Isonaga - Shinaga

Japanese: 磯長 - しなが

A historical place name of part of present-day Taishi-cho, Minamikawachi-gun, Osaka Prefecture. Also written as Shinaga. In ancient times, the name Shinaga-go appeared, and it belonged to Ishikawa-gun, Kawachi Province. The tombs of four emperors, Bidatsu, Yomei, Suiko, and Kōtoku, as well as Prince Shotoku's Isonaga Tomb (Eifuku-ji Temple), were established in this area. Shinaga Shrine, which appears in the Engishiki, was also enshrined here. The area of the village is unclear, but it is believed to be the area behind the western ridge of Taima-ji Temple. In 1896, it was incorporated into Minamikawachi-gun, Osaka Prefecture, and in 1956 it merged with Yamada Village to become Taishi-cho.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

現在の大阪府南河内郡太子町の一部の歴史地名。科長とも記す。古代において科長郷の名がみえ，河内国石川郡に属した。この付近には敏達･用明･推古･孝徳の4天皇の陵墓をはじめ，聖徳太子の磯長墓(叡福寺)などが設けられた。また《延喜式》にみえる科長神社もこの地にまつられた。郷域は判然としないが，当麻（たいま）寺の西嶺の背後の地一帯がそれとされる。1896年大阪府南河内郡に編入，1956年山田村と合併して太子町となった。

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