Transport・Yamaguchi Place-Name Challenge

特牛 (Kottoi)

Also known as: 特牛駅・Kottoi

The name of a JR West station in Hohoku, Shimonoseki, given the furigana "Kottoi" in JR's station information. Explanations of the origin include a dialect word for a cow and a theory based on 琴江, "small inlet", and none is settled.

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