Onotsu

Japanese: 那大津 - おのおおつ
Onotsu

...A port town in Chikuzen Province (present-day Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City).
[Ancient and Middle Ages]
In ancient times it was called Nanotsu or Nanootsu, and from the mid-8th century it was called Hakata, and in the Middle Ages it was also known as Sekijo and Reizei-tsu. Initially it was known as Dazai Hakata-tsu and served as the outer port of Dazaifu.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Nanotsu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…筑前国の港町(現,福岡市博多区)。
[古代・中世]
 古くは那津(なのつ),那大津(なのおおつ)と呼ばれ,8世紀中ごろから博多と称され,中世には石城(せきじよう),冷泉津とも別称された。当初は大宰博多津として,大宰府の外港的役割をはたした。…

※「那大津」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。

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