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1/16/2022

Chihaya Toshima

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

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

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

Chihaya Flower Park has various pieces of play equipment for children including swings and a slide.
A prototype vehicle (12-000 series) of the Toei Ōedo Line (a subway)
is located in the north side of the park.
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. Toshima 豊島区 Toshima ward, "Rich Island" .

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

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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1/15/2022

Nakabashi Hirokoji Chuo

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Nakabashi Hirokoji Cho 中橋広小路町 Nakabashi Hirokoji Town

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

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Edo Nakabashi Middle Bridge

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

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

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大阪市 Osaka city

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

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Chuo ward 中央区

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

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中橋町 Nakabashi town

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

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

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. Chūō ku, Chuuoo Ku 中央区 Chuo Ward "Central Ward" .

. Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index .

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

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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1/14/2022

Yanokuchi Anazawa Inagi

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穴澤天神社 Shrine Anazawa Tenjin no Yashiro

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

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

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

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1/12/2022

Nagahama district Chuo

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

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

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常盤稲荷 Tokiwa Inari Shrine

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

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

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

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

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. Chūō ku, Chuuoo Ku 中央区 Chuo Ward "Central Ward" .

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

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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1/10/2022

Mejiro district

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The district's name is after Mejiro Fudō, which is one of the Goshiki Fudō.
Mejiro is home to the prestigious Gakushuin University.
The university's predecessor was established in 1877 to educate the children of the nobility.
Its notable alumni include most members of the present Imperial House of Japan
as well as the 59th Prime Minister of Japan Tarō Asō.
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. Mejiro Fudo 目白不動 Fudo with white eyes . .

豊山新長谷寺 Shinchokokuji (Shin-Hasedera) in Toshima has a statue of Fudo Myo-O, made by Kobo Daishi himself.
When Kobo Daishi was in 荷沢河 Hezawa, 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai appeared to him and then changed into Fudo Myo-O.
The Deity wielded its own sword and cut off its left arm at the ellbow.
A lot of smoke and flames came out of this burning wound.
Kobo Daishi made the statue just as he had seen this.

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Mejiro - A Historic and Quiet Town
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Mejiro is known as one of the most prestigious residential areas on the JR Yamanote Line.
There are a number of academic institutions such as the Gakushuin University in this small hilly area.
Mejiro Bunka Mura, a residential district developed by the Seibu Group is located on the west of JR Mejiro Station, while Tokugawa Village is located on the east, on the site of the former Owari Tokugawa family’s residence.
Both of the districts have quiet neighborhoods. Streets around the station are lined with banks, shops, and restaurants, but there is no entertainment district, thus ensuring that Mejiro is a safe place to live.
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The name, Mejiro, comes from the Mejiro Fudo Temple which is one of the Five Color Edo Fudo Temples (Goshiki Fudo).
In the Edo Period (1603-1868), the residences of daimyo (feudal loads) and hatamoto (direct retainer of the shogun) were built on Mejiro Hill.
Since then, the area has historically been home to government officials. The area around the hill is also a high-class residential district where many prestigious houses have been built on the ruins of former nobilities’ residences.
Mejiro has been known as a town of academics since the Gakushuin University was established as an educational facility for members of the Imperial family and members of the nobility in the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
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Mejiro - White Eyes
- - - The Famous White Horse Theory
This theory says, without stating much else, that a famous white horse was born here, a 白い名馬 shiroi meiba, if you will. This theory is plausible because, well… ok, anything’s possible. But naming a place after a single white horse seems a little silly. Anyways, the etymological basis for this derivation is that the original place name was 馬白 Mejiro “white horse” – 馬 representing a dialectal variant of ma (horse), me.
- - - The “Tokugawa Iemitsu Did It” Theory
Having researched a ton of Tōkyō place names this year, I’m starting to see patterns emerge that set off my BS detectors. Theories that say the third shōgun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, came into some place and renamed it are a dime a dozen.
The story states that one day Tokugawa Iemitsu came to Meguro for falconry and thought the name 目黒 Black Eyes was inauspicious and ordered the area to be called 目白 White Eyes. The stupidest thing about this theory is that anyone who looks at a map will see that the modern Meguro and Mejiro are nowhere near each other. And while – yes, anything is possible – there could have been another village called Meguro here at one point, it’s pretty unlikely. Even if it was true, why didn’t Iemitsu care about the other Meguro? And he was the shōgun for fuck’s sake – the samurai dictator of the realm. I doubt he was such a pussy as to change the names of villages simply because the name scared him.
- - - The “Buddha Did It” Theory
At the beginning of the Edo Period, the super monk, 天海 Tenkai, was placed in charge of developing Buddhist temples in the area. His pet project was to build a cluster of 5 temples dedicated to Acala, called 不動 Fudō The Unmovable One in Japanese.
Each temple’s statue of Fudō had a different colored pair of eyes. The one in 目黒 Meguro Black Eyes had black eyes. The statue in 目白 Mejiro White Eyes had white eyes. The presence of a temple established by Tenkai, which was part of a grouping of 4 other temples was prestigious for the area and probably brought many pilgrims to the town’s 門前町 monzen-chō (town built at the front of a temple). The area then derived its name from this temple’s claim to fame, the white eyed statue.
This theory sounds plausible on the surface, but the fact is that the name Mejiro pre-dates the Edo Era, so sorry to say, the statue’s eye color might originate from the place name, but the place name does not originate from the statue. The name Mejiro allegedly first appeared in one of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s original surveys of Edo when he moved into the area and was sizing up his new holdings.
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in 1932, the head of the 尾張徳川家 Owari Tokugawa-ke Owari branch of the Tokugawa Family built a residence here. Since then, his property has been turned into an exclusive planned community called the Tokugawa Village. It’s home to high ranking diplomats and über-rich douche bags of every stripe and it’s home to the 徳川黎明会 Tokugawa Reimeikai Tokugawa Dawn Society which sounds like an evil cult, but on the surface it seems to be a group dedicated to historical research related to the Tokugawa. It’s affiliated with the prestigious 徳川美術館 Tokugawa Bijutsukan Tokugawa Fine Art Museum in Nagoya which preserves the largest collection of art and property of the Tokugawa family and has a hell of a gift shop if you want goods with the Tokugawa family crest printed on them.
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Mejiro-shita Ōarai-no-seki 目白下大洗堰 the weir at Mejiro-shita

Ōarai-no-seki was an important facility to supply water in the Kanda aqueduct
which used 井の頭池 Inokashira-Ike pond as a water source to all around the city of Edo.
Water drawn from Inokashira-Ike pond, 善福寺池 Zenpukuji-Ike pond, etc. was divided into two courses at this dam.
water was first sent to the residence of Mito Tokugawa household
and then distributed to all of Edo through the underground.
The remaining water was discharged into the Edo River.
The facility was built during the governance of the 3rd Shogun Iemitsu.
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1/08/2022

Adachi 100 Fudo - backup

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. . Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼 . .
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Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage

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01 玉林院 Gyokurin-In （さいたま市緑区中尾2343）廃寺。不動堂 Fudo Hall - Saitama city
02 明音院（さいたま市南区大谷口3025）廃寺 - abandoned 。 Myoon-In
03 西林院（さいたま市南区大谷口3133）廃寺 - abandoned 。 Sairin-In
04 寶珠山吉祥寺（さいたま市緑区中尾1410） Kichijo-Ji
05 三光院（さいたま市緑区東浦和8-10）廃寺 - abandoned 。 Sanko-In
06 玉泉院（さいたま市緑区大間木296-2） Gyokusen-In
07 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji （さいたま市緑区中尾238）廃寺。現不動ヶ谷不動堂 Fudo Hall
08 光善院 Kozen-In （さいたま市浦和区元町1-231-1）廃寺。現皇山不動堂 Fudo Hall （浦和区木崎2-4-13）
09 観音寺 Kanon-Ji （さいたま市浦和区北浦和3-15-22）廃寺 - abandoned 。現廓信寺

10 観音寺（さいたま市大宮区高鼻町2-262）廃寺。現満福寺（さいたま市北区日進町2-1003）　
. 10 観音寺 Kannon-Ji .
11 景元寺 Keigen-Ji （さいたま市大宮区北袋町2-379）
12 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji （さいたま市浦和区上木崎7-19-1）
13 西林山長覺院 Chogaku-In （さいたま市浦和区領家4-20-3）
14 光珠山東泉寺 Tosen-Ji （さいたま市浦和区瀬ヶ崎2-15-3）
15 不動堂 Fudo Hall （さいたま市緑区三室601-3）現報恩寺 Hoon-Ji
16 瑠璃光山東漸寺 Tozen-Ji （さいたま市緑区馬場1-3-2）
17 大智山文殊寺 Monju-Ji （さいたま市緑区三室1956）
18 不動堂 Fudo Hall （さいたま市緑区芝原2-1-6）
19 慈了山清泰寺 Seitai-Ji （さいたま市緑区東浦和5-18-9）

20 不動堂 Fudo Hall （さいたま市緑区大間木1906八丁観音堂内）
21 醫王山薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji （川口市木曽呂934） - Kawaguchi city
22 青龍山西光院 Seiko-In （川口市戸塚2-6-29）
23 平沼弁天坊 Hiranuma Benten Bo （川口市東川口5-21-19）平沼町会会館
24 延壽院 Enju-In （川口市東川口1-10-15）廃寺 - abandoned 。現一本木町会会館
25 長久山真乗院 Shinjo-In （川口市石神1253）
26 寶泉院 Hosen-In （川口市神戸303-3）廃寺 - abandoned 。現神戸町会会館
27 長源寺 Chogen-Ji （川口市道合1221）廃寺 - abandoned 。現安養山大徳寺
28 戎光山多寶院 Taho-In （川口市新井宿157）
29 箱崎山地蔵院Jizo-In （川口市桜町5-5-39）
. 29 地蔵院 Jizo-In .

30 神明院 Shinmei-In （川口市安行領家377）廃寺。不動尊は宝厳院慈林寺
宝厳院慈林寺 Jirin-Ji （川口市安行慈林954）
源性寺 Gensho-Ji （川口市安行本町3-7-8）廃寺 - abandoned 。現本町三丁目自冶会館
瑠璃山薬林寺 Yakurin-Ji （川口市朝日1-4-33）
東明院 Tomei-In （川口市船戸1-29）廃寺 - abandoned 。現平等山善光寺
薬王山最勝院 Saisho-In （川口市飯塚1-15-24）
無動山観音寺 Kannon-Ji （東京都北区浮間4-9-2） - Tokyo, Kita ward
大教院 Daikyo-In （東京都北区浮間4-9-2）廃寺 - abandoned 。現無動山観音寺
大光寺 Daiko-Ji （川口市南町1-6-2）廃寺 - abandoned 。不動尊は珍珠山吉祥院
39 東福院 Tofuku-In （川口市西川口5-15-12）廃寺 - abandoned 。

40 旧鶴林山正覺院 Seikaku-In （戸田市中町2-14-3）大宮金剛寺に変更 - Saitama, Toda city
亀寶山多福院 Tafuku-In （戸田市本町3-4-3）
新龍山金剛院 Kongo-In （戸田市氷川町2-11-11）
薬王山真福寺 Shinpuku-Ji （戸田市笹目1-12）
東光山慈眼寺 Jigan-Ji （戸田市笹目5-12-11）
圓通寺 Entsul-Ji （戸田市美女木7-4-2）現三宝山徳祥寺
日輪山一乗院 Ichijo-In （さいたま市南区内谷3-7-13）
明王山西蔵寺 Saizo-Ji （さいたま市南区内谷4-2）廃寺。現内谷不動堂 Fudo Hall
四谷観音寺 Kannon-Ji （さいたま市南区四谷3-7-34）廃寺。現四谷観音堂
49 寳榮山如意輪寺 Nyoirin-Ji （さいたま市桜区田島3-28-19）廃寺。現田島観音堂

50 神童山薬王院 Yakuo-In さいたま市桜区田島5-15-5）
真光寺 Shinko-Ji （さいたま市桜区新開1-6-35）
安養山金剛寺 Kongo-Ji （さいたま市桜区道場3-15-3）
蓮乗寺 Renjo-Ji （さいたま市桜区栄和6-11-5）廃寺 - abandoned
出世山光明寺 Komyo-Ji （さいたま市桜区町谷3-11-18）
華蔵院 Kezo-In （さいたま市桜区南元宿1-13）廃寺 - abandoned 。現南元宿不動堂
三神山萬行寺 Mangyo-Ji （さいたま市桜区中島4-4-21）廃寺。
神明寺 Jimyo-Ji （さいたま市桜区塚本246-1）廃寺 - abandoned 。現塚本神明神社
大泉寺 Daisen-Ji （さいたま市西区島根634）廃寺 - abandoned。墓地のみ
59 林光寺 Rinko-Ji （さいたま市西区植田谷本504）

60 東覺院 / 東覚院 Togaku-In （さいたま市桜区神田726）廃寺。現永福寺
三光寺 Sanko-Ji （さいたま市中央区上峰4-7-28）廃寺。現円福寺
圓乗院 / 円乗院 Enjo-In （さいたま市中央区本町西1-13-10）
明王院（さいたま市中央区鈴谷8-4）廃寺 - abandoned 。現鈴谷大堂
日向不動堂 Hinata Fudo-Do （さいたま市桜区西堀10-4）
法性寺 Hossho-Ji （さいたま市中央区大戸3-13-3）廃寺 - abandoned 。現大戸不動堂 Fudo Hall
上宮山醫王寺 / 医王寺 Io-Ji （さいたま市桜区西堀2-6-17）
鹿手袋不動堂 Shikatebukuro Fudo-Do （さいたま市南区鹿手袋6-5-10）。現寶泉寺境外不動堂 Fudo Hall
遍照院 Henjo-In （さいたま市南区沼影1-6-29）廃寺 - abandoned。現沼影観音堂
69 真福寺 Shinpuku-Ji （さいたま市南区別所2-5-14）

70 玉蔵院 Gyokuzo-In （さいたま市浦和区仲町2-13-22）
不動堂 Fudo-Do （さいたま市浦和区常磐1-4-23成就院内）
福壽寺 Fukuju-Ji （さいたま市浦和区岸町3-13）廃寺 - abandoned 。現調神社
醫王寺 / 医王寺 Io-Ji （さいたま市南区白幡2-16-8）
寶性寺 / 宝性寺 Hosho-Ji （さいたま市南区本町2-13-4）
不動堂 Fudo Hall （さいたま市南区文蔵4-7-5）薬師堂内
玉泉院 Gyokusen-In （さいたま市南区根岸4-2-7）廃寺 - abandoned 。現根岸薬師堂
晴曇山和光院 Wako-In （さいたま市南区辻3-11-6）
吉祥院 Kissho-In （さいたま市南区辻2-3-9）
79 東光寺 Toko-Ji （蕨市錦町6-5）廃寺 - abandoned 。

80 成就院 Joju-In （蕨市北町3-2-4）廃寺 - abandoned 。現三学院 - Warabi city, Nishiki town
81 真光寺 Shinko-Ji （川口市芝6296）廃寺。現慈星院管理 - Kawaguchi city
82 神宮寺 Jingu-Ji （川口市芝6880）廃寺 - abandoned 。現長徳寺管理
83 慈星院 Jisei-In （川口市芝5222）
84 天晴山大行院 Daigyo-In （川口市芝高木1-14-27）
85 不動堂 Fudo Hall （川口市芝下3-35-2）芝下町会会館
86 稲荷山定正寺 Josho-Ji （蕨市塚越3-2-14）廃寺 - abandoned 。現塚越稲荷神社
07 大聖山龍泉寺 Ryusen-Ji （川口市青木5-5-36）
88 般若院 Hannya-In （川口市青木5-18）廃寺 - abandoned 。現青木氷川神社
89 大学院 Daigaku-In （川口市青木5-19）廃寺 - abandoned。なし

90 寶林寺 / 宝林寺 Horin-Ji （川口市南5-14）廃寺 - abandoned 。現吾智堂
駒形山真福寺 Shinpuku-Ji （川口市辻736）
円通山法福寺 Hofuku-Ji （川口市里1577）
明達院 Myotatsu-In （川口市上青木2-27）廃寺 - abandoned 。現上青木氷川神社
観了坊/ 読了坊 Dokuryo-Bo （川口市前川4-30-13）現補陀洛山観福寺
萬福寺 Manpuku-Ji （川口市前川4-30-13）現補陀洛山観福寺
大光寺 Daiko-Ji （川口市伊刈975）廃寺。現伊刈町会会館
大慈山観音院 Kannon-In （川口市柳崎4-11-30）
安樂寺 Anraku-Ji （さいたま市南区大谷2015）現信成院
99 善應院 Zenno-In （さいたま市南区広ヶ谷戸320）
100行弘寺 Gyoko-Ji （さいたま市南区太田窪2310）

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武州足立百不動尊霊場概要

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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims - INTRODUCTION .

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

. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .

. Adachi ku 足立区 Adachi ward Tokyo .

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1/05/2022

Momozono Emperor

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo　江戸の名所 .
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Emperor Momozono 桃園天皇
(1741 – 1762)

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Emperor Momozono (桃園天皇, Momozono-tennō, 14 April 1741 – 31 August 1762)
was the 116th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Momozono's reign spanned the years from 1747 until his death in 1762.
Momozono's reign was mostly quiet, with only one incident occurring that involved a small number of Kuge
who advocated for the restoration of direct Imperial rule.
These Kuge were punished by the shōgun, who held de facto power in the country.
Momozono fathered two sons with his one and only lady in waiting, but he died at a young age in 1762.
The line of succession fell to Momozono's sister, Princess Toshiko, who became Empress Go-Sakuramachi.
Due to the young age of Momozono's sons, she also became empress regent to
the future Emperor 後桃園天皇 Go-Momozono until he became of age to rule.
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. 旧桃園川 former River Momozonogawa .
and now 桃園川緑道 “Momozono River Green Way”.
Nakano ku 中野区 Nakano ward

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Momozono Shunkyō 桃園春興 Enjoying Spring at Momozono Park

There was a garden called Momozono with peach trees planted on the orders of the 8th shogun Yoshimune
around present day Nakano, Nakano Ward.
Initially, when the 5th shogun Tsunayoshi issued the "edict against cruelty to all living things",
they built a hut here as a refuge for dogs.
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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京都市 Kyoto City

wazauta, dooyoo 童謡 a nursery song
Around 1750, a nursery song was very popular
かくおもへはかはるかやし
Soon after that 桜町天皇 Emperess Sakuramachi (1720 - 1750) died.
In the year 1762 another song became popolar
anbantan saru ni ari 安本丹猿にあり
In this year, Emperor Momozono died.

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

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

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1/03/2022

Somei Shichiken Komagome

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Somei Shichiken mura 染井七軒村 Seven Villages of Somei

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

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Somei Gardener 染井之植木屋 Somei no Uekiya

The village of Somei, currently the Sugamo and Komagome areas of Toshima Ward,
was the area where many gardeners lived.
The famous "Somei Yoshino" cherry tree is said to have been named after this village,
as it was born in Somei village.
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Somei 染井 in Edo
the Somei area -- a general name given to a cluster of small towns and villages that specialize in growing ornamental plants and trees to plant in the gardens of all the wealthy daimyo in Edo. The two main towns in this area are Komagome and Sugamo, but most people in Edo know the area as "Somei" and the farmers who live in the region are known as the Somei uekiya (the landscape gardeners of Somei).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This district was abolished in 1869.
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. Toshima 豊島区 Toshima ward, "Rich Island" .

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. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

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8/24/2021

Okusawa district Setagaya

In the far South-East of Setagaya, sometimes called
Setagaya no Oku zashiki 世田谷の奥座敷 the back-room of Setagaya.
It is well connected with many tranin stations and bus lines.

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. Okusawa Jinja 奥澤神社 Okusawa Shrine .
Okusawa Hachiman 奥澤八幡 - 世田谷区奥沢5-22-1
On September 2 is the festival of the great serpent.

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. Kitazawa 北沢 .

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8/22/2021

Horinouchi district Suginami

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Horinouchi Yodobashi Mizuame 堀之内淀はし水飴 Sweets

妙法寺 Myōhō-ji Temple, located in Horinouchi, Suginami Ward,
is the head temple of the Nichiren Buddhism and was known
as a temple with divine favor for expelling misfortune.
Watery candy from a candy shop called "Benkei" and baked dumpling called "Ōdango"from dumpling shops
are famous as souvenirs for Myōhō-ji Temple visits.
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MYOHOJI TEMPLE
Founded in 1615, Myohoji Temple is situated in the southern part of Koenji, a 10-15 minute walk from the closest Tokyo Metro Stations. Its beautiful iron gate is a Japanese-Western blend design and is designated as an important cultural asset of Japan. In rainy season, usually in June and early July, around the temple’s pond, lots of Japanese iris and hydrangea bloom so beautifully that a lot of people visit this temple to view them in the traditional atmosphere.
Also, this is a temple where you can participate in “Joya no Kane”, and strike the temple’s huge copper bell on New Year’s Eve for free. The bell, cast in 1725, can be rung from midnight, but it’s better to be there a little earlier because there is always a long line of people.
However, it will be worth the wait for a unique Japanese New Year’s experience!
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Horinouchi Myōhō-ji Temple 堀之内妙法寺

Enshrined in Myōhō-ji Temple is the holy image of
The Venerable Nichiren known as the "Founder in Horinouchi," praised as warding off misfortune.
Many people have visited this place to see the holy image.
When the "Hokke Senbu-e," in which a thousand Buddhist scriptures
are recited for memorial services and prayers
and the "Eshiki," which is a memorial service for the death of
The Venerable Nichiren are conducted in July and October,
the temple grounds would be filled to the brim with people.
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. Saint Nichiren 日蓮 (1222 – 1282) .
Namu Myoho Renge Kyo 南無妙法蓮華経

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8/20/2021

Omiya Saitama

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Ōmiya (大宮区, Ōmiya-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. Although Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City, Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in both Saitama City and Saitama Prefecture thanks to its transport infrastructure, especially railways connected at Ōmiya Station.
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Ōmiya derives its name from a famous Shinto shrine, the Hikawa Shrine, which has been a place of pilgrimage since at least the Heian period.
During the Edo period, the area flourished as Ōmiya-shuku, a post station on the Nakasendō highway, which connected Edo with Kyoto.
Following the Meiji restoration, it became part of Urawa Prefecture which merged with Iwatsuki, Urawa, and Oshi Prefectures in 1871 to form Saitama Prefecture. The modern town of Ōmiya was officially created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
On November 3, 1940 Ōmiya merged with the neighboring villages of Mihashi, Osato, Miyahara and Nisshin and was elevated to city status. Ōmiya continued to expand after the end of the war, absorbing the villages of Sashiougi, Mamiya, Uemizu, Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato on January 1, 1955.
On May 1, 2001 Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono to form Saitama City. In April 2003 Saitama became a city designated by government ordinance, and now the area of former Ōmiya City was divided between
Kita-ku (north), Minuma-ku (east), Nishi-ku (west), and Ōmiya-ku (south).
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. Musashi Ichi no Miya 武蔵一の宮 - Hikawa Jinja 氷川神社 .
Saitama 埼玉県さいたま市大宮区高鼻町一丁目407番地 / Saitama, Omiya Ward, Takahanacho, 1-407

Ōmiya-shuku 大宮宿 Omiya Postal Station was Nr. 4 on
. Nakasendoo　中山道 The Nakasendo Highway .

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Ōmiya Hachimangū 大宮八幡宮 Shrine Omiya Hachimangu

Ōmiya Hachimangū Shrine, also called Wada Hachimangū, was built by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi
in 1063 (the sixth year of Kōhei),
on his way back from the Early Nine Years' War, as a branch of Iwashimizu Hachimangū Shrine in Kyoto,
which was closely associated with the Minamoto Clan.
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. Minamoto no Yoshiie Hachimantaro 源八幡太郎義家 / 源義家 (1039 - 1106) .

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Kurakake no matsu 鞍掛松 saddle-hanging pine tree

There is a pine tree with the bent trunk on the approach to Ōmiya Hachimangū Shrine.
Legend has it that when Minamoto no Yoshiie hung his horse saddle on a branch of this pine tree
on his way to conquer Ōshū and so it was called "Kurakake-no-Matsu" (saddle-hanging pine tree).
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Kurakake no matsu

The stocks of the Minamoto Clan had risen immensely since the end of the Former Nine Years War in 1063. Lead by the astonishingly capable warrior, Minamoto no Yoshiie, the Minamoto rose with military power and earned the right to rule over the northern provinces of Japan.
But success brings with it its own trials and the Kiyowara, once allies of the Minamoto twenty years earlier in the Former Nine Years War, had begun proving themselves poor stewards in the north. Agitating against Minamoto rule far from Kyoto, house Kiyowara earned the ire of Minamoto no Yoshiie. Now known as Hachiman-taro - the Son of the God of War - the Kiyowara would soon have a fight on their hands.
Travel by horseback was convenient, but also tiring and on his way, Yoshiie stopped to rest in the area now known as Suginami City. Unsaddling his ride, Yoshiie found a pine tree on which to hang the saddle and allow his horse to rest. While peaceful for the moment, the subsequent three years would see some savage warfare in the distant north. Minamoto no Yoshiie would eventually emerge victorious, but on that day, in Suginami, the legendary warrior would rest, his future unknown.
With its twisted trunk bending towards the sky, Kurakake no Matsu - the saddle-hanging pine tree - lies on the road to Omiya Hachimangu Shrine in Tokyo's Suginami City. Surrounded by homes, roads and telephone poles, this lone pine tree has hundreds of years of legend behind it, a living memorial to one of Japan's most legendary sons.
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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. お六所様 Deity O-Rokusho Sama. .
and the first unohi, u no hi 卯の日 day of the rabbit in the 5th lunar month

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city

. Kappa no myooyaku 河童の妙薬 Myoyaku special medicine of Kapa .
When Kappa wants to apologize for his bad deeds, he teaches the farmer how to prepare special medicine.

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. karasu　鴉 / 烏と伝説　legends about the crow, raven .
If karasu からす a crow sits on the tree of a home, a family member will have misfortune.
If karasu からす a crow craws on a kaki no ki 柿の木 persimmon tree, a person living nearby will become ill.

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. yao bikuni 八百比丘尼 a nun for 800 years .
The name of 櫛引町 Kushibiki town, Nisshin Village dates back to a visit of 八百比丘尼 a Yao bikuni nun.
She came to the village and planted two enoki 槻 zelkova trees.
But the trees have dried and died.

One more similar legend about the Yao Bikuni nun from 武蔵国足立郡波田村 Hata Village.

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 上小町 Kamiko town

. Kubikiri Jizo 首切地蔵 Jizo with his head cut off - .
Jizo posed as a substiture for a human.
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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 吉敷町 Kishiki town

azuki baa, azuki babaa 小豆婆 old Hag washing Azuki beans
In the evening, the sound of someone washing beans can be heard from the nearby river.
(This story is told in many parts of Japan.)
. azuki arai 小豆洗い washing red Azuki beans .

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. shio Jizo son 塩地蔵尊 Jizo made from salt .
If people come with an offering of salt, their wish will be granted.

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 植水村 Uemizu village 水判土 Mizuhata

. yao bikuni 八百比丘尼 a nun for 800 years .
In the hamlet of Mizuhata, there is a story abuot a nun for 800 years.
At 慈願寺 the Temple Jigan-Ji there is a small golden statue called kotobuki Jizo 寿地蔵 Jizo for Longevity.
It is a protector deity for nuns.

Jizo statue in the compound

There is also 水波田観音 Mizuhata Kannon Bosatsu at 慈眼寺（じげんじ） Jigen-Ji.

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Saitama さいたま市 Saitama city

. Samuhara jinja サムハラ神社 Samuhara Shrine .
and a gun specialist from Kishu.

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

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