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Japanese: 巻向 - まきむく

Also written as Makimuka. A place name referring to the area in the southeastern part of the Nara Basin, northwest of Mt. Miwa. It corresponds to the former Makimuka village, which includes the current Makinouchi and Anashi areas of Sakurai City. The Nihon Shoki states that Emperor Suinin's Tamaki Palace and Emperor Keikō's Hishiro Palace were built here. Makimukayama in the east and the Makimuka River (formerly the Anashi River), which flows southwest and joins the Hatsuse River, have been known as places that have been frequently written about in poetry since the Manyo period. There are many noteworthy ruins in this area, including a group of ancient tombs that are thought to have been built during the early period of the ancient tombs.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

纏向とも書く。奈良盆地の南東部，三輪山の北西部一帯を指す地名。現在の桜井市大字巻野内･穴師などを含む旧纏向村の地に当たる。《日本書紀》にはこの地に垂仁天皇の纏向珠城宮（たまきのみや），景行天皇の纏向日代宮（ひしろのみや）が営まれたとある。東部の巻向山，南西に流れて初瀬川に合流する巻向川(旧，穴師川)は万葉の時代から歌によく詠まれた所として知られる。この地域には古墳発生期の築造と思われる古墳群をはじめ注目すべき遺跡も多い。

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