Sobira-iwa (Sobira Rock)ソビラ岩

A Rock with an Ainu Legend

アイヌの伝説が残る岩

Long in the past, the chieftain (Osa) of a village that was defeated in a battle in the East sent his wife and child to flee.

その昔、東で起きた戦いに敗れた長（おさ）が、妻と子を逃がしました。

The wife was able to escape to Samani with the child, but realizing that she could flee no further, gave up. Holding her child in her arms, she entered the sea, and transformed into a rock.

妻は子と共に様似まで逃げましたが、「これはとても逃げ切れない」とあきらめます。
そして、子を抱きしめ海に入り、岩となりました。

The chieftain, who had followed behind, felt at peace when he saw the form of his wife and child. He too entered the sea and became a rock.

後を追ってきた長も二人の姿を見て安心し、自分も海へ入り、岩となりました。

Sobira-iwa depicted in "Picture of Samani Kaisho", Samani Folk Museum Collection

「シャマニ会所絵図」に描かれたソビラ岩／様似郷土館所蔵

Sobira-iwa depicted in "View of Samani, Eastern Ezo", Samani Folk Museum Collection

「東蝦夷シャマニ之景」に描かれたソビラ岩／様似郷土館所蔵

The enemy chief, who had also pursued them, was angered by the sight of the two rocks and shot an arrow.
The arrow struck the mother and child's rock and tore through its lower section, and the remaining rock became known as "Sopira Repunge" (Sobira-Rock).

追ってきた敵の長は2つの岩を見て悔しがり、矢を放ちます。
この矢が妻と子の岩の下半分をはじき飛ばし、残った岩を「ソピラレプンゲ（ソビラ岩）」と呼ぶようになったのです。

The chieftain's rock split into three pieces, which are now known as Oyako-iwa (Parent and Child Rocks).

長の岩は３つに割れ、こちらは現在「親子岩」と呼ばれています。