Koto Ward Districts 2

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Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" - districts 02




There are 45 districts in Koto, some are quite small.
. Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" .

Hirano 平野
Miyoshi 三好
Mori 毛利

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Hirano 平野 Hirano district
平野一丁目 - 平野四丁目 first to fourth district

In the first and second district are many temples of 日蓮宗 the Nichiren sect.
The area had been landfilled in 1701 and many town houses had been built there.

- - - - - 木場公園 Kiba Koen Park
The residence of the haiku poet 杉山杉風 Sugiyama Sanpu (1647 - 1732) was located in Hirano.
Sanpu was one of the 10 most important disciples of Matsuo Basho.
. Basho jittetsu 芭蕉十哲 .

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Miyoshi 三好 Miyoshi district
三好一丁目 - 三好四丁目 first to third district

In the year 1701, three important money lenders got the order to built here.
In 1703, the name 三好 Miyoshi (three friends) was given to the district.
The 東京都現代美術館 Tokoy Museum of Contemporary Art is located here.

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Mori 毛利 Mori district district
毛利一丁目 - 毛利二丁目 first and second district

In 1722, 毛利藤左衛門 Mori Tozaemon developed new fields here.
In 1732, the government built kiba 木場 a lumberyard here.
In the Meiji period,the land became part of the Imperial household.
In 1891, it was named 深川本村町 Fukagawa Honmura district and the name MORI was lost.
In 1931, 本村町 Honmura district and 猿江裏町 Sarue Uramachi were united to become 毛利町 Mori district.
In 1947, it became 深川毛利町 Fukagawa Mori district.
In 1968, 毛利一 / 二丁目 first and second district of Mori were established.

In the second district, 猿江恩賜公園 the Park Sarue Onshi is located.

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