Sasaya Pass - Sasaya Pass

A pass on the border between Kawasaki Town, Shibata County, Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata City. It is 906 meters above sea level. The Sasaya Highway, which connects Sendai City and Yamagata City, crosses the Ou Mountains at this pass, and was already open in the late Heian period, but due to its steep terrain and heavy snowfall in winter, it was mainly used to transport merchant goods. It fell into decline with the opening of the JR Senzan Line and National Route 48 to the north, but with the completion of National Route 286 and the Tohoku Expressway and the opening of the Sasaya Tunnel, it has become important as a crossing road connecting to the Sea of ​​Japan side. On the old road, there is the remains of Uyamaya Pass.

[Kiyotaka Sakaida]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

宮城県柴田(しばた)郡川崎町と山形市との境にある峠。標高906メートル。仙台市と山形市を結ぶ笹谷街道が奥羽山脈を横断する峠で、平安時代後期にすでに通じていたが、険阻かつ冬季の多雪のためおもに商人荷の輸送に利用されてきた。北側のJR仙山線、国道48号の開通により衰退したが、国道286号、東北自動車道の完成、笹谷トンネルの貫通で日本海側への連絡横断道路として重視されている。旧道に有耶無耶関跡(うやむやのせきあと)がある。

［境田清隆］

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