Natsu

Japanese: 那津 - なのつ

A port located in ancient Nanoagata. It is also called Nanootsu. It is believed to have been located at the mouth of the Naka River in Fukuoka City. The name appears in the Nihon Shoki, but in the Shoku Nihongi it is called Hakataotsu (Hakata Port), so whether it is the same as Natsu is questionable. The Senka chapter of the Nihon Shoki states that a government residence was built on the banks of Natsu, and that in the 7th year of the Saimei era (661), he traveled to Nanootsu to rescue Baekje, but stayed at the nearby Iwase Imperial Palace and changed the name of the port to Nagatsu.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

古代，儺県（なのあがた）にあった港。娜大津（なのおおつ）ともいう。福岡市の那珂川の河口にあったと推定される。《日本書紀》にその名がみられるが，《続日本紀》では博多大津(博多津)とあって，那津と同じかどうかは検討を要する。《日本書紀》宣化紀に官家（みやけ）を那津のほとりに造ったとあり，斉明7年(661)には，百済救援のため娜大津に至るが，近くの磐瀬行宮（いわせのかりみや）に滞在して，津の名称を長津（ながつ）と改めるとある。

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