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2/18/2024

Edo Meibutsu

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Edo Meibutsu 江戸名物 Specialities of Edo - Index -
meisanhin 名産品




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Many words come with EDO at the beginning - here is a growing list.
Ooedo 大江戸 Oedo, "Great Edo" is another keyword.

. Edo, The City That Became Tokyo .
An Illustrated History - Akira Naito

. The Edo Clan of the Musashi Taira 武蔵江戸氏 Musashi Edo-Shi .
江戸太郎重長 Edo Taro Shigenaga (? around 1180)

. Edo o shoshite Tokyo to nasu 江戸を称して東京と為す .
- The End of Edo - September 3rd, 1868 : Imperial Edict Renaming Edo to Tōkyō.

. Edo Tokyo Hyakkei 百景 100 views of Edo / Tokyo .

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Edo is an inland state in Western Nigeria. Benin Edo or Bini.
Edo-Khel, a Pashtun tribe of southeastern Afghanistan

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. Edo - 40 Traditional Crafts of Tokyo - Introduction .
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. Edo Bekko 江戸鼈甲 Tortoiseshell Products.
- Edo chokin 江戸彫金 metal chasing
. Edo Fude 江戸筆 Handmade Calligraphy Brushes .
. Edo Garasu 江戸硝子 Edo Glassware .
. Edo Hake 江戸刷毛 Edo Brushes .
. Edo Hyogu 江戸表具 scroll mounting .
. Edo Ishogi Ningyo 江戸衣裳着人形 Costumed Dolls .
. Edo Karakami 江戸からかみ Hand-Made Patterned Paper .
. Edo Katchu 江戸甲冑 Warrior Armor from Edo .
. Edo kimekomi ningyoo 江戸木目込人形 kimekomi dolls from Edo .
. Edo Kiriko 江戸切子 Cut Glassware .
. Edo Moku-Chokoku 江戸木彫刻 Wood Sculptures .
. Edo Moku-Hanga 江戸木版画 Woodblock Prints .
. Edo Oshi-e Hagoita 江戸押絵羽子板 Battledore, Shuttlecock .
. Edo Sarasa 江戸更紗 Printed Silk Calico .
. Edo Sashimono 江戸指物 Wood Joinery .
. Edo shikki 江戸漆器 Edo laquerware .
. Edo Shishu 江戸刺繍 Embroidery .
. Edo Sudare 江戸簾 Slatted Blinds .
. Edo Tegaki Chochin (Hand-Painted Paper Lanterns) 江戸手描提灯
. Edo Tsumami-Kanzashi 江戸つまみ簪 Ornamental Hairpins .
. Edo Wazao (Bamboo Fishing Rods) 江戸和竿 .
. Edo Zooge 江戸象牙 Edo Zoge, Ivory Carvings


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. Edo Bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government and Administration .

Edobarai, Edo tokorobarai 江戸払い banishment from Edo (EG188)

. Edobina, Edo-bina 江戸雛 Hina dolls, Edo style .

. Edo Culture: Daily Life and Diversions in Urban Japan, 1600-1868 .
book by Nishiyama Matsunosuke, tr. ‎Gerald Groemer - 1997

. Edo Dandyism: From Swords to Inro .

. Edo Daruma 江戸だるま 江戸達磨 papermachee dolls .

. Edo Daruma Hakkei 江戸だるま八景 .
senbei せんべい。Nihonbashi Nishiki Horin : 日本橋錦豊琳 -

Edo deetabeesu データベース Illustrated Database of Edo
source : library.metro.tokyo.jp/portals

. Edo Fuuzoku Ningyoo 江戸風俗人形 Edo Fuzoku Dolls .

. Edogawa 江戸川 river Edogawa . (BF)

. Edo Gokaidoo 江戸五街道 Five Kaido routes starting from Nihonbashi .
- - - Edo Itsu Kuchi  江戸五口 five entrance gates to/from Edo castle

. Edo gaidobukku 江戸のガイドブック Guidebooks for Edo .
江戸ウォーキング (大人の遠足ブック) Edo Walking - Excursions for Grown-Ups
ensoku 遠足 excursion, day trips and guidebooks for Edo

. Edo haikai 江戸俳諧 Edo Haiku Meetings .

. Edo hyaku nezu 江戸百鼠 100 shades of gray/grey color .

Edo jidai 江戸時代 the Edo period

. Edo joo 江戸城 Edo-Jo, Edo Castle .

Edo jooruri 江戸浄瑠璃 (EG)
. jooruri 浄瑠璃 narration and 文楽 bunraku puppet theater .

. Edo juuhachi daitsuu 十八大通 eighteen big spenders of Edo .

Edo kaijoo 江戸開城 Edo Kaijo - The Fall of Edo (wiki)

. Edo 江戸三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples .

. Edokko 江戸っ子 lit. "child of Edo" , born in Edo .

. Edo komon 江戸小紋 Small Edo Patterns .

Edomachi 江戸町 Edo district, in other towns, like Kobe and Nagasaki

. Edo machibugyoo 江戸町奉行 governor of Edo .
- - - - - 江戸の名奉行 Famous Bugyo from Edo

. Edo machi kan, Edomachikan 江戸町鑑 records of districts in Edo .

- - - - - Edomae, Edo-mae 江戸前 "in front of Edo" - food from Tokyo Bay
. Edomae Sushi (Edomaezushi) 江戸前寿司 .

. Edomae tenpura 江戸前天ぷら Edo-mae Tempura, .


. Edo Meisho Zue 江戸名所図会, “Guide to famous Edo sites” .
and
Edo Meisho Hanagoyomi 江戸名所花暦 Flower Calendar of Famous Places in Edo

. Edo mingei  江戸民芸 folk art and craft from Edo .
. Edo anesama 江戸姉様 "elder sister" dolls from Edo .
. Edo gangu 江戸玩具 Edo Toys and the Color Red
. Edo koma, Edo-koma 江戸独楽 spinning top from Edo / Tokyo .
. Edo kaku, tako 凧 kites of Edo - 江戸奴凧
. Edo no engimono 江戸の縁起物 Good Luck Charms of Edo
. Patterns of the Edo Period .


Edo murasaki 江戸紫 purple of Edo (EG387)
. Colors of Japan #745399 purple .

Edo namari 江戸訛り dialect of Edo (EG300)
. namari なまり、訛 dialect, local speach .

. Edo Nana Fushigi 江戸七不思議 The Seven Wonders of Edo  . - tba -

. Edo no Hana 江戸の華名勝會 / 江戸の花名勝会 Edo no Hana Meisho E .
. The Flowers of Edo: A Collection of Famous Places

Edo no Idenshi 江戸の遺伝子 The Edo Inheritance (2009)
book by Tokugawa Tsunenari
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. Edo no Izakaya 江戸の居酒屋 drinking shops in Edo .

Edo no kagaku 江戸の科学 - Natural Science of the Edo period
江戸時代の科学や技術を紹介します。
- source : gakken.co.jp/kagakusouken -

. Edo no kawa 江戸の川 -- 江戸の河 the rivers of Edo .

. Edo no susume 謎解き!江戸のススメ - BS-TBS .

. Edo no taika 江戸の大火 "Great Fires of Edo" .


. Edo Roku Benten 江戸六弁天 Six famous Benten in Edo .

. Edo Roku Jizo 江戸六地蔵 The Six Jizō Bosatsu of Edo .


. Edo Saijiki 江戸歳時記 - The Four Seasons in Edo .

. Edo Sengen sai 江戸浅間祭 Sengen festival in Edo .
at the Fuji Asama Sengen Shrine in Asakusa - 浅草の富士浅間神社

. Edo senke 江戸千家 the Sen family of Edo Tea masters .
..... founded by 川上不白 Kawakami Fuhaku (1716 – 1807)
- . Senke 千家 Sen family of Tea masters .

. Edo shigusa 江戸しぐさ the manners of Edo .

. Edo shishuku 江戸四宿 four postal stations out of of Edo . (EG45)
Edo Gokaidoo 江戸五街道 Edo Gokaido, Gokaidō - Edo Five Ruotes
Five Kaido starting at Nihonbashi, Edo

. Edo shokunin 江戸の職人 the craftsmen of Edo .

. Edo Suzume 江戸雀 (えどすずめ) Edo Sparrow publishing .

. Edo Tokyo Hakubutsukan 江戸東京博物館 Edo-Tokyo Museum .
..... Tokyo Digital Museum
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography / MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO
- source : digitalmuseum.rekibun.or.jp -

Tokugawa Art Museum - English
Tokugawa-cho Higashi-ku, Nagoya

. Edo uchiwa 江戸団扇 handfan made in Edo .

Edo uta 江戸唄 song of Edo (EG)

Edowan, Edo wan 江戸湾 #Edo bay", Tokyo bay 近世の東京湾 (wiki)

. Edo wazurai 江戸煩ひ/江戸煩い/江戸患い the "Edo disease" - beriberi . (EG590)

Edo yakusha 江戸役者 actor from Edo (EG502)
. Kabuki theaters in Edo 歌舞伎 .

. Edo yasai 江戸伝統野菜 Vegetables of Edo .

. Edo Yatai 江戸屋台 portable food stalls in Edo .

. Edo Yookai Karuta 江戸妖怪かるた Edo Yokai monsters card game .

. Edo yuuzen 江戸友禅 Yuzen - Kimono dyeing from Edo .

Edoza 江戸座 Edo theater (EG)
. Edo Sanza 江戸三座 three famous Kabuki theaters .

Edozuma 江戸妻 Edo roof formation (EG390)
. yane 屋根 Japanese roofs - Introduction .
kirizuma-zukuri 切妻造

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. Tokyo Daibutsu 東京大仏 Great Buddha of Tokyo .
Joorenji 乗蓮寺 Joren-Ji - Itabashi


. Tokyo 2020 Olympics Mascots .

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Edo dana 江戸店 (EG230) stores in Edo

江戸町監 (EG472)
Edomachi kaisho 江戸町会所 - Introduced by Matsudaira Sadanobu in 1797

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Cultural Keywords of the Edo period - used by
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu in Edo .

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10/22/2015

shokunin craftsmen ABC list

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. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .
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- - - - - ABC List of Edo craftsmen 江戸の職人 - - - - -

A craftsman making tools and things was often called ...shi 師,
while the vendor of his products was called ...ya 屋.

takumi 匠 master craftsman, master artisan



. shokunin 職人と伝説 legends about craftsmen, artisans, Handwerker .

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. Food-related craftsmen and business in Edo .
tabemono 食べ物 - shokuhin 食品

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. bekkoo shokunin 鼈甲職人 craftsman making tortoiseshell items .

. bugushi 武具師 making armor and weapons .
- - - - - tooken kaji 刀剣鍛冶 sword smith etc.
mostly swords, bows and arrows.

. bunshinshi, bunshin shi 文身師 making tatoos (bunshin) .
irezumi 刺青 tatoo

. busshi 仏師 / 佛師 making Buddha statues .

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. choochinshi, chōchin-shi 提灯師 / 挑燈 making Chochin paper lanterns .

. chookin, Edo chokin 江戸彫金 metal chasing .

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. daiku 大工 carpenter . - tooryoo 棟梁 Toryo, master carpenter
- - - funadaiku 船大工 "shipbuilder carpenter"
- - - miyadaiku 宮大工 "shrine carpenter"
- - - . Hida no takumi 飛騨の匠 Master Builders from Hida .

. Daruma hariko shokunin 達磨張子職人 making Daruma dolls .

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. fudeya 筆屋 making writing brushes .

. fukuromonoshi 袋物師 / 嚢物師 making bags and pouches .
fukuromonoya 袋物屋 shop for bags and pouches
fukuromono tonya 袋物問屋 pouches wholesaler

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. gangueshi, gangu eshi 玩具絵師 painter of toys .
and more about Edo toys

. garasu ku 硝子工 glass blowers .
biidoroya, biidoro-ya 硝子屋 craftsman making glass ware

. getaya 下駄屋 making Geta wooden clogs .

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. Hakata ori shokunin 博多織職 craftsman for Hakata weaving .

. hakeshi 刷毛師 making brushes / hakezaiku shokunin 刷毛細工職 .

. hakuuchi, haku-uchi shokunin 箔打職人 pounding gold foil .

. hanabishi 花火師 firework makers .
hanabi uri 花火売り street vendors of small firework
Ryogoku no hanabi 両国の花火 famous firework in Edo

. hashishi, hashi shi 箸師 / hashiya 箸屋 making chopsticks .

. haribunko shi 張文庫師 making small trunks for books .

. harikoshi, hariko shi 張子師 artisan making papermachee dolls .
- - - - - harikoya, hariko ya 張子屋 shop selling Hariko dolls

. hikimono shokunin 挽物職人 craftsmen making turnery .

. himonoshi 檜物師 "artisan making things from Hinoki cypress wood" .
magemonoshi 曲物師 craftsmen of bentwood products
The vendors of their products were called himonoya 檜物屋.

. hinaningyoshii, hina ningyoo shi 雛人形師 making Hina dolls .
Edobina, Edo-bina 江戸雛

. hookishi, hooki shi 箒師 making brooms, Besenmacher .
hookiya 箒屋 vendor of brooms, 「hooki uri ほうき売り」and「hooki kai ほうき買い」

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. idohorishi, idohori shi 井戸堀師 digging a well - ido .
mizuya 水屋 water salesmen
mizubugyoo, mizu bugyō 水奉行 waterworks administrator

. ikakeya 鋳掛屋 / 鋳掛け屋 / いかけや  tinker, repairing metal tools .

. inrooshi, inroo shi 印籠師 Inro maker - 印籠 / 印篭 / いんろう .

. ishi ku, ishiku, sekkoo 石工 / ishiku shokunin 石工職人 stone mason .

. itamae, ita mae 板前 chef cook .

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. jigyooshi 地形師 "ground-preparing" worker, ground leveling worker .

. juzu shokunin 珠数職人 craftsman making rosaries .

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. kagamishi 鏡師 mirror maker .

. kagoshi 籠師 basket maker .
..... mushikago 虫かご / 虫籠 basket, cage for keeping insects
..... seiokago, seoi-kago 背負いかご / 背負い籠 backpack basket
..... yurikago ゆりかご / 揺り籃 cradle
..... zaru ざる / 笊 bamboo basket

. kago 篭 / 駕籠 / かご, kagoshi 篭師 palanquin maker .

. kajiya 鍛冶屋 blacksmith .
fuigo matsuri 鞴祭 bellows festival

. kamadoshi, kamado-shi かまど師 / 竈師 making the earthen hearth .
- hettsui shokunin 造竃職人 / へっつい屋 hettsuiya /
- - - - - kamabutashi kamabuta-shi 釜蓋師 making a lid for the iron pot
- - - - - Kamafuta Jinja 釜蓋神社 "Kamafuta Shrine", Kagoshima

. kamisukishi、kamisuki shi 紙漉き師 making paper, paper making artisan .
kamiya, kami-ya 紙屋 paper maker // 紙漉職人 kamisukui shokunin

. kamiyuishi 髪結師 Kamiyui hairdo master, hairdresser .
- - - - - motoyui 元結い / mageyui 髷結い

. kappaya, kappa-ya 合羽屋 Kappa raincoat maker .

. kasashi, kasa-shi 傘師 making paper umbrellas .
kasa hari 傘張り gluing paper to umbrellas

. katatsukeshi, kata-tsuke shi 型付師 pattern maker for dyeing patterns .
katahori shokunin 型堀職人 pattern carver

. katchuushi 甲冑師 / busokushi 具足師 making Yoroi suit of armor .
yoroizaiku 鎧細工

. katsurashi, katsura shi 鬘師 wig maker / kamojiya 髪文字屋 / 髢屋 .

. kigu shokunin 木具職人 craftsman making wooden tables for offerings .

. kijishi 木地師 maker of wooden items, wood turner .
kijiya 木地屋 dealer, vendor of wooden items

. kiseruya, kiseru-ya 煙管屋 making long tobacco pipes .


. komashi, koma shi 独楽師 making spinning tops .
Edo koma, Edo-koma 江戸独楽 spinning top from Edo
tsurigoma 釣り独楽 "fishing spinning tops" // or teguruma, te-guruma 手車 "hand wheel"
teguruma uri 手車売り vendor of a "hand wheel" toy

. konya 紺屋 making "blue" things, cloth dyer .
- aizomeya 藍染め屋, aizome shokunin 染物職人 artisan dyeing with indigo
- 土屋五郎右衛門 Tsuchiya Goroemon


. kumihimoshi 組紐師 making Kumihimo ribbons .
- - - - - itokumi 糸くみ / kumi-ito shi 組糸師

. kurenaishi, kurenai shi 紅師 making lip red from safflowers .
beni no hana 紅の花、紅花, 紅藍花 Benibana, safflower
They also used the color to dye cloth - beni seizo shokunin 紅製造職

. kushishi, kushi shi 櫛師 comb maker / kushi shokunin 櫛職人 craftsman making combs .
tsugegushi 柘植櫛 combs in Edo

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. masushi, masu shi 枡師 making square Masu measuring cups .
tsurukake masu 弦掛枡 / kijimasu 木地枡
Kyoomasu 京枡 Kyo-masu, Kyoto-Masu / Edo masu 江戸枡
Kyoto 枡座 Masu-Za - 福井作左衛門 Fukui Sakuzaemon
Edo 枡座 Masu-Za - 樽屋藤左衛門 / 樽屋与左衛門 Taruya Yozaemon

. makieshi, maki-e shi 蒔絵師 making sprinkled lacquer items .

. menuchi shokunin 面打職人 making masks for Noh and Kagura .

. mizuhiki shokunin 水引職人 craftsman making Mizuhiki .

. mongata shi 紋形師 craftsman making family crest patterns .

. monuwaeshi, mon uwa eshi 紋上絵師 painting family crests .
- kamon 家紋 family crest

. mushikagozukuri 虫かごづくり / 虫籠づくり making basket for keeping insects .
mushiya 虫家, mushi-uri 虫売り dealer for insects
mushiko uri 虫籠売り vendor of insect baskets and cages

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. niwashi 庭師, uekiya 植木屋 gardener / 植木職人 ueki shokunin.
伊兵衛三之烝 Ihei Sannojo in Somei 染井

. nuibarishi 縫針師 making sewing needles .
maigiri 舞錐 "dancing drill" (mawashigiri 回し錐).

. nuihakushi 縫箔師 / nuimonoshi 縫物師 making embroidered goods .
- Edo Shishu 江戸刺繍 Embroidery from Edo

. nurishi, nuri-shi 塗師 lacquer master .
nushichoo 塗師町 laquer workers district / urushi 漆 laquer
kijishi 生地師(きぢし)prepared the vessels
nurishi 塗師 applied the lacquer base
makie-shi 蒔絵師(まきえし)applied the inlay images

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. okeya 桶屋 / oke shokunin 桶職人 bucket makers .
living in 桶町 Okecho, Okemachi, "Bucket district"

. oshieshi, oshi-e shi 押絵師 making raised cloth pictures .
oshi-e 押し絵 / 押絵 raised or padded cloth picture, fabirc picture, lit. pressed picture

. oshiroishi, o-shiroi shi 白粉師 making white face powder .

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. radenzaikushi, raden zaiku shi 螺鈿細工師 craftsman making Raden items .
raden - mother-of-pearl

. roosokushi 蠟燭師 making candles .
roosokuya 蠟燭屋 Rosoku-ya
roosoku no nagare kai ロウソクの流れ買い buying candle wax drippings
Kanda, Roosokuchoo 蠟燭町 Rosoku district in Edo
roosoku 蝋燭, waroosoku 和蝋燭 Japanese candle

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. sashimonoya 指物屋 furniture maker .
- Edo Sashimono 江戸指物 Wood Joinery

. seihonshi 製本師 bookbinder - Buchbinder .

. senkoo hanabi 線香花火 making hand-held firework sticks .

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. shakan, sakan 左官 plasterer, stucco master .
kote-e 鏝絵 "painting with plaster", relief painting
often as decorations on the storehouse of rich merchants.
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shikkuishi 漆喰師 making lime plaster walls

. shamisenshi shamisen shi 三味線師 Shamisen maker .

. shibai doogu kata 芝居道具方 making tools for a performance .
- 大道具方 / 小道具方


. shiborizomeshi, shibori some shi 絞染師 dyeing with Shibori technique .
- aizome 藍染 dyeing with indigo

. shibunuri shokunin 渋塗職人 craftsmen applying 柿渋 kakishibu persimmon extract .
- shibuya 渋屋

. shitateya 仕立屋 making robes (seamstress, tailor) .
- omonoshi 御物師, shinmyoo 針妙 Shinmyo

. shoogishi 将棋師 making Shogi tiles and boards .
shoogi, shōgi 将棋 Shogi generals' chess, Japanese chess

. sudare 簾 bamboo blinds, misu shokunin 翠簾職人 making blinds .

. sumishi 墨師 making charcoal for writing .

. suzurishi 硯師 making stones to rub ink .
suzuri 翡翠硯(すずり)硯 inkstone

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. tabiya, tabi-ya 足袋屋 making split-toe Tabi socks .
tabi shokunin 足袋職人 craftsman // 足袋店 shop selling Tabi

. tansuya 箪笥屋 Tansu maker, making chest of drawers . .

. tatamiya 畳屋 Tatami mat maker .
- the Iami Family (伊阿弥 / 藺阿弥) in Tatami-machi 畳町 Mat-maker's village

. tateguya 建具屋 making doors and sliding doors .
fusuma 襖 , shooji 障子 sliding doors and wooden decorations

. temarizukuri 手まり、手毬づくり making Temari balls .

. tenuguiya, tenugui-ya 手ぬぐい屋 / 手拭屋 making hand towels .

. teppoo kaji 鉄砲鍛冶 gunsmith producing Teppo matchlocks .

. tezuma 手妻, wazuma 和妻 traditional magician .

. tobishoku, tobi-shoku 鳶職 construction workers .
鳶 tobi、鳶口 tobiguchi、鳶の者

. togishi 研ぎ師 polisher of mirrors, swords and blades .
- kenma 研磨 sword polishing

. tokkuri shirushitsuke 徳利印付職 printing a name on a Sake flask .

. tookooshi 陶工師 suetsukuri 陶工 Tokoshi, potter .

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tookoo 刀工 blacksmith, making a sword
sword craftsmen


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. katana 日本刀 the Japanese sword .

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. tsuchiningyooshi, tsuchi ningyoo shi 土人形師 making clay dolls .

. tsukegishi, tsukegi shi 付木師 making Tsukegi "matches" .

. tsumamizaikushiつまみ細工師 making ornaments with tsumami (pinching) techniques .
Edo Tsumami-Kanzashi 江戸つまみ簪 Ornamental Hairpins

. tsurizaoshi 釣竿師 making fishing rods .
wazao 和竿 "Japanese fishing rod" - Edo Wazao 江戸和竿 Edo Bamboo Fishing Rods

. tsuzura shokunin 葛篭職人 making wicker boxes .

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. uchiwashi, uchiwa shi 団扇師 / 団扇職人 making handfans .
sensu shokunin 扇子職人 making folding fans

. uekiya 植木屋 / niwashi 庭師 gardener .
伊兵衛三之烝 Ihei Sannojo in Somei 染井

. ukiyo-e shi 浮世絵師 Ukiyo-e producer .
ukiyo-e, lit. pictures of the floating world. Paintings and #woodblock prints.
- planned by the publisher hanmoto 版元 and produced in collaboration with the painter/designer eshi 絵師, carver horishi 彫師 and printer surishi 摺師.

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. watauchi, wata uchi, men uchi shokunin 綿打職人 hitting cotton .


. yakiin shokunin 焼印職人 making a branding seal .
..... inkan 印鑑, hanko 判子 stamp, seal

. yaneya 屋根屋 roof maker, roofer - kawaraya 瓦屋/ 瓦師 roof tile maker .
瓦職人 kawara shokunin

. yanebuki 屋根葺 roofing with thatch .
. . . . . Fukiyachoo 葺屋町 Fukiyacho District of roof thatchers
- - - - - . hafu 破風 gables and roofs .
- - - - - . kokerabukishi, kokerabuki-shi 柿葺師 craftsman roofing with wooden shingles .


. yuuzenzomeshi, yuzen someshi 友禅染師 dyeing Yuzen cloths .

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. zoori shokunin 草履職人 making Zori straw sandals .

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gengen 諺言 / rigen 俚諺 common saying; folk proverb



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. Idioms and anecdotes about Japanese Food 和食  .

. Idioms about Heaven and Hell 極楽 地獄  .

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. Daruma san 達磨 だるまさん .
nanakorobi yaoki 七転び八起き and more

. nezumi 鼠 rat, mouse .

. oni 鬼 demon, devil, ogre .

saru サル 猿 申 さる monkey 
. saru suberi 百日紅 even monkeys fall from trees .

. tanuki 狸 たぬき badger .

heso no yadogae 遍楚乃屋登可 Grotesquerie Kotowaza
text by Hansui Ikkado, Osaka 1850.

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. ganbari nyuudoo hototogisu がんばり入道ほととぎす Ganbari Nyudo lesser cuckoo .
加牟波理入道, a Yokai monster of the Toilet


. ishibiri 石びり someone stingy, stinginess .
and the deity Daikoku Ten 大黒天

. umewaka no namida ame 梅若の涙雨 teardrop rain of Umewaka .

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新明解故事ことわざ辞典
with an alphabetical index of keywords and one index of the proverbs.


故事ことわざ辞典
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genen 諺苑 - 7 volumes dictionary of the Edo Period (1797

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Japanese Sayings and Proverbs (A collection of resource links)
Japanese resources: / Japanese Slang:
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with search in English and Japanese

30 awesome Japanese idioms we should start using in English
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- - - - - rigen 俚諺 common saying; folk proverb
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. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. densetsu 伝説 Japanese Legends .

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. abacus, soroban 算盤、そろばん to calculate .

. aberenbo Shogun 暴れん坊将軍 "The Wild Shogun".
- Tokugawa Yoshimune 徳川吉宗将軍 (1684 - 1751)

. Abekawa, Abe-Kawa 安倍川 / 阿部川 - place names .

. abura uri 油売り selling oil - and talking too much .
. . . . . and - abura boozu 油坊主 oil monk

. Adachi ku 足立区 Adachi ward .

. Aesthetics, Japanese Aesthetics エスセティクス - Nihon no Bigaku 日本の美学 .

. Ageyamachi 揚屋町 Ageyamachi district . - Senzoku, Taito

. aizome 藍染 dyeing with indigo .
- Japan Blue ジャパンブルー

. Aizomegawa, Aisomegawa 藍染川 river Aizome-gawa .
in Iwamotochō 岩本町 Iwamotocho

. Aizuya 会津屋 Aizu store in Edo . selling Aizu urushi, Aizu nuri 会津漆 Aizu lacquerware. Fukushima


. Akabane 赤羽 Akabane district . - Kita

. akagaeru uri 赤蛙売り selling red frogs (medicine for children) .
- akahikigan 赤蛙丸 "red frog medicine"

. Akagobashi 赤子橋 bridge of the baby . - Sugamo, Bunkyo

. Akasaka Tamachi 赤坂田町 Tamachi district, "district of rice fields" .

. Akasaka Tameike 赤坂溜池町 Akasaka "Pond" district .

. Akashicho 明石町 Akashi district . - Chuo ward

. Akihabara 秋葉原 shopping area . - Kanda
..... Akihabara Electric Town 秋葉原電気街 Akihabara Denki Gai

. Akishima city 昭島市 . - Western Tokyo

. Amanuma district 天沼 "heavenly swamp" - Suginami ward .
Amanuma Benten-Ike 天沼弁天池 Pond
天沼八幡神社 Amanuma Hachiman Jinja // 天沼熊野神社 Amanuma Kumano Jinja


. amazake uri, amazake-uri 甘酒売り selling sweet amazake rice wine .
- - - - - . Food vendors in Edo .

. ame-uri, ameuri 飴売り candy vendors of Edo.


amigasa chaya 編笠茶屋 renting a large braided straw hat
. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall - with a side business .

. Antiques 古美術 kobijutsu .

. Aomonochoo 青物町 Aomonocho "vegetable" district .

. Aoto 青砥 / 青戸 / 青津 Aoto district . - Katsushika
..... Aoto goten 青戸御殿 Aoto palace // Aoto Fujitsuna 青砥藤綱 (1192-1333)

. Aoyagi Bunko 青柳文庫 The Aoyagi Library in Sendai .
- and Aoyagi Bunzoo 青柳文蔵 Aoyagi Bunzo (1761 - 1839)

. aozamurai, aosamurai 青侍 young low-ranking Samurai .

. aragoto 荒事 "wild style" and kumadori 隈取 makeup - Kabuki . .

. Arai 新井 Arai district - "new well" . - Nakano

. Arakawa ku 荒川区 Arakawa ward - "wild river" .

. Arakichoo 荒木町 Arakicho, Araki district . - Shinjuku
and Tsunokami Benzaiten 津の守弁財天 and the pond 策の池 Muchi no Ike.

. Archery, Kyudo 弓道 / mato まと target .

. asagao uri 朝顔売り vendor of morning glories . asagaozukuri 朝顔作り growing morning glory

. Asagaya district 阿佐ヶ谷 / 阿佐谷 . - Suginami
- 阿佐谷神明宮 Asagaya Shinmeigu Shrine
- Asagaya Keyaki Yashiki 阿佐谷けやき屋敷 / 欅屋敷 Asagaya Zelkova Mansion

. asagi あさぎ - 浅黄 - 浅葱 hues of light yellow, green and blue .
- asagiura, asagi-ura 浅黄裏 low-ranking Samurai

. Asakusa 浅草 Asakusa district - Taito ward .

. Asakusa Kannon 浅草観音 . - 浅草寺 Senso-Ji

. Asakusa nori 浅草海苔 sea laver from Asakusa .

. Asakusa Tenmondai 浅草天文台 Asakusa Observatory - Astronomy .
. . . . . Shibukawa Shunkai 渋川春海 Shibukawa Harumi (1639 - 1715)

. asa 麻 (あさ) hemp // taima 大麻 . ハシシ . マリファナ marijuana .
asa no ha 麻の葉 hemp leaf pattern and Kamon family crest
asao 麻苧, 麻紵, 麻緒, asahimo 麻紐, asa-ito 麻糸 hemp string
asaodana asao-dana 麻苧店 store selling hemp thread and strings
asatonya, asadonya 麻問屋 hemp dealer

. Asao ku 麻生区(あさおく)Asao ward / 川崎市 Kawasaki town . - Kanagawa

. asagao ichi 朝顔市 morning-glory market .
- Iriya asagao ichi 入谷朝顔市 market at Iriya

. Asobi 遊び The Art of Playing - and gangu 玩具 Toys .

. Asukayama 飛鳥山 - 北区 Kita ward .

. Asuke juku 足助宿 postal station Asuke .
- - - - - Ina Kaidoo 伊奈街道 Ina Highway

. Atago Jinja 愛宕神社 Atago shrine .
- - - - - Atagoyama 愛宕山 Minato ward, Shiba Atago

. Atakemaru 安宅丸 Cruize Ship of the Shogun .

. Australian ship in Japan, January 16, 1830 .
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. awamochi no kyokutsuki 栗餅の曲つき artistic pounding of foxtail millet dumplings .

. Ayase 綾瀬 "twilling shallows" distsrict . - Adachi
- - - - - 綾瀬川 river Ayasegawa

. Azabu district 麻布 "hemp cloth" . - Minato
- - - - - Azabu Kita Higakubo 麻布北日ヶ窪町
- - - - - Azabuichibei 麻布市兵衛町 Azabu Ichibei district
- - - - - Azabuipponmatsu 麻布一本松町 Azabu Ipponmatsu district
- - - - - Azabu-Nagasakachō 麻布永坂町 Azabu Nagasakacho district
- - - - - Azabu Roppongi 六本木 Roppongi district, "six trees"
- - - - - Azabu Nana Fushigi 麻布七不思議 seven wonders of Azabu

. Azabu-Jūban 麻布十番 Asabu Juban district .

Azuma kagami 吾妻鏡/東鑑, lit. "Mirror of the East"
a Japanese historical chronicle... chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate from Minamoto no Yoritomo's rebellion against the Taira clan in Izokuni of 1180 to Munetaka Shinnō (the 6th shogun) and his return to Kyoto in 1266. The work is also called Hōjōbon (北条本) after the Late Hōjō family of Odawara
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. Azumabashi 吾妻橋 Azuma bridge . - Sumida
Distant View of the Kinryuzan and the Azumabashi Bridge 吾妻橋金竜山遠望 / Hiroshige

. Azuma no Mori 吾嬬の森 / Shrine 吾嬬神社 Azuma Jinja . - Kameido, Koto

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. bafunkaki 馬糞掻き, bafun tori, maguso tori 馬糞とり, bafun hiroi 馬糞拾い, bafun-zarai 馬糞浚い
horse-shit collectors, collecting horse dung, horse droppings, horse manure .


. bakeneko 化け猫 monster cats .

. Bakin 馬琴 / 滝沢馬琴 Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848) .
- - - 曲亭馬琴 Kyokutei Bakin, 澤興邦 Takizawa Okikuni


. bakufu 幕府 military government .
Tokugawa bakufu 徳川幕府 and Edo bakufu 江戸幕府

. bakuhan taisei 幕藩体制 Bakuhan system .

. bakumatsu 幕末 Bakumatsu times (1853 - 1867) .

. Bakumatsu aera 幕末の人  people visiting Bakumatsu Japan .

. Bakurochoo, Bakuro-chō 馬喰町 Bakurocho district .

. bakuryoo 幕領 Bakuryo government land, bakufu-owned land .
bakufu chokkatsu chi 政府直轄地 / bakufu chokkatsu ryoo 幕府直轄領
tenryoo, tenryō 天領 Tenryo Government Land "Land of Heaven"
shogun's direct holdings, personal land- holdings, personal fief of the Tokugawa

. Banchoo 番町 Bancho district - Kojimachi . - Chiyoda
- - - 番町七不思議 Banchoo Nana Fushigi


. basara ばさら / 婆娑羅 / バサラ flamboyant elegance .


Beato Felice Beato / Felix Beato フェリーチェ・ベアト (1832 – 1909)
Photographer in Japan

. bekko 江戸鼈甲 Edo Tortoiseshell Products .

. Benkeibashi 弁慶橋 Benkeibashi bridge .
in Iwamotochō 岩本町 Iwamotocho
- and the carpenter Benkei Kozaemon 棟梁弁慶小左衛門.

. Benten - Edo Hyaku Benten 江戸百弁天 100 famous Benten in Edo .

. Besshi dōzan 別子銅山 Besshi Dozan, Besshi Copper Mine, Ehime .
- managed by the Sumitomo family 住友


. bigaku - Japanese Aesthetics エスセティクス - Nihon no Bigaku 日本の美学 .

. Bijin - Edo no bijin 江戸の美人 the beauties of Edo .


. bikuni 比丘尼 prostitutes clad as nuns .

. Bikunihashi びくにはし / 比丘尼橋 Bikunibashi bridge .
- over the river 京橋川 Kyobashigawa

. Bingobami 貧乏神 Bimbogami, God of Poverty .
----- Shinigami 死神 God of Death "Grim Reaper"
----- Yakubyoogami 疫病神 Yakubyogami, Deity of Diseases

. biwa 琵琶 Biwa lute .


. biwa yootoo uri 枇杷葉湯売り selling loquat leaves medicine .

. bootsuki 棒突 guards with long poles .



. Buaisoo, Buaisō 武相荘 Buaiso villa, Machida .
----- home of 白洲次郎 Jirō Shirasu and his wife Masako.

. bugyoo, bugyō 奉行 Bugyo officials in the Edo government .

. bukan 武鑑 regional records of Samurai history .

. Buke shohatto 武家諸法度 Laws for the Samurai .
Various Points of Laws for Warrior Houses
Laws for the Military Houses

. bunbu ryoodoo 文武両道 to be good at both ways - arts and martial arts . *

. Bunkamura 文化村 "culture village" . - Shibuya

. Bunkyō, Bunkyoo 文京区 Bunkyo ward . $

. burakumin 部落民 / eta 穢多 "filthy mass" - outcasts .

. burashi - Tokyo Teue Brush 東京手植ブラシ Handmade Brushes . $

. Business - Doing Business in Edo .
akinai 商い / shoobai, Shobai 商売

. bushi 武士 samurai 侍 buke, warriour, warrior .

. busshi 仏師 Buddhist sculptors and Buddha statues .

. butsudan 東京仏壇 Tokyo Buddhist Altar . $

. Buyo Inshi 武陽隠士 - 世事見聞録 Lust, Commerce, and Corruption - Book .

. byoobu, tsuitate 屏風、衝立 folding screen .


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. Chinese learning 漢学 kangaku - study of the Chinese classics .
- - - - - toohon 唐本 Books from T'ang China

. Christians in Japan .
Saint Xavier 聖ザビエル and later
kakure kirishitan, kurisuchan 隠れキリシタン, 隠れクリスチャン "hidden Christians"

. Colors, the Colors of Edo .
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. Confucianism 孔夫子 and Neo-Confucianism in the Edo period . - Sekiten 釈奠 or Sekisai 釈菜 Confucius

. Criminal Punishment in Edo .
gokei 五刑 five judicial penalties
keijoo, keijō 刑場 execution ground
Kodenma-choo, Kodenma-chō 小伝馬町 Kodenma-cho prison in Edo
rooya 牢屋 prison, jail
shokei 処刑 execution

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. chaban, chaban kyoogen 茶番狂言 Chaban Kyogen performance .

. chabudai ちゃぶ台 / 卓袱台 / 茶部台 table for tatami rooms .
shippoku しっぽく
karazukue 唐机(からづくえ) "Chinese Tang Table"

. chanoma, cha no ma, cha-no-ma 茶の間 private family living room .

. cha no yu, 茶の湯 chado, sado 茶道 tea ceremony .

. charumera チャルメラ flute of a street vendor or yatai shop .

. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall .
Chayamachi, Chayachoo 茶屋町 Chaya district in Asakusa 浅草

. Chayazaka 茶屋坂 Chayazaka "Tea Stall Slope" .
..... Jiji ga Chaya 爺々が茶屋 Grandfather's Tea House, 目黒の秋刀魚 Meguro no Sanma

. chigaidana, chigai-dana 違い棚 staggered shelves .

. Chihaya area 千早, Toshima .

. chinko kiri 賃粉切り cutting leaf tobacco for money .

. chiyogami 千代紙 colored paper, decoration paper .

. Chiyogasaki district 千代ヶ崎 "Chiyo peninsula" . Meguro
----- Chiyo ga Ike, Chiyogaike 千代が池 Pond of Lady Chiyo

. chizu 地図 maps of Edo .


. choki 猪牙 fast ferry boat to reach pleasure quarters .
short for chokibune 猪牙舟

. chonmage ちょんまげ / 丁髷 topknot, "samurai bun" .
- hairstyles in Edo

. choochin 提灯 - 堤燈  Lanterns and andon 行灯 lamps .
- choochin harikae 提灯張り替え repairing paper lanterns
choochin hari 提灯張り gluing paper to lanterns - naishoku
..... . Edo tegaki choochin 江戸手描提灯 Hand-Painted Paper Lanterns from Edo .


. Chōfu Tamagawa 調布玉川 Chofu .

. chookin 東京彫金 metal chasing from Tokyo . $

. choonin 町人 Chonin, "townspeople" of Edo .

. choozu, temizu 手水 ritual purification of hands .
mitarashi 御手洗 / choozubachi 手水鉢 basin to wash hands


. chuuma no michi 中馬のみち Chuma "road for transport horses" .

. Chūō ku, Chuuoo Ku 中央区 Chuo Ward "Central Ward" .
Nihonbashi Area (日本橋地区) / Kyōbashi Area (京橋地区) / Tsukishima Area (月島地区)

. Chuushingura 忠臣蔵  Chushingura and the 47 Ronin .


. chuujoo 中条 doctors specializing in abortion .


. Cipangu ジパング  Zipangu, Jipangu - Japan .

. conpasu コンパス compass / jishaku, jiseki 磁石, rashinban 羅針盤 .


. Criminal Punishment in Edo .


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