Yoshino Shrine

An ancient villa located along the Yoshino River. The Nihon Shoki, in the entry for the second year of the reign of Emperor Saimei, records that "Yoshino Palace was built," and since then, Emperors Tenmu, Jito, Mommu, Gensho, and Shomu have frequently visited this villa. Empress Jito made the most frequent visits to Yoshino, making 33 visits according to the official history records. In order to maintain the villa, the Yoshino Inspectorate was established in the first half of the Nara period. The Nihon Shoki has had long-standing records of Yoshino Palace, appearing in the entries for the 19th year of Emperor Ojin's reign, the 2nd year of Emperor Yuryaku's reign, and the 4th year of the reign. It is known that the Wa kings had a special interest in this land since ancient times. Excavations conducted over many years at Miyataki in Yoshino Town upstream of the Yoshino River have uncovered remains of post-hole buildings, stone paving, and a garden pond from the Asuka to Nara periods on a river terrace, and the Miyataki ruins are thought to be the remains of Yoshino Palace.

[Kano Hisashi]

"Miyataki Ruins: Remains" edited by the Nara Prefectural Kashihara Archaeological Institute ("Nara Prefecture Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monuments Survey Report No. 71", 1996, Nara Prefecture Board of Education)

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吉野川沿いに置かれた古代の離宮。『日本書紀』斉明天皇(さいめいてんのう)2年条に「吉野宮を作る」とあり、以来天武(てんむ)・持統・文武(もんむ)・元正(げんしょう)・聖武(しょうむ)の各天皇は、この離宮へしばしば行幸した。なかでも吉野行幸を繰り返したのは持統天皇で、正史にとどめる記事で33回を数える。この離宮の維持を目的に、奈良時代の前半期には芳野監(よしのげん)が置かれた。『日本書紀』には吉野宮のことは古くから記事があり、応神天皇(おうじんてんのう)天皇19年、雄略天皇2年、同4年の各条にみえる。倭王(わおう)が古くからこの土地に特別の関心をもっていたことが知られる。吉野川上流の吉野町宮滝(みやたき)で長年にわたり行われてきた発掘調査により、河岸段丘上で飛鳥時代から奈良時代の掘立柱建物や石敷・苑池遺構がみつかり、この宮滝遺跡が吉野宮の遺跡地と考えられている。

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『奈良県立橿原考古学研究所編『宮滝遺跡　遺構編』（『奈良県史跡名勝天然記念物調査報告第71』・1996・奈良県教育委員会）』

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