Korankei

The valley of the Tomoe River, a tributary of the Yahagi River that flows through Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. It is famous for its mountain streams and autumn leaves. It is a tourist base for the Aichi Kogen Quasi-National Park. It is part of the Tokai Nature Trail. It is said that the autumn leaves began when the 11th head priest of the famous temple Kojakuji, San'ei, planted them on the approach to the temple, and the entire population of the former Asuke town continued to plant them, creating a beautiful sight with cedars and cherry trees mixed in. The place name is said to have been derived from one character each from Kojakuji Temple and Arashiyama in Kyoto. Iimoriyama is one of the seven medieval Asuke castles. Nearby are Asuke Hachiman Shrine and Sanshu Asuke Yashiki. There are buses from Toyotashi Station, Higashi-Okazaki Station, and other stations.

[Gohei Ito]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

愛知県豊田市(とよたし)を流れる矢作(やはぎ)川の支流巴(ともえ)川の渓谷。渓流と紅葉(もみじ)の名所。愛知高原国定公園の観光拠点。東海自然歩道のコースにあたる。紅葉は、名刹(めいさつ)香積寺(こうじゃくじ)11世の参栄(さんえい)が参道に植樹したのが始まりといわれ、旧足助(あすけ)町民全体が継承補植したもので、スギやサクラも混じって美観である。地名は、香積寺、京都嵐山(あらしやま)より各1字をとったものともいわれる。飯盛(いいもり)山は中世足助七城の一つ。近くに足助八幡(はちまん)宮や三州足助屋敷などもある。豊田市(とよたし)駅、東岡崎駅などからバスがある。

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