S P O T ／ SPOT-124
Folk & Ritual
Mezurashi Pass and Tsubute-ishi Stone
珍布峠と礫石めずらしとうげ と つぶていし
An old-road cut-through pass in Akaoke, Iitaka-cho, Matsusaka, paired with the legendary boulder known as Tsubute-ishi. Kanko Mie (the prefectural tourism site) explains that the name 'Mezurashi-toge' comes from a tradition that the deities Amaterasu and Ame-no-Koyane met here and said 'oh, how rare,' and that Tsubute-ishi is the stone Amaterasu is said to have thrown into the river to mark a provincial boundary. The site preserves a place-name folklore and a 'land-dividing' legend together at one location.
N O P H O T O
H I G H L I G H T S
Highlights
- 01A mythic origin embedded in the place-name itself ('Mezurashi Pass')
- 02Tradition of the encounter between Amaterasu and Ame-no-Koyane
- 03Tsubute-ishi, the boulder of the land-dividing legend, visible in the river
A C C E S S ／ M E T A
Essentials
- Location
- Mie Prefecture Matsusaka City
- Address
- 三重県松阪市飯高町赤桶
- Fee
- 無料
- Hours
- 通行自由（旧街道ウォーキング推奨時間帯）
- Status
- 現存
R E F E R E N C E