Place names・Ibaraki Place-Name Challenge

Osakata

A neighborhood in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki, read "Osakata." The first character, usually read "chou" or "naga," is read "osa" here, an older kun'yomi tied to the word for a village head.

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