Forbidden Forest - Kinrin

…(1) A protected forest that was a special area of ​​forests under the direct control of feudal lords (Ohayashi) in the early modern period that was off-limits to residents and was particularly good quality. It is also called Tomiyama, Tateyama, or Forbidden Forest. Well-known examples include Tomiyama, a cypress forest (Kisoyama) established by the Owari Domain in 1665 (Kanbun 5) in the Kiso Forest on its own territory, and Tomiyama, which was established by the Hirosaki Domain around the same time to enclose a beautiful cypress forest (Tsugaru Hiba). …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…(1)近世の領主直轄林(御林（おはやし）)のうち，とくに林相のすぐれた山林の範囲を限り，住民の立入りを禁制した保護林。留林，建山（たてやま），禁林ともいう。尾張藩が自領木曾山林において1665年(寛文5)に制定したヒノキの留山(木曾山)，同期に弘前藩がヒバの美林(津軽ヒバ)を囲いこんだ留山などがよく知られている。…

※「禁林」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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