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. disasters in the Edo period .
Natural Disasters 自然災害　shizen saigai / tensai 天災 natural disaster
Tenka Taihen 天下大変 Great disasters in the Edo Period - List

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. Daiba 台場 Daiba district / Odaiba お台場 . - Minato

. Daibutsu 東京大仏 Great Buddha of Tokyo .

. daidokoro 台所 kitchen - Introduction .
- - - - - irori 囲炉裏 / いろり open sunken hearth - and more vocabulary

. daidoogei 大道芸 Daidogei street performance .

. daikagura 太神楽 Edo Daikagura street performers .

. Daikan 代官 Assistant deputy - Edo Bakufu government .
- - - - - Daikanyama 代官山, former 代官山町 Daikanyamacho district, Shibuya

. Daikongashi 大根河岸 Daikon-gashi district . - Kyobashi, Chuo ward

. daikon yakusha 大根役者 "radish actor", ham actor . - Asakusa -
- and Matsuchiyama Shooten 待乳山聖天 Honryuuin 本龍院 Honryu-In


. daiku　大工 carpenter, tooryoo 棟梁 master carpenter .


. daimyoo　大名 Daimyo, Lord of a Domain .

. daimyoo gyooretsu 大名行列　Daimyo Gyoretsu - procession .
- sankin kootai 参勤交代

. Daimyō kōji 大名小路 Daimyo Koji, the "Daimyo Alley" .
- Chiyoda
. daimyoo yashiki　大名屋敷 Daimyo Residence in Edo .
- - - buke yashiki 武家屋敷 samurai residence


. dajare 駄洒落　ダジャレ, だじゃれ puns, . - "local dialect" jiguchi 地口


. Danjūrō 市川 團十郎 Ichikawa Danjuro - Kabuki .
- - - "Narukami Fudo Kitayama Zakura" 雷神不動北山桜

. Danzaemon 弾左衛門 / Eta-gashira 穢多頭 Burakumin Eta leader .


. DARUMA - Edo Daruma　江戸だるま　江戸達磨　 .
Edo Hariko 江戸張子 Papermachee Dolls
- - - Azuma hariko 東張子 papermachee dolls from Azuma
- - - Edo Kaku Tako 江戸角凧
- - - Honjo Daruma Yokochoo　本所達磨横丁
- - - Kodenmachoo Daruma 小伝馬町だるま


deaf people and poets in Edo
- source : deafjapan.blogspot.jp


deaijaya, deai chaya 出会茶屋. 出会い茶屋 "tea stall to meet someone"
. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall - with a side business .


. Dejima 出島 "exit island" in Nagasaki .
and
The Dutch East India Company - (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC)


. Denenchoofu, Den-en-chōfu, Denenchōfu 田園調布 Denenchofu district . - Ota

. dengaku mai 田楽舞 Dengaku dance and performance .

. densetsu - Edo, Tokyo　江戸　-　東京 - と伝説 Legends .

. Design デザイン - and book information on aesthetics .

. dodoitsu 都々逸 Dodoitsu comic poems .
and - 都々逸坊扇歌 Dodoitsubo Senka the First (1804 - 1852)


. Doogenzaka, Dōgenzaka 道玄坂 Dogenzaka slope . - Shibuya
..... 道玄坂地蔵尊 Dogenzaka Jizo statue // Shibuya109 - SHIBUYA109

. Dookanyama 道灌山 Mount Dokanyama .
and 太田道灌 Ota Dokan (1432 - 1486)

. dooningyoo, doo ningyoo 胴人形 "body dolls" .
life-size dolls as props for Kabuki or for medicine

. dooro 道路 Doro roads // kaidoo 街道 Kaido highways .

. Doosanbori 道三濠 Dosanbori, Dosan-bori moat .
- - - . Manase Dōsan 曲直瀬道三 Doctor Manase Dosan .

. dooshin 同心　Doshin, lesser police officer .

. doozan, dōzan 銅山 Dozan copper mines .


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. Edo Meibutsu 江戸名物　Specialities of Edo .

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. Ebisu 恵比寿 Ebisu district . - Shibuya
..... 恵比寿ガーデンプレイス Yebisu Garden Palace - Yebisu Beer

. eboshi 烏帽子 official hat, cap .

. Ecology 大江戸えころじ－事情 O-edo ecology jijo .

. Edogawa ku 江戸川区 Edogawa ward .
- and river Edogawa 江戸川

. Edokko 江戸っ子 / 江戸ッ子　born and raised in Edo .

. Egawachoo 江川町 Egawacho, Egewa district .
..... Egawa Tarozaemon 江川太郎左衛門 (1801-1855)

. Egota, Egoda, Ekota, Ekoda 江古田 Egota district . - Nakano
..... ego no ki エゴノキ Japanese snowbell tree, Styrax japonica

. Ejima Jiken 絵島事件　"Ejima incident" .
- Ejima-Ikushima affair 江島生島事件 Ejima Ikushima jiken

. Ekooin, Ekō-in, Ekoin 回向院, Eko-In Temple - Ryogoku .

. ema 絵馬 votive tablets, prayer boards .
- ema uri　絵馬売り　selling ema votive tablets / emagaku uri 絵馬額売り


. emaki 絵巻 picture scrolls . *

. Enmadoo 閻魔堂 Emma-Do, Emma Halls in Edo .
- - - - - Fukagawa "深川ゑんま堂" Fukagawa Emma-Do .
- 華徳院 Ketoku-In - Suginami // - 太宗寺 Taiso-Ji - Shinjuku // - 善養寺 Zenyo-Ji - Toshima

. ennichi, en-nichi 縁日 monthly festival and prayer days .

. Enoki machi, Enokicho 榎町 Enoki district "nettle tree" .

. eta 穢多 "filthy mass" , 部落民 burakumin .

. Etchuujima, Etchūjima 越中島 Etchujima district, Koto .

. Ezo 蝦夷　エゾ　Ainu Culture アイヌの文化　- Yezo, Yeso, Jezo .


. ezooshi 絵草子 Ezoshi, illustrated book or magazine .
otogizooshi 御伽草子 otogi-zoshi - popular tales
ukiyo zooshi 浮世草子 Ukiyo-zoshi - books about the floating world


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. Fishing in Edo 魚釣り sakanatsuri .


. - - - Food 江戸料理百選 100 Favorite Dishes of Edo .
- - - - - Edomae Sushi　江戸前寿司　Sushi with fish from Edo Bay


. Food vendors in Edo .
The most famous three Yatai stalls \ were for Sushi, Tenpura and Soba buckwheat noodles.

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. Fuchuu, Fuchū 府中 Fuchu city . - Musashino

. fudasashi 札差 rice brokers .

. fude 筆 brush and pens .
..... Edo Fude 江戸筆 Handmade Calligraphy Brushes


. Fujisan Fujiyama 富士山 Mount Fuji .

Fujimi chaya, Fujimijaya 富士見茶屋 "tea shop to view Mount Fuji"
There were quite a few in the region.
. Meguro 目黒　Fujimi chaya .
Zôshigaya Fujimi chaya - Teahouse at Zoshigaya / print by Hiroshige
Otome-toge Fujimi-chaya, Hakone

. Fujizuka, Fuji-zuka 富士塚 Mound to honor Mount Fujisan .

. Fukagawa Edo Museum 深川江戸資料館 . - Shirakawa, Koto

. Fukagawa Hachiroemon 深川八郎右衛門 .
and the Fukagawa area, where Matsuo Basho lived

. Fukiage area 吹上 and 半蔵門) Hanzomon Gate .

. Fukui-jō 福井城 Fukui castle . - Fukui

. Fukuromachi 袋町 - fukurokooji 袋小路 Fukurokoji, cul-de-sac .

. 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


. Funabashi and Gyootoku, Gyōtoku 船橋 と 行徳 Gyotoku .

. Funai Bikō 府内備考 Notes on Edo - Guidebook .
. . . . . Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo

funamanjuu 船饅頭　"sweet buns on a boat"
..... . fuuzoku, fûzoku　風俗 Fuzoku, entertainment and sex business .


. Funabori 船堀 Funabori district . - Edogawa

. Funagawara 市谷船河原町 Ichigaya Funagawara district .

. fune　舟 boats and ships on the rivers of Edo .
choki 猪牙 / chokibune 猪牙舟 water taxi, river taxi
hanabi-bune 花火舟 boat for watching fireworks
hanamibune　花見舟 boat for blossom viewing
sobakiri-uri no fune そば切り売りの舟　boat selling buckwheat noodles
suzumibune 納涼舟　boat to enjoy a cool evening breeze
tsukimibune 月見船 boat for moon viewing in autumn
urourobune, uro-uro-bune うろうろ舟 ‘casual wandering’ boat
watashibune わたし舟 / 渡し舟　/ 渉舟 ferry boat, river ferry
yakatabune 屋形船 "palace boat", river cruise boat
..... gozabune 御座船 boat with goza mat flooring
yanebune 屋根舟 boat with a (low) roof


. furiuri, furi-uri 振売 peddlers, salesmen .
bootefuri 棒手振り pedlers with a pole on the shoulders


. furugane kai, furukane kai 古金買い / 古かね買い buying scrap metal .
furutetsu kai 古鉄買い buying scrap iron
kanemonoya 銅物屋(かなものや) dealer in scrap metal

. furugasa kai 古傘買い furui kasa, buying old umbrellas .
..... furubone kai 古骨買い buying old parasols and umbrellas (the "bones")

furugi 古着 old robes
. furugiya 古着屋 / furugi kai　古着買い　dealer in old cloths .
..... furuteya, furute-ya 古手屋 in Kamigata


. furusato ふるさと　故郷、古里 hometown, my home village .


. fusuma 襖絵 sliding door .
- - - - - hikite 引き手, 引手 catch to open the fusuma door
- - - - - hyooguya 表具屋 fusuma mounter (002-127)

. fuurin 風鈴 Edo Furin, wind chimes .

. Fuyukiya 冬木屋 a lumber merchant .
Fuyukichoo 冬木町 Fuyuki district // 冬木弁天堂 Fuyuki Benten Hall // Fuyuki kosode 冬木小袖 garment


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. gakki　楽器 musical instruments .
- - - - - ko 鼓 drum, all kinds of drums
- - - - -tsuzumi 鼓 small handheld drum

. gakubuchi 東京額縁 Tokyo picture frames .

. gakumonjo 学問所 Academies of Higher Learning - domain schools .
Gakushukan 学習館　Kishu
Jishukan 時習館　Kumamoto
Kodokan 弘道館　Mito
Kodokan 弘道館　Saga
Kojokan 興譲館　Yonezawa
Meirindo 明倫堂　Kanazawa
Meirindo 明倫堂　Owari.
Meirinkan 萩明倫館 Hagi .
Nisshinkan 日進館　Aizu
Shizutani Gakko 閑谷学校 Okayama
Shoheizaka Gakumonjo 昌平坂学問所 Edo
Tooju shoin 藤樹書院 Toju Private School - Shiga .
Yokendo 養賢堂　Sendai
Zoshikan 造士館　Satsuma


. Galapagos Syndrome, Galápagos syndrome ガラパゴス化 Garapagosu-ka .
- - - Gara-phone (ガラケー gara-kei) - our modern times 2015



. gamaabura uri がま油売り selling toad grease medicine .

. gangu　玩具 toys from Edo .
- - - ganguzukuri 玩具作り making toys for children - naishoku

. garasu, Edo garasu 江戸硝子 glassware from Edo .


. geemu　ゲーム, asobi 遊び games enjoyed in Edo .
[ 折鶴 orizuru (origami folded crane) ]
[ 影絵 Kage-e (shadow pictures ]
[ 文字絵 Moji-e (picture with characters ]
[ 知恵の板 Chie-no-ita (tangram) ]
[ 判じ物 Hanjimono (rebus and guess puzzle) ]


. Geisha 芸者 .
- - - Oiran 花魁 . . . ladies of Edo

. gekokujo 下剋上 scoundrels, basara, kabukimono .

. Genroku 元禄 Genroku period .

. gesui 下水 sewage .
- - - Ochiai Water Reclamation Center 落合下水道局 Gesuido Kyoku

. getaya 下駄屋 craftsman making Geta .
and - geta no haire, geta ha-ire 下駄歯入れ repairing woode geta clogs


. ginki 東京銀器 silver objects, silverware from Tokyo

. Ginza 銀座 Ginza district .

. Ginza Hatcho Jinja 銀座八丁神社 Shrines in 8 Ginza districts .
1.幸稲荷神社 Saiwai Inari Jinja
2.銀座稲荷神社　Ginza Inari Jinja
3.龍光不動尊 "Fashion" Ryuko Fudo Son
4.朝日稲荷神社 Asahi Inari Jinja
5.銀座出世地蔵尊　Ginza Shusse Jizo
6.宝童稲荷神社 Hodo Inari Jinja
7.あづま稲荷神社 Azuma Inari Jinja
8.靍護稲荷神社 Kakugo Inari Jinja　
9.成功稲荷神社 Seiko Inari Jinja
10.豊岩稲荷神社 Toyoiwa Inari Jinja
- and 八官神社 Hachikan Jinja // 宝珠稲荷神社 Hoju Inari Jinja


. gofukuchoo 呉服町 Gofukucho, district of the Kimono shops .
後藤縫之助 / 後藤縫殿助 Goto Nuinosuke / bridge Gofukubashi　呉服橋 / Gofukubashi Mitsuke Mon 呉服橋見附門 Gofukubashi Mitsuke Gate

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
- - - - - Gofunai Bikō 御府内備考 Gofunai Biko, Notes on Edo

. gokenin　御家人 lower vassals .

. Gokuraku to Jigoku　極楽と地獄 Paradise and Hell .

. Gompachi, Hirai Gonpachi 平井権八 and Komurasaki 小紫 .
- - - - - 幡随院長兵衛 Banzuin Chobei - (1622–1657)

. goraku 娯楽 leisure in Edo . *


. Gotanda 五反田 Gotanda district . - Shinagawa
- - - - - 西五反田 Nishi-Gotanda / 東五反田 Higashi-Gotanda

. goten 御殿 palace, mansion .
- - - - - tonosama　殿様 feudal lord, Daimyo

. Gotenyama 御殿山 Gotenyama in 品川 Shinagawa .
- - - - - a place for cherry blossom viewing since Shogun Yoshimone

. goyaku, Edo goyaku　江戸五役 the five official worker groups of Edo castle .

. goyootashi 御用達 official merchants .

. goyoo toritsugi, goyō toritsugi 御用取次 chamberlain .
and soba yoonin, soba yōnin 側用人 - shogunal liaison officer

. gundai 軍代　Deputies. warden .

. Gyooninzaka, Gyōnin-zaka 行人坂 Gyoninzaka slope .

. Gyootoku, Gyōtoku 行徳 Gyotoku town .

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. Hachiman 八幡　Shrines in the Edo period .

. Hachioji sennin dooshin 八王子千人同心 1000 officials from Hachioji .
..... Hachiooji 八王子 Hachioji district

. hafu 破風 / 搏風 gable, gables .
..... kara-hafu 唐破風 "Chinese Gable"


. hagoita 羽子板　Battledore, Shuttlecock .
..... 江戸押絵羽子板 Padded Collage Paddles from Edo

. Haijima 拝島町　"island of reverence"　village .
..... Haijima Daishi Daruma ichi 拝島大師だるま市 Daruma Market

. haikai　江戸俳諧, Edo Haikai, haiku meeting .

. haikai 灰買い buying ashes .


. hake 江戸刷毛 brush, Edo brushes .

. hakkei 八景 Eight Views of Edo .

. Hakkeizaka slope 八景坂 . - Ota

. Hakozakichoo, Hakozakichō 箱崎町 Hakozaki-Cho district . - Chuo

. Hakutaku, Kutabe, Pai Che 白澤 monster and amulet . *

. Hamacho 浜町 and Hisamatsucho 久松町 districts . - Chuo

. Hamagoten 浜御殿 Hama Goten, Seaside palace . - Chuo
..... Hamarikyu Gardens 浜離宮恩賜庭園 Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien

. Hamagurichoo　蛤町 Hamaguri Cho district .
..... Hamaguribori　蛤堀　Hamaguri moat // hamaguri clamshell, Venus clam dishes in Edo

. Hamamatsuchō 浜松町 Hamamatsucho, Hamamatsu district .

. hamono 東京打刃物 Hand-Forged Blades from Tokyo .

. han 藩 feudal domaine, shohan 小藩 small domaine .

. hanabi 花火 fireworks . 両国の花火 Ryogoku no hanabi
- - - - - 鍵屋弥兵衛 Kagiya Yahei and 玉屋 Tamaya

. Hanakawado, Asakusa Hanakawado　浅草花川戸町 district .

. hanami　花見　the culture of Cherry Blossom Viewing .

. . hanashigame uri, hanashi kame 放し亀売り　selling turtles to be set free .
and - hanashi tori uri 放し鳥売り　vendors of birds (sparrows) to be set free at rituals at Hachimangu Shrines in Edo .

. hana-uri, hana uri 花うり / 花売り flower vendor .

. Haneda 羽田 Haneda district "wings and fields" .
..... Haneda Airport 羽田空港 Haneda Kūkō / Haneda bugyō 羽田奉行 Haneda Bugyo governor

. hanga - Edo Moku-Hanga 江戸木版画 Woodblock Prints .

. hanji-e 判じ絵 Puzzle pictures, Rebus of Old Edo .

. hanzai 犯罪 crime and punishment .

. Hanzomon 半蔵門 Gate of Edo castle .
..... Hattori Hanzo 服部半蔵, the famous Ninja (1541 - 1596)

. happyakuyachoo, happyaku-yachō 八百八町 Happyaku Yacho - the 808 Towns in Edo .

. Haraikatamachi 牛込払方町 Ushigome Haraikata district - Shinjuku .
..... "district of the payment makers" // motokata 元方 and haraikata 払方

. hareku 破礼句（はれく） erotic Senryu poems .

. harigane uri 針金売り selling wire .

. hariki 歯力 lifting heavy things with the teeth - performance .

. Harumi 晴海 "clear sea" district . Tsukishima, Chuo

. hashi　橋 bridges in Edo .

. Hashiba 橋場 Hashiba district, "place with a bridge" . - Taito ward
..... 橋場寺不動院 Hashiba-Ji Fudo-In


. hashi, o-hashi お箸 chopsticks .
hashishi, hashi shi 箸師　making chopsticks
waribashi uri 割り箸 売り　selling disposable chopsticks
Edo Kibashi 江戸木箸

. hatago 旅籠, 旅篭 lodging, Edo-style Hotel .

. hatamoto 旗本 samurai class .

. Hatchoobori, Hatchōbori 八丁堀 Hatchobori moat . - Chuo

. hatsugatsuo uri 初鰹売り　selling first Katsuo bonito .

. hatsumono, hatsu-mono 初物　first things of each season .

. hatsu uma, hatsu-uma 初午 (はつうま) First Day of the Horse .
With many rituals and festivities

. Hayabusachoo, Hayabusachō 隼町 Hayabusacho district . - Chiyoda

. Hayamiya 早宮 Hayamiya district . - Nerima

. hayaokeya, hayaoke ya 早桶屋 "fast coffin maker" , undertaker .
- - - - - soogiya　葬儀屋 / saihooya　西方 / koshiya 輿屋 = undertaker


. he, onara 屁　 / おなら　 fart, farting .
- and kyokuhe 曲屁　"acrobatic farting" , performance like music

. heoi bikuni, he-oi bikuni 屁負比く尼 / 屁負比丘尼 fart-pretending nuns .

. Hibiya Mitsuke 日比谷見附 / 日比谷御門 Hibiya Go-Mon Gate .
- - - - - Hibiya Kooen 日比谷公園 Hibiya Koen Park

. Hieda Jinja 薭田神社/ 稗田神社 Hieda Shrine (Hieta) . Ota ward, Kamata

. Higashimurayama city 東村山市 and 久米川村 Kumegawa village .

. Higashi-Mukōjima 東向島 Higashi-Mukojima . - Sumida

Higashiyama Sakura Soshi, Kabuki play about the real-life story of Sakura Sogoro
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. Hikarigaoka 光が丘 / 光ヶ丘 Hikarigaoka district - "shining hill" . - Nerima

. Hikawa Jinja 氷川神社 Akasaka 赤坂 .

. hikeshi 火消 machibikeshi fire brigade .

hikidejaya, hikide chaya 引手茶屋 special tea stall
. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall - with a side business .


. hikifuda 引札 advertising circulars, chirashi　チラシ　 .

. hikyaku 飛脚, hayabiykakuk 早飛脚 "flying legs", fast runner to deliver messages .
- and the . Hikyakugitsune 飛脚狐 Fox from Tottori .

. Himeji-jō 姫路城 Himeji castle . - Hyogo

. himonoshi 檜物師 "artisan making things from Hinoki cypress wood" .
magemonoshi 曲物師 craftsmen of bentwood products / himonoya 檜物屋 vendor


. hinawajuu, hinawajū 火縄銃 Hinawaju, matchlock .
tanegashima 種子島, Tanegashima matchlock
teppoo, teppô 鉄砲 Teppo, gun, musket, matchlock, Gewehr

. Hirakawa-mon 平川門 Hirakawa Gate of Edo castle .
- - - - - Hirakawabori 平川堀 Hirakawa moat

. hitobashira 人柱 human sacrifice, "human pillar" .

. hitorishibai, hitori shibai　一人芝居 one-man theater .

. hitorizumoo 　一人相撲 / 一人角力 Hitori Sumo - one-man wrestling .

. hiuchigama uri　火打ち鎌売り selling tools to strike a fire .
"fire beating sickle" - store Masuya 升屋 near Shiba Shinmei 芝神明 shrine

. hitsuboku uri 筆墨売り selling brushes and ink .

. hiyakashi 冷やかし half for fun, in jest . - and recycling paper in Asakusa


. hiyakuseiguya, hiyaku seigu ya 　秘薬性具屋　selling medicine and sex tools .
- - - - - otona no omocha-ya 大人の玩具屋 toy store for grown-ups
- - - - - Yotsumeya　四つ目屋

. hiyokechi 火除地 fire barrier zones .

. Hiyoshi Jinja 日吉神社 Hiyoshi Shrine .
The Hiyoshi Sanno deity was regarded as that of the Tokugawa family.


. Honba Kihachijo 本場黄八丈 silk fabric . $

. Honchoo, Itabashi Honchoo 本町 Honcho district . - Motomachi, Itabashi

. Hongō, Hongoo 本郷　Hongo district . - Bunkyo

. Honjo　本所 / ほんじょ Honjo district . - Sumida

. Honjo Hayashi cho　本所林町 Honjo Hayashi, Honjo-Hayashi . - Sumida

. Honyoshi 本由 - Sudoo Yoshizoo 須藤由蔵 Businessman .

honzoogaku, honzôgaku 本草学　Honzokaku, natural history
The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan
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. honya 本屋 bookstore .


. hoochoo 包丁 Hocho, kitchen knife .
..... waboochoo 和包丁 Wabocho Japanese knife


. Hooei 宝永 Hoei eruption of Mount Fuji - December 16, 1707 .

. hoozuki ichi 鬼燈市 / 酸漿市 ほおずきいち lampion flower market . - Asakusa - 鬼灯

. horo 母衣 （ほろ） back protector for Samurai on horseback .

. hori 堀 moat, canal, and districts with this name .

. Horidomechoo 堀留町 Horidomecho District . Horidome river system

. Horiechoo 堀江町 Horie Cho district / 堀江六郎　Horie Rokuro .

. Horikane no i ほりかねの井 / 堀兼の井 / 堀難之井 Well of Horikane . - Takaido, Suginami

. Huish Marcus Bourne Huish . - (1843- 1904) - Author about Japanese Art


. hyakumanako, hyaku manako 百眼 "one hundred eyes" - mekazura eye mask performance .

. hyooban musume 評判娘 Hyoban, girl with a good reputation .

. hyoogu 江戸表具 Hogu, scroll mountings .
Edo Hyogu 江戸表具 scroll mounting from Edo


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. iainuki, iai nuki　居合い抜き sword performance .
some selling gama-abura, gamaabura がま油 toad grease. also called torite　捕手　/ hamahoo　浜法　


. Ichigaya 市谷 / 市ヶ谷 / 市ケ谷 "Market Valley" district . Shinjuku
..... with many sub-districts

. Ichigokubashi 一石橋 bridge .

iemoto　家元　head of a school, for example Ikebana or the tea ceremony - 家元制度
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iemoto : "family foundation"

. Ieyasu - Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川家康 (1543 - 1616) .

. igaku　医学　medicine in Edo .

. Igusamura, Igusa mura 井草村 Igusa village . - Suginami ward
Igusa Hachimangu Shrine 井草八幡宮

. Iidamachi, Iida-machi　飯田町 Iidamachi district and Kudanzaka .

ijidoozu, iji douzu　異時同図 successive events at the same illustration
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. ikakeya 鋳掛屋 / 鋳掛け屋 / いかけや tinker, repairing metal tools, pots and pans .
ikakeshi 鋳掛け師

. Ikegami Honmonji 池上本門寺　Ikegami Honmon-Ji　 temple .

. Ikejiri 池尻 Ikejiri district . - Meguro
..... Ikejiri Inari Jinja 池尻稲荷神社

. Ikenohata district 池の端 Taito ward .

. iki　いき　/ イキ / 粋 / 意気 the CHIC of Edo .
hari ("spirit") / bitai ("allure") / akanuke ("urbanity")

. ikkanbari 一閑張 papier mache style lacquer .

. ikebana 生け花 / 活花 Flower arrangement / Bonsai 盆栽 .


. illness in Edo (byooki　病気) .
hashika 麻疹 measles
suitoo　水痘　/ 水套 chicken pox
tennentoo　天然痘　/　toosoo 痘瘡 smallpox, variola


. Imado 今戸 district in Asakusa / 今戸焼　 Imado ware .

- . Imadobashi 今戸橋真乳山 Imado bridge Matsuchiyama .

- . Imagawa district 今川, Suginami 杉並区 .

. imayoo, imayō 今様 Imayo, popular song , imayoo uta 今様歌 .

. Imoseyama Onna Teikin 妹背山女庭訓 Kabuki play .


. Ina Kaidoo 伊奈街道 Ina Kaido Highway .
- - - - - Itsukaichi Kaido Highway 五日市街道

. Inari Daimyojin 稲荷大明神 .
澤蔵司稲荷 Takuzosu Inari and 伯蔵主稲荷 Hakuzosu Inari

. inkan 印鑑, hanko　判子 seals and stamps .

. inniku no shikae 印肉の仕替へ / inniku uri　印肉売り
exchanging and selling stamp pads .

. Inokashira　井の頭 "Head of the Well" . - 三鷹市 Mitaka
- - - - - Inokashira Park 井の頭恩賜公園 Inokashira Onshi Kōen

. inroo, inrō 印籠 Inro, pillbox, pill box, Pillenschachtel .
inrooshi, inroo shi 印籠師 Inro maker

. Iogi 井荻 Iogi district . - Suginami

. ippon-matsu 麻布一本松町 Azabu Ipponmatsu "one pine tree" .

. irezumi 刺青, horimono, bunshin 文身 Tatoo .

. Irifune 入船 Irifune district . - Chuo
- - - - - 入船稲荷神社 Irifune Inari Jinja

. Iro 伝統色 the traditional colors of Edo .

irojaya, iro chaya 色茶屋 "tea shop to meet colors" (prostitutes)
. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall - with a side business .

. irori　囲炉裏　/ いろり　open sunken hearth .
- - - - - jizaikagi　自在鈎 pothook and more


. Isechoo　伊勢町 Isecho, Ise district . - Chuo ward
- - - - - Shiokashi 塩河岸 "Salt river bank" and Komekashi 米河岸 "Rice river bank".

. Ise Mairi 伊勢参り pilgrimage to Ise Shrine .
..... O-kage mairi お陰参り, O-Ise mairi

. Iseya 伊勢屋 Iseya Store . - Ninben　にんべん, Ihee Takatsu 高津伊兵衛　(1679 - ）

. isha 医者, ishi 医師 doctor, doctors in Edo .

. Ishikawa Eisuke Ishikawa 石川英輔 (1933 - ) . - Books about Edo

. ishizue 礎 corner stone, stone foundation .

. Itabashi ku 板橋区 Itabashi ward .
Itabashi Jukkei 板橋十景 10 special viewpoints / Itabashi-shuku 板橋宿 First Station at Nakasendo Highway


. Iwamotochoo, Iwamotochō 岩本町 Iwamotocho .
Benkeibashi 弁慶橋 Benkeibashi bridge / Aizomegawa 藍染川 river Aizomegawa

. Iwato / Ushigome Iwato cho 牛込岩戸町 Ushigome Iwato district .

. Izanagi-ryu いざなぎ流, Monobe Masks, Shikoku .

. Izakaya, 居酒屋 public drinking house - Kneipe 　 .


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. jidaigeki　時代劇 "period drama" .

jigami uri　地紙売り　Kagema boys selling paper for fans
. Doing Business in Edo　- 江戸の商売 .

. jigokue, jigoku-e 地獄絵 paintings of hell .

. jigyooshi 地形師　"ground-preparing" worker, ground leveling worker .
jigyoo 地形 Jigyo, the part under the foundation of a building


. jiguchi 地口, dajare 駄洒落 pun, wordplay, paronomasia .
jiguchi andon 地口行灯 lanterns with paintings and puns, 伝法院通り Denboin-dori

. Jikkendana 十軒店（じっけんだな） / Nihonbashi Muromachi . Jikkencho (Jukkendana)

. Jinboochoo, Jinbōchō 神保町 Jinbocho, Jimbocho . - Kanda, Chiyoda

jinya 陣屋 Jin'ya, regional administrative headquarter
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. jishin 地震 earthquake, Erdbeben .

. jishinban　自身番　/ kidoban 木戸番 Guardian of a neighbourhood "gate" .

. jisho 辞書 dictionaries of Edo .

. jitte, jittei, jutte 十手 / 實手 metal truncheon "ten hands" .

. Jiyuugaoka, Jiyūgaoka 自由が丘 Jiyugaoka district . - Meguro


. jooge-e 上下絵　Joge-e, Two-way pictures .

. jookamachi　城下町　Jokamachi. castle town .
- - - and - - - monzenmachi　門前町　"town in front of the gate"


. jookyooreki, Jōkyō-reki 貞享暦 Jōkyō calendar, Jokyo calendar .
. . . . . in use from 1684 to 1753.


. joomae 錠前 locks of Edo .
- joomae naoshi 錠前直し　repairing locks of homes and warehouses

. joonan 城南 Jonan, south of the castle area . - Shinagawa
. . . . . 花房山 Hanabusayama, 池田山 Ikedayama, 島津山 Shimazuyama, 御殿山 Gotenyama and 八ツ山 Yatsuyama.
. . . . . joohoku 城北 Johoku, north of the castle /// joosai 城西　Josai, west of the castle

. joosai uri, joosai-uri 定斎売り selling Josai medicine .


. jusha 儒者 Confucian scholar .
. . . . . Hayashi Razan 林羅山 (1583 – 1657)

. juuhachi daitsuu 十八大通 18 big spenders .


. juukumonya 十九文店 shops selling everything for 19 mon
juukumon ya, juukumon no mise .
(Now we have the hyakuen shoppu 　百円ショップ Shops selling for 100 Yen.)

. Juujoo, Jūjō 十条　Jujo district　. - Kita



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. kabe　壁 wall, all kinds of walls .

. Kabuki 歌舞伎　Kabuki Theater .
Edo Sanza 江戸三座 - the three famous Kabuki theaters of Edo

. kabukimon, kabuki mon 冠木門 simple roofless gate .

. kabukimono (かぶきもの / 傾奇者 / 歌舞伎者 extravagant, flamboyant people .

. kabunakama, kabu nakama 株仲間 merchant guild, merchant coalition
za 座 trade guilds, industrial guilds, artisan gulids .

. kabuto 兜 / 冑 / かぶと samurai helmets and armour and Dolls for Boys .
----- . kabuto 兜 and Fudo Myo-O 不動明王 .
. Kabutocho 兜町 . Tokyo, Chuo

. Kachidoki 勝どき "cry of victory" district . Tsukishima, Chuo

. kachuu 江戸甲冑 Edo warrior armor .

. kadozuke 門付け / 門付 strolling musician .

. Kaga 加賀 3 districts in Tokyo.
- 加賀平右衛門 Kaga Heiemon . 銀座加賀町 Ginza Kaga cho district
- 市谷加賀町 Ichigaya Kaga cho, Kaga domain, Maeda Mitsutaka 前田光高
- 板橋区 加賀 Itabashi Kaga

. kagami 鏡 /　かがみ　mirrors .
- kagami migaki 鏡磨き /　kagami togi 鏡研ぎ　mirror polisher
- kagamishi 鏡師 mirror maker


. kago 駕, 駕籠　palanquin, sedan chair .
aiaikago　あいあい駕篭 two riding in the same palanquin
anhotsu あんぽつ / 京坂あんだ
hoozenji kago はうせんじ駕籠 / 宝仙寺駕籠
kagokaki, kago kaki 駕籠舁き palanquin carrier
kyoo yotsukago 京四つ駕籠
machikago 町駕籠 "town palanquin" carried by two bearers
rokunin kaki 六人舁き carried by six bearers
shukukago 宿駕籠, postal station palanquin, in Hakone etc.
toomarukago 唐丸駕籠 - 鶤鶏駕籠　closed palanquin for criminals
tsujikago　辻駕篭 "crossroad palanquin"
yamakago　山駕篭 palanquin for the mountains
yotsude kago 四つ手駕籠 four-strut palanquin


. kago 籠 / 篭 / かご　basket, baskets of all kinds .
mekagao 目籠 openwork bamboo basket / zaru ざる / 笊 bamboo basket
..... kagoshi, kago-shi　駕籠師 craftsman making baskets / kago shokunin 籠職人
..... mikan kago 蜜柑籠 "basket for tangerines" - synonym for an abandoned child

. kago nuke, kagonuke　籠抜け　crawling through a narrow bamboo basket . street performance

. Kagurazaka 神楽坂 in Shinjuku (牛込神楽坂 Ushigome) .

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kaibutsu ehon 怪物絵本　 "Illustrated Book of Monsters" Nabeta Gyokuei
Aoi no Ue -- Character from The Tale of Genji who suffers episodes of spirit possession
Buruburu -- Forest-dwelling ghost that causes victims to shiver violently
Daibutsu-kaibutsu -- Mysterious pile of crumbling skulls
Futsukeshibaba (a.k.a. Hikeshibaba) -- Mysterious old woman in white who extinguishes lanterns
Hitotsume-bōzu -- Monk with cyclopean eye
Kasha -- Cat-like demon that descends from the sky to feed on corpses before cremation
Mikoshi-nyūdō -- Monk-like creature that grows taller the more you look at it
Nekomata -- Fork-tailed cat with a host of supernatural abilities
Noderabō -- Strange creature standing near a temple bell
Nue -- Chimera-like bringer of misfortune that can fly and morph into a dark cloud
Nyūnaisuzume -- Sparrows flying from the mouth of exiled poet Fujiwara no Sanekata
Raigō -- 11th-century monk reborn as a giant book-eating rat (a.k.a. Tesso - "Iron Rat")
Shiriyau (a.k.a. Shiryō) -- Spirit of the dead
Shuten Dōji -- Fearsome oni known for kidnapping, enslaving and devouring young Kyoto maidens
Sōgenbi -- Fiery ghost of oil-thieving monk (based on Kyoto legend)
Tanuki-bō -- A monk who turned into a tanuki
Tengu -- Bird-like demon
Teratsutsuki -- Mononobe no Moriya's resentment turns into a woodpecker
Ubagabi -- Fiery ghost of old woman encountered along the Hozu River in Kyoto
Ubume -- Ghost of woman who died during childbirth
Umizatō -- Blind lute player who walks on the sea
Waraime (a.k.a. Kerakera-onna) -- Giant cackling woman
Yamao -- One-eyed mountain creature (possibly related to the yama-waro of Kyushu)
Yanari -- Little demons that produce the creaking sounds heard in old houses
Yūrei -- Ghost
- source : pinktentacle.com

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. kaichoo 開帳 Kaicho show a secret Buddha statue .

. kaidoo 日本の街道 the Kaido Highways of Japan .

. kaijuu 怪獣 Kaiju - mythological beasts and animals .
- genjuu 幻獣 Genju, mysterious creature, cryptid

. kaji 火事　fire .
- machibikeshi　町火消し　the fire brigade

. Kajibashi 鍛冶橋 Kajibashi Bridge, "Blacksmith Bridge" .
- - - - - Kajichoo, Kajimachi 千代田区 鍛冶町 in Chiyoda - - same as -
- - - - - Kajiyachoo, Kajiyamachi 神田 鍛冶屋町 in Kanda （Chiyoda)

kakejayak kake chaya 掛け茶屋 / 掛茶屋 refreshment shops
. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall - with a side business .

. Kakigarachoo 蛎殻町 Kakigaracho, Kakigara district . - - Chuo

. kakine 垣根 hedge, fence // kakoi 囲い, saku さく. hei 塀 .

. Kakinokizaka 柿の木坂　/ 柿ノ木坂 / 柿木坂 Kakinoki slope of the persimmon tree .

. kakure kirishitan, kurisuchan 隠れキリシタン, 隠れクリスチャン Hidden Christians　 .

. kamado 竈 earthen kitchen hearth .
- kamado nuri, kamadonuri　竈塗り　repairing the earthen hearth

. Kamata 蒲田 "bulrush district" - Ota ward .
..... Kamata Ume Yashiki 蒲田梅屋敷 Kamata Plum Tree Estate

. Kameari 亀有 Kameari district . - Katsushika

- - - - - kami 紙 paper in Edo
. kamikuzu kai 紙くず買い / kamikuzuya 紙屑屋 buying waste paper .
..... kamikuzu hiroi 紙屑拾い picking up used paper
..... sukikaeshi, suki-kasehi 漉き返し業者 re-making of paper
- Kamisukichoo　紙漉町　Kamisuki-Cho district of paper makers
..... kamisukishi、kamisuki shi 紙漉き師 making paper, paper making artisan
..... kamiya, kami-ya　紙屋 paper maker
..... Asakusagami, Asakusa-gami　浅草紙

. Kamimakichoo 上槇町 Kamimakicho, Upper Kamimaki district .
..... 下槇町 Shimomakicho, Lower Shimomaki district

. Kamiyachoo 神谷町 Kamiyacho, Kamiya district .

. kamiyuidoko　髪結床 hairstylist shop .
kamiyui　髪結い　hairdo master, hair dresser - all about hair

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

. Kanasugi, Mikawashima, Minowa 箕輪　金杉　三河しま . - Minowa

. Kanasugibashi Shibaura 金杉橋芝浦 Bridge . - Minato
..... 芝金杉浦 Shiba-Kanasugi-ura（現在の芝 present-day Shiba, Minato）

. kanban 看板 Kamban, Shop Signs .

. kanban musume 看板娘 "advertising servant girl" .

. Kanda 神田 Kanda district - "field of the Gods" . - Chiyoda

. Kanda Myojin Shrine　神田明神 .
- a controversial hero, deified Taira no Masakado 平将門 / 平將門 (? – 940)

. Kanda Saekichoo and Sakumachoo　
神田佐柄木町　Saekicho - 神田佐久間町 Sakumacho .

. Kanegafuchi 鐘ヶ淵 riverside in Meguro .

. Kaneiji 寛永寺 Temple Kanei-Ji in Ueno .

. Kan'ei shoka keizuden 寛永諸家系図伝　Genealogies of All Daimyo Houses .
Kanei period (1624 - 1644)

. Kaneyasu かねやす / Kaneyasu Yuetsu 兼康祐悦 .
..... shop in Morikawajuku 森川宿 Morikawa rest station

. Kangaku 漢学　Chinese learning, study of the Chinese classics .

. kanmuri, kamuri 冠 crown, headdress, headgear .

. kanoke 棺桶 coffin, casket and funeral rituals .

. Kantō gundai 関東郡代 Kanto deputies, warden .

. kanzashi かんざし / 簪 hairpin - kanzashi uri かんざし売り hairpin vendor .
- - - - - and kushi　櫛 comb
..... . Edo tsumami kanzashi 江戸つまみ簪 Ornamental Hairpins . $

. Kaomise 顔見世 "Showing the Faces" and #Kabuki .

. kaoo, kaō 花押 Kao official signature .
osumitsuki お墨付き, 御墨付き official document

. Kappabashi 合羽橋 food district in Asakusa .

. Kappadera かっぱ寺 / 河童寺 Kappa temples .
- - - - -Soogenji 曹源寺 Sogen-Ji, Asakusa, Tokyo / Matsubacho 松葉町

. karakami 唐紙 - 江戸からかみ Hand-Made Patterned Paper .
Edo Karakami 江戸からかみ Hand-Made Patterned Paper for Interiors

. karakasa obake　から傘お化け / 唐傘お化け umbrella ghost .

. karakuri ningyoo からくり人形 mechanical dolls .
..... Tanaka Hisashige 田中久重 (1799 - 1881), からくり儀右衛門 Kakakuri Giemon

. karakusa moyoo　唐草模様 Karakusa pattern. Karakusa arabesque .

. karamono kai 唐物買い buying Karamono .
karamonoya, karamono-ya, toobutsuya 唐物屋 dealing in Karamono
- karamono, things from Kara (China or Korea)

Karasumaru Mitsuhiro 烏丸光広　(1579 -
1638) - courtier-calligrapher

. Karasuyama teramachi 烏山寺町 Karasuyama Temple Town . - Setagaya

. karoo 家老 Karo, chief retainer .

. karuta 歌留多 card games - hanafuda 花札 "flower trump".
- . Edo Yookai Karuta 江戸妖怪かるた Yokai monster cards .

. kasa 傘 Umbrellas in the Edo Period .
. . furugasa kai 古傘買い buying old umbrellas in Edo
. . . . . . kasa hari 傘張り gluing paper to umbrellas, repairing umbrellas .

. Kasai 葛西 The Kasai district . - Edogawa
..... Kasai Rinkai Koen 葛西臨海公園 Kasai Seaside Park

. kashi, kawagishi 河岸 riverside, waterfront .

. kashihonya, kashihon'ya 貸本屋 booklender, booklender
furuhonya, furu-honya 古本屋 selling old books in Edo .

. Kashiwagi mura 柏木村 Kashiwagi village . - Shinjuku

. kashi setchin　貸雪隠 portable toilet for rent .

. kasugai 鎹 / かすがい clamp, cramp, cleat, staple .

. Kasumigaseki district　霞ヶ関 / 霞が関 "fog gate" , "gate of mist" .

. Kasuya mura 粕谷村 / 糟谷村 Kasuya village - Setagaya .
. . . . . 糟谷三郎兼時 Kasuya Saburo Kanetoki / Kasuya Hachiman Jinja 粕谷八幡神社
. . . . . Tokutomi Roka 徳冨蘆花 / Tokutomi Kenjiro 徳富健次郎 (1868 - 1927)

. katana 日本刀 Sword, the soul of the samurai .

. katsura 鬘 wig and katsurashi　鬘師 wig maker .

. Katsushika ku 葛飾区 Katsushika ward and 柴又 Shibamata district .

. kawa 皮 leather and leather goods .

. kawa 江戸の川 / 江戸の河 the rivers of Edo .

. kawabiraki 川開き fireworks at 両国 Ryogoku district .

. kawara 瓦 roof tiles / kawaraya 瓦屋　瓦師, roof tile maker .
- - - - - gatoo 瓦当 end tiles
- - - - - Onigawara 鬼瓦 "demopn tiles"
- - - - - Shachi 鯱 or Shachihoko 鯱鉾

. kawaraban　瓦版 Edo newspaper, handbill, broadside .
- - - - - kawaraban uri かわら版売り vendor of a kawaraban

. Kawasaki district 川崎区 . - Kanagawa 神奈川県
- - - - - and Asao ku 麻生区（あさおく）Asao ward

. kaya 蚊帳 mosquito net - Moskitonetz .
- - - - - Oomi gaya 近江蚊帳 kaya net from Omi (near lake Biwa)
- - - - - kaya uri 蚊帳売り selling mosquito nets

. Kayabacho 茅場町 Kayabacho district, Nihonbashi . - Chuo

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. Keian jiken 慶安事件 The Keian uprising in 1651 .
- - - Yui Shoosetsu - Shōsetsu 由井正雪 Yui Shosetsu (1605 - 1651)
- - - Marubashi Chuuya - Chūya 丸橋忠弥 Marubashi Chuya (？ - 1651)

keibutsubon 景物本
. Advertising in Edo .

. Keioo, Keiō 慶応 Keio period - 1865 .

. keisatsu　警察 police .

. kekkon　結婚 konrei　婚礼 marriage in Edo .
and engiri, enkiri 縁切り　to cut a bond - divorce . 　

kenka　喧嘩　fighting, to pick a fight - the Flower of Edo

. kenyaku 倹約 frugality, thrift - Sparsamkeit .
seitaku 贅沢 luxury / shisso kenyaku 質素倹約 frugal life, modest life
shashi kinshihoo 奢侈禁止法 - shashi kinshi rei 奢侈禁止令 law against luxury

. kenzanya, kenzan ya, kenzan-ya 献残屋 present-recycling merchants, dealers of gifts .

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. Kiba 木場 "place for wood" - lumberyards and carpenters .

. Kichijoojimura 吉祥寺村 Kichijo-Ji village . - Musashino

. kidai shooran 煕代勝覧 Kidai Shoran picture scroll .
depicting a busy Edo road extending from Nihonbashi to Kanda Imagawabashi.

. kido 木戸　The Gates of Edo .

. kigu shokunin 木具職人 craftsman making wooden tables .

. Kijichoo 雉子町 Kiji-Cho "pheasant district" Kanda, Chiyoda .
..... (a pun with the sound of kiji　木地 plain wood)

. Kijin no O-Matsu 鬼神のお松 The female bandit O-Matsu .
..... and Natsume Shirosaburo 夏目四郎三郎

. kikin 飢饉 great famine periods .

. kiku 菊 enjoing chrysanthemums .
..... hyakujgiku 百菊 "one hundred different types of chrysanthemums" on one stem

. Kikuzakachō 菊坂町 Kikuzakacho, Kikusaka district - Hongo . - Bunkyo
..... Kikuzaka 菊坂 "chrysanthemum slope"


. Kimekomi Ningyoo 木目込人形 Wood and Cloth Dolls .
..... 江戸木目込人形 kimekomi ningyo dolls from Edo


. kimono 着物 Kimono - yukata 浴衣 - nagajuban 長襦袢 and more robes .


. kingin　金銀 Gold and Silver in Japanese Art .

. kingyo shiiku 金魚飼育 breeding goldfish - goldfish art .
kingyo sukui 金魚すくい scooping goldfish at festivals

. kinki 禁忌 taboo, ritual restriction .

. Kinshi 錦糸 Kinshi district - "brocade thread" . - Sumida
..... 錦糸町 Kinshicho, Kinshimachi / 錦糸堀 Kinshibori canal

. kinuta 砧 fulling block and mallet .

. Kioichoo 紀尾井町 Kioicho district . - Chiyoda

. Kiribatake 赤坂桐畑 district, "paulownia fields" . - Akasaka, Minato

. kiriezu, kirie-zu 切絵図 detailed maps of Edo .

. kiriko 江戸切子 Edo kiriko - cut classware .

. kiseru 煙管 long pipe for smoking tobacco .
- - - - - Tobacco Pouch 刻み煙草入れ and more Japanese forms of smoking accessories
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. Kita ku 北区 Kita ward, "Northern Ward" .
- - - - - Asukayama 飛鳥山

. Kitamaebune 北前船 North-bound trade ships .
“Kitame-bune” “Kitamae-bune”
Matsumaebune 松前船 Matsumae trade ships to Hokkaido

. Kitsuki bon 朽木盆 tray from Kitsuki .

. Kiyokawa 清川 Kiyokawa district . - Taito

. Kiyosumi machi　清住町 / 清澄町 Kiyosumi district . - Koto
- - - - - Kiyosumi Yahē 清住弥兵衛 Kiyosumi Yahei
- - - - - Kiyosumi Teien 清澄庭園 Kiyosumi Park
- - - - - 清洲橋 Kiyosu Bridge // Kiyosubashi Bridge

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. Koamichoo 小網町 Koami district, small net" . Nihonbashi, Chuo
- - - - - Koami jinja 小網神社 Koami shrine

. kobijustu 古美術 Antiques .

. kobiki 木挽 cutting timber for construction .
- Kobikichoo 木挽町 Kobiki cho district

. KochiKame (こち亀) Police station .
- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo (こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所)

. Kodaira shi 小平市 Kodaira city .

. Kodenmachō 小伝馬町 Kodenmacho district . - Chuo

. kodomo　子供 child, children of Edo .

. kodoogu kai 小道具買い buying Kodogu, small tools and props .

. kofun 古墳 burial mounds in Tokyo .

. Koigakubo, Koi-ga-kubo 恋ヶ窪 "cave of love" . - 国分寺市 Kokubunji city

. Koishikawa Denzu-In, Dentsu-in, Dentsuin 小石川伝通院 .

. Koishikawa 小石川養生所　 Koishikawa Yojosho Hospital .

. Koiwa district 小岩 "small rock" . - Edogawa
- Kufun mound 上小岩遺跡 Kamikoiwa Iseki // 甲和里 Kowari, Kowa no Sato


. kojiki shibai 乞食芝居 beggar's performance, beggar's play .
- and kojiki, the beggars of Edo

. kokerabukishi, kokerabuki-shi 柿葺師 craftsman roofing with wooden shingles .

. koken 沽券 record of sales affairs .

. kokkeibon 滑稽本 humorous story books .

. koku, kokudaka (石 / 石高) unit of volume for rice bushels .

. Kokubunji village 国分寺村 .

. kokugaku 國學 / 国学 - lit. "National study" of Japan .

. koma 独楽 spinning top toys .

. Komaba 駒場 "Horse place" district - Meguro .
- Koma Koen 駒場公園 Koma Park // 駒場野公園 Komabano Koen Park


. Komagome 駒込 . - districts in Toshima 豊島区 / Bunkyo 文京区
- Komagome shichiken mura 駒込七軒村 Seven villages of Komagome
- Komagome Fuji Jinja 駒込富士神社 / Rikugien 六義園　'6 Poem Garden' / Komagome nasu 駒込茄子　eggplants from Komagome
- Komagome Oiwake 駒込追分 / 豊島区本駒込 Bunkyo ward, Hon-Komagome
- Komagome Sendagi 駒込千駄木町 "with 1000 trees", "a lot of trees"

. komainu, koma inu　狛犬 lit. "Korean Dog" . .
and - koma...　 狛　 shrine guardian animals

. Komatsugawa district 小松川 "river Komatsu" . - Edogawa
- komatsuna 小松菜 leafy vegetable,lspinach mustard, - Brassica campestris

. komedonya, kome no tonya 米問屋 rice brokers .
- the forerunners of Japan's banking system

. komon, Edo komon　江戸小紋 small fine patterns of Edo .

komonjo 古文書 documents of medieval Japan *
- source : komonjo.princeton.edu -


. kondate hyoo 献立表 menu list, food list .

. Konyachoo, Konyachō 神田紺屋町 Kanda Konya-Cho
Konyamachi, district for indigo cloth dyers .
- - - - - konya 紺屋 artisan making "blue" things, indigo cloth dyers
- - - - - aizomeya 藍染め屋 dyeing with indigo

. konyoku 混浴 men and women bathing together .

. koodan 講談 　kooza　講座　kooshaku 講釈 storytelling.

. Kooenji, Kōenji 高円寺 Koen-Ji district . - Suginami

. koogushi, yashi 香具師 performer, yashi 野師、野士、弥四、矢師 .
yashi 薬師 vendor of medicine by the roadside
tsuji isha 辻医者 doctor by the roadside

. kooji, Kōji 小路 Koji alleys . - Toranomon area

. Koojimachi, Kōjimachi 麹町 / 麴町 Kojimachi district .

. koorokan 鴻臚館 Koro-Kan, Chinese Guesthouse .

. Kooraku, Kōraku 後楽 Koraku district . - Bunkyo
- - - - - 小石川後楽園　Koishikawa Koraku-En Park

. Kooshuu Kaidoo, Kōshū Kaidō 甲州街道 Koshu Kaido Road .

. Kootoo, Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" .

. Korean heritage 韓国　Kankoku 　朝鮮 Chosen- Paekche .

. kotatsu コタツ /　炬燵 heater to keep warm .

. kote-e 鏝絵 Kote art relief picture .

. koto 箏 Koto, stringed musical instrument.
..... . Tokyo Koto (Japanese Harp) 東京琴 . $

kotori no shiiku 小鳥の飼育　breeding song birds
. naishoku 内職　home worker, side business .

. kotowaza　諺　/ ことわざ idioms, sayings, proverbs - ABC-List .

. Koume, Honjo Koume 本所小梅町 district . - Sumida


. Koyanagi choo 小柳町 Koyanagi district .

. koyomi 暦 the Japanese calendar .
Jokyo calendar / Local calendars / E-goyomi (Picture calendar) /Daisho-reki calendars
Ryaku-reki (Abridged calendars). Hashira-goyomi (pillar calendar) . Kaichu-reki (pocket calendar)
- Tenmongata / カレンダー . . . . . and much more !
. . . . . . koyomi uri, koyomi-uri　暦売り selling new calendars .

. Kozukappara keijō 小塚原刑場 Kozukappara execution grounds .
Kozukahara

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. kubizuka 首塚 head mound and execution grounds .

. kudaranai くだらない / 下らない worthless, pointless, nonsense .
kudarimono 下り物 things from Kansai

. Kugayama 久我山 Kugayama district . - Suginami
Kugayama Inari Jinja 久我山稲荷神社

. kugi 釘 nail, Nagel - Introduction .
kugikakushi, kugi kakushi 釘隠し "hiding the nails" nail-hiding ornament
kui　杭 - kigui 木杭 Pile

. kujiyado, kuji yado 公事宿 lawsuit inn, "lawyers' inn” .

. Kumedera 久米寺 Temple Kume-Dera, Nara .

. Kumegawa mura 久米川村 Kumegawa village . - Higashimurayama city 東村山市

. kumihimo 東京くみひも braided cords from Tokyo . $

. kura 蔵 storehouses and locks .

. Kuramae 蔵前 / 倉前 Kuramae district, 浅草御蔵 Asakusa Kuramae . - Taito

. Kuremasa-chō, Kuremasacho 榑正町 Kuremasa district - Shinbashi . - Chuo


Kurimoto Tanshu 栗本丹洲　- Kurimoto Masayoshi 栗本昌蔵 (1756 – 1834)
- source : wikipedia


. Kurofune 黒船 The Black Ships and Commodore Matthew Perry .

. Kuromoncho 黒門町 "Black Gate", Kuromon district .

. kusuri　薬 medicine in Edo .
kusuri-uri　薬売り　all kinds of medicine vendors
. Doing Business in Edo　- 江戸の商売 .
- - - kusuriya　薬屋 medicine stores (M181)


. kuzu kai くず買い / kuzuya 屑屋 collecting waste paper, old cloths, old cotton pieces etc. . .

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. kyokugei 曲芸 stunt artists, acrobatics .

. kyokugoma 曲独楽　acrobatics with spinning tops (koma) .

. kyokuhe 曲屁　"acrobatic farting" , performance like music .

. Kyoobashi 京橋　Kyobashi "Kyoto Bridge" district . - Chuo

. Kyoohoo no kaikaku 享保の改革 Kyoho, Kyōhō reforms .

. kyooka, kyōka 狂歌　comic tanka poem .

kyoryūchi, kyoryuuchi 居留地 Kyoryuchi, foreign settlement

. Kyū Shiba Rikyu Onshi Teien 旧芝離宮恩賜庭園 Former Shiba Villa Garden . ^ Minato
- - - the most beautifully designed garden in Tokyo

. kyuuketsuki 吸血鬼 blood-sucking demon, vampire .


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