Misugi [village] - Misugi

Japanese: 美杉[村] - みすぎ

A village in Ichishi District, central west of Mie Prefecture. Population 8,015 (1995). Bordering Nara Prefecture to the west, nearly 90% of the village area is forest, with mountains over 1,000m above sea level such as Mt. Kuroso and Mt. Miune towering on the prefectural border. The Kumozu River, which flows into Ise Bay, flows north through the center, and the Hatemata River joins it in the north. The Nabari River also flows north in the west. Although it is located in the mountains, it is an important route connecting Ise and Yamato, and during the Nanboku-cho period, Kiriyama Castle (Take Castle) was built as the castle of the Kitabatake clan, the governor of Ise Province. It is believed that a castle town was formed in the Kamitaki and Shimotaki areas, and the Kitabatake clan's residence was called the Taki Palace. It was the clan's base until they moved to Okawachi Castle (present-day Matsusaka City) following the invasion of Oda Nobunaga at the end of the Sengoku period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

三重県中央西部，一志郡の村。人口8015(1995)。西は奈良県に接し，村域の9割近くが山林で，県境には俱留尊（くろそ）山，三峰（みうね）山など標高1000m以上の山がそびえる。伊勢湾に注ぐ雲出（くもず）川が中央を北流，北部で八手俣（はてまた）川が合流する。また西部を名張川が北流する。山間にありながら伊勢と大和を結ぶ要路にあたり，南北朝期には伊勢国司北畠氏の居城霧山城(多気（たけ）城)が築かれた。上多気･下多気一帯には城下が形成されていたと考えられ，北畠氏の居館は多気御所と呼ばれ，戦国時代末期に織田信長の侵攻により大河内（おかわち）城(現，松阪市)に移るまで，北畠氏の本拠であった。

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