Togoshi district Shinagawa

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo　江戸の名所 .
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Togoshi 戸越 Togoshi district
Shinagawa, 戸越一丁目 - 六丁目 first to sixth sub-district

Shinagawa was the first station of the Tokaido Highwy and thus "out of Edo".

The meaning of the name relates to this:
The second character of Edo : 戸 o koshite 越 - finally out of Edo
江戸を越えた! 江戸越えが「戸越」

. The 53 stations of the Tokaido Highway 東海道五十三次 .
1. Shinagawa-juku 品川宿 (Shinagawa) .

Since 1559, three was 小田原衆所領役帳 an outpost from Odawara and the place was called とごえ Togoe.
In 1793, a boat merchant named 山路勝孝 moved here and begun to grow 孟宗竹 bamboo as a speciality of the village.
The area was then also called 荏原郡 Ebara district.

In 1889, it became part of 平塚村 Hiratsuka village.
In 1932, the area was called 荏原区戸越町 Ebara ward, Togoshi town.
In 1941, the area was departed into 西戸越・東戸越 Western and Eastern Togoshi, 平塚 Hiratsuka, 荏原 Ebare and 小山台 Koyamadai.

In 1965, the six sub-districts of Togoshi were established, including Western and Eastern Togoshi, 東中延 Higashi-Nakanobu and parts of 西品川 Nishi-Shinagawa.

After the bubble times, the local shopkeepers tried hard to invigorate their long shopping mall, with special events, modernizing toilets and recently English advertisements for the many tourists which come visiting.

Togoshi Ginza 戸越銀座 Togoshi Shopping mall
After the Great Earthquake in 1923, may people from the Ginza district moved to Togoshi, where much of the rubble was burried, and later kept the name for their own shopping mall.
The Shopping Mall is the pride of the citizens. It houses many food stores that sell over the counter.
There are many stores with specialities and often events cater to other shops of Tokyo.

To reach the shopping street easily, a station was soon added:

Togoshi Eki 戸越駅 Station
The mark includes part of the the character 合 to bring people together under one roof.

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Street Food Adventure at Togoshi Ginza, Tokyo's Longest Shopping Road
It might not be the most famous spot in Tokyo but it's surely worth a visit for its uniqueness. Togoshi Ginza is a homely shotengai (shopping street) located in Shinagawa Ward. With its 1.3 km length it's the longest shopping street of the capital and one of the longest in the Kanto area. Be charmed by the energetic shopkeepers and the laid-back atmosphere, and enjoy some of the best street food that Tokyo has to offer!
- Ginza's Rightful Namesake
Hundreds of shopping streets around Japan incorporated the name "Ginza" hoping to bask in the reflected glory of the fancy Tokyo district. But Togoshi Ginza might have been the first to do so and it actually has a reason for it.
After the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, the district of Ginza was having problems with the disposal of bricks from devastated zones. These bricks ended up being given to the area of Togoshi who used them to pave the poorly draining streets that often caused floods. After this, the area took the name of Togoshi Ginza.
The story of Togoshi Ginza's name is explained in a plaque. You can see the actual bricks that came from Ginza.
- the Tokyu Ikegami line was opened in 1927. In 2015 it underwent some remodeling works and now it sports beautiful wooden structures made to resemble old station buildings.
- Dive Into the Everyday Life of Tokyoites
The first thing I noticed about Togoshi Ginza was the lack of utility poles, which are omnipresent in Japan. Here, all the cables were installed underground for a safer and more spacious place. Thanks to this the street looks very pretty and there is more room to walk.
The street is closed to cars from Monday to Saturday between 3:00pm and 6:00pm, and from 2:00pm to 7:00pm on Sundays and holidays.
You will meet a lot of different people here. Office workers scurrying around in their suits. Tiny old ladies getting an early morning massage or chatting with the shop owners. A lot of people walking their dogs, often in a stroller. A multitude of young mothers are constantly zigzagging through the crowd in their mamachari (literally 'mom bicycles', they are equipped with luggage racks and several child seats). ...
- Let Togoshi Ginza's Official Mascot Show You Around
... a mascot character called Togoshi Ginjiro or Gin-chan for short ...
You can also purchase Gin-chan merchandise!...
- Read more on this extensive introduction !
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Togoshi Ginjiro 戸越銀次郎

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Togoshi Hachiman Jinja 戸越八幡神社 Togoshi Hachiman Shrine

This is a quiet place within a buys shopping area, with chairs and sofas for people to sit and rest.
It has a Kagura dance hall for special ritual dances.

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Togoshi Kooen 戸越公園 Togoshi Koen Park

The entrance is an old gate from the Edo period!
This is a place to enjoy a quiet natural atmosphere. A waterfall gives it extra sound.

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

The night hawk prostitutes, yotaka 夜鷹 sleep during the day and walk around at night.
The name is also written 怪鴟 or 恠鴟. Sometimes called sekikitsune, seki-kitsune 隻狐 foxes along the weir.
When 今井良臰 Mister Imai lived in the village 戸越村 Togoshi mura a bird came out of the nearby forest during the twilight hours. It lay down by the side of the road and if a person passed it moved on but soon lay down again. Its form was different every night, so it must have been a real Yotaka.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

. Edo, Tokyo　江戸 - 東京 - 伝説 Legends Index .

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Edo - the EDOPEDIA -

2/16/2019

Togoshi district Shinagawa

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