Imaichitsuchi - Imaichitsuchi

Japanese: 今市土 - いまいちつち
Imaichitsuchi - Imaichitsuchi

…The weathered pumice layer called miso soil in southern Nagano Prefecture was named for its miso-like appearance. Kanuma soil and Imaichi soil in northern Kanto are also weathered pumice layers with distinctive appearances. Meanwhile, the thick pumice deposits believed to have erupted from the Aira caldera in Kagoshima are called "shirasu." …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Imaichido" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…長野県南部のみそ土(つち)と呼ばれる風化軽石層は,その外観が粒みそ状であるところから名づけられた。北関東の鹿沼土,今市土もそれぞれ特徴ある外観をもつ風化軽石層である。一方鹿児島の姶良(あいら)カルデラから噴出したとされる厚い軽石堆積物は〈シラス〉と呼ばれる。…

※「今市土」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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