Ajo Sansho Shrine - Ajo Sansho Shrine

...Located in the Tanba highlands, most of the town area is mountainous, with a small amount of flat land along the banks of the Kamiwachi River and the Takaya River, which flow into the west-flowing Yura River. In the Middle Ages, Wachi Manor was located in the Ninnaji Temple territory, and Ajo Sansho Shrine, which was enshrined as the guardian deity of the manor, was located in Honjo. Later, the local lord, Katayama, enshrined it in Sakahara and Shimoawano. In the Edo period, it was the territory of the Sonobe Domain, and waterways were dug to develop Negoro Shinden and other areas. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Agami Sansho Shrine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…丹波高地にあって町域のほとんどは山地で，西流する由良川に注ぐ上和知川，高屋川の沿岸にわずかに平地がある。中世には仁和寺領和知荘があり，同荘の鎮守としてまつられた阿上三所（あじようさんしよ）神社は本庄（ほんじよ）にあり，のち地頭の片山氏によって坂原と下粟野にも分祀された。江戸時代は園部藩領で，水路をひいて子来（ねごろ）新田などが開発されている。…

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