Hōki Town Legend site

Sasato-yama

The mountain where Emperor Kōrei is said to have set up camp during the oni extermination — facing Mt. Kizumi directly across the valley.

About this place

Read as 'Sasatoyama.' This is the mountain where Emperor Kōrei is said to have established his field headquarters during the oni extermination on Mt. Kizumi. Located directly across from Mt. Kizumi, it served as the 'main camp' from which the strategy using dumplings and bamboo leaves was launched.

Visited together with Mt. Kizumi and Sasafuku Shrine, tracing the geography of the legend reveals the spatial layout of the story. It may appear an unremarkable hill, but standing here and looking across at Mt. Kizumi brings the scale and distance of the legend into vivid reality.

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