Etymology and distribution of 島薮.

Shimayabu 【島薮】^{レベル2
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Hyougo-ken . Wakayama-ken Higashimuro-gun Kozagawa-chou Origin of Takayoshi (formerly Takagawara). A place name with a record since the Edo period. The place name was also written as "Takagawara". Take it from the land that stuck with your legs when you visit Kumano Miyama in the southern part of Wakayama-ken and southern part of Mie-ken (aka: Kumano).