. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
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Takenotsuka, Takenozuka 竹の塚 / 竹ノ塚 Takenotsuka district
Adachi, タケノツカ / 竹の塚 一丁目 - 七丁目 first to seventh sub-district
- - - 西竹の塚 Nishi-Takenotsuka, 一丁目, 二丁目 first and second sub-district
The name refers to a kofun 古墳 burial mound.
There have been quite a lot of Kofun (塚 tsuka) found in this elevated area, originally spelled
takai tsuka 高い塚 high mound.
take 竹 means bamboo.
In 1062 源頼義 Miyamoto no Yoriyoshi and his son 義家 Yoshiie on their way to fight 奥州反乱 the rebellion in Northern Japan came here and put their shirahata 白旗 white flag in the ground, praying for victory.
Near Takenotsuka eki 竹ノ塚駅 station is
Shirahatazuka shiseki kooen 白旗塚史跡公園 Shirahatatsuka Shiseki Park
3 Chome-10-１４ Higashiiko, Adachi / 足立区東伊興3-10-14
Shirahatazukashiseki / Shirahatazuka Historical Site / White Flag Mound
This mound is the only one left from the group of Kofun in Higashi-Iko 東伊興古墳群.
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This park is known for its ancient burial mound, 12meters long and 2.5meters high, which was built in the fifth to sixth century, and the Shirohata shrine surrounded by a moat.
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. kofun 古墳 burial mounds in Tokyo .
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Toneri 舎人（とねり）Toneri district
Adachi, 舎人一丁目 - 六丁目 from first to sixth sub-district
Toneri was the name of a group of 古代宮廷に仕え...下級役人 low-level government officials of the court.
The most famous "Toneri" who might be implied here are
土豪舎人氏由来説 Togo Toneri
舎人親王由来説 Toneri Shinno (Prince Shinno) - 舎人親王 Toneri shinnō (676 – 735)
- Toneri Shinno - More in the WIKIPEDIA !
アイヌ語由来説 the name refering to the Ainu language:
In the Ainu language, トネ・イリ tone iri means a flat land where stones are lying around.
When Ota Dokan built Edo castle he had a smaller castle built in the area, 舎人城郭 Toneri Jokaku. This is now 足立区舎人公園 the Toneri Park in Adachi.
The former 舎人町 Tonericho town was founded in 1875 and included
入谷 Iriya, 古千谷Kojiya and 鳩ヶ谷 Hatogaya.
The area became famous when the train line 日暮里・舎人ライナー , Nippori-Toneri Liner passed here in 2008.
It is an automated guideway transit system between Nippori Station in Arakawa and Minumadai-Shinsuikōen Station in Adachi,
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Toneri Kooen 舎人公園 Toneri Koen park
It is the third biggest park in the 23 special wards of Tokyo.
It was opened in 1981 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Emperor Hirohito's rise to power.
Toneri Park has tennis courts, water areas, and a bird sanctuary.
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source : tokyo-park.or.jp...
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Minumadai Shinsui Kooen 見沼代親水公園 Minumadai Water Park
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. Adachi ku 足立区 Adachi ward .
. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
. 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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