Ise Castle

This area occupies the central part of the Nara Basin in the north-central part of Nara Prefecture. The name Shiki District appears in the "Nihon Shoki," but it later became three districts: Toichi, Shikijo, and Shikige. In 1897 (Meiji 30), the three districts merged to become Shiki District again. It includes the current Shiki District, Sakurai City, and part of Tenri City. It is the site of the remains of Shikishima Kanasashi Palace (Emperor Kinmei) and other palaces mentioned in the "Nihon Shoki," and the remains of the ancient grid system and medieval moated settlements are well preserved. It is a rice paddy area with many reservoirs, and in the Meiji period, cultivation of cotton, rapeseed, and rush grass as well as rice and wheat was thriving.

[Ichiro Kikuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

奈良県中北部、奈良盆地中央部を占める地域。磯城郡の名は『日本書紀』にみえるが、その後、十市(といち)、式上(しきじょう)、式下(しきげ)の3郡となり、1897年（明治30）3郡が合併してふたたび磯城郡になった。現在の磯城郡と桜井市のほか天理市の一部を含む。『日本書紀』の磯城嶋金刺宮(しきしまかなさしのみや)（欽明(きんめい)天皇）などの宮跡の地で、古代条里制や中世環濠(かんごう)集落の遺構がよく残されている。溜池(ためいけ)の多い水田地帯で、明治期に米麦のほか綿花、菜種、イグサの栽培が盛んであった。

［菊地一郎］

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