Place names・Kobe

SumaSuma

Also known as: 須磨

A seaside area in southwestern Kobe; the poetic setting where Genji withdrew in The Tale of Genji, and home to Genpei sites such as the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani and Suma-dera.

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