Mount Kuno

Japanese: 久能山 - くのうざん

<br /> Temple ruins in Negoya and other areas in Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Located in the eastern part of the city, on the 216m high Udo Hills overlooking Suruga Bay, erosion over the years has left only the hard rocks remaining, leaving it as an isolated mountain as it is today. The southern side is bordered by steep cliffs on Suruga Bay, and both the east and west sides are canyons, while the northern side is separated from the highlands of Nihon-daira by the Byobu Rock. Kuno Tadahito built Kuno-ji Temple during the reign of Empress Suiko (reigned 592-628), and the temple flourished with many famous monks coming and going, including Gyoki of the Nara period and Enni (Shoichi Kokushi) of the Kamakura period, who is said to be the founder of Shizuoka tea. However, when Takeda Shingen invaded Suruga in 1568 (Eiroku 11), he took notice of the ruggedness of the terrain and moved the temple to Kita-Yabe (Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City) (present-day Tesshu-ji Temple), and built Kuno Castle on this fortress. After the fall of the Takeda clan, the castle was taken over by the Tokugawa clan, and when Ieyasu died in 1616 (Genwa 2), he was buried at Kunozan Tosho-gu Shrine as per his will. The following year, he was given the divine title of Tosho-daigongen, and was later reburied and moved to Nikko, but thereafter, rituals were conducted at the same place as at Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine. The site of the famous Kuno-ji Temple, a fine example in castle construction history, and of historical value as the site of Tosho-gu Shrine, Ieyasu's first burial place, was designated a national historic site in 1959 (Showa 34). From Shizuoka Station on the JR Tokaido Shinkansen or other lines, take the Shizutetsu Justline bus to Kunoyamashita, then walk for about 20 minutes.

Source: Kodansha National Historic Site Guide Information

Japanese:

静岡県静岡市駿河区根古屋ほかにある寺院跡。市の東部、駿河湾を見下ろす標高216mの有度(うど)丘陵に位置し、長い年月をかけた浸食作用によって岩の堅い部分だけが残り、現在のように孤立した山となった。南面は急な崖で駿河湾に接して東西両面は峡谷であり、北方は屏風岩により日本平の高地と隔てられている。推古天皇（在位592～628年）のころに久能忠仁(ただひと)が久能寺を建立し、奈良時代の行基をはじめ、静岡茶の始祖といわれる鎌倉時代の円爾(えんに)（聖一国師）など多くの名僧が往来して隆盛をきわめた。しかし、1568年（永禄11）に武田信玄が駿河に侵攻すると、地勢の険しさに着目して寺を北矢部（静岡市清水区）に移し（現在の鉄舟寺(てっしゅうじ)）、この要害の地に久能城を築いた。武田氏の滅亡後、城は徳川氏が引き継ぎ、1616年（元和2）に家康が死去すると遺命によって久能山東照宮に葬られた。翌年には東照大権現の神号を賜り、のちに改葬されて日光に移ったが、以後、祭祀は日光東照宮とともに行われるようになった。このように著名な久能寺の旧跡で、築城史上の好例であり、また家康の最初の葬地である東照宮の鎮座地として歴史上価値があることから、1959年（昭和34）に国の史跡に指定された。JR東海道新幹線ほか静岡駅からしずてつジャストラインバス「久能山下」下車、徒歩約20分。

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