Akegawa-so - Akegawa-no-sho

Japanese: 阿氐河荘 - あてがわのしょう

A manor in Arita County, Kii Province (present-day Shimizu Town, Wakayama Prefecture). Formerly the estate of the Minister of the Left, Fujiwara Nakahira, it was called Ishigakikamisho, but in 992 (Shoreki 3), it was purchased by the Right Minister Taira Korenaka, and in 1001 (Choho 3), it was donated to Shirakawa-dera Kita-in (later Jakuraku-ji). It is from around this time that the name Abi-gawa appears. During the time of Jakuraku-ji's second betto Tadanaka, the position of Kengyo was given to Sojo Gyoson, and the manor was established with Enman-in Monzeki of Onjo-ji Temple, which continued the lineage of Gyoson, as its head temple, and Jakuraku-ji Temple as its fief. The manor occupies the upper reaches of the Arida River, and although it is a vast one, most of it is mountainous, and cultivated land is limited to narrow river terraces or rice terraces in the tributaries.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

紀伊国在田郡(現，和歌山県清水町)の荘園。もと左大臣藤原仲平の遺領で，石垣上荘と称したが，992年(正暦3)右大弁平惟仲が買得し，1001年(長保3)白川寺喜多院(のち寂楽寺)に寄進。このころより阿氐河の呼称がみえる。寂楽寺第2代別当忠覚のとき，検校職が行尊僧正に寄せられたのを契機に，その法系をつぐ園城寺円満院門跡を本家とし，寂楽寺を領家とする荘園として確立した。有田川上流域を占める広大な荘園であるが，山地が大部分で，耕地は狭い河岸段丘上ないし支谷の棚田に限られている。

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