宮島のモミジ

Maples (Acer, Sapindaceae) in Miyajima Island, SW Japan.

坪田 博美

内田 慎治

中原-坪田 美保

厳島研究 : 広島大学世界遺産・厳島-内海の歴史と文化プロジェクト研究センター研究成果報告書

Studies of the Itsukushima Island

Maples (Acer, Sapindaceae) are symbolic plants of Miyajima (Itsukushima) Island in the Seto Inland Sea, Hiroshima Prefecture, southwest Japan. The history of the maples on the island is documented since the 1800s (the late Edo Period) based on old drawings and historical documents with biological and natural disaster backgrounds. According to the historical information, the present landscape with many planted maple trees in the Momiji-dani Park region of the island was probably established after the devastating debris flow on September 17, 1945 by the Typhoon Ida, known in Japan as Makurazaki Typhoon. At this time the Itsukushima Shrine was severely damaged by an estimated 18,000 m3 of sediment which originated from the vegetated landscape. Five species of maples, one native species, Acer rufinerve Siebold & Zucc., and four planted, A. amoenum Carrière, A. buergerianum Miq., A. palmatum Thunb. and A. sieboldianum Miq., are also described for the island.

紅葉

植栽

野生種

観光資源

生物多様性

autumnal tints

planting

native species

tourism resources

biodiversity

日本語

世界遺産・厳島-内海の歴史と文化プロジェクト研究センター

[NCID] AA12063874