The reason it is called the Kanya-gawa River is that there was the kanyain (also called kamiya-in), a paper mill under the direct control of Zushoryo (the Bureau of Drawings and Books) of the government during the early stages of the Heian period, along this river. |
紙屋(かんや)川と呼ぶのは、平安時代の初期に図書寮(ずしょりょう)直轄の官営紙漉き場の紙屋(かんや)院(かんやいんとも言う)がこの川のほとりに設けられたからである。 |