Sazare-ishi

Sazare-ishi in front of the MEXT

With Sazare-ishi ( Japanese 細石 ) were designated originally simple little (pebbles) stones. Today it is usually used to refer to rocks that have been fused from small stones and stone fragments to a massive rock formation, a calcareous conglomerate , through the incorporation of calcium carbonate and iron (III) hydroxide oxide . Sazare-ishi can be found in the prefectures of Shiga , Gifu and Mount Ibuki in Japan . In 2003 during construction work on Omi Shrine in Hyūga in Miyazaki prefecture some of the biggest Sazare-ishi found.

The text of Kimi Ga Yo , the Japanese national anthem, describes how a rock ( 巌 , iwao ) grows from the original small stones and is covered by moss for a long time. It is believed that the origin of the text of the national anthem is in Ibigawa in Gifu Prefecture, where the Sazare-ishi Garden is also located with Sazare-ishi, which have been declared a natural monument .

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Sazare-ishi on Kashima-jingū
Sazare-ishi in the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery
Sazare-ishi on Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū
Sazare-ishi at the Takeda Shrine
Sazare-ishi at the Kono Shrine
Sazare-ishi at Shimogamo Shrine
Sazare-ishi on Kōtai-jinja
Sazare-ishi on Tsukubasan-jinja
Sazare-ishi on Kashihara-jingū
one of the largest sazare-ishi at the Omi shrine in Hyūga

Individual evidence

↑ 細石 . In: デジタル版日本人名大辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Retrieved August 24, 2019 (Japanese).
↑ さざれ石公園 . Ibigawa Town, accessed August 23, 2019 (Japanese).
↑ 笹又の石灰質角礫巨岩（通称さざれ石） . Gifu Prefecture, accessed August 23, 2019 (Japanese).

Web links

Commons : Sazare-ishi - collection of images, videos and audio files

[kotobank-1] 細石 . In: デジタル版日本人名大辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Retrieved August 24, 2019 (Japanese).

[2] さざれ石公園 . Ibigawa Town, accessed August 23, 2019 (Japanese).

[3] 笹又の石灰質角礫巨岩（通称さざれ石） . Gifu Prefecture, accessed August 23, 2019 (Japanese).