This is the 7795th most frequent Japanese word.
名瀬
"名瀬" is a place name referring to Naze, a district in Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Here, '名瀬' refers to a geographical location, namely Naze in Japan.
彼の故郷は名瀬です。
His hometown is Naze.
In this sentence, '名瀬' acts as a destination for a journey.
名瀬への旅は楽しかったですね。
The trip to Naze was fun, wasn't it?
'名瀬' is used to indicate the subject of the sentence, focusing on Naze's culture.