Asatsuma Township

…Because it was located just west of Minoura, the junction of the Higashiyama and Hokuriku roads, it flourished as a key port in the northern part of the lake since ancient times. Asatsuma-go appears in the Wamyōshō as one of the nine districts of Sakata County, and the Engishiki lists Asatsuma-chikuma as a kitchen for the imperial family. During the Kamakura period, Asatsuma Manor was located in the area of ​​Asatsuma-go, which was originally the territory of Hossho-ji Temple, but was passed down from Kameyama-in to Shōkeimon-in to Prince Komyo to Rinsen-ji Temple. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Asatsuma-go" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…東山･北陸両道の分岐点箕浦のすぐ西に位置していたため古代より湖北の要港として栄えた。《和名抄》に坂田郡九郷の一つとして朝妻郷がみえ，《延喜式》には皇室の御厨として朝妻筑摩の名がみえる。鎌倉期には朝妻郷の地域を中心とする朝妻荘があり，当初法勝寺領であったが，亀山院―昭慶門院―恒明親王―臨川寺と伝領された。…

※「朝妻郷」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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