Matsura Country

Japanese: 末盧国 - まつらこく
Matsura Country

A country that appears in the Wajinden section of the Gishi. From Taihogun, passing through Kuya Korea, the last country on the Korean peninsula, and then from Ikikoku to Kyushu, it corresponds to Matsura no Agata in the Kojiki and Matsuura no Agata in the Nihon Shoki, so it is believed to be in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. There is also a theory that it corresponds to Nagoya, Chinzei Town, Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. Of the various countries leading to Yamataikoku, only Matsuru has no official name, and the explanation for this is a point of contention. It is written that "More than 4,000 households live along the mountains and the sea, and the vegetation is so thick that it is impossible to see anyone walking ahead of you, but people enjoy diving into the water to catch fish."

[Teiji Kadowaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

『魏志(ぎし)』倭人伝(わじんでん)にみえる国。帯方郡(たいほうぐん)から朝鮮半島の最後の国として狗邪韓国(くやかんこく)を通過し、一支国(いきこく)から九州に上陸する経路からいっても、『古事記』の「末羅県(まつらのあがた)」、『日本書紀』の「松浦県(まつらのあがた)」にあたることからも、佐賀県唐津(からつ)市内に比定される。とくに、同市の鎮西町名護屋(ちんぜいまちなごや)にあてる説もある。邪馬台国(やまたいこく)に至る諸国のうちで末盧国にだけは官名の記載がなく、その理由の解し方は論点になっている。「四千余戸は山海にそうて居し、草木は深く茂って前を行く人も見えないほどだが、人々は潜水して好んで魚鰒(ぎょふく)を捕る」と記される。

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