Ashino

A district of Nasu Town, Nasu County, Tochigi Prefecture. Formerly known as Ashino Town. In the Middle Ages, it flourished as a castle town of the Ashino clan, and in the early modern period, as a post station on the Oshu Kaido road. However, it fell into disuse after being cut off from the Tohoku Main Line and National Route 4. National Route 294 runs through it. In front of Onsen Shrine in the northwest of Ashino, there is a "Wandering Willow," famous for the Noh song by Saigyo, "By the roadside, clear water flows through the willow shadows, for a moment, so I stop."

[Akihisa Sakurai]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

栃木県那須(なす)郡那須町の一地区。旧芦野町。中世には芦野氏の城下町、近世には奥州街道の宿駅として栄えたが、東北本線、国道4号から外れ、さびれた。国道294号が通じる。芦野の北西にある温泉神社前に「遊行柳(ゆぎょうのやなぎ)」があり、西行(さいぎょう)の歌「道のべに清水流るる柳かげしばしとてこそ立ちどまりつれ」と謡曲で有名。

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