...Cedars are mainly grown in the upper reaches of the Yoshino River in Yoshino County, Yamato Province (Nara Prefecture). This region, especially Kawakamigo in the hinterland, is blessed with ideal conditions for cedar forestation, and has a long history of afforestation. It is said that Jindai cedar seedlings, which grow on Mt. Miwa and Mt. Kasuga in Yamato, were transplanted during the Bunki era (1501-04), and in the mid-Edo period, cedar species from Yakushima were introduced in an effort to improve the varieties. *Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawakamigo" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…大和国(奈良県)吉野郡の吉野川上流地帯を主産地とする杉。奥地の川上郷に代表されるこの地方一帯は,杉の造林に好適な立地条件に恵まれていたため植林の歴史は古い。大和の三輪山,春日山に生育する神代杉の苗木を移植したのは文亀年間(1501‐04)と伝えられ,江戸時代中期には屋久島の杉種を移入して品種の改良を図ったとされている。… ※「川上郷」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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