Old Sosonomori - Oisonomori

Japanese: 老蘇森 - おいそのもり
Old Sosonomori - Oisonomori
<br /> A forest in Higashi-Oiso, Azuchi-cho, Omihachiman-shi, Shiga Prefecture. Located in a corner of Gamou- no , which has been written about in waka poetry since the Manyo period, the forest has been a popular resting spot for many travelers on the Nakasendo road. It is estimated that in the past, this area was a large forest several times larger than it is today . According to legend, this area once had springs of water and was not habitable, but after a man named Ishibe no Omuraji planted tree saplings and prayed to the gods, it soon became a large forest, and it was named "Oiso Forest" because Omuraji lived to be over 100 years old. In the forest, Oiso Shrine, a shrine listed in the Engishiki , is located, and it has been revered as a place of faith since ancient times. As part of the large forest formed in the lowland still exists, it is also a valuable place from an academic perspective, and was designated a national historic site in 1949 (Showa 24). About 15 minutes by car from Azuchi Station on the JR Tokaido Main Line.

Source: Kodansha National Historic Site Guide Information

Japanese:

滋賀県近江八幡市安土町東老蘇にある森。万葉時代から和歌に詠まれた蒲生野(がもうの)の一角に位置する森で、中山道の休憩場所として多くの旅人に親しまれてきた。古くは現在の数倍もある面積の大森林だったと推定される。伝説によると、かつてこの地方は水が湧き、とても人の住める場所ではなかったが、石邊大連(いしべのおおむらじ)という人物が木の苗を植えて神々に祈願するとまもなく大森林となり、大連が生きながらえて百数十歳を数えたことから「老蘇森」と名づけられたという。森の中には延喜式(えんぎしき)内社である奥石(おいそ)神社が鎮座し、古代から信仰の場として崇(あが)められた。低湿地に形成された大森林の一部が現存することから学術的にも貴重な場所であり、1949年(昭和24)に国の史跡に指定された。JR東海道本線安土(あづち)駅から車で約15分。

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