. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
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Akishima city 昭島市
located in the western part of Tokyo
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Akishima is in the foothills of the Okutama Mountains of western Tokyo, along the bank of the Tama River at an elevation between 76 and 171 meters above sea level. It is located approximately 35 kilometers from central Tokyo.
- History
The area of present-day Akishima was part of ancient Musashi Province, and a center for sericulture. In the post–Meiji Restoration reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Kita-Tama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. Haiji, Nakagami, and Sotoyatsu villages were created on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of municipalities law. The entire district was transferred to the control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. The latter two villages merged on January 1, 1928, to form Shōwa Village.
Shōwa
was elevated to town status on January 1, 1941, and through merger with the village of Haiji on May 1, 1954, became the city of Akishima.
The name comes from the kun'yomi reding of the first kanji in the name of the former town of Shōwa, and the on'yomi of the second kanji in the name of the former village of Haijima.
Akishima
was developed as an industrial suburb of Tokyo, and still has large factories operated by Hoya Corporation, JEOL, Japan Aviation Electronics, Fostex, Shōwa Aircraft Industry Co., and others. The city is also a bedroom community for the Tokyo metropolitan area.
- Noted people from Akishima
Takao Koyama, screenwriter and novelist
Satoshi Koizumi, professional soccer player
- source : wikipedia
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Akishima Onsen 昭島温泉 湯楽の里 Hot Sprint
東京都昭島市美堀町3-14-10 // 3 Chome-14-10 Mihorichō Akishima-shi
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Yamanokami Kofun Site in Akishima City 昭島市
? 浄土古墳
. Yamanokami kofun 山の神古墳 Yamanokami tumulus .
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Haijima 拝島町 "island of reverence"
昭島市拝島町
In the Edo period, it was called Haijima mura 拝島村 village.
It was a postal station for the government officials working as Hachioji sennin dooshin 千人同心 Hachioji Guards. They were supervising the highways and looking out for fires.
. Hachioji sennin dooshin 八王子千人同心 1000 officials from Hachioji .
Haijima was just a small village surrounded by fields and forests.
The name dates back to a legend.
Once upon a time, down from the river Tamagawa, there came a statue of Dainichi Nyorai, stopping at a sandbank (shima (-jima 島 island). The statue kept sending out light even at night. The villagers were in awe and kept praying to it (hai 拝).
Before this event, the island was already called 榛島 Haijima, written with the kanji for 榛
han no ki ハンノキ Japanese alder 榛の木 - Alnus japonica, East Asian alder
This tree grows well in mountains near rivers, its wood is used for building material and firewood, also for making furniture. The bark and leaves were used for dyeing.
The area might have been called Hannokijima, eventually shortened to Haijima.
There are place names like Haibara 榛原 in Nara and Shizuoka.
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source : blog.livedoor.jp/tntnnk/archives...
昭島市は昭和２９年、拝島町と８つの村が合併してできました。
他の地域は小さな部落の集合体ですが、拝島だけは少し様相がちがいました。
玉川上水は江戸の庶民の飲み水として徳川幕府が開削、１年と数ヶ月で１６５３年、完成しました。
当時、拝島周辺は小荷田付近から湿地帯で、あまり住みよい環境とは言えませんでした。
しかし玉川上水完成により、拝島周辺の環境はより良い環境整備の下地が整ったのでした。
地元民達の強い要望で拝島に分水を引き込む計画は実行されました。
１６５５年、拝島分水は完成しました。
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Haijima Daishi 拝島大師 Temple
Akishima, Haijimacho, 1−6−15 // 昭島市拝島町1－6－15
拝島大師だるま市 Daruma Market
拝島大師本覚院 Haijima Daishi Hongaku-In
Daruma Market at Haijima,
Daruma dolls from Tama are sold mostly at the 600 or more stalls.
The market is held on January 2 and 3, to celebrate Ganzan Daishi.
拝島大師は厄よけのお大師さん
元三大師（慈恵大師）... 多摩だるま
. Daruma Markets in Japan .
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Haijima Station 拝島駅 Haijima-eki
The station opened on 19 November 1894. The Seibu station opened on 15 May 1968.
a railway station in Akishima, Tokyo, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .
. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .
. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .
. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .
. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
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