Place names・Ibaraki Place-Name Challenge

Magatta

A neighborhood in Joso City, Ibaraki, read "Magatta" with a sokuon, sounding identical to the everyday word for "bent" or "crooked." Whether a bent field is behind the name is not confirmed anywhere.

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