Ichiburi (Niigata) - Ichiburi

...There is a cave near Mt. Gongen in the northwest, and the Aomi Senri Cave is the deepest in Japan (450m). Ichiburi, at the western end, was a checkpoint on the Hokuriku Kaido in the early modern period, and is also known for Basho's poem "A courtesan sleeps in the bush clover and the moon." Agero is said to be the setting for the Noh play "Yamauba."...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ichiburi (Niigata)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…北西部の権現山近くに洞窟があり，竪穴の青海千里洞は日本最深(450m)。西端の市振は近世に北陸街道の関所がおかれ，芭蕉の〈一家に遊女もねたり萩と月〉の句でも知られる。上路（あげろ）は謡曲《山姥》の舞台と伝えられる。…

※「市振（新潟）」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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