Ujigo (Mie)

…Visits to Ise Shrine began in the Heian period and were popular throughout the early modern period, and many people flocked to the shrine from all over the country during the several popular Okage-mairi pilgrimages. Uji-go developed in the southeast at the Inner Shrine (Koutai Jingu), Yamada-go's torii-mae-machi in the Outer Shrine (Toyouke Daijingu) 5km northwest, and an entertainment district developed in Furuichi between the two. The shrine was autonomous as a sacred territory, and in the Edo period, the Yamada Magistrate was established. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ujigo (Mie)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…伊勢参りは平安時代に始まり近世を通じて盛んで，とくに何度か流行したお蔭参りでは広く各地から多くの民衆が殺到した。南東の内宮(皇大神宮)には宇治郷，5km北西の外宮(豊受大神宮)には山田郷の鳥居前町が，その中間の古市には歓楽街がそれぞれ発達した。また神領として自治制がしかれ，江戸時代には山田奉行が置かれた。…

※「宇治郷（三重）」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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