Okuyama (mountain)

Japanese: 奥山(山) - おくやま
Okuyama (mountain)

...Mountains have both positive and negative influences on humans, making them mystical beings that simultaneously inspire feelings of gratitude and awe. The domain and space of mountains can be divided into the Satoyama surrounding human settlements, the Okuyama deep within, and the even more rugged Take. Satoyama is a familiar space for everyday use, where slash-and-burn farming and permanent cultivation are carried out, grass is cut, and firewood and charcoal are produced, but Okuyama is a place of activity for wandering producers such as hunters, woodturners, and tatara craftsmen, set in deep forests....

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Okuyama (mountain)" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…山は人間に対して,正と負との両面の働きかけをすることにより,恩頼と畏怖の観念を同時に併存させた神秘的な存在であった。 山の領域空間は,人里の周囲の里山,そこから深く入った奥山,さらに険しい岳(たけ)とに分類することができる。里山では焼畑や常畑耕作を行い,草刈りや薪炭の製産を行って,日常的に身近な空間であるが,奥山は深い森林の中で猟師,木地屋(きじや),たたら師などの漂泊的な生産者の活動の場であった。…

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