Uda

Central-eastern Nara Prefecture. In ancient times, Uda County occupied most of the current Uda City and Uda County, and "Uda" is thought to refer to the Uda Mountains. In the Kojiki, Emperor Jinmu's section, it is written, "He crossed the land and crossed it, and came to Uda, so it is called Uda no Ukachi." In the Man'yoshu, it is written, "If the red soil of Uda in Yamato were to be used as a red clay, would people there say so too?" It is said that within the county, there were hunting grounds of the imperial family, such as Uda Kinno and Hii Maki.

[Ichiro Kikuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

奈良県中東部。古代の宇陀郡は現在の宇陀市と宇陀郡の大部分を占め、「宇陀」は宇陀山地一帯をさすと考えられている。『古事記』神武(じんむ)天皇段に「其地より踏み穿(うか)ち越えて、宇陀に幸(い)でましき、故(かれ)、宇陀の穿(うかち)と曰(い)ふ」とあり、『万葉集』に「大和(やまと)の宇陀の真赤土(まはに)のさ丹(に)つかばそこもか人の我が言(こと)なさむ」とある。郡内には宇陀禁野(うだしめの)、肥伊(ひい)牧など皇室領の猟場があったといわれる。

［菊地一郎］

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