Yagyu - Yagyu

A rural area in a small mountain basin in the northeast of Nara City and the north of the Yamato Plateau. Rice paddy cultivation and tea cultivation are carried out here. The area is divided into the former Yagyu Village and Oyagyū Village. The former Yagyu Village was the site of the Yagyu clan's 10,000 koku jin'ya (camp) during the Edo period, when they served as swordsmanship instructors to the shogunate. The area includes the remains of the jin'ya, Hōtoku-ji Temple, the family temple of the Yagyu clan, the grave of the lord of the Yagyu domain, the Yagyu Magai Monument (Hoso Jizo), the residence of a former Yagyu domain chief retainer, and the Yagyu Iris Garden. The former Oyagyū Village is also home to Yagyu Yamaguchi Shrine, a shrine listed in the Shikinaisha (a prefectural designated intangible cultural property) known for its taiko drum dance, and Enjō-ji Temple on Mount Ninjū. The Yagyu Kaido road that connects Nara City and Yagyu is part of the Tokai Nature Trail. National Route 369 also passes through the area.

[Ichiro Kikuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

奈良市北東部、大和(やまと)高原の北部にある山間小盆地の農村地区。水田耕作や茶栽培などが行われている。旧柳生村、大柳生村の区域で、旧柳生村は、江戸時代に将軍家剣術指南役であった柳生氏1万石の陣屋が置かれた地。陣屋跡、柳生氏の菩提寺(ぼだいじ)である芳徳寺(ほうとくじ)、柳生藩主墓所、柳生磨崖(まがい)碑（疱瘡(ほうそう)地蔵）、旧柳生藩家老屋敷、柳生花しょうぶ園などがある。また、旧大柳生村には太鼓踊（県指定無形文化財）で知られる式内社の夜支布山口神社(やぎゅうやまぐちじんじゃ)や、忍辱山(にんにくせん)円成寺(えんじょうじ)がある。なお、奈良市街と柳生を結ぶ柳生街道は東海自然歩道の一部となっている。また、国道369号が通じる。

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