Jirisan - Chiisan

Japanese: 智異山 - ちいさん
Jirisan - Chiisan

A 1,915m-high mountain located in South Korea, bordering Hamyang-gun and Sancheong-gun in Gyeongsangnam-do, Namwon-si in Jeollabuk-do, and Gurye-gun in Jeollanam-do. It is the highest peak in the Sobaek Mountains, and is the watershed between the Nakdong River in Yeongnam and the Seomjin River in Honam. It has long been known as one of the three sacred mountains, along with Mount Kumgang and Mount Halla. Its majestic mountain form and the vast natural forests extending to Nogodan (1,507m) in the southwest are used as an experimental forest by Seoul National University for research in botany and forestry. Within the mountain are villages such as Macheon-dong, Gakyang-dong, Hwagae-dong, and Yeongwon-dong, each with its own large temple. These include Cheongeunsa Temple and Hwaeomsa Temple in the west, Sinheungsa Temple and Ssanggyeosa Temple in the south, and Hokkeji Temple and Jisso Temple in the north. Yongwei Dam and Seonghak-dong are famous for their beautiful spring rocks, and Byukwol Station is famous as the site of a great victory over Arashiyama by King Yi Seong-gye of the Yi Dynasty when he defeated the Japanese pirates. Jirisan, the mountain goddess, is enshrined in Tenno-do Hall at the top of the mountain. Jirisan has many national treasures, treasures, scenic spots, historical sites, and natural monuments, and was designated Korea's first national park (Jirisan National Park) on December 29, 1967.

[Mori Seiu]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

韓国(大韓民国)、慶尚南道の咸陽(かんよう)郡と山清郡、全羅北道の南原市と全羅南道の求礼郡に接する所にある高さ1915メートルの山。小白山脈の最高峰で、嶺南(れいなん)地方の洛東江(らくとうこう)、湖南地方の蟾津(せんしん)江の分水嶺となり、古くから金剛山、漢拏(かんだ)山とともに三神山の一つとして知られている。雄大な山容をなし、南西の老姑壇(ろうこだん)(1507メートル)に至る広大な天然林は植物学や林学の研究対象としてソウル大学の演習林になっている。山の中には馬川洞、嶽陽(がくよう)洞、花開洞、霊源洞などの村落があって、それぞれ大きな寺をもつ。西の泉隠寺、華厳(けごん)寺、南の神興寺、双渓(そうけい)寺、北の法華寺、実相寺などである。また龍渭潭(りゅういたん)、青鶴(せいかく)洞は泉石が美しく、引月駅は李朝(りちょう)の太祖李成桂(せいけい)が倭寇(わこう)を討伐したときの荒山大勝の地として有名である。山頂の天王堂には山神の智異聖母が祀(まつ)られている。智異山には国宝、宝物、名勝、史跡、天然記念物などが多く、1967年12月29日、韓国国立公園第1号(智異山国立公園)に指定された。

[森 聖雨]

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