Karugaya - Karunochimata

Japanese: 軽街 - かるのちまた
Karugaya - Karunochimata

...One of the ancient Japanese markets. The intersection of the road that connects Abe-Yamada-Kaminari-Joroku, an extension of Shimo-michi and Kami-michi (present-day Joroku, Ishikawa-cho, Kashihara City) was a key transportation point called Karu-machi (Karumachi) (Nihon Shoki, February entry, 20th year of the reign of Empress Suiko) or Karu-morokoshi-no-chimata (Nihon Ryōiki, Vol. 1, 1), and it is believed that Karuichi developed in this Karumachi. It has also been pointed out that it likely served as a station house. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kagayaki" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本古代の市の一つ。下ッ道と上ッ道の延長の安倍―山田―雷―丈六を連ねる道との交点(現,橿原市石川町丈六)は,軽街(かるのちまた)(《日本書紀》推古20年2月条)または軽諸越之衢(かるのもろこしのちまた)(《日本霊異記》上巻1)と呼ばれる交通の要地であったが,軽市はこの軽衢に発達した市であったと思われる。そして同時に駅家(うまや)的機能をも果たしたらしいことが指摘されている。…

※「軽街」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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