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Tadasu no Mori
Summary
Tadasu no Mori, which literally translates to "Forest of Correction" or "Forest of Purification" in English, is located in the Sakyo Ward of Kyoto City, at the site of the Kamomioya Shrine. The forest itself is a sacred grove associated with an important Shinto sanctuary complex known in Japanese as the Kamo-jinja, situated near the banks of the Kamo River just north of where the Takano River joins the Kamo River in northeast Kyoto city, Japan. The term Kamo-jinja in Japanese is a general reference to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto. The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences.
Positioned at the convergence of the Kamo River and Takano River, the area of Tadasu No Mori's virgin forest encompasses about 12.4 hectares, or 124,500 square meters (more than double the size of Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty stands).
The preserved forest of Tadasu No Mori lies within the Shimogamo Shrine area, one of the seventeen historical sites in and around Kyoto which in 1994 were designated by UNESCO as Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. It is today the last remnant of a primeval forest which is reputed to have never been burned down. The forest has, in fact, suffered some damage over the centuries when all of Kyoto was burned during successive revolts and wars, but the forest growth has rebounded again and again. The forest is left to grow in its natural state. It is neither planted nor pruned.
Originally in Ancient Kyoto, the forest spanned about 4.95 million square meters, however, Kyoto was the stage for multiple wars during the middle ages of Japan, including the Onin War (1467-1477). On June 14 1470, during the Onin War, 70% of Tadasu No Mori was burned to the ground. Additionally, some areas of the forest were then taken by the Shogunate via the land forfeit ordinances in the 4th year of the Meiji era , reducing the territory of Tadasu No Mori to its current size.
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