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松前三湊

English translation: The Three Ports of Matsumae

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Japanese term or phrase:松前三湊
English translation:The Three Ports of Matsumae
Entered by: Geraldine Oudin

09:06 Jan 18, 2009
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
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Japanese term or phrase: 松前三湊
Is there an official translation for this term or can it be translated as "the three ports of Matsumae"?

Here is the sentence:
江戸幕府のもと、松前藩は交易を基盤として蝦夷地を支配し、松前・江差・箱館の「松前三湊」は蝦夷地の主要な港として栄えていました。

Any help would be much appreciated
Yo Mizuno
Japan
Local time: 20:52
The Three Ports of Matsumae
Explanation:
Or the so called "Three Ports of Matsumae" is fine I think. As far as I remember my history lessons, I don't think there is another expression...but there was not much about Matsumae.
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Geraldine Oudin
United Kingdom
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1The Three Ports of Matsumae
Geraldine Oudin
Summary of reference entries provided
"Three Harbors of Ezo"
cinefil

  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The Three Ports of Matsumae


Explanation:
Or the so called "Three Ports of Matsumae" is fine I think. As far as I remember my history lessons, I don't think there is another expression...but there was not much about Matsumae.

Geraldine Oudin
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yumico Tanaka (X): I think it's okay, but it may also mean "The Three Ports governed by Matsumae"
2 hrs
agree  bigcat
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Reference comments


49 mins
Reference: "Three Harbors of Ezo"

Reference information:
The port town "Hakodate"
One of the famous "Three Harbors of Ezo" (now Hokkaido) along with Matsumae and Esashi, Hakodate has long provided an excellent natural harbor, and prospered as a trading center for marine produce. Following the reopening of Japan to foreign trade in 1859, Hakodate became a trading port like Yokohama and Nagasaki. This constant interaction with the outside world placed Hakodate at the forefront of modernization in Japan. The area around the mountain Hakodate-yama and the port of Hakodate still retains much of the atmosphere of the time, and many of the pseudo-Western style homes built from around 1900 to 1930 are in good condition.......
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/topics/hokkaido/jnto/83dn...

cinefil
Japan
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 18
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