Awazu City - Awazunoichi

...Some of these early markets had a strong connection with the capital, and with the establishment of the capital, they were passed down to markets managed by city governors, such as the "ichi" of Fujiwara-kyo, the "tozai (east and west) markets" (Higashiichi and Nishiichi) after Heijo-kyo, and the "Naniwa-ichi" of Naniwa-kyo. In contrast, "Eka-ichi" and "Ato-kuwa-ichi" were markets located at key transportation points in Kawachi, but it can be assumed that markets existed in various places other than Kawachi, such as "Awazu-ichi" in Omi, which appears in the "Nihon Shoki" in the July Jinshi section of the 1st year of Tenmu (672). The above-mentioned markets continued to exist from the 8th century onwards, from the Nara period to the early Heian period, but in addition to them, "Abe-ichi" in Suruga Province appears in the "Manyoshu," "Ogawa-ichi" in Mino Province, "Fukatsu-ichi" in Bingo Province, "Uchi-no-ichi" in Yamato Province, and "ichi" in Kii Province also appear in the "Nihon Ryōiki." ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Awazu City" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…このような初期の市の中には，都宮との関係が深いものが存在し，都城の成立とともに，藤原京の〈市〉や平城京以後の〈東西市(東市･西市)〉，難波京の〈難波市〉など，市司（いちのつかさ）の管理する市へとうけつがれた。これに対して〈餌香市〉〈阿斗桑市〉は，河内の交通の要地に立地した市であるが，河内以外にも《日本書紀》天武1年(672)7月壬子条にみえる近江の〈粟津市〉のごとく各地に市が存在していたとみてよい。　8世紀以降の奈良時代～平安初期においても，上述の市は存在し続けるが，それ以外にも《万葉集》に駿河国の〈安倍市〉，《日本霊異記》に美濃国の〈小川市〉，備後国の〈深津市〉，大和国の〈内(宇智)の市〉，紀伊国の〈市〉などが見える。…

※「粟津市」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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