Asuwa

Japanese: 足羽 - あすわ

The name of Echizen Province since ancient times, the former Asuwa District is part of Miyama Town, Asuwa District, Fukui Prefecture (now Fukui City) and part of Fukui City. In addition to the district name, there are other place names such as Asuwa River, Asuwa Mountain, Asuwa Mikuriya, and Asuwa Prefecture. Ancient Asuwa District was located slightly north of Echizen Province, and included Yoshida District, which was separated by the Kamakura period. Its main area was the Fukui Plain, and the district name first appeared in the 731 Echizen Province Tax Register. The Wamyō Ruijūshō reads it as 'Asuwa'. It was developed early on, with the Asuwayama burial mounds on Asuwa Mountain, and the Chimori Manor and Kusooki Manor estates of Todaiji Temple established on the plains. In the Middle Ages, the northwestern part of the county was called Asuwa Kita-gun and the southeastern part was Asuwa Minami-gun, but in 1664 they were reverted to their original names. Asuwa Mikuriya was the territory of Ise Jingu Shrine and corresponds to the area around Fukui Castle in early modern times. The Shinposho states that "The Naiku Asuwa Mikuriya had 7 pieces of silk in its upper portion, 20 pieces in its lower portion, and 180 tsubo of silk." In early modern times, Asuwa County was mostly the territory of the Fukui Domain. When the feudal domains were abolished and prefectures were established in 1871, Asuwa Prefecture was established for a time. Mt. Asuwa was originally called Mt. Kida and Mt. Atago, and on the mountain stands Asuwa Shrine, a shrine listed in the Engishiki that bears the name of the county.

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Japanese:

古代以来の越前国の地名で，旧足羽郡は福井県足羽郡美山(みやま)町（現・福井市）と福井市のそれぞれ一部にあたる。郡名以外にも足羽川・足羽山，足羽御厨(みくりや)・足羽県などの地名がある。古代の足羽郡は越前国のやや北に位置し，鎌倉時代までに分置された吉田郡を含んだ。その主要部は福井平野で，郡名は731年の《越前国正税帳》にみえるのが早い。《和名類聚抄(わみょうるいじゅうしょう)》は〈安須波〉と訓じる。早くから開け，足羽山には足羽山古墳群があり，平野部には東大寺領の道守(ちもり)荘・糞置(くそおき)荘などが成立した。中世には郡の北西部を足羽北郡，南東部を足羽南郡と称したが，1664年もとに復した。足羽御厨は伊勢神宮領で，近世の福井城下一帯に比定される。《神鳳鈔》に〈内宮足羽御厨　上分絹七疋，口入二十疋，百八十丁〉とある。近世の足羽郡はほとんど福井藩領であった。1871年の廃藩置県の際に一時期足羽県が置かれた。足羽山はもとは木田山・愛宕山などとよばれ，山上に郡名を負う式内社の足羽神社がある。

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