Ōeyama (mountain)
Ōeyama (Japanese: 大枝山), also known as Ooe-yama and Mount Ooe, is a mountain in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.Helen Craig McCullough. ''Genji & Heike: Selections from The Tale of Genji and The Tale of Heike''. 1994, . glossary Page 478: "Oeyama. A hill in what is now Ukyo-ku, Kyoto; the road over it led to Tanba Province." The mount is 480m high. The mountain is located in the boundary between Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, and Kameoka. It is also called 大江山 (Ōeyama) (in Man'yōshū) or (大井山) Ōiyama (大井山) (in Nihon Kōki). Oinosaka-toge Pass (老ノ坂峠) is located on the north-side slope of this mountain. In the past, the slope where pass of Mt. Oe was called 'Oeno-saka Slope' (大江坂), but is now referred to as Oino-saka Slope (老の坂). History Before the capital was moved to Heian-kyō, this route was used for going to Heijō-kyō via Yodo River. People using the San'indō Road from Heian-kyō, passed through Oeno-seki (the Oe gate station) placed on Oeno ...
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