The origin of Urashima Myojin

...In the Middle Ages, the scenic beauty of Amanohashidate finally became known throughout the country, and was depicted in the "Mokie-e-kotoba" (Nanboku-cho period), but after the Onin War, the painter-monk Sesshu left behind the immortal masterpiece "Amanohashidate-zu" (Picture of Amanohashidate), and Chion-ji Temple became known throughout the country under the name of Kusedo Monju, and Shogun Yoshimitsu and others often visited it. The "Urashima Myojin Engi" of Ura Shrine is not only a valuable surviving example of a medieval picture scroll that remains in the area, but is also an interesting document that tells the story of the spread of the Urashima legend and the popularity of dengaku. While there are very few historical documents about the Isshiki clan, the shugo clan of this province during the Sengoku period, the "Tango Province Godankacho" gives us a good idea of ​​the structure of the clan's control over the Sengoku daimyo. ...

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…中世では名勝天橋立がようやく諸国に喧伝され，早く《慕帰絵詞》(南北朝期)に描かれたが，応仁の乱後には画僧雪舟が不朽の名作《天橋立図》を残し，智恩寺は九世戸文殊（くせどもんじゆ）の名で天下に知られ，将軍義満らもしばしば参詣した。宇良神社の《浦嶋明神縁起》も当地に残る中世絵巻の遺品として貴重なばかりか，浦島伝説の普及や田楽の流行を物語る資料として興味深い。　戦国期の当国は守護一色氏に関する史料がきわめて乏しい反面，《丹後国御檀家帳》によって同氏の戦国大名支配の構造がよくうかがわれる。…

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