Yoichi, Shiribeshi region, Hokkaidō

オヒチャクナイ

おひちゃくない Ohichakunay

The valley carries the Fukuhara fishery, one of the preserved Yoichi fishing stations.

Ainu spellings: Oputsaknay

Analyses

オプチャクナイ

proposed

stream whose mouth dries up

Proponent: zenibako_trek（小樽銭函地名歴史研究会） (zenibako_trek (Otaru Zenibako Place-Name and History Society))

オヒチャクナイ document Edo period 蝦夷全図・林家文書

The name appears repeatedly in these sources.

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