Taishido Seijo districts Setagaya

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Taishidoo 太子堂 Taishido district
Setagaya, Taishido 一丁目 - 五丁目 first to fifth sub-district

In the compound of the temple 円泉寺 Ensen-Ji is a doo 堂 hall in memory of
. Shootoku Taishi 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi (574 - 622) .
The hall had been erected by 賢恵僧都 priest Kenkei around 1350.
He had installed a statue of Shotoku Taishi carved by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
He also installed a statue of 十一面観世音 Kannon Bosatsu with 11 heads, now the main deity of the temple.

聖王山法明院円泉寺 Ensen-Ji
3 Chome-30-8 Taishido, Setagaya

The temple is Nr. 51 of the pilgrimage to 88 Henro temples in Tamagawa
玉川八十八ヶ所霊場

- HP of the temple
- reference source : tesshow.jp/setagaya... -

. Kobo Daishi, Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) .

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Seijoo 成城 Seijo district
Setagaya, 成城一丁目 - 成城九丁目 from the first to the 9th sub-district

Until the Meiji period, it was a wilderness of forests in the Musashino plain, named
北多摩郡砧村大字喜多見 Kita Tama district, Kinuta village Daigaku Kitami

In 1925, the Seijoo Gakuen 成城学園 Seijo University was moved here, hence the name.
The name of the university refers back to an old Chinese poetry text, 詩経 Shikyo.
「哲夫成城」(哲夫城を成す)
城 meant the realm, so this means
"to assemble people who will be able to form our country"

Now an expensive residential area with famous universities.

成城学園 Seijo Gakuen University and educational center

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The area known as Seijo, in Setagaya Ward, is approximately fifteen minutes by rapid train from the central Shinjuku area, which means Seijo Gakuen is located in a quiet residential neighborhood in comfortable proximity to the city center. The school is also so close to the station that you can even see the university buildings as the train pulls in. This convenience factor makes Seijo an ideal location to commute to for students living off campus.
In addition to its easy access to the city center,
Seijo is surrounded by a lush natural environment, reminiscent of the old natural expanse of the Musashino area, and the greenery here is an unusual occurrence in the city of Tokyo. The Seijo Pond site on the grounds has even been listed as one of the 100 Best Views of Setagaya. At Seijo Gakuen, students enjoy nature on a daily basis, which is yet another factor that makes our campus highly conducive to growth and learning.
- The surrounding town takes the name of Seijo Gakuen
At the present time, Seijo is well-known as a quiet residential area. Seijo Gakuen moved to this barren space in 1925, when the area was called Kinuta Village, Kita-tama, under the jurisdiction of Tokyo Prefecture. Records show that the school purchased and divided the land, upon which the college town was built.
The Odakyu Line
was launched in April 1927, from which time the name "Seijo Gakuen" was used for the station name. In 1936, when the area was absorbed into the Tokyo metropolitan, the district name was changed to "Seijo-machi, Setagaya Ward."
"Kinuta Village" thus became "Seijo,"
taking the name of our school. Cherry blossom, gingko, and other seedlings planted by Seijo Gakuen students at the time the school was relocated here now decorate the town throughout the seasons, and are currently something of a local seasonal attraction. Up until the mid-fifties and early sixties, the line of cherry blossom trees stretching north from the North Exit of Seijo Gakuen to intersect with gingko trees was called "Sawayanagi Street," a name symbolic of how integral a part Seijo Gakuen is of the town of Seijo.
- source : seijo.ac.jp/en... -

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

- Legends about 太子堂 Taishido

.................................................................................　Fukushima 福島県

. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説　 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .

Once upon a time a village hunter had been chasing a shika 鹿 deer deep into a swamp, when he heard a voice calling:
"Pick me up, pick me up and carry me with you!"
He asked who that was and was told it was a statue made by Kobo Daishi. So he took it and venerated it at the 太子堂 Taishi-Do hall.
On his way he got entangled in reeds and one stuck into the eye of the statue, which shows the remains of bleeding to our day.
And to our day the villagers have 片目が細い one small eye.

.................................................................................　Kanagawa 神奈川県

久里濱村 Kurihama village
There is a Taishido Hall to venerate Shotoku Taishi.
If someone passes the bridge before the hall on a rainy night, the light of his lantern will be getting off.

.................................................................................　Nagano 長野県

. o-inu sama お犬様 "honorable wolf" legends .
Near the Hall for Shotoku Taishi, 太子堂 Taishido. there is a sanctuary to venerate the skull of a 山犬 wolf.
This area was developed by 村松家 the Muramatsu family.
A wolf, messenger of Yamanokami, was trying to show them the way, but they shot him by accident.
So he became 家の守り神 the protector deity of the family.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

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

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3/16/2019

Taishido Seijo districts Setagaya

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