Shimamiya

Japanese: 嶋宮 - しまのみや

Shimamiya was a palace located in Asuka from the 7th century to the mid-8th century. The first known account of this palace was that Prince Oama escaped from Omi on the eve of the Jinshin War, stayed overnight at Shimamiya, and reached Yoshino the next day. During the reign of Emperor Tenmu, it seems to have become the palace of the Crown Prince, Prince Kusakabe (Prince Hinami). In Volume 2 of the Manyoshu, there are 23 elegies composed by the Crown Prince's chamberlains at the time of Prince Kusakabe's death. According to these, Shimamiya had a large palace, and its eastern gate faced a waterfall. The palace also had the Magari Pond and the Kami Pond, where birds were allowed to roam freely, and in September 681 (the 10th year of the Tenmu era), a red turtle that had been presented as tribute from Shuho Province was released there.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

7世紀代から8世紀中葉ごろまで，飛鳥に所在した宮。壬申の乱の前夜，大海人皇子が近江を脱出し嶋宮に一泊して，翌日吉野に至ったとするのが，その初見記事である。天武朝には，皇太子，草壁皇子(日並皇子)の宮となったらしい。《万葉集》巻二に，草壁皇子の没時に東宮の舎人（とねり）たちが作った挽歌23首がみえている。それらによると，嶋宮には，大きい宮殿があり，東門は滝つ瀬に面していた。また，宮内には，勾（まがり）の池，上の池があり，鳥が放し飼いにされていたし，681年(天武10)9月には，周芳国から貢上された赤亀が放たれたこともある。

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