「ようこそ！倉賀野」の歌

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　倉賀野で生まれ育った私はずっとここに住み続け、今後、どこかに引っ越すつもりはありません。歴史的にも倉賀野は災害の記録が殆どなく、小さな町であっても高崎線と八高線が通ってる「ＪＲ倉賀野駅」があり、東京など、どこへ行くにも便利です。

　倉賀野の歴史は古く、それは薬師寺内の古墳に残る彫刻の歴史を見ても分かります。また、倉賀野には５～６世紀に造られた巨大な古墳が５基現存します。町内は中仙道に沿って「京都に近い方から」今でも上町、仲町、下町と命名されており、１０００年以上の昔からこの町が続いている名残です。

　倉賀野と言う地名は、大河「烏川」が流れていることにより、この川の北側が数Ｋに亘って、１５ｍほどの高い崖が連なってます。つまり、倉賀野と言う地名は「崖の上にある野原」であったことに由来します。

　昔は崖のことを「倉」と呼び、全国でも断崖がある所には「倉」の文字が使われてます。このため倉賀野は「倉の上の野」と言うことから「倉賀野」と命名されたと推測できます。

　ところで、この度、「ようこそ！倉賀野」という歌があることが分かり、ご紹介いたします。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdqtAZo4qFM

Dear my friends abroad

　I was born and raised at Kuragano-town in Takasaki-city, Japan and have lived here so far, and have no plans to move anywhere from now on. Historically, Kuragano has almost no record of disasters, and even though it is a small town, there is JR Kuragano-Station, which is connected to the Takasaki Line and Hachiko Line, making it convenient for going anywhere, including Tokyo directly.

　Kuragano has a long history, which can be seen by looking at the history of the carvings left on the ancient tomb within Yakushiji Temple. In addition, five huge old burial mounds built in the 5th and 6th centuries still exist in Kuragano. The town is still named Kami-cho, Naka-cho, and Shimo-cho along the Nakasendo road, "from the direction of Kyoto", and it is a remnant of the Kuragano's existence for over 1,000 years.

　The name Kuragano is due to the large river "Karas River" flowing in the south side, and the north side of this river is lined with high cliffs about 15 meters high and the distance is 4km. In other words, the name Kuragano comes from the fact that it was a "field on top of the cliff."

　In the old days, cliffs were called "kura", and the character "kura" is used in places with cliffs all over Japan. For this reason, it can be assumed that my town was named "Kuragano" because it was existed on "the field above the cliff."

　By the way, I recently learned that there is a song called "Welcome! Kuragano" therefore I introduce it to you.

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