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3/18/2019

Ebisu Shoto districts Shibuya

恵比寿 can also be read Yebisu.

- Ebisu えびす / 恵比寿　-
one of the Seven Gods of Good Luck 七福神 Shichifukujin　

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source : sapporobeer / yebisu ...

The beer factory Yebisu Sapporo Beer サッポロビールのビール工場 - ヱビスビール was located here since 1906.
In 1994 ti turned to
恵比寿ガーデンプレイス Yebisu Garden Palace
Shibuya-ku, 恵比寿 4 Chome−20
a shopping, restaurant and entertainment area.

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Shootoo, Shōtō 松濤 Shoto district
Shibuya, 松濤一丁目 - 二丁目 first and second sub-district

During the Edo period there were some villages, 中渋谷村 Naka-Shibuya mura 、中豊沢村 Naka-Toyosawa mura and others.
The 紀州徳川家の下屋敷 Shimoyashiki estate of the Tokugawa caln from Kishu was located here.
In 1876, the 佐賀の鍋島家 Nabeshima family from Saga settled here and begun to grow 狭山茶 Sayamacha tea at the estate
茶園・松濤園 Chaen (Cha-En) - Shoto-En.
Founded by 鍋島直大 Nabeshima Naohiro (1846 - 1921)
- More about Naohiro in the WIKIPEDIA !

Chaen was the first name of this area.
Later it was changed to 松濤 Shoto, an expression for the sound of boiling water, taken from the tea ceremony.

source : ucon.co.jp/cha...

Shoto later became the name of a tea brand.

松涛の昔 - 松濤園詰

Now this district is mainly an expensive residential area.

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松濤美術館　Shoto Museum of Art
2 Chome-14-１４ Shoto, Shibuya City

- photo by Tokyo Views -

- Homepage of the Shoto Museum -

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戸栗美術館　Toguri Museum of Art
1 Chome-11-3 Shoto, Shibuya

Specializing in Asian ceramics, pottery and old porcelain.
- Homepage of the Toguri Museum -

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Bunkamura 文化村　"culture village"
2 Chome-24-１ Dogenzaka, Shibuya
including a concert hall, museum and theater.

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Opening in 1989, the complex contains four theatres with the largest being the Orchard Hall that is known as a shoe box style hall and is set out with a twenty metre high ceiling and towering vertical walls. This magnificent theatre is used for classical music, opera and also ballet.
Theatre Cocoon
is the second largest hall in the Bunkamura, with a capacity of nearly 750 people. This theatre is suited for musical drama and is also used for concerts and contemporary dance. The other two theatres are the smallest and feature some state of the art technologies, known as La Cinema 1 and La Cinema 2 they are mainly used to feature French films.
The first exhibition space
is known as The Bunkamura Gallery and is an open styled art exhibition offering people the change to relax and take in some stunning artwork. The exhibition has been designed to stimulate the quality of life and senses, with around thirty exhibitions on display at any one time.
The second exhibition space is known simply as The Museum and can be easily transformed to accommodate a range of temporary art exhibitions. It usually hosts exhibitions featuring modern western paintings and photography.
The Bunkamura also features a small retail area and a number of cafes where you can sit back and relax while watching the passing hustle and bustle of Shibuya.
The architecture of the Bunkamura is stunning piece of art in itself, it is said to be styled after the flowing lines of a classic sailing ship.
- source and more : happyjappy.com/tokyo... -

- Homepage of bunkamura.co.jp... -

. Doogenzaka, Dōgenzaka 道玄坂 Dogenzaka slope . - Shibuya

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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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3/16/2019

Taishido Seijo districts Setagaya

In the compound of the temple 円泉寺 Ensen-Ji is a doo 堂 hall in memory of
. Shootoku Taishi 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi (574 - 622) .
The hall had been erected by 賢恵僧都 priest Kenkei around 1350.
He had installed a statue of Shotoku Taishi carved by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
He also installed a statue of 十一面観世音 Kannon Bosatsu with 11 heads, now the main deity of the temple.

聖王山法明院円泉寺 Ensen-Ji
3 Chome-30-8 Taishido, Setagaya

The temple is Nr. 51 of the pilgrimage to 88 Henro temples in Tamagawa
玉川八十八ヶ所霊場

- HP of the temple
- reference source : tesshow.jp/setagaya... -

. Kobo Daishi, Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) .

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Seijoo 成城 Seijo district
Setagaya, 成城一丁目 - 成城九丁目 from the first to the 9th sub-district

Until the Meiji period, it was a wilderness of forests in the Musashino plain, named
北多摩郡砧村大字喜多見 Kita Tama district, Kinuta village Daigaku Kitami

In 1925, the Seijoo Gakuen 成城学園 Seijo University was moved here, hence the name.
The name of the university refers back to an old Chinese poetry text, 詩経 Shikyo.
「哲夫成城」(哲夫城を成す)
城 meant the realm, so this means
"to assemble people who will be able to form our country"

Now an expensive residential area with famous universities.

成城学園 Seijo Gakuen University and educational center

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The area known as Seijo, in Setagaya Ward, is approximately fifteen minutes by rapid train from the central Shinjuku area, which means Seijo Gakuen is located in a quiet residential neighborhood in comfortable proximity to the city center. The school is also so close to the station that you can even see the university buildings as the train pulls in. This convenience factor makes Seijo an ideal location to commute to for students living off campus.
In addition to its easy access to the city center,
Seijo is surrounded by a lush natural environment, reminiscent of the old natural expanse of the Musashino area, and the greenery here is an unusual occurrence in the city of Tokyo. The Seijo Pond site on the grounds has even been listed as one of the 100 Best Views of Setagaya. At Seijo Gakuen, students enjoy nature on a daily basis, which is yet another factor that makes our campus highly conducive to growth and learning.
- The surrounding town takes the name of Seijo Gakuen
At the present time, Seijo is well-known as a quiet residential area. Seijo Gakuen moved to this barren space in 1925, when the area was called Kinuta Village, Kita-tama, under the jurisdiction of Tokyo Prefecture. Records show that the school purchased and divided the land, upon which the college town was built.
The Odakyu Line
was launched in April 1927, from which time the name "Seijo Gakuen" was used for the station name. In 1936, when the area was absorbed into the Tokyo metropolitan, the district name was changed to "Seijo-machi, Setagaya Ward."
"Kinuta Village" thus became "Seijo,"
taking the name of our school. Cherry blossom, gingko, and other seedlings planted by Seijo Gakuen students at the time the school was relocated here now decorate the town throughout the seasons, and are currently something of a local seasonal attraction. Up until the mid-fifties and early sixties, the line of cherry blossom trees stretching north from the North Exit of Seijo Gakuen to intersect with gingko trees was called "Sawayanagi Street," a name symbolic of how integral a part Seijo Gakuen is of the town of Seijo.
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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

- Legends about 太子堂 Taishido

.................................................................................　Fukushima 福島県

. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説　 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .

Once upon a time a village hunter had been chasing a shika 鹿 deer deep into a swamp, when he heard a voice calling:
"Pick me up, pick me up and carry me with you!"
He asked who that was and was told it was a statue made by Kobo Daishi. So he took it and venerated it at the 太子堂 Taishi-Do hall.
On his way he got entangled in reeds and one stuck into the eye of the statue, which shows the remains of bleeding to our day.
And to our day the villagers have 片目が細い one small eye.

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久里濱村 Kurihama village
There is a Taishido Hall to venerate Shotoku Taishi.
If someone passes the bridge before the hall on a rainy night, the light of his lantern will be getting off.

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. o-inu sama お犬様 "honorable wolf" legends .
Near the Hall for Shotoku Taishi, 太子堂 Taishido. there is a sanctuary to venerate the skull of a 山犬 wolf.
This area was developed by 村松家 the Muramatsu family.
A wolf, messenger of Yamanokami, was trying to show them the way, but they shot him by accident.
So he became 家の守り神 the protector deity of the family.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

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

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3/08/2019

Denenchofu district Ota

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- Fuchu, see below
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Denenchoofu, Den-en-chōfu, Denenchōfu 田園調布 Denenchofu district
Ota, 田園調布一丁目 - 五丁目 first to fifth sub-district

This is a very expensive residential area and many famous people lived here.
The area spreads like a fan from the Western side of the station 田園調布駅.

In 1918, 渋沢栄一 Shibusawa Eiichi (1840 - 1931) and others founded the company 田園都市株式会社 to built an "ideal residential area.
Before that it was simply called 調布村 Chofu mura, Chofu village.
It was a rural area growing 麻 hemp and 荢, which was shipped down the river Tamagawa 多摩川 / 玉川 and made into cloth sold in 府中 Fuchu.
The character 調 was also read mitsuki みつき, a kind of tax on the local cloth.

. Chōfu Tamagawa 調布玉川 Chofu .
The Koganei-bashi bridge was built across the 玉川上水 Tamagawa aqueduct.

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Denenchofu Honcho 田園調布本町 - no sub-districts

Denenchofu minami 田園調布南 - no sub-districts

Tamagawa Denenchofu 玉川田園調布」in Setagaya（世田谷区）
一丁目 - 二丁目 first and second sub-district

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Den-en-chōfu lies along the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kawasaki, Kanagawa. It is served by Den-en-chōfu Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko and Meguro lines. Den-en-chōfu includes many detached suburban homes with a variety of styles, including Japanese neo-classical, Edwardian villas, Swiss cottages and modern architectural designs.
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Den-en-chōfu was built based on the "Garden City" idea originally developed by the British city planner Ebenezer Howard. It is one of the most famous and top-class residential towns where many executives have their dwellings. Being 10 km away from the center of Tokyo, the area contains natural parks. The area has its own regulations for construction in order to preserve the town feel to the area. The residences are fairly big compared to normal housing in other areas in Japan, and the district is often compared to Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Den-en-chōfu
was planned as a garden suburb of Tokyo. In the early 1900s, financier Eiichi Shibusawa bought, named and developed the area by emulating the garden suburbs that were growing in metropolitan areas around the world, particularly those in Greater London.
Although the area was developing at an adequate pace,
it was the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 that guaranteed his success. Central Tokyo was leveled in the earthquake, but Den-en-chōfu was virtually untouched; in the aftermath, the exodus of people from the central city to the less crowded, cleaner suburbs ensured that the Den-en-chōfu would prosper.
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. Chofu Tama River 調布の玉川 .
and the Mu Tamagawa　六玉川 Six Tama Rivers.

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Shibusawa Eiichi, 1st Viscount Shibusawa 渋沢栄一, (1840 – 1931)
a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism".

He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double-entry accounting, joint-stock corporations and modern note-issuing banks.
He founded the first modern bank
based on joint stock ownership in Japan. The bank was aptly named The First National Bank (Dai Ichi Kokuritsu Ginkō, now merged into Mizuho Bank) and had the power to issue its own notes. Through this bank, he founded hundreds of other joint stock corporations in Japan. Many of these companies still survive to this day as quoted companies in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which Shibusawa also founded. The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry was founded by him as well. He was also involved in the foundation of many hospitals, schools, universities (including the first women's university), the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and charitable organizations including the Japan Red Cross.
Another notable aspect of Shibusawa's career
is that, despite being the founder of hundreds of corporations, he refused to maintain a controlling stake in these corporations, effectively preventing himself from forming a zaibatsu. What is known as the Shibusawa zaibatsu was a holding company to look after his estate for his family. The Shibusawa Zaibatsu did not hold any controlling stake in any companies. Despite his lowly origin as a farmer, he was granted the title of Viscount, while all other zaibatsu founders were awarded the title of Baron. He was also awarded Shōnii, Second Honour under the ritsuryō rank system, which is usually given to high-ranking nobility and prime ministers.
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Hamasaki Ayumi 浜崎あゆみ, singer
Hatoyama Yukio 鳩山由紀夫, former Prime Minister
Ishihara Shintaro 石原慎太郎, former governor of Tokyo
Itsuki Hiroshi 五木ひろし, singer
Kobayashi Yoshinori 小林よしのり, manga artist
Matsuura Max 松浦勝人マックス, recording executive
Nagashima Shigeo 長嶋茂雄, baseball player/manager
Nakai Kiichi 中井貴一, actor
Nomura Katsuya 野村克也, baseball player/manager

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Fujimizaka 富士見坂（田園調布）Fujimi slope to see Mount Fuji

In former times, Mount Fuji could be seen from the top of the slope.
Nowadays there are too many high-rise buildings

Denenchofu Fujimi Hall
1 Chome-30-１ Denenchofu, Ōta

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Fuchū Rokusho-no-miya Shrine 府中六所宮

Fuchū Rokusho-no-miya refers to 大國魂神社 Ōkunitama Shrine.
It is said that Ōkunitama Shrine began in 111,
when 大國魂神 the Ōkunitama-no-kami was enshrined as a guardian deity of Musashi-no-kuni Province.
In the Heian period, the head shrine called 総社 "sōja" which enshrine various deities together
was set up and Ōkunitama Shrine became the sōja of the Musashi-no-kuni Province.
Furthermore, at the end of the Heian period,
six prominent shrines were enshrined together and became known as Musashi Rokusho-no-miya.
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Festival at Rokusho-no-miya Shrine 六所宮祭礼之図

Rokusho-no-miya, namely Ōkunitama Shrine Annual Grand Festival
are held during the period between April 30 and May 6.
The 競馬式 "Komakurabe" horse-riding ritual held on the evening of May 3
was held by provincial governors in the ancient times.
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Rokusho-no-miya Rice Planting

A sacred ritual to pray for a good harvest was held in Rokusho-no-miya (Ōkunitama Shrine)
every year on the sixth day of the fifth month of the old lunar calendar.
In this ritual, naked children held sumō matches on paddy fields that were already bedded out with rice plants.
It is said that on the following morning, young plants which had been devastated during the sumō matches
would stand up straight and the various plants brought together by farmers
would come into ears all at once in the harvest time.
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鵯を呼び田園調布冬めける
kamo o yobi Denen Choofu fuyu mekeru

ducks are coming back
to Denenchofu -
beginning of winter
Tr. Gabi Greve

渋沢秀雄 Shibusawa Hideo, his haiku name was Shibutei 渋亭.
(1892 - 1984)
渋沢渋亭 Shibusawa Shibutei

. fuyu meku 冬めく winter is getting "like winter" .

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Fuchuu, Fuchū 府中 Fuchu city
Musashi 武蔵

東京都府中市

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a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 261,488,...
The government of ancient Musashi Province was established in Fuchū by the Taika Reform, and the city prospered as the local center of politics, economy, and culture. It prospered as a post town on the Kōshū Kaidō in the Edo period, and the Kita Tama District public office was placed here after the start of the Meiji era.
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645: With the Taika Reforms of the government of Musashi Province was established in Fuchū.
1333: The 分倍河原 Battle of Bubaigawara was fought. (Jinkaido 陣街道)
1602: The Fuchū post-town was established with the upgrading of the Kōshū-dochu road (Kōshū Highway).
1868: Nirayama Prefecture was established, ...
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Bubaigawara Jin-kaidō 分倍河原陣街道

The road connecting Fuchū Honmachi and Sekito (the present-day Suwa-chō of Tama City) was known as Jin Highway.
The road's name originated in ancient times when military forces deploying troops in battle array
from Ōshu heading towards Kamakura passed by.
It was an important highway connecting Kamakura and northern Kantō and was also known as Kamakura Road.
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. Kamakura Kaidō 鎌倉街道 Kamakura Highway .

- - - - - Fuchu Meisho Map of famous places
１．けやき並木１０．東京競馬場１９．常久一里塚２８．西蔵院
２．大国魂神社１１．ルミエール府中２０．白糸台掩体壕２９．二ケ村緑道
３．高札場１２．武蔵国衛跡地２１．本宿村　常夜燈３０．新田川緑道
４．多摩川１３．御殿地２２．多摩川砂利採掘場跡３１．下河原緑道
５．浅間山１４．国分寺参道口跡２３．府中の森公園３２．綜合卸売ｾﾝﾀｰ
６．多磨霊園１５．三千人塚２４．府中市美術館３３．武蔵の森公園
７．高安寺１６．高倉塚古墳２５．サントリー工場３４．武蔵野公園
８．分倍河原古戦場１７．御嶽塚２６．郷土の森３５．新田義貞の像
９．熊野神社１８．人見原古戦場２７．東郷寺３６．府中の森芸術劇場
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. post stations along the Kōshū Kaidō Highway .
9. Fuchū-shuku (府中宿) (Fuchū, Fuchu) / 甲州街道

. Musashi Fuchu Kumano Jinja Kofun　武蔵府中熊野神社古墳 .
2-9 Nishi-Fuchu, Fuchu city

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3/06/2019

Jiyugaoka Yutenji districts Meguro

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Jiyuugaoka, Jiyūgaoka 自由が丘 Jiyugaoka district
Meguro, Jiyugaoka 一丁目 - 三丁目 first to third sub-district

A rather expensive residential area.
The name refers to a university campus named 自由ヶ丘学園 Jiyugaoka gakuen.
In 1927, the 東急東横線 Toyokosen opened a line and because there was a temple with 阿弥陀如来 nine Amida Nyorai Buddha statues, the area was called
Kuhonbutsu 九品仏. The name of the new 東横線 Toyokosen station was also Kuhonbutsu.
In 1929, when the 東急大井町線 line was prolonged, the Kuhonbutsu station became its station name.
So the Toyoko sen station was re-named Jiyugaoka Station.
In 1932, the name Jiyugaoka was given to the whole district.
In 1965, the spelling was changed from 自由ヶ丘 to 自由が丘 (with Hiragana GA が ).

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..... The name also refers to the broader area surrounding Jiyūgaoka Station, which includes both Jiyūgaoka, part of Midorigaoka and nearby Okusawa (奥沢) in Setagaya.
..... There are numerous apparel stores, speciality goods stores, cafes and restaurants. Jiyūgaoka is often considered as one of the most desirable places to live in Tokyo. The middle class demographic is also reflected in the concentration of private schools in the neighbourhood and the large number of after school juku.
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Jiyūgaoka was largely rural until the late 1920s, when rail service commenced. On 28 August 1927, Kuhonbutsu-mae Station (九品仏前駅 Kuhonbutsu-mae eki) was established on the Tōyoko Line. In the same year, Jiyūgaoka-gakuen High School was opened.
The school name, 自由ヶ丘学園高等学校, literally "Liberal Hill Academy", due to its liberal education (part of the Taishō period liberal education movement, later gave rise to the name of the nearby station and thence the entire area, similarly to the neighboring stations of Toritsu-Daigaku Station and Gakugei-daigaku Station (named for universities formerly located in the area). ...
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九品仏浄真寺 Temple Kuhonbutsu (Kuhombutsu) Joshin-Ji
東京都世田谷区奥沢7-41-3 / Setagaya, 7-41-3 Okusawa

The temple was founded in 1678, the nine statues are a cultural property of Tokyo city.
Every three years the temple features a special festival,
o-men kaburi お面かぶり "wearing a mask".

A special bridge is built between the 本堂 main hall and the 三仏堂 Sanbutsu-Do hall and 25 selected people wearing the mask of a Bostatsu are allowed to walk over the bridge.

A similar ritual is held at the birth temple Tanjo-Ji of 法然上人 Saint Honen in Okayama 岡山県誕生時.
. The Ceremony of the 25 Bosatsu 二十五菩薩練供養 .

. Kuhonbutsu Amida - Introduction .
Each statue features one of the
nine hand positions (mudra) of Amida Nyorai

Mostly a residential area.
Yuten-Ji is a temple in honor of Saint Yuten and gives the name to this area.
. Yuuten, Yūten 祐天 Yuten Shami (1637 - 1718) .

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自由が丘の夕ベは氷る雪兎
Jiyugaoka no yuube wa kooru yuki-usagi

the night at
Jiyugaoka is freezing -
a snow rabbit

自由が丘の空を載せゆく夏帽子
Jiyugaoka no sora o noseyuku natsu booshi

summer hats
stick into the sky of
Jiyugaoka ...

山田みづえ Yamada Mizue (1926 - 2013)
Tr. Gabi Greve

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3/04/2019

Gotanda Osaki districts Shinagawa

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo　江戸の名所 .
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Gotanda 五反田 Gotanda district
Shinagawa, 西五反田 Nishi-Gotanda 一丁目 - 八丁目 first to eighth sub-district
東五反田 Higashi-Gotanda 一丁目 - 五丁目 first to fifth sub-district

The name means
five 反 Tan of fields,
one tan is about 1000 square meters.

The farming area in the Edo period was under the supervision of 大崎村 Osaki village.

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The district straddles the Meguro River, and is located between the Meguro and Ōsaki stations on the JR Yamanote Line.
The district is centered on the Gotanda Station, which is served by the Toei Asakusa Line and the elevated Tōkyū Ikegami Line in addition to the Yamanote line.
The JR loop severs the district into two districts.
Higashi (East) Gotanda lies inside the Yamanote loop, while
Nishi (West) Gotanda is outside the loop.
Nishi-Gotanda is largely residential, with moderately sized apartment buildings close to the JR station and quiet leafy streets in the outlying reaches. Higashi-Gotanda is home to Seisen University, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, several temples and shrines, and many office buildings. Higashi-Gotanda also has a substantial number of hotels, including some of the famed capsule hotel style. The sprawling world headquarters of Sony used to be found along Sony Dōri the eastern edge of Higashi-Gotanda, but most of the complex has moved to adjacent Shinagawa, Minato Ward.
One of Tokyo's busy major avenues (Sakurada Dōri — a part of National Route 1) passes through both halves of Gotanda, carrying traffic between the inner business districts ringing the Imperial Palace grounds and the outlying areas of Shinagawa-ku, Ōta-ku and beyond that the city of Yokohama.
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Gotanda Jinja 五反田神社 Gotanda Shrine
神奈川県川崎市多摩区三田 / Mita Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa

The Shrine was founded in the Kamakura period.
In the Meiji period, it was named 八雲神社 Yagumo Jinja.
In 1959 it was named Gotanda Jinja.

- Deities in residence
素盞嗚尊 Susanoo and 日本武尊 Yamato Takeru

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Temples in Gotanda

Honryūji Temple
3 Chome-6-17 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

Hōtōji Temple
1 Chome-2-29 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

Jushōji Temple
3 Chome-8-11 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

Ryōshinji Temple
4 Chome-7-21 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

Yakushi-ji Tokyo Annex
5 Chome-15-17 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

安楽寺 Anraku-Ji
5-6-8 Nishigotanda

An-yōin
4 Chome-12-1 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa

Tokuzōji Temple
3 Chome-5-15 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa

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Oosaki, Ōsaki 大崎 Osaki district
(Ozaki)
Shinagawa, 大崎 Osaki 一丁目 - 五丁目 first to fifth sub-district
上大崎 Kamiosaki 一丁目 - 四丁目 first to fourth sub-district

In the Edo period, it was seen as
a part of 秩父山地 the Chichibu mountains reaching out 尾埼 o saki "like a tail" .

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Ōsaki (大崎) is a primarily commercial district in the northern part of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
By today, this district has completed several urban renewal programs around Ōsaki Station of Yamanote Line, which include Ohsaki New City (completed in 1987), Gate City Ohsaki (1999),
Art Village Osaki (2007), Oval Court Ohsaki (2004), and ThinkPark (2007).
Rissho University, its predecessor established in 1580 and reorganized into a university in 1924, is a private university with the main campus in Ōsaki.
The 55th Prime Minister of Japan Tanzan Ishibashi served as this school's president from 1952 to 1968.
Ōsaki is now one of the seven "secondary city centers" (副都心 Fukutoshin) officially designated by the Tokyo Metropolis.
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Kamiōsaki 上大崎 is a quiet upscale residential district, with two special areas:

Chōjamaru 長者丸 Chojamaru / 白金長者丸 Shirokane Chojamaru in 2-chōme
and
Hanabusayama 花房山 in 3-chōme

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ThinkPark Tower Ōsaki シンクパークタワー
2-1-1, Osaki, Shinagawa

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... a 30-story skyscraper, part of the ThinkPark redevelopment area in Ōsaki, Tokyo.
... It was completed in 2007.
The ThinkPark complex, which encompasses the building, distinguishes itself by being the first green urbanism project in Japan.
Richard Seireeni of The Brand Architect Group named the complex, designed the logo and devised the green urbanism marketing strategy. This approach in turn helped the developers in renting the entire lease space over one year prior to opening. The main functions of the building are office and retail space for companies, restaurants, retail establishments and clinics.
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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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tatsu 竜 dragon
At the root of 松の大木 a huge pine tree there was a hole and water flew out of it.
On a day of a strong rainstorm, a dragon had come down from the sky and hid in this hole. The body of this dragon (and the water) is still somewhere below the fields of Gotanda village - or so they say.

. matsu 松と伝説 Legends about the pine tree / 松の木 .

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平塚市 Hiratsuka city 伊勢原町 Isegahara town

五反田 Gotanda
A 嫁 daughter-in-law was told to go out planting a large field in one day. She came back when the sun was about to sink down.
But she fell down at the doorstep and was dead.
After that, the field could never be planted in one day by one person and was doomed as unlucky.

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ぴしゃぴしゃと梅雨の五反田アスファルト
bisha bisha to tsuyu no Gotanda asufaruto

the asphalt
of Gotanda in the splashing rain
of the rainy season
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高澤良一 Takazawa Ryoichi

. WKD : tsuyu 梅雨 rainy season .
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2/20/2019

Koraku Nishikata Suido districts Bunkyo

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Koishikawa (小石川) is a locality within Bunkyo, Tokyo.
It is located nearby with the same name are two well regarded gardens:
the Koishikawa Botanical Garden (related to Tokyo University) in Hakusan, and
the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Koraku. 小石川後楽園
Koishikawa Garden
The construction was started in 1629 by Tokugawa Yorifusa, the daimyo (feudal lord) of Mito domain, and was completed by his successor, Tokugawa Mitsukuni.
Mitsukuni named this garden "Kōraku-en"
(Kōraku means "enjoying afterwards") after a Chinese teaching of
"a governor should worry before people and enjoy after people".
The garden shows strong Chinese character in its design, as it was influenced by the West Lake of Hangzhou.
It is one of three surviving Daimyō gardens of the many that were created in Edo after it became the military capital of the country, the others being the Rikugi-en and the Hama Rikyū gardens.
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小石川後楽園　Koishikawa Koraku-En Park

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Nishikata 西片 Nishikata district
Bunkyo, 西片一丁目 - 二丁目 first and second sub-district

Literally this means 西側の片町 half of a village on the West-side.
It was on the West side of the 本郷通り Hongo-Dori (the old 中山道 Nakasendo Highway).
There were many Daimyo and Samurai residences during the Edo period.
In 1872, the lord of the 福山藩 Fukuyama domain, 阿部 Abe san, had his estate here and made it open to the public on the West side.
On the East side were farmers and it was known as
Komagome Higashikata machi 駒込東片町 "half of the village on the East side in Komagome.

Now it is close to the 東京大学 Tokyo University and many scholars and 文化人 men of culture live here.
During the Meiji period, 樋口一葉 Higuchi Ichiyo and 夏目漱石 Natsume Soseki lived here.
This area was spared destruction during the Great Tokyo Earthquake in 1923, so it still has the atmosphere of the Meiji period.

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. suidō 水道 - the many waterways and canals of Edo .

Suidoo, Suidō 水道 Suido district
Bunkyo, 水道一丁目 - 二丁目 first and second sub-district

The name dates back to the time of Tokugawa Ieyasu who had a waterway built here.
It is known as the 神田上水 Kanda Josui.
In old maps of the Edo period, the following names are known
金杉水道町 Kanasugi Suidocho, 小日向水道町 Kohinata Suidochi and 関口水道町 Sekiguchi Suidocho.

In 1964, they were united with the name
- 水道町 Suidocho, Suidomachi.

. Kanda jōsui 神田上水 Kanda Josui waterway .

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There is another 水道町 Suidocho in 新宿区 Shinjuku ward
No sub-districts.

In 1911, the town 牛込水道町 Ushigome Suidocho was renamed to Suidocho.

Also related to the 神田上水 Kanda Josui.

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2/18/2019

Sengoku district Koto Bunkyo

In 1936, a part of 千田町 Sendamachi and 石島町 Ishijimamachj merged and a a character of each one was used to make
a new area name, 千石町 Sengokucho, Sengokumachi.
千田町 - 千
石島町 - 石

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. Sengoku, Koishikawa 小石川 Koishikawa area .
Bunkyo ward　文京区
One of its sub-districts is
千石一丁目 - 四丁目 Sengoku first to fourth sub-district

The two characters represent two subjects:
千 sen is a short version of the 中山道 Nakasendo Highway and the river 千川 Sengawa
石 koku, -goku, ishi is the middle character of the name 小石川 Ko ISHI kawa

The name was established in 1967, with a vote of the inhabitants.
The river Sengawa has later been landfilled.

The land belonged to 一橋徳川家 the Hitotsubashi branch of the Tokugawa clan. It was a rich forest area, now preserved as
Sengoku Ryochi 千石緑地 Sengoku Green Space.
1 Chome-6 Sengoku, Bunkyō

In the park are many old trees, one of them is a huge old
muku no ki ムクノキ / 椋木 / 椋の木 / 樸樹 Aphananthe aspera, oriental elm tree.

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