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6/12/2019

kaido highway roads

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index .
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. Kaido: The Ancient Highways of Japan 日本の街道 .
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. shukuba 宿場 post station, postal station along the highways .

--- Old highways, ancient highways
古街道 Ko Kaido / 旧街道 Kyu Kaido / kodoo 古道 old road
日本の古代道路
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Edo Gokaidoo 江戸五街道 Gokaidō - five highways starting from Edo

. Koshu Kaido 甲州街道 Kōshū Kaidō .
from Edo via Kofu to Suwa
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. Koshu Ura Kaido 甲州裏街道 Koshu Back Road .
starting from Oome, Ōme 青梅 / おうめ Ome town

. Nakasendoo 中山道 / 中仙道 Nakasendo Kaidō .
from Edo to Kyoto, via the mountains

. Nikkoo Kaidoo 日光街道 Nikko Kaidō .
日光例幣使街道 Nikko Reiheishi Kaido - To Nikko Toshogu grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu
御成道 Onarimichi Onari Michi for the Shogun only

. Oshu Kaido 奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō .
connecting Edo with the Mutsu Province in Tohoku.

. Tokaido 53 Stations 東海道五十三次 Tōkaidō  
from Edo to Kyoto




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santo 三都 (さんと) Santo "three capitals"
江戸 Edo, 大坂 Osaka and 京都 Kyoto - connected by land and sea for the transport of goods and people
中世の日本三大都市 three capitals in the Middle ages :
京 Kyoto, 鎌倉 Kamakura and 奈良 Nara.


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川越街道 Kawagoe Kaido Highway



- - - - - Stations along the highway
板橋宿(東京都板橋区):Itabashi 現在の平尾交番付近。
上板橋宿(東京都板橋区):Kami-Itabashi 豊敬稲荷神社に板橋区教育委員会の設置した板橋宿の碑がある。
下練馬宿(東京都練馬区):Shimo-Nerima 浅間神社に練馬区教育委員会の設置した下練馬宿の碑がある。
- in Saitama:
白子宿(埼玉県和光市):Shirako 現在の白子郵便局付近。
膝折宿(埼玉県朝霞市):Hizaori 現在の膝折宿町内会館付近。
大和田宿(埼玉県新座市):Owada 鬼鹿毛の馬頭観音に新座市教育委員会の設置した大和田宿の碑がある。
大井宿(埼玉県ふじみ野市):Oi 現在の「大井中宿」バス停付近。
川越宿(埼玉県川越市):Kawagoe 城下町であるが、川越の商人町である上五ヶ町の1つ「高澤町」Takazawa machi(たかざわまち)から北の一帯に旅籠が多かった。
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. Kawagoe matsuri 川越祭り Kawagoe Festival .
and 川越だるま Kawagoe Daruma san

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From Edo to today--why not take a trip through the course of time?
Kawagoe, a key location in the north of Edo (former name of Tokyo), developed as a castle town of the Kawagoe clan.
Connected to Edo by the Shingashigawa River and the Kawagoe Kaido Road, people and cargo continuously came and went, and the entire town bustled with a spirit of enthusiasm. Thus Kawagoe had deep financial and cultural connections to Edo, which led to it being called by the endearing name 小江戸Koedo, meaning "a little Edo".
Even into the Meiji Period, it was the premier merchant city of Saitama Prefecture, and it flourished as a logistic hub for grain and was known for the production of fabrics such as Tozan (pinstriped cotton fabric).
It is said, "There are many little Tokyo's in the world but Kawagoe is the only Koedo".
However, the vestiges of Edo are not the only things which remain in Kawagoe. Following the war, the center of the prefecture became Saitama City which meant there was no large-scale development and the streets of the Edo Period (1600~1867), Meiji Period(1868~1912), Taisho Period (1912~1926), and Showa Period (1926~1989) are left behind like the tracks of time.
In Kawagoe you'll see merchant houses, which carry the feeling of Edo, the Western modernization with the romantic aroma of Taisho, the elegance remaining in the downtown Showa alleys, and the new Kawagoe lined with department stores and station buildings. Taking a walk through Kawagoe lets you meet Japan from various time periods.
30 minutes from Tokyo by train. You'll be able to see the traditional and authentic side of Japan in Kawagoe which can't be seen in Tokyo.
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日本の街道 歴史を巡る!
1章 一生に一度は行きたい街道
2章 祈りの道
3章 庶民の道
4章 戦いの道
5章 街道の基礎知識
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. kaidoo 街道と伝説 Legends about the old Kaido highways .
Don't miss the foxes, Tanuki and other spooks along the highways !

. Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index .


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. Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index .

. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .


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6/11/2019

Jonan area Shinagawa

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
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Joonan 城南 Jonan, south of the castle
and
Joohoku 城北 Johoku, north of the castle
Joosai 城西 Josai, west of the castle

. Edo joo 江戸城 Edo Castle .
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The Jonan Gozan (go= five, zan= mountain) 城南五山 
is a term used to define the 5 hilltop areas in the Jonan (Jo= castle, nan= south) district of Tokyo - the area from Meguro Station to Shinagawa Station.

The 5 mountains are respectively:
花房山 Hanabusayama, 池田山 Ikedayama, 島津山 Shimazuyama, 御殿山 Gotenyama and 八ツ山 Yatsuyama.

Each name derives from the name of a venerable Daimyo or celebrity from a Daimyo family whose residence had been located there since the Edo Era. These areas are all currently well-known high class residential areas and as a whole, the Jonan Gozan is regarded very highly within central Tokyo.

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花房山 Hanabusayama
--- the villa of the Viscount Hanabusa, who was a famous diplomat and successively the president of the Japanese Red Cross Society.


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Hanabusa Yoshitada 花房義質 (1842 - 1917)
Hanabusa was the eldest son of Hanabusa Tanren, a samurai retainer of Okayama Domain and the first mayor of the city of Okayama,...
... In July 1887, Hanabusa was made a councilor to the Imperial Household Ministry. In 1900, he was accorded the title of baron (danshaku) under the kazoku peerage system.
In September 1907, his rank was elevated to Viscount (shishaku).
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池田山 Ikedayama
--- the shimoyashiki 下屋敷 suburban residence of the 池田氏 Ikeda clan of the Bizen, Okayama.
Now an expensive residential area.


Ikedayama koen 池田山公園 Ikedayama Park
5 Chome-4-35 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa City
Part of the former Ikeda residence. Public park since 1985. It tires to keep the atmosphere of the Edo period.
A tranquil park featuring lush greenery and flowers, plus a fish pond and an elevated terrain with views.

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Ikeda clan (池田氏 Ikeda-shi)
was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji. In the Edo period, several of the clan's branches were daimyō families, most notably of the Tottori Domain and Okayama Domain. Takamasa Ikeda, former head of the Okayama Ikeda house was the husband of Atsuko Ikeda, fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa.
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島津山 Shimazuyama
--- the suburban residence of the Sendai Date Clan with its land of 75,000 square meters.
In the Meiji Era the former lord of Kagoshima Clan, Prince Shimazu, purchased the area of land and built an English-style house there as a private residence.

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The Shimazu clan (島津氏 Shimazu-shi)
were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.
The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō families in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan.
- History
The Shimazu were descendants of the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto. The Shimazu would become one of the families of Edo period daimyō to have held their territory continuously since the Kamakura period, and would also become, at their peak, the wealthiest and most powerful Tozama daimyō family with an income in excess of 700,000 koku.
I. Shimazu Iehisa, 1st Lord of Satsuma (cr. 1601) (1576-1638; r. 1601-1638)
II. Mitsuhisa, 2nd Lord of Satsuma (1616-1695; r. 1638-1687)
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X. Narioki, 10th Lord of Satsuma (1791-1858; r. 1809-1851)
XI. Nariakira, 11th Lord of Satsuma (1809-1858; r. 1851-1858)
Tadayoshi, 12th Lord of Satsuma, 1st Prince Shimazu (1840-1897; r. 1858-1869, Governor of Kagoshima 1869-1871, created 1st Prince 1884)
Nobuhisa, 15th family head (1938-; 15th family head 1996- )
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御殿山 Gotenyama
--- Shinagawa Goten was built by the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa.
Later Shogun Yoshimune had many cherry trees planted and it became a famous place for cherry blossom viewing.


御殿山 The Gotenyama 



御殿山花見之図 Hanami at Gotenyama
広重 Utagawa Hiroshige

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Gotenyama Garden
“Gotenyama Garden” is a walking spot featuring an abundance of nature and located within Gotenyama Trust City.
Here, the trees lined up along the walking paths show you the faces of each of the four seasons. That, together with the rich waters of ponds and waterfalls, makes for a spot that offers visitors a comforting time.
he Gotenyama Garden, which is located on the south side of Tokyo Marriott Hotel, is a Japanese garden that conveys to those in the present the lingering flavor of days past, when Gotenyama was a notable spot for cherry blossoms during the Edo era. On spacious grounds consisting of about 6,800 square meters, there is the tea house “Ujian” designed by architect Arata Isozaki, as well as “The Forest Chapel” of Tokyo Marriott Hotel. These color the events at Gotenyama with all the four seasons.
- The main feature is none other than the abundant nature. In the spring, there are the plum blossoms and the cherry blossoms, with summer bringing out the hydrangea and pyrus flowers. In the autumn, one will see maple leaves and gingko and in the winter, camellia hiemalis flowers. In the months of March through to May, the taraxacum albidum (white dandelion, which is rare in Eastern Japan) can be found at its best; this particular flower is a hidden treasure of popularity, whose lily shape becomes the talk of the town.
- The colors and aromas of the seasonal flowers, the soft touch of the earth and leaves, the sounds of chirping insects and the wind…This environment is one that will have you taking relaxing deep breaths. It is a spot that will have you enjoying nature with all five senses, right here in the city.
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Gotenyama Park / 7 Chome-21-7 Aoto, Katsushika City


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八ツ山 Yatsuyama
---mansions of eight (yatsu= eight) feudal lords in the area, now 高輪“Takanawa".



品川八ツ山下 Shinagawa Yatsuyama Shita
豊国 Toyokuni (1863)

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Yatsuyama 大日山 Dainichisan
A hill that was at the northernmost tip of Shinagawa-shuku Station.
In the "Edo Sunago" published in 1772, the origin of the name was said to be that previously there were
"8 headlands here" or there where "the residences of 8 Daimyo (feudal lords)".
In addition, it was also called "Mt. Dainichisan" because in 1700 there was a 大日堂 Dainichi-do Hall on this land.
At the coast at the base, there were moorings for ships of approximately 18m both length and width which were used by travelers and visitors. The land from this hill was used in engineering and construction works such as the building of stone walls for the seashore area about the bottom of Yatsuyama, and recovery from flowing of the Megurogawa River, so today the hill is mostly flat.
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Illustration of a Steam Locomotive on the Yatsuyamashita Shore
Yatsuyamashita refers to Takanawa Yatsuyama and is the present location of Shinagawa Station.
We are given an idea of how the place looked at the time – apart from Kosenkyō Bridge and Yatsuyama Bridge, the first to cross Tōkaidō, the right hand of the screen also depicts foreigners in western dress and rickshaws that were coming into use at that time.
The plan to lay down rail by reclaiming the coastline was suggested in 1869 (Meiji 2) as the coast of Takanawa was at that time a wide, shallow beach. There were naturally many voices raised in opposition against this plan. The opposition came from groups who fished in the sea of Takanawa and Shinagawa and groups who traded along the Tokaido line.
This area was a place where fishing and seaweed cultivation had thrived since the Edo period. Additionally, due to the fact that the area around Yatsuyama was also a bustling street lined with fishmongers and tea houses, the Meiji Government offered these groups financial compensation, and finally the line was laid down. The opening of the connection also brought about a range of problems for the people in the area.
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. Takanawa district 高輪, Takanawadai 高輪台 .
Minato ward

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閑静な住宅地が広がる城西・城南地区
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Joohoku 城北 Johoku, north of the castle
An area in the form of a handfan.



Including the five wards of
足立区 Adachi, 荒川区 Arakawa, 板橋区 Itabashi, 北区 Kita and 豊島区 Toshima.

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Jōhoku-Chūō Park 城北中央公園 Jōhoku-Chūō Kōen
a public park that straddles the Nerima and Itabashi wards of Tokyo in Japan.
The western half of the park lies in Nerima Ward, while the eastern half is in Itabashi Ward.
The park opened on 1 April 1957.
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Joosai 城西 Josai, west of the castle
including Setagaya, Nakano, Suginami and Nerima



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Josai area
This area is one of the metropolis’ leading residential districts, and it also has good access to the city center and sub-center area. It has a large population, with Setagaya Ward and Nerima Ward ranking first and second place, respectively, among all the municipalities of Tokyo. The population growth of Setagaya Ward ranks second in Tokyo, following that of Koto Ward.
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腹あしき僧も餅食へ城南祭
hara ashiki zoo mo mochi tabe Joonan sai

Yosa Buson 蕪村

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祭すみし城南宮の落葉かな
sai sumishi Jonanguu no ochiba kana

Igarashi Bansui 五十嵐播水 (1899-1920)


Jonan-Gu, Jonangu Kyoto, Fushimi Ward


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. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .


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6/10/2019

Kuramae Wadakura

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
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Kuramae 蔵前 / 倉前 Kuramae district, 浅草御蔵 Asakusa Kuramae
Taito ward, Asakusa, 蔵前一丁目 - 蔵前四丁目 from the first to the fourth sub-district
"in front of the storehouses"

The old spelling in Edo was kura 倉, (like in Kamakura 鎌倉)
and when many storehouses had to be relocated the new spelling 蔵 was used.



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The Government Rice Granaries

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The rice storage houses (kura) in Kuramae are a well-known landmark in central Edo. The Kuramae district, on the west bank of the Sumida river, is a very busy part of the city, and a very important one as far as the government is concerned, because this is the site of the government rice granaries, where much of the grain reserves for the city are kept.
Kuramae is located on the west bank of the Sumida river,
just a few kilometers upriver from the Nihonbashi area. It is also located close to the trunk road that leads from Nihonbashi to the ferry boat crossing at Senju, the junction point for all of the main roads leading north and east from Edo. The Kuramae rice trading and storage operations are an important concern of the bakufu. Government officials, and even the Shogun himself, have to keep a close eye on the operations of the official granaries, since rice is the basis of Japan's economy, and the size of the grain reserves can have an important effect on the entire country.
The Shoguns
have tried to restrict rice speculation many times in the past. However, since the rice merchants play an important role in ensuring that the rice market is efficient, and products are distributed to all parts of the country, it is almost impossible to completely eliminate speculative rice trading. The easiest way for the bakufu to keep rice prices steady is to maintain a large supply in kura (warehouse) districts around the country, buying and selling the rice as necessary in order to keep prices in balance. In this sense, the granaries at Kuramae could be considered as a sort of "Federal Reserve Bank of Edo."

Kuramae
is a very impressive-looking place, especially when seen from the river. The long rows of kura along the river bank -- with their whitewashed walls and high, narrow windows -- are an impressive sight indeed. The basic structure of the kura in Kuramae is not that much different from the granaries that farmers maintain in their rural villages. They have thick walls of packed earth, plastered over a wooden frame and whitewashed to fill in any cracks. The doors and windows are small, and kept closed at all times except when rice is being loaded and unloaded. This keeps the inside fairly cool and dry, to prevent the grain from rotting. However, the buildings in Kuramae are many times larger than those found in local villages, and there are hundreds of them arranged in long rows along a series of narrow canals which lead inland from the river.
The rows of granaries are all concentrated in an area between the river and the main road. Facing the road, at the entrance to the district, are several large buildings where the traders and granary managers conduct rice transactions. All of the shipments into and out of the kura are recorded carefully in account books, and the summary figures telling the volume of rice in storage and the going price per koku are sent to bakufu officials once or twice a week. At harvest time the kashi (wharves), where rice is unloaded, are bustling with activity as boats from all over the country dock and unload their cargoes of rice. Usually, the jito (a low-ranking samurai who supervises production in a certain village or region) will travel to Edo with their rice shipments in order to ensure that the delivery is made safely, to get a receipt for their delivery, and to haggle with the officials at the kura in order to get the best price possible.
The dock workers
carry the heavy bundles of rice off the barges and up the steps into the granary buildings. After rice is harvested and dried, the farmers who produced it bring their tax rice to the home of the jito (the word "jito" literally means "head of the land"). There, the rice is wrapped in large bundles made of straw. Since each bundle is supposed to contain exactly one-fourth of a koku of rice, it is easy for the warehouse managers to quickly tally the amount of each shipment. Each bundle bears the stamp of the region and farm that produced and bundled it, so if the managers find out later that the bundles don't contain the right amount of rice, they can easily tell who is guilty of trying to cheat the Government.

More is here

- source : edomatsu: Welcome to Edo! -


. kura 蔵 / 倉 storehouse, tiled storehouse, warehouse .
- Introduction and Haiku -

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. komedonya 米問屋 rice brokers in Kuramae .

. Kuramae Baka Monogatari 蔵前馬鹿物語 .



source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kinos5000...
浅草御蔵跡 Remains of a storehouse in Asakusa


. Shubi no Matsu 首尾の松 "Pine of Success" - Kuramae .


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Wadakura 和田倉 Wadakura
Chiyoda ward

wada is an old word for "sea", derived from watatsumi わたつみ / 海神 "God of the Sea".
In the Edo period, in 日比谷入江 the inlet of Hibiya there was the sea and on the shores were many storehouses for rice.
Chiyoda ward. Marunouchi 東京都千代田区丸の内



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Wakakuramon 和田倉門 Wadakura Mon Gate / Wadakura Gomon 和田倉御門


source and photos : wako226.exblog.jp...

The gate was first built in 1620, called kura no gomon 蔵の御門.
Next to it is the bridge 和田倉橋 Wadakurabashi.
Rice barrels could be transported by boat from the harbour to Wadakura via 道三濠 the moat Dosanbori.
When the Meiji Emperor first came to Tokyo, he passed from 呉服橋門 the Gofukubashi Mon Gate to the Wadakura Mon.


. mon 門 the 36 gates of Edo castle .

Kuramaebashi bridge 蔵前橋

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Wadakura Funsui Koen 和田倉噴水公園 Waterfountain Park


source : w-funsuikouen-r.com...

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Wadakura Fountain Park was reconstructed in 1995,
based on the theme of "Continuity and New Development". This fountain park was refurbished to celebrate the occasion of the royal wedding of the Crown Prince and Princess. The original fountain park was constructed to commemorate the royal wedding of the present Emperor and Empress in 1961. The center fountain has water jet of 8.5m, while the adjacent fountains have water jet of 6.8m respectively.
A modern art water fall has been constructed close to the existing fountains. This water fall is 5.5m high, and is 30m wide.
The "Water Fall" and the "Monument Fountain" are connected to the original fountain by four canals, symbolizing two generations of Royal Weddings. At night time, all these fountains are illuminated, and the moving water combined with the colorful illuminations creates a beautiful and tranquil effect.
The water for this fountain park is taken from the Wadakura-bori moat. It is filtered and continually re-circulated.
- 皇居外苑 Kokyogaien National Gardens
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. Taitō ku 台東区 Taito Ward .

. Asakusa 浅草 .

. Chiyoda ku 千代田区 Chiyoda ward .


. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .


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6/08/2019

Yokoami district Sumida

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Yokoami 横網 Yokoami district
Sumida, 横網 一丁目 - 横網二丁目 first and second sub-district



The origin of the name is not quite clear.
Maybe the local fishermen used to dry their nets (ami 網) on the side (yoko).
Not to mix with the characters for yokozuna 横綱(よこづな), a Sumo wrestler. - tsuna, ..zuna 綱 rope
The writing for Yokoami first appeared in 1713 and the Sumo performances were held as rituals at the temple 回向院 Eko-In since at least 1833.



. sumoo 相撲 Sumo wrestling .


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Tokyo Ireido 東京都慰霊堂 Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall
東京都墨田区横網2-3-25 / 2-3-25 Yokoami, Sumida City



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Tokyo Ireido is a memorial shrine for those who died in the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 as well as in the Great Tokyo Air Raid. The memorial shrine is located in Yokoamicho Park, a spacious park with plentiful greenery, a flower bed, monuments and statues for the deceased.
Visitors are welcome to learn more about and see items left behind from the war and earthquake at the park museum. Not only should you bring your family and friends to Tokyo Ireido for a relaxing afternoon, but also for educational purposes on world peace and disaster awareness.
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Yokoamicho Park (横網町公園 Yokoamichō kōen)
is a public park in the Yokoami district of Sumida, Tokyo, Japan.
2-3-25 Yokoami, Sumida City,

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Following the Great Kantō earthquake on 1 September 1923, as many as 44,000 people were killed in the park when it was swept by a firestorm. Following this disaster the park became the location of the main memorial to the earthquake; the Earthquake Memorial Hall and a nearby charnel house containing the ashes of 58,000 victims of the earthquake.
Following World War II, the park also became the location of the main memorial to the victims of the Bombing of Tokyo in 1944 and 1945. The ashes of 105,400 people killed in the raids were interred in Yokoamicho Park between 1948 and 1951.
A memorial to the people killed in the raids was opened in the park in March 2001.
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. Edo Tokyo Hakubutsukan 江戸東京博物館 Edo-Tokyo Museum  .
東京都墨田区横網1-4-1 / Tokyo, Sumida, Yokoami 1-4-1


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. Yokoami no kataba no ashi 横網の片葉の蘆 One-sided Reed .
one of the
Honjo Nana Fushigi 本所七不思議 Seven Wonders of Honjo.



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. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .


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6/06/2019

Monzen nakacho district Koto

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Monzennakachoo, Monzen-Nakachō 門前仲町 Monzen-Nakacho district
江東区 Koto ward, 門前仲町一丁目 . 門前仲町二丁目 first and second sub-district
lit. a town at the gate of a temple or shrine.
This was usually a very busy street with many pilgrims and visitors.



. Fukagawa 深川 Fukagawa district .
富岡八幡宮 Fukagawa Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine

. 深川不動堂 Fukagawa Fudo Do Hall .
Temple Eitai-Ji 永代寺, abolished in 1868, but later rebuilt - Now 深川公園 Fukagawa Koen Park

. Eitaibashi 永代橋 Eitai-bashi bridge . - Chuo ward


The most important festival, 深川祭り Fukagawa Matsuri, takes place in the streets of Monzen-Nakacho in the middle of August.

. Hamagurichoo 蛤町 Hamaguri Cho district .
former 深川蛤町 一・二丁目 Fukagawa Hamaguri cho first and second district until 1911
now 江東区永代二丁目、門前仲町一・二丁目 Koto ward, Eitai second district, Monzennaka cho first and second district.

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Guide to Monzen-Nakacho - Mon-Naka
Part of Tokyo's old downtown area, come here for izakaya, grilled mutton, fresh sushi, seafood ramen, cocktails and more
Located just one station away from hipster epicentre Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, known as Tokyo’s coffee central and home of the capital’s first Blue Bottle location, Monzen-Nakacho is considerably more down to earth than its lofty neighbour. An integral part of the capital’s ‘shitamachi’ (old downtown), it retains an Edo-era (1603-1868) atmosphere thanks to the storied Tomioka Hachiman Shrine and Fukagawa Fudoson Temple and the plethora of eateries and shops that have been around since the olden days. Monzen-Nakacho (locals call it 門仲‘Mon-Naka’) really comes into its own when night falls and the countless izakayas and small restaurants open, filling the air with tipsy chatter and smoke from charcoal grills. This is heaven for the budget-conscious drinker – if you know where to head, that is. Here are our picks.
- Tomioka Hachimangu ...
- Tatsumi Shindo
Only a quick stroll from Tomioka Hachiman is Tatsumi Shindo, a nostalgic entertainment district which retains a Showa period (1926-1989) feel. It centres on a narrow 50-metre-long street packed with tiny bars, including New Motsuyoshi, a stand bar with a meal ticket system. ...
- source and more : timeout.com/tokyo...

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source : twitter
Bridge 黒船橋 Kurofunebashi
2 Chome-19-13 Eitai, Koto City,

Upstream is 古石場川 the river Furuishibagawa and merges on the left riverside with 大横川 the river Oyokogawa.

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Furuishibagawa 古石場川
flows in Koto ward.
It was a canal to transport lumber connecting the rivers Oyokogawa and the river 平久川 Heikyugawa.
The lumberyards were later moved and the canal is now part of the park.


古石場川親水公園 Furuishibagawa Shinsui Koen Park
To walk along the canal and enjoy seasonal flowers.

Furuishiba 古石場 district
古石場一丁目 - 古石場三丁目 from first to third sub-district.
When 大田道潅 Ota Dokan built the castle of Edo, he used stones from Izu to be transported and loaded off here.
First it was called Ishiokiba 右置場 Place to store stones.

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Ooyokogawa 大横川 Oyokogawa

. 大横川親水公園 Oyokogawa Shinsui Koen Park . - Sumida

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Koto-ku Shitamachi rivers and canals 下町河川の概要

There are eleven rivers that together form the Koto Interior River 江東内部河川 ; they are:
旧中川 Old Nakagawa River (Kyu-Nakagawa)
大島川西支川 Ooshimagawa Nishi-Shisengawa
大横川 Ooyokogawa
大横川南支川 oyokogawa Minami-Shisengawa
北十間川 Kitajikkengawa
横十間川 Yokojikkengawa
仙台堀川 Sendaiborigawa (Sendai Horikawa)
平久川 Heikyugawa
小名木川 Onagigawa
竪川 Tatekawa
越中島川 Etchūjimagawa

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. kawa 江戸の川 / 江戸の河 the rivers of Edo .
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「門前仲町」collection by 吉田はる Yoshida Haru

伊那節は父のおはこや洗鯉
Inabushi wa chichi no ohako ya arai koi

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


. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .


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6/04/2019

hori moat districts

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hori 堀 . 濠 moat and districts with this name
In compounds, hori may be read "-bori".
Sometimes hori is translated as "canal".
horiwari 堀割 canal, waterway

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. Benkeibori 弁慶堀 Benkei moat . - Chiyoda

. Doosanbori 道三堀 / 道三濠 Dosanbori, Dosan-bori (Dosan canal) . - Shiba

. Funabori 船堀 Funabori district . - Edogawa

. Hatchoobori, Hatchōbori 八丁堀 Hatchobori moat . - Chuo

. Hirakawabori 平川堀 Hirakawa moat . - Chiyoda

. Horiechoo, Horie choo 堀江町 Horie Cho district . - Edogawa

. Kinshibori 錦糸堀 . - Sumida
also known as Oiteke-bori 置いてけ堀 / 置行堀 / 置いてけぼり "leave it behind - canal"

. Nippori mura 新堀村 "village with a new moat" . - Arakawa
now Nippori 日暮里 district

. Sendaibori 仙台堀 . - Koto

. Sotobori 外堀 "Outer Moat" of Edo castle .


. idohori shi 井戸堀師 craftsman digging a well .
and the Tamagawa Joosui 多摩川上水 Tamagawa Josui Kanal 

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- ..hori in Fukagawa 深川
Gokenbori-gashi 五間堀河岸
- Minami-Gokenborigashi 南五間堀河岸
Higashi-Rokkenborigashi 東六間堀河岸
Inohorigashi 亥堀河岸
Nishi-Inohorigashi 西亥堀河岸
Nishi-Rokkenborigashi 西六間堀河岸

- ..hori in Honjo 埋堀河岸
Kita-Gokenborigashi 北五間堀河岸
- Higashi-Gokenborigashi 東五間堀河岸
- Nishi-Gokenborigashi 西五間堀河岸
Umehorigashi 埋堀河岸

- ..hori in Kyobashi
Echizenborigashi 越前堀河岸

- ..hori in Nihonbashi 日本橋
西堀留川(伊勢町) River Horidomegawa

- ..hori in Shiba 芝
三才堀

- ..hori in Shitaya 下谷
Shamisenbori 三味線堀二丁目



Edo no hori to kawa 江戸の堀と河川
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tsuribori 釣堀 moat for fishing, fishing pond


東京の釣り場ガイド
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Niibori mura 新堀村 (にいぼりむら) Niibori village / (Niihori)
Arakawa ( Nippori)



. 日本橋北新堀町 Kita-Niihori-cho . - Chuo


Shunka-en Bonsai museum 春花園
1 Chome-29-16 Niihori, Edogawa

- reference source : kunio-kobayashi.com... -

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. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
In the river 赤羽川 Akabanegawa lived a Tengu all alone. He was perfect at shooting arrows and his nose was very long. He also wrote poetry but he was not included in the poetry circles of his area.
Around 1820, he was involved in a fight with the Tengu from 神田 Kanda, 新堀 Niibori and 本所 Honjo, but ne never lost.
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樋堀村 Hibori mura village
Saitama Kasukabe
hi 樋 means "water pipe" or "gutter".





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横堀村 Yokobori mura
There are many places named 横堀 Yokobori in Japan.

本所北横堀町 Honjo-Kita-Yokoborichō
墨田区 Sumida, 緑四丁目 Midori, fourth sub-district

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. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

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6/02/2019

Funabori district Edogawa

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Funabori 船堀 Funabori district
船堀村 Funabori mura village

Edogawa, 船堀一丁目から七丁目 from the first to seventh sub-district



funabori 船堀 lit. a moat (hori) for boats and ships
The moat was joined with the river Shinkawa 新川(船堀川 Funaborigawa)
In 1629, the river was enlarged to ship salt from Chiba to Edo.

Nowadays both sides of the moat are well preserved walking areas.
In the Edo period, the rivers 小名木川 Onagigawa and Funaborigawa were artificially created for easy water transportation, especially of salt.
Edo had a lot of shallow waterways not suited for larger boats. Therefore the sand from natural rivers had to be dug out regularly to make them deeper.
Around 1808 the river Onagigawa was cleaned again. At its most shallow part where the former river 中川 Nakagawa merged with it, it was only 36 cm deep.


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タワーホール船堀 Tower Hall Funabori Tower Observatory
4 Chome-1-1 Funabori, Edogawa City



The tower is only 115 m high. The building has the form of a sailboat.
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Temples and Shrines in Funabori

法然寺 Honen-Ji
法竜寺 Horyu-Ji
光明寺 Komyo-Ji

日枝神社 Hie Jinja
稲荷神社 Inari Jinja

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Funabori no Fujizuka 船堀の富士塚 Fuji Mound
6 Chome-7-23 Funabori, Edogawa City,
At the shrine 日枝神社 Hie Jinja.


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

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. river Shinkawa 新川 "new river" .
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. river Onagigawa 小名木川 (おなぎがわ) .
- not Konaki river

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小名木川クローバー橋 Onagigawa Clover Bridge
1 chome Ojima | 3 chome Ogibashi Koto-ku
Walk or cycle across the Onagigawa Clover Bridge, a landmark structure by Sumiyoshi Station. This cross-shaped bridge, the first of its kind in Tokyo, connects where the Onagi River and Yokojikken River meet. Make sure to stop in the middle for a unique view of Tokyo Skytree.
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Horidomechoo 堀留町 Horidomecho District
Nihonbashi area


Painting by Hasegawa Settan 1834-1836

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The Horidome district was located in the vicinity of modern Nihonbashi Horidome-chō 1-chōme and 2-chōme; it being positioned along an excavated bund that faced onto and altered the flow of the two Horidome rivers (east and west).
Water transportation was used extensively in the area during Edo times, with the town becoming well-known for its rice traders.
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Because of the wide waterway, many wholesalers (tonya 問屋) had their warehouses here, especially rice dealers.

. Pottery dealers in Horidome .



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川鵜翔つ通船堀の水幽し
kawa-u tatsu tsuusenbori no mizu kasokeshi

小川原嘘師 Ogawara Usoshi


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形代も通船堀にかかる頃
katashiro mo tsuusanbori ni kakaru koro

松本進 Matsumoto Susumu


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. hori 堀 moat and districts with this name .


. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .


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