Sanin Kaido Highway

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Sanin Kaido 山陰街道 Sanin Highway, San'in Highway
San'indō 山陰道 Sanin-Do, Sanindo / そとものみち Sotomono Michi
"in the shade of the mountains"

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San'indō (山陰道) is a Japanese geographical term.
It means both an ancient division of the country and the main road running through it.
San'in translates to "the shaded side of a mountain", while dō, depending on the context, can mean either a road, or a circuit, in the sense of delineating a region. This name derives from the idea that the northern side of the central mountain chain running through Honshū was the "shaded" side, while the southern side was the "sunny" (山陽 San'yō) side. The pre-modern region corresponds for the most part with the modern conception of the San'in region.
The region was established as one of the 五畿七道 Gokishichidō (Five provinces and seven roads) (kinai shichidoo 畿内七道)
during the Asuka period (538-710), and consisted of the following eight ancient provinces: Tanba, Tango, Tajima, Inaba, Hōki, Izumo, Iwami and Oki. However, this system gradually disappeared in the centuries leading up to the Muromachi period (1333-1467).
The San'indō, however,
continued to be important, and highly trafficked through the Edo period (1603-1867). Running mostly east-west, its eastern terminus, along with those of most of the medieval highways (街道, kaidō), was at Kyoto. From there it followed the coast of the Sea of Japan to Hagi, near Shimonoseki, the western terminus of both the San'yōdō and the San'indō, and very near the westernmost end of the island of Honshū. Though the road originally terminated in the west at Hagi, the lords of Chōshū Domain at some point during the Edo period changed it to end at Yamaguchi.
As might be expected,
the road served an important strategic and logistical role in a number of military situations over the course of the years. Ashikaga Takauji in the 14th century, Akechi Mitsuhide in the 16th century, and many others used it to flee from conflict, to return to the core of the country (kinai), or to move troops. Many daimyōs also used this road as part of their mandatory journeys (sankin-kōtai) to Edo under the Tokugawa shogunate. Of course, the road also served the more everyday purpose of providing transport for merchants, traveling entertainers, pilgrims and other commoners.
Today, Route 9, the San'in Expressway, and the San'in Main Line of the West Japan Railway Company follow the approximate route of the San'indō.
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. Gokishichidō 五畿七道 Gokishichido - Five provinces and seven roads .
and
Nankaido 南海道 Southern Coast Route, Southern Sea Road

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- Postal stations along the road

三条大橋（京都府京都市東山区） - starting point - Kyoto Sanjo Ohashi Bridge
01 樫原宿（京都府京都市西京区）- Kataghara
02 亀山宿（京都府亀岡市 Kameoka city）- Kameyama
03 園部宿（京都府南丹市）- Sonobe
04 須知宿（京都府船井郡京丹波町）- Shuchi
05 檜山宿（京都府船井郡京丹波町）- Hinokiyama
06 菟原宿（京都府福知山市）- Ubara
07 福知山宿（京都府福知山市）- Fukuchiyama

08 和田山宿（兵庫県朝来市）- Wadayama - Hyogo
00 八鹿宿（兵庫県養父市）- Yoka
10 村岡宿（兵庫県美方郡香美町）- Muraoka

11 鳥取宿（鳥取県鳥取市）- Tottori
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12 母木宿（鳥取県鳥取市）- Hahaki
13 青屋宿（鳥取県鳥取市）- Aoya
14 泊宿（鳥取県東伯郡湯梨浜町）- Tomari
15 橋津宿（鳥取県東伯郡湯梨浜町）- Hashizu
16 長瀬宿（鳥取県東伯郡湯梨浜町）- Nagase
17 由良宿（鳥取県東伯郡北栄町）- Yura
18 八橋宿（鳥取県東伯郡琴浦町）- Yabase
19 赤崎宿（鳥取県東伯郡琴浦町）- Akasaki
20 下市宿（鳥取県西伯郡大山町）- Shimoichi
21 御来屋宿（鳥取県西伯郡大山町）- Mikuriya
22 淀江宿（鳥取県米子市）- Yodoe
23 米子宿（鳥取県米子市）- Yonago

24 安来宿（島根県安来市）- Yasugi - Shimane
25 出雲郷宿（島根県松江市）- Izumogo
26 松江宿（島根県松江市）- Matsue
27 宍道宿（島根県松江市）- Shinji
28 今市宿（島根県出雲市）- Imaichi
29 温泉津宿（島根県大田市）- Yunotsu

30 郷田宿（島根県江津市）- Goda
31 浜田宿（島根県浜田市）- Hamada
32 三隅宿（島根県浜田市）- Misumi
33 益田宿（島根県益田市）- Masuda
34 津和野宿（島根県鹿足郡津和野町）- Tsuwano

35 山口宿（山口県山口市）- Yamaguchi
36 小郡宿（山口県山口市）- Ogori

. Kameoka Kaido 亀岡街道 Kameoka Highway .
Connecting Osaka with 亀岡 Kameoka city in Tango.

. Sasayama Kaido 篠山街道 .
Connecting 亀岡 Kameoka with Wadayama 和田山.

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The part through Shimane is also called

山陰道伯耆街道 Hoki Kaido
Hoki Daisen is a famous mountain in the area.

. 伯耆大山清光坊 Hoki Daisen Seiko-Bo - Tengu .

This road was used for Sankin Kotai.

- - - - - Places to see on this road
松江城 Matsue Castle
松江大橋 Great Bridge at Matsue
塩楯 Shiotate - 手間天神 Tema Tenjin Shrine
阿太加夜神社 Adakaya Shrine
- - - - - . Adakaya Shrine Festival .

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因幡 - 伯耆のみち - 檮原街道 Inaba, Hōki / Hoki no Michi, Yusuhara Kaido
司馬遼太郎「街道をゆく」Ryōtarō Shiba Ryotaro

. The White Rabbit of Inaba 因幡の白兎 - Legend .

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Tsuwano (津和野町 Tsuwano-chō) is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture.
... Popularly called the "Little Kyoto of San-In," Tsuwano is known for its picturesque main street, "Tono-machi," which is lined with Edo-era buildings and Koi ponds. It also boasts one of the oldest still-used "Yabusame" (horse back archery) ranges in all of Japan, and its annual Yabusame festival on the second Sunday of April is a large tourist draw for the San-In region. ...
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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

.................................................................................　Kyoto 京都府

. tsuchinoko hebi 槌の子蛇 hammerspawn legends .
Hammerspawns had been sighted at various spots in Kyoto. Also at 老ノ坂峠 the Oinosaka Pass on 山陰街道 the Sanin Kaido.

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Shrine 中山八幡宮 Nakayama Hachiman Gu
Once there came a ragged traveler to a home and was kept over night in a friendly way.
Next morning he said he was a Kami 神 God, placed a mirror in the garden and left.
This is the origin of the Shrine 中山八幡宮 Nakayama Hachiman Gu.

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Shrine 武宮神社 Takemiya Jinja
亀井茲矩 Lord Kamei Korenori (1557 - 1612) came to live in the mountains near Takemiya Jinja. He and his family were ill and had a lot of misfortune, so he moved to Tsuwano.
But he later came back to his place.

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He was first a retainer under the Amago clan of Izumo Province, but eventually became a daimyō in his own right.
... Receiving Shikano castle in Inaba Province as a reward for his notable service in 1578, Korenori ascended to higher rank as he assisted in Hideyoshi's 1587 invasion of Kyūshū. Interested in earning further fortunes in foreign trade, he requested to obtain lands in the coastal domains of Izumo Province, which possessed high quality harbors, in recognition of his past service against the Mōri and other clans of Kyūshū. However, his request was denied, as Izumo had already been given to the Mōri as a part of the truce agreements between the Mōri and Hideyoshi. Korenori then asked for the Ryukyu Islands instead; a paper fan inscribed with the date, Hideyoshi's signature, and the title "Kamei, Lord of Ryukyu" (亀井琉球の守, Kamei Ryūkyū no kami), found by Korean forces on a ship captured during Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea serves as evidence that Hideyoshi at least nominally offered the post to Korenori. However, Hideyoshi had no rightful claim to the islands, which were at the time the independent Ryūkyū Kingdom. Korenori sent a small force to take control of the islands, but was blocked by the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province, who jealously guarded a special relationship, including exclusive trading rights, with the kingdom.
Korenori was thus unable to wield any actual claim or control over the islands, and following Hideyoshi's death in 1598, entered the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Following the Sekigahara Campaign of 1600, his income was raised from 13,000 to 43,000 koku as a reward for his service to the Tokugawa clan.
Korenori died of natural causes in 1612.
Korenori's descendants were eventually made daimyō (lords) of the Tsuwano Domain, which they ruled until the Meiji Restoration (1868).
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9/10/2019

Sanin Kaido Highway

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