Utatane Forest
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Shirakawa City, in Dai, Kashimamae area
At the end of the Edo Period, Bunka 2 (1805), the topographical book “Shirakawa Collection” was finished, and it says that when Minamoto Yoriie came to Mutsu, he took a siesta in the grove, giving the forest its name.
It was once a forest, but by the time “Shirakawa Collection” came out, there were only two cedars and two young cherry trees remaining.
At the base of the stone monument is carved a waka poem by Abe Seiho:
“Of cedars seen here long ago, now there remain naught but traces; only the name lives on in Utatanenomori”
The store details
| Name | Utatane Forest |
|---|---|
| Address | Shirakawa City, in Dai, Kashimamae area |
| URL | http://shirakawa315.com/sightseeing/post_539.html |
| Parking | No |
| Access | A 5-minute walk from the Kashima Shrine |
