Somei Shichiken Komagome

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Somei Shichiken mura 染井七軒村 Seven Villages of Somei

There were at one time seven Komagome sub-districts, called
Komagome shichiken mura 駒込七軒村 Seven villages of Komagome.
They also used to be called
. Somei shichiken mura 染井七軒村 .

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Somei Gardener 染井之植木屋 Somei no Uekiya

The village of Somei, currently the Sugamo and Komagome areas of Toshima Ward,
was the area where many gardeners lived.
The famous "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree is said to have been named after this village,
as it was born in Somei village.
- source : Tokyo Metropolitan Museum

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Somei 染井 in Edo
the Somei area -- a general name given to a cluster of small towns and villages that specialize in growing ornamental plants and trees to plant in the gardens of all the wealthy daimyo in Edo. The two main towns in this area are Komagome and Sugamo, but most people in Edo know the area as "Somei" and the farmers who live in the region are known as the Somei uekiya (the landscape gardeners of Somei).

They get their reputation from their great skill in raising thousands of different types of ornamental plants. The farms in the Somei area produce most of the ornamental plants that the daimyo plant in their gardens, and many flower markets are held in the small towns along the Nakasendo, where common people can also buy flowers, trees and shrubs.
In fact, even the beautiful gardens inside Edo Castle are landscaped and tended by gardeners from Somei.
Somei is the home of one of the most famous gardeners in Edo: Ihei Masatake.
Masatake is the son of perhaps the greatest landscape gardener ever -- Ihei Sannojo,
and many believe that Masatake is as good at actual gardening as his famous father.
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. Somei Gardeners .
江戸の園芸について、浮世絵 Edo Gardening seen through Ukiyo-E


ソメイヨシノ／染井吉野／そめいよしの　Somei Yoshino Cherry Blossoms

Edo Engei Hanazukushi 江戸園芸花尽くし
at 太田記念美術館

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Denchū Somei-Ōji Chrysanthemum culture guide
伝中染井王子造り菊ひとり案ない

The cultivation of chrysanthemums began flourishing around the start of the Edo period,
and in the middle of the period, it became so popular that competitive new type of the flower shows were held.
During the 19th century, it became popular to create figures of people, birds and animals out of chrysanthemums.
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Komagome Shichiken Cho 駒込七軒町 Komagome Chichiken Town
北豊島 Kita-Toshima

This district was abolished in 1869.
Now it is called 豊島区駒込一、三丁目Toshima ward, Komagome first and third district.

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【北豊島】染井七軒町 Kita Toshima, Somei Shichiken Town

This district was abolished in 1869.
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