Edo - the EDOPEDIA -: January 2022

1/28/2022

Toyotama District Nerima

Located in the 中新井 Nakaarai Area.
It used to be 北豊島郡 Kita Toyoshima District.

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豊玉上 Toyotamakami - Upper
豊玉北 Toyotamakita - North
豊玉南 Toyotamaminami - South

豊玉中 Toyotama Naka - Center

From the first to the fourth district.

The primary school 豊玉（ほうぎょく）小学校 Hogyoku Shogakko was founded in 1876.
Hogyoku is one way of reading the characters 豊玉.
In 1844 the reading of the town characters was changed to Toyotama.

The Shrine 氷川神社 Hikawa Jinja is located in Minami second district.

カソリック徳田教会(豊玉中1丁目) Tokuden Catholic Church

. Tokuden Catholic Church - Homepage .

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春潮に豊玉媛の鳥居立つ
shunchoo ni Toyotama hime no torii tatsu

下村梅子 Shimomura Umeko
Tr. Gabi Greve

. Toyotama Hime　豊玉姫 "Luminous Pearl Princess" .
Amenoakarutama 天明玉命. Tama no oya (Kojiki), Kushiakarutama no kami,
Haakaru tama, Tamanoya no mikoto (Nihongi).
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Toyotama-hime (Japanese: 豊玉姫) is a goddess in Japanese mythology who appears in Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
She is the daughter of the sea deity, Watatsumi, and the wife of Hoori.
She is known as the paternal grandmother of Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.

Toyotama marries the prince Hoori, but returns to the sea when he breaks the vow
not to spy on her while she goes through childbirth.
The child she gave birth to was Ugayafukiaezu.

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Toyotama-hime's name is believed to mean "a miko (shrine maiden) who makes rich pearls attract divine spirits,"
in which toyo (豊) stands for "rich" and tama (玉) stands for "pearl".
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The account of Toyatama-hime and Hoori appear in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki.
More in the wikipedia

. Toyotama Hime　豊玉姫 - wikipedia .

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1/26/2022

Imagawa district Suginami

From the first to the fourth district.

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The Imagawa clan (今川氏)

was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji by way of the Kawachi Genji.
It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan.

Origins
Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in the 13th century
at Imagawa (Mikawa Province) and took its name.
Imagawa Norikuni (1295–1384) received from his cousin the shōgun Ashikaga Takauji
the province of Tōtōmi, and later that of Suruga.

Located at
Ounami no Kori, Mikawa (modern day Nishio, Aichi) mainly Suruga Province and
Tōtōmi Province during the Warring States period

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Imagawa Sadayo
Imagawa Yoshitada
Imagawa Ujichika
Imagawa Ujiteru
Imagawa Yoshimoto
Imagawa Ujizane
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Edo period
Shinagawa Takahisa, the son of Imagawa Ujizane. He was a hatamoto and served the Tokugawa clan.
Imagawa Norinobu, an Imagawa of the late Edo period, was a wakadoshiyori in the Tokugawa administration.
. source - wikipedia .

. Imagawabashi 今川橋 Imagawa Bridge .

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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

.................................................................................　Aichi 愛知県

Aichi 名古屋市 Nagoya city 緑区 Midori ward

karito sama かりと様
地中から現れた「かりと」を村人が掘り出そうとしたところ急に歯が痛くなったので、石碑を立てて祀った。かりと様といい、歯痛に効果がある。歯痛のため不覚を取った今川の武将の墓とも、具足を埋めたところともいう。

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Aichi 豊明市 Toyoake city

kikoku kaii 鬼哭怪異 a demonic monster
今川義元の軍が多く戦死したところで、鬼哭怪異が多発したので、明治21年に一草庵を創立すると全くなくなった。

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mame-ishi 豆石
汐見坂に落ちている豆石は、大きさも色も煎った大豆そのままである。昔今川勢がここで戦争したときに天から降ったものだといわれていて、七不思議の一つにかぞえられている。

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静岡市 Shizuoka city

tonbo トンボ
一般にカトンボといわれる、夏の初めに出るトンボは、今川義元の怨念が化したもの。

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

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1/25/2022

Imado district

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Imado 今戸 Imado district

Imado Shrine 今戸神社 Imado jinja

The maneki-neko legend of an old woman takes places in Imado.

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Imado Yaki 今戸焼 Imado Porcelain

Although the exact origin of Imado porcelain is unknown,
it is said that it began when a retainer of 千葉氏 the Chiba clan in 下総国 Shimousa Province
settled in 石浜 Ishihama or 今戸 Imado and began making roof tiles and earthenware.
Aside from roof tiles, there were also many hibachi 火鉢 (charcoal braziers,)
tablewear and figurines such as 稲荷の狐 Inari foxes and Maneki-neko 招き猫 (beckoning cats.)
source : Tokyo Metropolitan Museum

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Imado ningyoo 今戸人形 dolls from Imado

made by 吉田義和 Yoshida Yoshikazu

marushime no neko 丸〆の猫 / 丸〆猫 / manekineko 招き猫
the lucky cat from Imado

Imado is located close to Asakusa in Tokyo. The clay was taken from the river Sumidagawa to produce cheap toys for the children of Edo.
The last craftsman to produce these dolls was Owariya Harukichi 尾張屋春吉 who died in 1944.
Now made by 白井 Imado-yaki Shrai.

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Imado yaki 今戸焼 Imado ware
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Imado Shrine 今戸神社, Imado jinja
is a Japanese shrine located in Imado where north part of Tokyo Asakusa. It is one of the Shichifukujin (七福神) Shines of Asakusa, and enshrined Fukurokuju (福禄寿). The history of the shrine begins at 1063 by Yoshitomo Minamoto and Yoshiie Minamoto.
It is very famous for the birth place of fortune cat (招き猫, manekineko), and last place of Soji Okita (沖田総司), the greatest samurai warrior of Shinsengumi (新撰組). Now, it is well known as good luck shrine for love and marriage.
There are many good luck items for love and marriage with fortune cat.

Imado Ware (Imado Yaki)
Imado ware made in what is now called Imado in Taito city, was one of the most popular type of earthernware fo vessels and figures during the Edo period. The Pedestals of the guardian dogs at the Imado Shrine, carry the names of Imado potters and the date of 1752 when these figures were presented.

Imado ware was said to have originated at the beginning of the Edo period, however it was not until the endo of the 18th Century that it was given the name of Imado ware. As a result, it can be presumed that Imado ware was already being produced full scale during the first half of the 18th Century. THe production of old fashioned roof tiles flourished along the banks of Sumida River. This production of Imado ware was depicted in "Edo Meisyo Zue" and in "Sumidagawa Choryu Zukan" currently being held at The British Museum.

In recent years, excavations at the ruins of Edo have uncovered earthenware vessels and dolls carrying names of potters of Imado ware and also roof tiles with the impressed seal of Imado.
The Great Kanto Earthquake and WWII Tokyo air raids forced almost all potters to move out of Taito city, leaving only one family, which still produces earthenware dolls of traditional figures. These include "maneki neko" know as fortune cats and "Kuchi ire kitsune" know as good life foxes.

Last place of Soji Okita
This shrine is also known as the last place of Soji Okita who is one of the most popular and strongest Sumurai in the Edo period. He was the team leader of 1st party of Shinsengumi. When he was suffering from tuberculosis, he was curing at this temple. However, he died because of that. It was great irony that the greatest samurai who never lost by sword fighting could never get over with his disease.

Fukurokuju is the one of the enshrined god in this shrine. Fukurokuju is one of the Seven Lucky God in Japan. When you are in Asakusa, visit all Seven shrines and temple where enshrined each gods. This god brings you the happiness and long life.

Enshrined God:
Emperor Ojin, Izanaginomikoto, Izanaminomikoto and Fukurokuju.
Pray for: Good luck for love and marriage (enmusubi).
source : mustlovejapan.com

source : kyoudoningyou/imado...
Hotei 布袋

. ryooen manekineko 良縁招き猫
beckoning cat for a good match from Imado shrine .

. tookooshi 陶工師 Tokoshi, potters in Edo .

. Hashiba 橋場 Hashiba district, "place with a bridge" and Imado .

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北斎『繪本東都遊』　Katsushika
Kanda Imado 今戸里 Imado district in Kanda
A harbour on the Western side of 隅田川 the Sumida river.

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Kilns of Imado along the river in Asakusa

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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1/24/2022

Daikan town

The district was established in 1879.
In 1875, two new districs on the left and right of the river,
東代官町 East-Daikan town and 西代官町 West-Daikan town were stablished.
In 1878, both towns were united as 東京府麹町区 Kojimachi ward.
In 1943, it belonged to 麹町区 Kojimachi ward.
In 1967, it was abolished and added to 北の丸公園 Kitanomaru Koen

daikan 代官 means magistrate.

Reference
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Kamitakada Ward Nakano

The name dates back to the early Edo period of the village
多摩郡上高田村 Tama district Kami-Takada.
In 1899, 上高田村 Kami-Takada village and 野方町 Nogata town were merged with the name Nogata village.
The present-day Kamitakada village was established in 1967.
The district includes new highways, 早稲田通り the Waseda Road in the South, the 昭和通 Showa Road in the North.
Along the Waseda Road was the old 寺町 Teramachi Temple Town.

One railway station is 西武新宿線新井薬師前駅 Seibu line, Shin-Yakushi station.

. Kootoku-in, Kōtoku-in 光徳院 Temple Kotoku-In .
中野区上高田五丁目18－3 / 5 Chome-18-3 Kamitakada, Nakano ward

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1/23/2022

Numabukuro district Nakano

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Numabukuro 沼袋 Numabukuro district

Places of interest in Numabukuro

Jissoin 実相院 Temple Jisso-In
東京都中野区沼袋4-1-1

. Hyakukannon Meijidera 百観音明治寺 Temple Meijidera with 100 Kannon Statues .
東京都中野区沼袋2-28-20

新道橋 Shindobashi bridge
江戸時代、このあたりで取れた赤蛙が食材として幕府に上納されていたことから、蛙の絵が橋の欄干などに描かれています。
平成26年2月、中野区認定観光資源に認定されました。

Teigenji 貞源寺 Temple Teigen-Ji
東京都中野区沼袋2-19-28

Maruyamazuka Koen 丸山塚公園 Park
園内には、美しく色づく大きなケヤキが立ち並び、公園の片隅に太田道灌と豊島泰経が戦った江古田ヶ原・沼袋の戦の犠牲者を祀る豊島二百柱社があります。
平成26年2月、中野区認定観光資源に認定されました。

Seikokuji 清谷寺 Seikoku-Ji
創建年代は不詳ですが、かつて地蔵堂屋敷だったものを一寺として興したと言われています。
庭先には清谷寺の十三仏板碑は室町時代初期（1399）のもので、梵字により十三仏と菩薩が刻まれている十三仏板碑があります。平成26年2月、中野区認定観光資源に認定されました。東京都中野区沼袋3-21-7

Numabukuro Hikawa Jinja 沼袋氷川神社 Hikawa Shrine
文明9年（1477）4月、太田道灌と豊島泰経が江古田原沼袋で戦ったと記録にあり、同神社から新青梅街道あたりにかけてがその戦場であったと推定されます。
平成26年2月、中野区認定観光資源に認定されました。
東京都中野区沼袋1-31-4

. 瑠璃光山 Rurikozan　禅定院 Zenjo-In　薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji .
東京都中野区沼袋2-28-2

Dokan Sugi 道灌杉 cedar tree in Memory of Ota Dokan
It was planted in 1477 by Ota Dokan with the wish to win the war.
But in 1944 in withered.
In 2014 the area was designated as an important place in Nakano ward.
　東京都中野区沼袋1-31-4 沼袋氷川神社内
The tree is located in the compound of Numabukuro Hikawa Shrine.

. Oota Dookan 太田道灌 Ota Dokan (1432 - 1486) .

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. 十善山 Juzenzan　密蔵院 Mitsuzo-In　蓮花寺 Renge-Ji .
中野区沼袋2-33-4 / 2 Chome-33-4 Numabukuro, Nakano ward

. 瑠璃光山 Rurikozan　禅定院 Zenjo-In　薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji .
中野区沼袋2-28-2 / 2 Chome-28-2 Numabukuro, Nakano ward

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Maruyama 丸山町 Maruyama district a district of Shibuya, Tokyo.

Maruyamazuka Koen 丸山塚公園 Park

. Maruyamachō (円山町) wikipedia .

. Shibuya ku 渋谷区 Shibuya ward .

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1/22/2022

Kaname town Toshima

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Kaname 要町 Kaname town
要町一丁目から要町三丁目 From the first to third district.

The area used to be in kaname 要 the middle of the former 長崎町 Nagasaki town.

In 1871, 長崎村 Nagasaki village became a part of 埼玉県） Saitama.
In 1926, it came back to Tokyo, Toshima ward.
In 1939, the name Nagasaki was changed to Kaname.

Kaname Station 要町駅

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Nagasaki town 長崎
長崎一丁目から長崎六丁目 from first to sixth district

The name goes back to the Kamakura period, when the local lord was 長崎氏 Nagasaki.
長崎村 Nagasaki village became part of Saitama in 1871.
In 1932, it became part of Toshima ward.
In 1939 the name became official.
長崎神社 Shrine Nagasaki Jinja.
. 長崎不動尊 Nagasaki Fudo .
Nagasaki Kannondo 長崎観音堂 Nagasaki Kannon Hall.

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1/17/2022

Ebisu district Shibuya

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Ebisu (恵比寿) is major district of Shibuya-ku in Tokyo, Japan.
It was developed on the site of a former brewery and is now home to Yebisu Garden Place.
It has a high concentration of bars and restaurants.
- - - History Ebisu was founded around 1928 as a community developed around the Japan Beer Brewery Company
(now Sapporo Breweries Limited) facilities which began brewing Yebisu Beer in 1890.
After the breweries were moved to Chiba in 1988,
the area underwent a major urban development resulting in the construction of Yebisu Garden Place,
which opened to the public in 1994.
Following the construction of Yebisu Garden Place in 1994, the area around Ebisu Station developed rapidly.
The district and railway station of Ebisu takes its name from the Yebisu Beer brand,
which in turn was named after Ebisu (one of the Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune).
The spelling "Yebisu" is intentionally archaic.
With or without the "y" the pronunciation is the same as "Ebisu".
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Ebisu has a high concentration of restaurants, cafés, izakaya, ramen shops, bars and old-fashioned tachinomi ("stand and drink") bars.
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Yebisu Garden Place is a shopping and cultural center located in Ebisu.
It has a sloped promenade leading to a large central plaza covered by a wide glass arch. The area regularly hosts events and markets on weekends.
The complex contains the following attractions:
Sapporo Breweries headquarters;
Museum of Yebisu Beer;
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography;
Château Restaurant Joël Robuchon, a replica of a Louis XVI French château which houses three Michelin-starred restaurants (L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - 2 stars, La Table de Joël Robuchon - 2 stars, and Le Chateau de Joël Robuchon - 3 stars);
Yebisu Garden Place Tower, a skyscraper with "sky dining" restaurants on the top 38th and 39th floors with panoramic views over Tokyo;
Atre shopping arcade;
Glass Square, a self-enclosed shopping centre; and
Mitsukoshi department store.

Yebisu Garden Place also offers annual winter illumination.
It is one of the most popular winter illumination events in Tokyo which has been held for over 20 years. It contains over 100,000 LED lights and a Baccarat crystal chandelier that is 5m large x 3m wide "It’s the world biggest Baccarat chandelier created with 8,472 pieces of crystal parts and 250 lights by 70 skilled craftsmen."
This is one of the most romantic attractions and it is perfect for couples usually from November 3 to December 25.
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エビスビール / 恵比寿ビール Yebisu Beer

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. Shibuya ku 渋谷区 Shibuya ward .
恵比寿 . 大向地域 Ebisu-Ōmukai
神山町、神南、宇田川町、松濤、神泉町、円山町、南平台町、桜丘町、鉢山町、鶯谷町、代官山町、恵比寿西、恵比寿南
Kamiyamachō, Jinnan, Udagawachō, Shōtō, Shinsenchō, Maruyamachō, Nanpeidaichō, Sakuragaokachō, Hachiyamachō, Uguisudanichō, Sarugakuchō, Daikanyamachō, Ebisunishi, Ebisuminami

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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

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1/16/2022

Chihaya Toshima

. Toshima 豊島区 Toshima ward, "Rich Island" .

It used to be part of 長崎村 Nagasaki village.
It became part of Tokyo in 1871, when it was given back from 埼玉県 Saitama prefecture.
In 1932, it became part of Toshima ward.

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Chihaya Flower Park (千早フラワー公園, Chihaya Furawaa Kōen)
is a public park in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
It is open throughout the year. The park is the eighth largest in Toshima Ward.

Chihaya Flower Park has various pieces of play equipment for children including swings and a slide.
A prototype vehicle (12-000 series) of the Toei Ōedo Line (a subway)
is located in the north side of the park.
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1/15/2022

Nakabashi Hirokoji Chuo

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Nakabashi Hirokoji Cho 中橋広小路町 Nakabashi Hirokoji Town

Nakabashi 中橋 "Middle Bridge"
The bridge was first built around 1785, crossing over the river 紅葉川 Momijigawa,
which was located between 京橋川 the river Kyobashigawa and 日本橋川 the river Nihonbashigawa.
In 1868, it became part of Tokyo Prefecture, 京橋区 Kyobashi ward,
with 68 hauses and a population of about 290 people, with the name of 中橋広小路町 Nakabashi Hirokoji Town.
In 1889, it became part of Kyobashi ward.
In 1931, it became part of 京橋一丁目 Kyobashi first district.

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Edo Nakabashi Middle Bridge

Nakabashi was a bridge located between Nihonbashi and Kyōbashi, it spanning a canal in the area.
It was also the location of the first theater developed by Nakamura Kanzaburō І (1597? - 1658),
the founder of Edo-style Kabuki.
Records indicate that the canal was filled in as early as 1774, with the area assuming Nakabashi Hirokoji as its name.
It went on to become somewhere that was very lively, being a focus for the activities of entertainers from the provinces.
Its modern-day location is in the vicinity of the crossing where the Yaesu-dōri and Chuō-dōri roadways intersect.
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紅葉川 Momijigawa River Momijigawa "Red Autumn leaves"

紅葉川（もみじがわ）の両側には、慶長17年（1612）江戸城造営のための資材搬入運河として､入堀9本を開削した。江戸城西ノ丸の紅葉山方向に位置することから紅葉川と名付けられた。外濠から楓川の久安橋に通じる中央の500ｍの運河は､現八重洲通りである。紅葉川と通町筋（中央通り）が交差する橋が　
日本橋と京橋の間にあるので中橋(なかばし）と呼ばれていた。　
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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大阪市 Osaka city

umitsuchi 海土 sea and earth
In Osaka, 中橋町 Nakabashi Town, there was the store of a dried food dealer called
玉置右兵衛 / 玉置半右衛門 Tamaoki Hanemon.
In 1654, there was a stromg eathquake in the morning and in the middle of his kitchen some
umitsuchi 海土 sea and earth came up.
As much as he tried to clean it, it was back the next day.
After that, silt came falling down from the ceiling of his home.

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Chuo ward 中央区

In 江戸中橋 Nakabashi in Edo there was a woman who was very envious of her husband.
One night she got up and said she was very angry.
She put both hands in her mouth, pulled it wide open till the ears and attacked her husband.
But the husband killed the wife and brought her dead body to a temple.
After that, the husband got delirious and died 100 days after this.

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中橋町 Nakabashi town

. Legends about cats .
Once the young servant of 中島五兵衛 Nakajima Gohei from 江戸の中橋町 Nakabashi in Edo became very ill.
Then out of nowhere there came an old cat and sat by her pillow.
The people tried to drive her away, but she always came back.
When the servant finally died, the cat disappeared too.

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1/14/2022

Yanokuchi Anazawa Inagi

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穴澤天神社 Shrine Anazawa Tenjin no Yashiro

稲城市 Inagi City
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The area of Inagi has been settled since the Japanese Paleolithic, or for over 20,000 years, based on projectile points, stone tools and microliths found in several locations within city borders.
There is evidence of several Jomon period settlements, but settlement disappeared towards the end of the Jomon period due to climate change and eruptions of Mount Fuji. The area was sparely settled in the Yayoi period, with increasing settlement density in the Kofun period.
A number of Nara period remains have been found, including the ruins of a roof tile kiln.
During the Heian period, the area became part of a shōen controlled by the Oyamada clan, and later by their cadet branch, the Inabe clan into the Kamakura period, and was an area contested between competing branches of the Ashikaga clan and Uesugi clan in the Muromachi and Sengoku periods.
After the start of the Edo period, the area was tenryō controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Inagi as a municipality was founded on April 1, 1889 as a village in what was then Minami-Tama District, Kanagawa Prefecture, from the merger of 6 pre-Meiji period hamlets with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The district was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893.
On April 1, 1957, Inagi Village was promoted to town status, and to city status on November 1, 1971.
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Yanokuchi Anazawa Tenjin-no-yashiro 谷の口穴澤天神社 Shrine

Anazawa Shrine is a shrine where the deity 少彦名大神 Sukunahikona-no-Ōkami is enshrined.
It is said that 菅原道真 Sugawara no Michizane was enshired together here when it's pavilion was repaired in 1694
and the shrine became Anazawa Tenjin-no-yashiro.
In the precinct is a fudezuka 筆塚 (burial mound for treasured calligraphy brushes)
built there to honor the achievements of Harada Kinryō 原田金陵 Harada Kinryo who engaged in the study of calligraphy.
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Kuniyasu-no-miya Ikō-ji 国安宮威光寺 Ikooji, Temple Iko-Ji

Ikō-ji in Yanokuchi, Inagi city, is a temple of the Shingon Buddhism
and subordinate to Kosho-Ji 高勝寺 Kōshō-ji Temple in Sakahama of the same city.
This temple is sacred to a seated figure of Dainichi Nyorai.
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江戸の里神楽（穴澤天神社・矢野口） Anazawa Tenjin no Yashiro, Yanokuchi
山本頼信社中による神楽（8月25日）Kagura on August 25

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1/12/2022

Nagahama district Chuo

The town was founded with two sub-districts, converted to one in 1862. In 1878, it was added to Nihonbashi ward It was abolished in 1932.

The name refers to 長浜新左衛門 Nagahama Shinzaemon.
In the town were two Inari Shrines
常盤稲荷 Tokiwa Inari and 産千代稲荷 Ubuchiyo Inari.

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常盤稲荷 Tokiwa Inari Shrine

祭神倉稲魂命
相殿罔象女神
常盤稲荷神社は、長禄元年（1457）に太田道灌が江戸城を築城の際、京都伏見稲荷大神の御分霊をいただき、常盤稲荷と名付け、同城の守護神として勧請されました。その後江戸時代には、日本橋魚市場内に移り、市場の守護神水神大神（罔象女神）を相殿に祀り鎮座されました。水神大神は、明治34年に神田神社境内に遷座し、現在に至っています。

中央区日本橋本町1-8-11本町一丁目町会事務所
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当社は室町中期長禄元年（1457）に太田道灌が江戸城を築城の際、京都伏見稲荷大神の御分霊をいただき、常盤稲荷と名付け、同城の守護神として勧請された。後に徳川家康公開府により、江戸城郭拡張工事が行われ、現在の常盤橋（もともと大橋と称されていたが、当社がこの地に移ってより社名をもって常盤橋に改称された）辺りに社地が移された。宝暦（1751-）の頃まで、社殿に掲げられていた太田道灌の額面に名に高き葦のなぎさの葦原に　鎮めまします常盤の神
の歌が記されていたと伝えられる。その後更に、長浜町の日本橋魚市場内に移り、市場の守護神水神大神（罔象女神）を相殿に祀り鎮座された。当時は、大市場交易神と称され盛大な水神祭が行われ、神田祭・三天王祭と共に、大江戸の名物行事でもあった。この水神大神は、明治34年に神田神社境内に遷され水神社と改称し、築地市場の守護神として祀られ今日に至っている。合祀されている末社産千代稲荷神社のご祭神は倉稲魂命、三穂津比売命ニ柱の大神が祀られている。古来より安産の守護神として厚い信仰があり参詣者が極めて多かったと伝えられる。そのお礼参りに桜の若木が奉納される慣わしがあり、当時は魚市場桜花爛漫の景観であったといわれている。（境内掲示より）

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産千代稲荷 Ubuchiyo Inari Shrine
In the compound of Tokiwa Inari.

東京都八王子市小門町82 ?? - reference source : tokyo-jinjacho.or.jp/minamitama ... -
御由緒：甲斐武田氏滅亡後、徳川家康に仕えた大久保石見守長安は、伊奈忠次・長谷川長綱・彦坂元正らとともに関東圏の支配体制を築く代官頭の一人として権勢を振るった人物である。 1591(天正19)年、長安は北条氏照の旧領である八王子に8000石の所領を与えられた。八王子は徳川氏の直轄領となり、八王子城は廃城されたものの、甲州方面から江戸を護る軍事上の重要拠点としての位置づけに変わりはなく、関東十八代官(武蔵代官とも)も駐在した。当地に陣屋を構えた長安は、敷地の西南に位置した当地に鬼門除け・五穀豊穣・殖産興業の神として倉稲魂命を奉斎し当社を創建した。社号の「産千代」は千代に続くようにとの願意によると伝えられる。 1704(元禄17)年に八王子宿の代官駐在制度は取り止めとなり陣屋も廃された。跡地は畑地となったが、当社には手が付けらることはなく、大木が多く繁っていたことから「稲荷森」と称された。 - reference source : jinja.tokyolovers.jp/tokyo/hachiouji ... -

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