Mount Unebi

This mountain is located in Kashihara City, in the mid-west of Nara Prefecture. It is 199 meters above sea level. It is written as Unekazan in the Kojiki and Unebizan in the Nihon Shoki. It is also called Omineyama and Jimyojiyama. It is known as one of the Yamato Sanzan mountains along with Amenokaguyama and Miminashiyama, and is the highest of the three. The foot of the mountain is made of gneiss, and the middle and higher parts are made of biotite andesite, with part of the volcano forming a bell shape. The area around the foot of the mountain is rich in historical sites, including Kashihara Shrine and the tombs of four emperors, Jinmu, Suizei, Annei, and Itoku, which are mentioned in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. In addition to the legendary song about a dispute between wives in the Manyoshu, it is also featured in many ancient songs.

[Ichiro Kikuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

奈良県中西部、橿原(かしはら)市にある山。標高199メートル。『古事記』には畝火山、『日本書紀』には畝傍山と書かれている。お峰山(おむねやま)、慈明寺山(じみょうじやま)ともいう。天香久山(あめのかぐやま)、耳成山(みみなしやま)とともに大和三山(やまとさんざん)として知られ、三山のなかで最高峰。山麓(さんろく)は片麻岩、中腹以上は黒雲母(くろうんも)安山岩からなり、火山の一部分が鐘状をなす。山麓周辺には橿原神宮をはじめ、記紀に記される神武(じんむ)、綏靖(すいぜい)、安寧(あんねい)、懿徳(いとく)の4天皇陵があり、史跡に富む。また『万葉集』の嬬(つま)争いの伝説歌のほか、多くの古歌に詠まれている。

［菊地一郎］

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