Tadasu no Mori

Japanese: 糺森 - ただすのもり

Utamakura. A triangular forest located in Shimogamo, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, between the Takano River and the Kamo River at their confluence. Shimogamo Shrine (Kamo Mioya Shrine) is located on the northern edge of the forest, and in the center is Kawai Shrine (Okosobe Shrine, a small shrine listed in the Shikinaisha, with Tadasutama Yorihime as its deity). The shrine is deeply revered by both the court and the common people as a god who corrects lies, and in the Tale of Genji, Hikaru Genji also visits the shrine when he leaves Suma, composing the poem "I leave this sorrowful world now, and leave my name to the god of investigation." Kamo no Chomei also wished to be appointed as the head priest of this shrine, but was unable to do so, and instead retreated into seclusion in despair.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

歌枕。京都市左京区下鴨にある，高野川と賀茂川の合流点の2川に挟まれた三角形の森。森の北辺に下鴨神社(賀茂御祖（みおや）神社)があり，中央に摂社の河合神社(式内社小社宅（おこそべ）神社，祭神は多々須玉依比売（ただすたまよりひめ）命)がある。偽りを正す神として朝野の信仰が厚く，《源氏物語》では光源氏も須磨退去に際し，参詣し〈憂き世をば今ぞ別るるとどまらむ名をば糺の神にまかせて〉と詠んでいる。また鴨長明はこの社の禰宜（ねぎ）に補せられることを願って果たさず，世をはかなんで遁世した。

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