Mulberry Field
noun
A mulberry field is a mulberry field.
Based on an old belief that lightening does not strike mulberry fields, 桑原 (often recited twice, as in "桑原桑原") can also be used as a charm to ward off undesirable events, though it's pretty old-fashioned these days.
These are both the kun'yomi readings, but you haven't learned this for 原 yet. It's actually the rendaku'd version, so let's just use a mnemonic to remember it instead:
You know you're in a mulberry field when you see a bunch of capybaras (ばら) rolling around in there with you. Capybaras love mulberries! Picture a whole family of capybaras munching on mulberries. Mm Mmm!
かつては桑畑がたくさんあったため、この場所は「桑原」と呼ばれるようになりました。
People started calling this place "Kuwabara" because there used to be a lot of mulberry fields here.