...Area is about 5 km2. It is also used as a general term including Eshima Island to the northeast. In the Middle Ages, it was also called Takushima Island, and in the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki it is written as Takoshima Island, and it is said that it got its name from an octopus that was caught by Ame no Hahawashi at Kizuki Misaki in Izumo County, and flew down to this island. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Ejima (place name)" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…面積約5km2。北東にある江島をあわせた総称としても用いられる。中世,焼(たく)島とも呼ばれ,《出雲国風土記》には(たこ)島とあり,出雲郡の杵築御崎(きづきのみさき)にいたタコが天羽々鷲(あめのははわし)に捕らえられ,飛んできてここにおりたことにより,こう呼ばれるようになったという。… ※「江島(地名)」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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