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More Evocative of Japan MORE EVOCATIVE OF JAPAN The Man-Yo-Shu is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, compiled in the late 8th century during Nara-Heian Periods. This particularly unique Japanese work might introduce you to the essence of beautiful nature in four seasons, traditions and customs inherited in daily life and anything more evocative of Japan. INVITATION TO THE PLACES AND POETS OF A JAPANESE CLASSIC, “MAN-YO-SHU” The Province The Province The Province The Province of Iwami of Izumo of Houki of Inaba Mt. Daisen Sanin Kaigan Global Geopark Lake Shinji Iwami Kagura The spots were the sea of blue clean water, the sunset above the horizon, mountain landscapes with seasonal changes in colors, or the fishermen’s boats gathering clams with a rake in the lake that moved the Kakinomoto-no Kadobe-no Yamanoue-no Ōtomo-no ‘waka’ poets such as Hitomaro, Kadobe-no Ōkimi, Okura and Yakamochi to write poems. Hitomaro Ōkimi Okura Yakamochi People appreciate their old traditions like Iwami Kagura, a sacred dance and music dedicated to deities, and regional myths. They often visit shrines and temples on their milestones in life. There are many time-honored Japanese-style inns, homestays, and hotels available with heartfelt hospitality. You are very welcome to our San-in Area with distinct culture and atmosphere. ViVid SANIN MAN-YO SOCIETY 万葉 山陰万葉を歩く会 SANIN MAN-YO SOCIETY OFFICE : The Tourism Promotion Section, the Department of Commerce-Industry & Tourism, Gotsu City Hall 山陰万葉を歩く会 E-mail: [email protected] Special thanks to Christopher Powers, College of Europe Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. ※許可なく転載複製を禁じます。 2016.3.20 208 208 VViViiVid INVITATION TO THE PLACES AND POETS 万葉 お OF A JAPANESE CLASSIC, “MAN-YO-SHU” き の く Those Provinces are closely related to the collection of ‘waka’ poems called Man-Yo-Shu. に Isenomikoto Shrine The Province Man-Yo-Shu is the oldest remaining collection of ‘waka’ poems. It includes 4,500 poems, beginning of Oki with the one by the Empress Nintoku in the 5th century through to a celebration of the New Year in Mizuwakasu Shrine 485 759 by Ōtomo-no Yakamochi, who is said to be the compiler of the collection. Kuroki Imperial Residence Site Oki Kokubunji Temple The collection contains sad poems by a soldier who was sent to Kyushu to guard the area, those of hard work by common people, or romantic poems, all of which are reflections of people’s sincere Yurahime Shrine 485 Oki Geo-Park Airport attitude of life. Uzukanomikoto Shrine In those times, the provinces were also gateways to Japan from the Eastern countries of Asia. They must have been regarded as important areas by the then central government of Japan. For that reason, OKI ISLANDS the government officials sent there to govern the areas were carefully selected. Some of them assigned for the job were poets noted for their fine pieces in the Man-Yo-Shu, such as 001 Ōtomo-no Yakamochi for the Province of Inaba, Yamanoue-no Okura for the Province of Houki, 001 Kadobe-no Ōkimi for the Province of Izumo, and Kakinomoto-no Hitomaro for the Province of Iwami. While they were in office there, they wrote ‘waka’ poems of the areas and the people included in the Man-Yo-Shu. Sea of Japan 001 Why not visit the places of the old spirit of Japan and feel the literary ambience of the Man-Yo-Shu? ほ 001 う Yamashiro Futagozuka Tumulus き の い 001 Izumo Taisha Mt. Chausuyama く な に ば Grand Shrine Sada Shrine の い O-u-no umi The Province く 001 Etomo Shrine ず of に も Adakaya Shrine Houki の Hounouzan The Province 001 く of い に Inaba Izumo- 431 001 わ Enmusubi MATSUE SAKAIMINATO み The Province Kamiyodo IZUMO Airport Lake Shinji City City の of Hakuhou-no-Oka Museum 001 く Izumo City Yonago-Kitaro Airport Nakaumi に Kumano Taisha Kamiyodo Temple Ruins 001 The Province Shizu-no Iwaya Grand Shrine Himezuka Tumulus Sainō Temple Ruin of Iwami Suga Shrine YASUGI 431 OHDA City 001 Ōsakibana 184 UNNAN City Aoya Washi Workshop Kamosu Shrine 9 City Houki-Kokufu Ruins 001 Iwami-Tatamiga-Ura Era-no sato Mononobe Shrine 54 YONAGO Yakumotatsu Nogi Shrine Houki Ōshi Sahimeyama Shrine Fudoki-no-Oka City (Beech Tree) Lake Tōgō Ikan Shrine GOTSU 375 Museum City ▲ Izumo-Kokucho Ruins 001 Katayama Tumulus Mt. Tsurubuyama Mt. Sanbe 181 Tenpō Temple KURAYOSHI 9 Lake Koyama Temple Ruins of Shimokou 314 ▲ Kamoyama Park 432 Mt. Daisen Ōgamiyama City Shrine Tottori Airport Takatsu Kakinomoto HAMADA Daisenji Temple 313 Mt. Kannabiji Kamoyama Memorial Houki-Kokubunji Ruin Mt. Mitokusan Shrine City ▲ for Mokichi Saito Oni-no-Shitaburui 180 TOTTORI City Gorge ▲ Toda Kakinomoto ▲ Mt. Hiruzen Adakatsu-takemi- Tsunozu-kakinomoto Takatsuno-yama Park Mt. Kotobiki Shrine Mt. Sentsuzan kuma-no-mikoto 53 Shrine Tabato Shrine Ōhara Temple 482 Shrine 29 181 Ruins 183 Juhou Shrine 186 YONAGO MASUDA City HAMADA EXPRESSWAY Ōmido Temple Ruins Hagi-Iwami EXPRESSWAY 54 MATSUE Airport 261 Inaba Kokucho Ruins Prefectural Shizu-no Iwaya EXPRESSWAY Man-Yo Park 191 Three Mountain 179 Ube Shrine 313 Inaba Man-Yo History Museum 長門市 488 29 萩市 9 CHUGOKU EXPRESSWAY Miyoshi I.C. Chiyoda I.C. 下関市 Ochiai I.C. 187 AY 美祢市 482 TOTTORI CHUGOKU EXPRESSW EXPRESSWAY 山口市 山陽小野田市 宇部市 detailed in the text. Sayo I.C. 防府市 9 208 210 210 208 く し あ い か ◆ こ た い し お が ろ ら も た 子 何勝 金ね 銀 か い 今 初 年 新た 万 妹 木我 高 か 石 は 道 片思 潮 お 飫 も う ね 葉 つ み ひ 見 が の 角 の 見 の ひ 思 い 干 宇 に れ せ も も や 日 春 の し の （ （ （ や な し 最 巻 柿 ま 巻 つ 振 間 山 ま の 門 長 が や に の の （ し る む 玉 巻 大 重 降 の 始 き 後 二 四 か The Province The Province て The Province 巻 山 The Province 二 を 本 た か 宝 に も け る の of Iwami ・ ら る よ の や of Izumo ・ 部 手 行 潟 海 of Houki 五 of Inaba 十 伴 飾 一 五 ・ 上 ・ よ る 人 む 袖 り を か の の め 吉ご 雪 三 三 八 四 家 歌 二 麻 か を 六 王 む 〇 憶 や 五 事と の ） ） 三 一 持 呂 ） 良 も 六 ） Iwaminoya Takatsunoyamano Konomayori Ounoumino Shiohinokatano Katamoini Shirokanemo Kuganemotamamo Nanisenni Aratashiki Toshinohajimeno Hatsuharuno Wagafurusodewo Imomitsuramuka -Kakinomoto-no Hitomaro Omoiyayukamu Michinonagatewo -Kadobe-no Ōkimi Masarerutakara Konishikameyamo -Yamanoue-no Okura kyōfuruyukino Iyashikeyogoto -Otomo-no Yakamochi 1 The Province of Iwami and Kakinomoto-no Hitomaro The Province of Izumo and Kadobe-no Ōkimi The Provinc of Houki and Yamanoue-no Okura The Province of Inaba and Otomo-no Yakamochi 人 石 柿 建 国 ◎ 麻 見 本 設 を 001 呂 に 人 が 二 国 さ は 麻 始 分 造 Funioka Site ん 相 呂 ま す Mt. Koshiki 」 は Mt. Imaki Mt. Omokage と 聞 り る り 歌 石 争 親 ま Hokkeji-bata Ruin Kokufu River に 見 す い 前 し に 「 詠 。 ま 国 広 壬 夜 れ ま れ 司 大 申 て の Houki-kokubunji Ruin た と な の Provincial Offices い し 藤 乱 恋 Suga Shrine ま 情 （ て 原 It is said that this place was where す 景 ６ の Sainō Temple Ruin が 赴 京 the God Susanō and his wife 。 任 ７ Ruins from between the late Three mountains of Inaba 残 の Ruins of the Izumo Provincial Izumo Grand Shrine Kushinada started their life as し ２ 旅 Ikan Shrine Mononobe Shrine Asuka period and the Nara Era. Mountains referred to in waka poems. り 造 ） This shrine is one of the newlyweds. He composed ‘waka’ て 」 The shrine is said to have been built at This shrine was the most Government Office 、 営 の most important Shinto poems here, which is said to have 至 い Takatsu Kakinomoto Shrine the site of the ancient provincial govern- important shrine in the The area was the central part of the Province. Holding Inaba Kokucho Ruins (Ruins of the 、 後 shrines in Japan. marked the origin of waka poetry. Kyoto National Museum る ま 二 The original Kakinomoto Shrine used to be on an ment office where Kakinomoto-no Province of Iwami. The There have been many historic artifacts exca- Houki-kokufu Ruins (Ruins of the Inaba Provincial Government Office) す 、 The ancient main shrine 所 十 天 001 island called Kamoshima, but it was sunk under Hitomaro was sent to take office. There shrine building in Kasuga vated from there and displayed at the nearby Houki Provincial Government Office) 。 building is said to have been The site of the office that governed the Province に 万 年 武 the sea by a strong earthquake in 1026. The pres- still remains an atmosphere of his days style is said to be the Prefectural Museum called “Yakumo-tatsu Located on the hills in the west of Kurayoshi Mt. Mitokusan あ 48m high about 1100 years during the Nara, Heian, and Kamakura periods. 葉 後 天 001 ent shrine was rebuilt in a different place instead. in the surroundings. largest in Japan. Fudokino-oka Museum”. City, there is still some ambience of the days Regarded as a sacred mountain る ago.. Some parts of the Holding 集 の 皇 Izumo Grand Shrine of ‘Man-Yo’ in the scenery.
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