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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
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Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" - districts 03
There are 45 districts in Koto, some are quite small.
. Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" .
Shiohama 塩浜
Shiomi 潮見
Shinohashi, Shin-Ohashi 新大橋
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Shiohama 塩浜 Shiohama district (salty beach)
塩浜一丁目 - 塩浜二丁目 first and second district
In 1968, The inhabitants of the two districts 塩崎町 Shiosaki and 浜園町 Hamazono decided on the new name, using one character of each name.
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Shiomi 潮見 Shiomi district (to watch the tide)
潮見一丁目 - 潮見二丁目 first and second district
潮見1丁目 Shomi first district later became a place for 廃棄物処分場 a waste disposal site.
- Disposing of waste in Tokyo port
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Shinohashi 新大橋 Shin-Ohashi, Shinohashi district (new big bridge)
新大橋一丁目 - 三丁目 first to third district
The name refers to the Shin-Ohashi corssing over 隅田川 the river Sumidagawa.
. Shin Oohashi 新大橋 Shin Ohashi "New Big Bridge". .
The bridge was later named 新両国橋 Shin Ryogoku-bashi.
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. Matsuo Basho and the New Big Bridge .
大はしあたけの夕立 - Evening rain at the Ohashi bridge
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
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. Kootoo ku, Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" .
. 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 .
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