Tokura Pass

This pass is located on the border between Shiso City, Hyōgo Prefecture and Wakasa Town, Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture. It is 891 meters above sea level. Historically, it was an important transportation route connecting the Harima and Izumo regions, and the Shiso area has been greatly influenced by Izumo culture, such as Iwa Shrine and Chikusa ironworks. Since the Edo period, it has been called the Wakasa Kaido and Banshu Orai. It was once plagued by snow, but now National Route 29 runs through it via a tunnel. It is part of Hyōnosen Ushiroyama Nagisan Quasi-National Park, and there is a ski resort at the foot of the mountain on the Hyogo Prefecture side.

[Mamoru Otsuki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

兵庫県宍粟(しそう)市と鳥取県八頭(やず)郡若桜(わかさ)町の境界にある峠。標高891メートル。歴史上、播磨(はりま)と出雲(いずも)地方とを結ぶ重要な交通路であり、宍粟市域には伊和神社、千草(ちくさ)鉄など出雲文化の影響が大きい。江戸時代以降は若桜街道、播州往来(ばんしゅうおうらい)とよばれた。かつては雪に悩まされたが、いまはトンネルで抜けて国道29号が走る。氷ノ山後山那岐山(ひょうのせんうしろやまなぎさん)国定公園の一画で、兵庫県側の山麓(さんろく)にはスキー場がある。

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