Kanzaki

Japanese: 神崎 - かんざき

The name of a place in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is on the west bank of the point where the Inagawa River, which flows south, joins the Kanzaki River, which flows southwest. In ancient times, it belonged to Kawabe County, Settsu Province, and was also written as Kamizen. According to a fragment of the Settsu no Kuni Fudoki and the legend of Empress Jingu in the Sumiyoshi Taisha Jindai-ki, the Kanzaki River was located on the east bank of the Inagawa River in ancient times. Until the Middle Ages, the Kanzaki River was called the Mikuni River, and ports (river ports) were built at the branching and joining points. In the Heian period, aristocrats' side businesses (naridokoro) were established along the Kanzaki River and Yodo River, and they were used as footholds to places such as Arima Onsen. Many ships would wait for the wind at the ports, and the prosperity of Kanzaki is described in the early 11th century in the Yujo-ki (Yujo-ki) (Oe Masafusa), and the local yu-kimi (prostitutes) were praised to be on par with Eguchi (present-day Yodogawa Ward, Osaka City). Under the Heike administration, Kanzaki Ferry connected Kyoto and Fukuhara, and Kanzaki Bridge can be seen in the Taiheiki. After the Jōkyū War, it became a politically important location where the Kanzaki Shugodaisho was established, and it was the site of battles during both the Northern and Southern Courts and Sengoku periods. A barrier was also established in the early 14th century, and the tax revenue was used to cover the repairs of Kofuku-ji Temple in Nara and the maintenance of Fukudomari (present-day Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture), but was abolished completely by Oda Nobunaga. During the Edo period, the village had a stipend of around 350 koku and was part of the Amagasaki domain.

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Japanese:

兵庫県尼崎市の地名。南西流する神崎川に南流してきた猪名川が合流する地点の西岸。古くは摂津国川辺郡に属し，神前とも記した。《摂津国風土記》逸文や《住吉大社神代記》の神功皇后伝説によると古代は猪名川東岸にあった。神崎川は中世まで三国川と呼ばれ，分・合流点に津（河港）が造られた。平安時代には貴族の別業(なりどころ)が神崎川や淀川沿いに設けられ，有馬温泉などへの足場とされる。津での船舶の風待ちなども多く，11世紀初頭の《遊女記》（大江匡房）に神崎の繁華なさまが記され，当地の遊君（遊女）は江口（現大阪市淀川区）に並び称された。平氏政権下で京都と福原を結ぶ神崎渡，《太平記》には神崎橋がみえる。承久の乱後には神崎守護代所が置かれる政治的重要地でもあり，南北朝期・戦国期ともに合戦の舞台となった。14世紀初頭には関も設置され，津料は奈良興福寺の修造費や福泊（現兵庫県姫路市）の維持費に充てられたが，織田信長により全廃される。江戸時代は村高350石前後で尼崎藩領。

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