in Early Modern Japanese.[failed verification] Marco Polo called Japan 'Cipangu' around 1300, based on the Chinese name, probably 日本國; 'sun source country'...

recorded the Early Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of the characters 日本國 as Cipangu. The old Malay name for Japan, Japang or Japun, was borrowed from a southern...

possibly because Marco Polo had claimed Japan itself (which he called Cipangu) to be rich in gold and silver; Behaim is known to have used both Pliny...

between Europe and Asia. The mythical Saint Brendan's Island is included. Cipangu (Japanese archipelago) is oversized and well south of its true position;...

the mainland of Asia and 30 degrees more to the east coast of Cipangu (Japan). Cipangu and the mainland of Asia were thus placed only 90 and 120 degrees...

" He was also aware of Marco Polo's claim that Japan (which he called "Cipangu") was some 2,414 km (1,500 mi) to the east of China ("Cathay"), and closer...

his first voyage (claimed for Castile and León), named in the treaty as Cipangu and Antillia (Cuba and Hispaniola). The lands to the east would belong...

negotiated with Christopher Columbus, a Genoese sailor attempting to reach Cipangu (Japan) by sailing west. Castile was already engaged in a race of exploration...

"Matsuri Danshaku (祭男爵)" "Papa" "Hub Star" "Oh! Yeah" "SP Thanx" "Cipangu 2 Cipangu (ジパング2ジパング)" (Naoto) Footnotes Originally songwriting credit cited...

and Cipangu (Marco Polo's Japan) between Europe and Asia. The general position and shape of Hispaniola are similar to contemporary maps of Cipangu. The...