History of Sagano

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History of Sagano
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It seems that it is said that Sagano was developed by the Hata family who is said for the history of Sagano to have been very old, and to already have crossed around the 5th century from overseas, and to have lived in this ground. It is said that the cottage of a Heian aristocrat or the Imperial Household was built in quest of the very beautiful scenery of Sagano, and the aristocrat was enjoying falconry and boating from the Heian period again. Moreover, that's right which became a cause from which it appeared well also as a subject matter of literary works, such as the Tale of Genji, Heike monogatari, a 31-syllable Japanese poem, and a haiku poem, and it also makes the name of Sagano the general public famous at future generations, and came to receive a visit of very many people since Sagano was loved by such aristocrat of the Heian period