west. The town explains its name through the broad plain; a study of old maps relates the present town centre to a river bend.

Ainu spellings: ポロ・ヌプ, ホロヌフ, ホロノタフ

Analyses

poro-nup

ポロ・ヌプ

received reading

Large plain

Proponent: 幌延町

poro-nutap

ポロヌタㇷ゚

proposed

Large river bend

Proponent: zenibako_trek

The author places Horonotafu near the present station and suggests that it may have been confused with Horonufu, a name found farther west on old maps.

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