Golden Sword Palace - Kanatsurugi Palace

…Located on the east bank of the Tedori River, the Tedori River alluvial fan opens up to the northwest, and the foothills of the Ryohaku Mountains occupy the east. The central settlement, Tsurugi, is a valley-mouth settlement that developed at the top of the alluvial fan. It developed as a temple town for Kanatsurugi-no-miya, one of the four main shrines of Mt. Hakusan. A market was established there in the Middle Ages, and sake brewing and tobacco production were thriving. Sannomiya flourished as a temple town for Shirayamahime Shrine. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…手取川東岸に位置し，北西部には手取川扇状地が開け，東部は両白山地の山麓が占める。中心集落の鶴来は扇頂部に発達した谷口集落で，白山の本宮四社の一つ金剣宮（かなつるぎのみや）の門前町として発展，中世から市が立ち，酒造とタバコ生産が盛んであった。三宮は白山比咩（しらやまひめ）神社の門前町として栄えた。…

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