Seta

Japanese: 勢多 - せた

The name of Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture (Omi Province). It is also written as Seta, Seta, or Seta. It refers to the area around the outlet of the Seta River at the southernmost tip of Lake Biwa. It has been a key transportation point since ancient times, and in ancient times it was the location of the Omi Kokufu and Seta Station. Seta Bridge appeared as the site of a decisive battle during the Jinshin War, and was later the site of attacks and defenses during the Genpei War and the Jōkyū War. In later times it was known as Seta Karahashi. In ancient times, Seta Manor and Seta Mikuriya were located here, and crucian carp and funazushi were presented as tributes to the Imperial Court from the Mikuriya. In the Middle Ages, the area around Seta Bridge was called Hashimoto, and the niebito (people who offered tributes) who made a living were called Hashimoto Kugonin (people who offered tributes). Even today, it is a key transportation point with bridges over the Tokaido Main Line, National Route 1, and Meishin Expressway, and the Takebe Shrine, the Ichinomiya of Omi, is located on the east bank of the Seta River. → Awazu Hashimoto Mikuriya

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Japanese:

滋賀県（近江(おうみ)国）大津市の地名。瀬田・勢田・世多とも書く。琵琶湖最南端の瀬田川流出口付近一帯をさす。古くから交通の要衝で，古代は近江国府，勢多駅の所在地。瀬田橋は壬申の乱の際の決戦場として登場し，その後も源平争乱や承久の乱などで攻防の舞台となった。後世瀬田唐橋(からはし)の名で知られる。古代に勢多荘，勢多御厨(みくりや)がおかれ，御厨からは鮒(ふな)や鮒ずしが朝廷に貢進された。中世に瀬田橋近在は橋本と呼ばれ，貢進を業とした贄人(にえびと)は橋本供御人(くごにん)と称された。現在も東海道本線，国道１号，名神高速道路の各橋がかかる交通の要地で，瀬田川東岸に近江一宮の建部(たけべ)神社がある。→粟津橋本御厨

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