Wakayama City Area, Areas Associated with the Manyo Poems
 
							The mountain blissfully stands in the eastern direction of the Wakano-ura area. There is a temple called “Kimii-dera” halfway up the mountain which is the second Fudasho (a temple that issue sacred amulets) of the pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho (Saigoku 33 Kannnon Pilgrimage).
| Nagusayama kotonishiarikeri agakoru chienohitoemo nagusamenakuni I thought the mountain will give comfort to me because its name is “Nagusa-yama” * but it was only in name. It didn’t sooth any of my broken heart, not even a piece of my pain I feel inside. (*the name sounds similar to the Japanese verb “nagusameru” meaning “to comfort someone”.) | (No7、1213) | 
Nagusayama(Wakayama city, Height above sea level: 228.6 m)
The mountain blissfully stands in the eastern direction from the Wakano-ura area. Halfway up the mountain, there is a temple called “Kimii-dera” which is the second Fudasho (a temple that issue sacred amulets) of the pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho (33 temples in the Kinki region). The scenery reflecting on the peaceful sea surface of Wakano-ura is magnificent. The poets of the Manyoshu had composed numerous Wakas of this view.

大意I thought the mountain will give comfort to me because its name is “Nagusa-yama*” but it was only in name. It didn’t sooth any of my broken heart, not even a piece of my pain I feel inside. 
(*the name sounds similar to the Japanese verb “nagusameru” meaning “to comfort someone”.)
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