Yamanobe no michi - Yamanobe no michi

This 35-kilometer road runs north to south, slightly winding, along the western foot of the Yamato Plateau on the eastern edge of the Nara Basin in Nara Prefecture. It is said to be one of the oldest roads in Japan, running east of the ancient Kamitsu Road (the early modern Kamikaido), and its names remain on the tombs along the road, such as Yamanobe no Michi no Magari no Oka no He Tomb (the tomb of Emperor Sujin) and Yamanobe no Michi no He Tomb (the tomb of Emperor Keiko). It runs from Nara City south through Tenri City and Sakurai City to Hase Kaido, and along the road are, from the north, Ensho-ji Temple, Konin-ji Temple, Wanishita Shrine, Isonokami Shrine, Eikyu-ji ruins, Chogaku-ji Temple, ancient shrines and temples such as the tombs designated as the tombs of Emperor Sujin and Emperor Keikō, Hibara Shrine, Genpin-an, and Omiwa Shrine, as well as the huge ancient tomb of Hashibaka. Many parts overlap with the Tokai Nature Trail, and the Yamabe no Michi hiking course from the southern area of ​​Isonokami Shrine to Miwa has excellent views of Mount Miwa and the three mountains of Yamato. The entire area is part of the Yamato Aogaki Quasi-National Park.

[Ichiro Kikuchi]

"The Mountainside Road" (1972, Sogensha), edited by the Asahi Shimbun Nara branch ; "The Mountainside Road: A Literary Walk" (1985, Sobunkan), by Sakiyama Yuhiro

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

奈良県奈良盆地の東辺、大和(やまと)高原の西麓(せいろく)をやや曲折しながら南北に通じる約35キロメートルの道。古代の上津(かみつ)道（近世の上街道）の東を走る日本最古の道の一つといわれ、沿道の山辺道勾岡上(やまのべのみちのまがりのおかのへ)陵（崇神(すじん)天皇陵）や山辺道上(やまのべのみちのへ)陵（景行(けいこう)天皇陵）などにその名が残る。奈良市から南へ天理市、桜井市を経て初瀬(はせ)街道に至るもので、沿道には北から円照寺、弘仁(こうにん)寺、和爾下(わにした)神社、石上(いそのかみ)神宮、永久寺跡、長岳寺や、崇神天皇陵、景行天皇陵に指定される古墳、檜原(ひばら)神社、玄賓庵(げんぴんあん)、大神(おおみわ)神社などの古社寺のほか、巨大古墳の箸墓(はしばか)などもある。東海自然歩道と重なる部分が多く、とくに南部の石上神宮付近から三輪(みわ)までの山辺の道ハイキングコースは三輪山や大和三山を展望できるなど景観に優れる。一帯は大和青垣国定公園域。

［菊地一郎］

『朝日新聞社奈良支局編『山の辺の道』（1972・創元社）』▽『崎山祐宏著『山の辺の道　文学散歩』（1985・綜文館）』

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