糺の森(ただすのもり、糺ノ森とも表記)は、京都市左京区の賀茂御祖神社(下鴨神社)の境内にある社叢林である。 賀茂川と高野川の合流地点に発達した原生林で、およそ12万4千平方メートル(東京ドームの約3倍)の面積がある。森林の全域が1983年(昭和58年)に国の史跡[注釈 1]として指定を受け、保存されている。また、1994年(平成6年)には下鴨神社全域が世界遺産に登録されている。
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Tadasu no Mori (糺の森), which literally means "Forest of Correction," is a sacred grove associated with an important Shinto sanctuary complex known in Japanese as the Kamo-jinja, situated near the banks of the Kamo River just north of where the Takano River joins the Kamo River in northeast Kyoto city, Japan. The term Kamo-jinja in Japanese is a general reference to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto.The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences. The forest encompasses approximately 12.4 hectares, which are preserved as a national historical site (国の史跡). It is today the last remnant of a primeval forest which is reputed to have never been burned down. The forest has, in fact, suffered some damage over the centuries when all of Kyoto was burned during successive revolts and wars, but the forest growth has rebounded again and again. The forest is left to grow in its natural state. It is neither planted nor pruned. The forest in ancient times comprised approximately 4,950,000 square meters of virgin forest. Due to wars during the Middle Ages and an edict in the 4th year of the Meiji era, it was reduced to its present area of approximately 124,000 square meters.