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Tadasu no Mori
forest associated to Shinto shrines in Kyoto, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tadasu no Mori (糺の森) is a forest located near the Kamo River in northeast Kyoto city, Japan. It is a Chinju no Mori or sacred forest and associated with the Kamo-jinja shrine complex, which includes Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine.[1] The Kamo-jinja shrines are believed to protect Kyoto from negative influences.[2] The term Kamo-jinja is commonly used to refer to both Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine.[1] Tadasu no Mori means "Forest of Correction" in Japanese.
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In the past, Tadasu no Mori was a large virgin forest spanning about 4,950,000 square meters. However, due to wars that occurred during the Middle Ages and a decree issued in the 4th year of the Meiji era, the forest was reduced to its current size of approximately 124,000 square meters..[3]
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