Kusuha Pass - Kusuha Pass

Japanese: 楠葉関 - くすはのせき

In the Middle Ages, this checkpoint was located on the banks of the Yodo River in Kuzuha (formerly written as Kuzuha or Kuzuha; currently Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture) in Katano County, Kawachi Province. It is unclear when the checkpoint was established, but according to the Taiheiki, during the rule of Emperor Godaigo, new checkpoints were closed due to "the trouble of merchant traffic and the inconvenience of transporting taxes," but Otsu and Kuzuha were excluded, indicating the long history of the checkpoint. In 1340 (Kokoku 1, Ryakuo 3) by imperial decree, Kusunoki Barrier was used as a fee collection point for the construction of Kasuga Shrine, and in 1348 (Shohei 3, Sadawa 4), an imperial decree was issued to give the barricade as a reward to a monk named Enjo Ajari, who had presented a sacred sword from Ise Province. However, it was immediately returned, with the justification that "Kuzunoha Barrier has been the territory of the Nara regent for many years, so to release him without permission would lead to complaints from the monks."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世，河内国交野郡楠葉(古くは葛葉，樟葉とも表記。現，大阪府枚方市)の淀川沿岸にあった関所。関所設置の時期は明確でないが，《太平記》によれば，後醍醐天皇の親政にあたり，〈商賈往来ノ弊，年貢運送ノ煩アリ〉として新関が停止されたときにも，大津，楠葉のみは除外されていることによって由緒の深さが知られる。1340年(興国1∥暦応3)には，院宣により，楠葉関は春日社造営料所に充てられており，48年(正平3∥貞和4)には，伊勢国から宝剣を進上した円成阿闍梨なる者に，恩賞として同関を与えるとの院宣が下されたが，〈葛葉ノ関ハ，年来南都ノ管領ノ地ニテ候ヲ，無謂召放レン事，衆徒ノ嗷訴ヲ招クニテ候ハズヤ〉というわけで直ちに返付されている。

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