Map of Japan on vase, 1,2,3,4,5

[Bugyotsuji]

Great going, John!!!

宇甘　Ukan or sometimes read Ukai, where the Unrui school worked, I think.

岩戸 is in Wake, I think, maybe pronounced *Iwato... will check that out.

 

*Result, see below. Pronounced Iwado in the local area.

[Bugyotsuji]

To add to John's posts, the purple boxes, centred around Bizen, contain the following Ha (group/school) information,  from the top right down:

 

大宮 Omiya, Omiya Ha

長船 Osafune, Osafune Ha

畠田 Hatakeda, Hatakeda Ha

片山 Katayama, Ichimonji Ha

福岡 Fukuoka, Ichimonji Ha

 

岩戸庄 Iwado Sho, Ichimonji Ha

吉岡 Yoshioka, Ichimonji Ha

吉井 Yoshii, Yoshii Ha

宇甘 Ukai, Ukai Ha (Also pronounced Ukan)　Said to be from the sound of Ukai, 鵜飼 cormorant fishing.

岡山 Okayama, Higashi Tamon Hyoei Kei (line) Very few examples said to exist today

 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

On 8/26/2025 at 11:44 PM, Shugyosha said:

Probably not, but I'll have a squeeze anyway.

 

The only things that spring to mind are that there are a couple of schools I'd not really heard of before 岩戸庄 Iwadoshou? -

Just had a communication with a friend who lives in that area and John is correct. The locals pronounce it Iwado. She says it is part of Wake-Cho today but was formerly a part of Saeki Cho.