Q7. What is the name of the Italian adventurer who traveled to 'the land of gold' called jipangu in the 13 century and later wrote the book 'Observations of the East'?〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1999年7月号(株式会社ヤック企画)◆【URL】http://www.hiraganatimes.com/〕"HT153028", "2213940"
なぜマルコポーロは日本を「黄金の国ジパング」と呼んだのですか?
Why did Marco Polo call Japan "the Gold Country, Jipang"?"A0000441", "2300551"
According to one of these, these names come from "Zipangu" or "Jipangu", which are Portuguese attempts at pronouncing "Jihpenkuo," the name used for Japan in northern China."NIPO-053", "2077399"