Japan's oldest highway road Takenouchi.
Takeuchi Highway
Pass Takeuchi (Osaka Nara prefectures)
Takeuchi highway (do speak out of bamboo), head to the east of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Takeuchi, pass over the southern foot of Mt Nijo, leading to about Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture, Nagao shrine near the 26km road.
Section near the village to the intersection Katsuragi City, Takeuchi Habikino swan has been designated an area of mostly Route 166.
Historical origins
* Route 12 Takeuchi year of Empress Suiko Chronicles (613) Article in Beijing from Namba (Asuka) Daido reach (your uncle) put were marked, Japan's oldest official way . Takeuchi current highway, most of which overlap with the way government Suiko era. The east has led to officers across the east-west road south Yokooozi Nara Basin. Once the road 丹比 (Taji Hi anyway), they said. Are estimated to cross it with a field name 丹比. Daily Article 天武 July Hazime Toshinori Ming Society, looking to the west overlooking, 丹比 Otsu, both from the road, leading to the multitude of war, Tomie, was used to turbulent motion Invasion you know, are estimated to be highway road Takeuchi and Nagao.
* This road, running east-west road is the center of the tombs and the tombs Mozu Furuichi, was thought to be the road connecting the two tombs. Considered to be laid later than Nagao highway. In addition, the rear section of the southernmost east-west extension of tombs as if a mountain road HONDA straight to this road will be in contact through the southeastern edge of the burial mounds in front of Oyama. In other words, these two giant tombs that have been made to understand the latitude line on the map.
* # Of the officer as the road is not maintained as mentioned above the early 7th century, the western foot of Mt. Nijo (Osaka Taishichō present) tombs and monuments to many of the tombs from the 4th century until the 5th century are still, believe that there is already considerable traffic of people.
# The Asuka period, the learned priest come and go, and the residue used Sui envoy, temporary, resulting from continental culture of China and Korea, Asuka cultural Dzuetonatta insulators.
# In the Middle Ages and continued as part of the Ise road, now Route 166 that runs through. Takeuchi road so that will be used as a highway from the Asuka period until now.
# Edo, Basho once lived in villages along Takeuchi. Currently, there are mounds of tanka inscription 綿弓 Basho there has been developed as a park.
KSR2 KSR80 Takeuchi highway kawasaki 国道166号
The Takeuchi highway (Of excellence very) is toward from Osaka Prefecture Sakai City to the east, exceeds the south foot and Takeutitouge of Mt. Nijo-san, and is a highway of about 26km to the vicinity of the Nagao Shinto shrine of the Nara Prefecture Katsuragi city.
The section to the vicinity of the Takeuchi village from the swan intersection in Habikino City to the Katsuragi city is structure and a history from which most the districts are specified for No.166 in the national road.
* The Takeuchi highway is the oldest Miti in Japan recorded in the article of Nohonshoki of 21 years (613 years) in Empress Suiko, A large road (uncle) from Nanba to the capital (Asuka) is put. The majority comes in succession in a present Takeuchi highway with Miti in the Empress Suiko age. The east side is connected with the Mitiyoco Main Street where the southern part of the Nara basin is crossed from east to west. It was called Himiti () before. Because Hino is crossed, it is presumed to be given of the name. It is understood to see the article on the Ten July 1 of the first year , saying that A great number of multi of the war arrives from Miti at the association discernment if the west is faced and seen ..Otsu and ratio.. ..both.. drinking.., and to have been used also for the war of Monkey, and is presumed that it is Takeuchi highway with the Nagao highway.
* It is thought that this road was an east and west road to which the Furuichi old tomb group and the shrike bird old tomb group almost run in the center part, and the road where two old tomb groups tie. It is thought that it was constructed delaying behind the Nagao highway. Moreover, it touches the part forward at the edge of the southeast in the Oyama old tomb in yen part and it will go after the Honda Mt. old tomb south end if this highway is extended from east to west as a straight road. In a word, it is understood that these two huge old tombs are made on the north latitude line on the map.
* It seems that there was already traffic of considerable people because a lot of ruins in the mausoleum grave and the old tomb, etc. spent in the fifth century in the fourth century remained in the west foot (present Osaka Prefecture Taishi-cho) in Mt. Nijo-san though it is about beginning of the seventh century to be maintained as Miti as shown in the above-mentioned.
* Yatsca envoy and the monk of going abroad to study come and go in the Asuka age, and the culture from the continent to China and Korea is brought, and it is and of the Asuka culture.
* It continues partially of the Ise highway in the Middle Ages, and No.166 in the national road is going now. Therefore, the Takeuchi highway will be being used as a highway between the Asuka age and present.
* Matsuo Basho lived in the Takeuchi village in the route for a certain period of time in Edo period. There is Watayumitsca of the Basho monument there, and it is maintained as a park now.