river Myoshojigawa

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Myooshoojigawa, Myōshōjigawa 妙正寺川 river Myoshojigawa



The name refers to the temple Myosho-Ji, where it starts.

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... designated as a Class A river by the Japanese government with a length of 9.7 km and a basin area of 21.4 km².
It starts in the 妙正寺池（Myōshōji Temple pond in Suginami Ward, and joins the Edo River later on. It flows into the Kanda River (Takadanobaba Channel) in Shinjuku Ward.
東京都杉並区の妙正寺公園内妙正寺池（すぐそばにある妙正寺に由来）に源を発し、途中中野区松が丘二丁目で江古田川を合わせ、新宿区下落合一丁目の辰巳橋付近で神田川高田馬場分水路に合流する。

- Recent history
Due to the progress of urbanization, the water retention capacity of the Myōshōji River has fallen and there is an increasing risk of water damage. To cope with this situation, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has constructed revetments that can handle rainfall of up to 50 millimeters per hour.
- Bridges
妙正寺橋 Myoshojibashi
辰巳橋 Tatsumibashi
There are more than 50 bridges over this river.
- source : wikipedia


妙正寺橋 Myoshojibashi Bridge
杉並区清水３丁目
- source and more photos : river_myosyoji/tokyo... -


. Nakano ku 中野区 Nakano ward - "Middle Wild Field" .
The river 妙正寺川 Myoshojigawa flows through this ward.

. Amanuma district 天沼 "heavenly swamp" - Suginami .
The rivers 妙正寺川 Myoshojigawa and 桃園川 Momozonogawa flow through this area.

. Igusagawa 井草川 River Igusagawa - Suginami .
If flows into the river 妙正寺川 Myoshojigawa from the Arakawa water system.

. Ochiai 落合 Ochiai district - Shinjuku .
The area where the rivers 神田川 Kandagawa and 妙正寺川 Myoshojigawa merged was called Ochiai.

Edo Waterworks drawing from the Tama River (Tamagawa)
Water for drinking and household use therefore was drawn from lakes or farther upstream.
The Kanda waterworks in Edo drew water from three lakes, Myoshoji, Zenpukuji and Inokashira,
and supported the life of the Shogun and the city population.
. Minuma Tusen Bori (barge canal) .

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source and more photos : daietu-kk.co.jp... 依田しのぶ
Cherry blossoms along the river Myoshojigawa

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妙正寺川公園　Myoshojigawa Park Athletic Field
1-33 Matsugaoka, 中野区 / 中野区松が丘一丁目33番




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hotaru-gari ホタル狩り catching fireflies
along the river 妙正寺川 Myoshojigawa in 落合 Ochiai

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江戸時代の蛍狩りの名所としては、谷中の蛍沢や王子の音無川などが知られていたが、特に、
神田上水と妙正寺川の清流が落ち合うことが名の由来といわれている「落合」の蛍は、大きくてひときわ明るかったようだ。


落合ほたる」広重 Ochiai Fireflies, Hiroshige
- reference source : suumo.jp/journal... -

. ensoku 遠足 excursion, day trips in Edo .


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Myōshōji Temple
3 Chome-5-10 Shimizu, Suginami City,
法光山妙正寺　東京都杉並区清水3-5-10



The temple was founded in 1352.
Main treasures are
久遠実成本師釈迦牟尼仏 Shakamuni Buddha, 日蓮聖人 Saint Nichiren and
Jikkai mandala 十界曼荼羅 Mandala for Invoking the Ten Realms


stamp of the temple

- HP of the temple 法光山妙正寺
- reference source : myosho-ji.com... -


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Ninoe Myōshō-ji Temple 二之江 妙勝寺

Seaweed harvested in villages like Ninoe, 今井、船堀、桑川 Imai, Funabori, or Kuwakawa was called 葛西海苔 "Kasai-nori,"
and was a different type of seaweed from "Asakusa-nori".
Myōshō-ji is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism called "Hongaku-san Jōju-in." It also bore a responsibility called "Furegashira," which included controlling temples in the entire Kasai area and communicating the orders of the Shogunate's commissioner of temples and shrines.
- source : Tokyo Metropolitan Musaum -

. Asakusa nori 浅草海苔 Nori from Asakusa / Edo .
. Ninoechō 二之江町 Ninoe town, Edogawa ward .

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