Uchinoichi - Uchinoichi

…In contrast, Eika City and Atokuwa City were located in important transportation locations in Kawachi, but it is safe to assume that there were other cities in various places besides Kawachi, such as Awazu City in Omi, which appears in the Jinshi section of July, 1st year of Tenmu (672) in the Nihon Shoki. The above-mentioned cities continued to exist from the 8th century onwards, from the Nara period to the early Heian period, but in addition to these, Abe City in Suruga Province appears in the Manyoshu, Ogawa City in Mino Province, Fukatsu City in Bingo Province, Uchi City in Yamato Province, and City in Kii Province appear in the Nihon Ryōiki. In addition, places where merchants gathered are also seen in the Fudoki, so there must have been many small markets in various places. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uchi no Ichi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…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。このほか《風土記》にも商人の集まる場所が見えるから，各地に小規模な市が数多く存在したのであろう。…

※「内の市」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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