This name is often seen in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture. Today, in the northeastern part of Chiba Prefecture, facing Kujukuri Beach, there is a city called Sosa City, which has become a hot topic for being ``unreadable.'' I don't know if it's true or not, but apparently the mail is delivered from ``Somehow City, Chiba Prefecture.''
There is an explanation of the origin of the place name on the Sosa City homepage.
According to Shoku Nihon Postiki, a history book from the early Heian period, from around the end of the 5th century to the beginning of the 6th century, there was a group called Mononobe no Ogoto, a powerful clan in the Kinai region (present-day Kinki region). It is said that for his meritorious service in conquering Bando (present-day Kanto region), the imperial court granted him a portion of Shimousa Province, which was then designated as Sabusagoori, and his descendants took the name of the Mononobe Sosa clan. I am.
(From “Sosa City Homepage About the Name of Sosa City”)
Sosa City is a relatively new city that was created on January 2006, 1 by the merger of Yokaichiba City and Noe Town, Sosa District. It is famous for growing plants and seedlings.
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``Sosa'' is a surname that can be read as ``Sosa''. There are about 130 people, mainly from Narita City, Chiba Prefecture.
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