Eastern Hokkaidō: Notsuke Peninsula
野付
のつけ NotsukeNotsuke names both a district and a coastal spit in eastern Hokkaidō. Betsukai’s Ainu policy plan traces the district name to notkew, “jawbone”.
Ainu spellings: ノッケウ
Analyses
ノッケウ
Jawbone
Proponent: 別海町
Sources
- 別海町アイヌ施策推進地域計画
別海町
- 別海町の概要
別海町