Tatsuta Road - Just a Road

Japanese: 竜田道 - たったみち

This road crosses the mountain (Tatsutayama) behind Tatsuta Taisha Shrine in Tatsuno, Misato Town, Nara Prefecture, and is one of the ancient roads connecting Yamato and Kawachi. It appears to have been in use already during the reign of Emperor Tenmu, as an account of the Jinshin War shows Otomo Fukiage dispatching troops to Tatsuta, and in November 679 (the 8th year of Emperor Tenmu), checkpoints were set up at Osakayama and Tatsutayama. Tatsutayama also appears in the legend of Emperor Jimmu's Eastern Expedition and in the Chronicle before the Accession of Emperor Richu to the Throne in the Nihon Shoki, but these articles are likely embellished with the Tatsuta Road in mind. In the Nara period, it seems to have been frequently used as an official road connecting Heijo-kyo and Naniwa, and many poems about Tatsutayama (Tatsutayama) appear in the Manyoshu.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良県三郷町立野に所在する竜田大社の背後の山(竜田山)を越える道で，大和と河内を結ぶ古道の一つ。天武朝にはすでに利用されていたらしく，壬申の乱の記事中に，大伴吹負が兵を竜田へ派遣したことが見え，また，679年(天武8)11月には，大坂山と竜田山に関が設置されている。《日本書紀》の神武東征伝承や履中即位前紀にも，竜田山が見えるが，竜田道を念頭に置いて潤色された記事であろう。奈良時代には，平城京と難波を結ぶ官道として頻繁に利用されたらしく，《万葉集》には竜田山(立田山)を詠んだ歌が数多く見えている。

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