Maejima Hisoka

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Maejima Hisoka 前島密
(1835 – 1919)

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born Ueno Fusagorō (上野 房五郎), was a Japanese statesman, politician, and businessman in Meiji-period Japan.
Maejima founded the Japanese postal service, and is known as
Yubin Seido no Chichi (郵便制度の父), or "Father of the Postal System".

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Maejima was born as Ueno Fusagorō, in the village of Shimoikebe, Echigo Province (present-day the city of Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture).
In 1866 he was adopted into the Maejima family. He was sent to Edo to study rangaku, medical science and English.
In the Bakumatsu period he was considered a radical reformer and proponent of westernization. In 1866, he submitted an unsolicited proposal to shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu that Japan abolish the use of kanji (Chinese characters) in its writing system.
In 1868, shortly after the Meiji Restoration, he also proposed to Ōkubo Toshimichi that the capital of Japan be moved from Kyoto to Edo.
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Government official, statesman and businessman.
Born in Niigata as the son of the Ueno family, a rich farm family in Niigata. After learning Western studies in Edo and traveling around in Japan, he took over as head of the Maejima family, a vassal of the Shogun. After serving at the new Meiji government and returning from study in England, he assumed important posts as Head of Transport and Communications and Superintendent of Transport and Communications and worked to form Japan's modern postal service.
He left government due to Political Crisis of 1881 and joined the Rikken Kaishin-to (Constitutional Reform Party).
He also served as Principal of the Tokyo Senmon Gakko (later the Waseda University) and President of Kansai Railway Company.
In 1888, he returned to the governmental world as Vice-Minister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications and sought to establish telephone services. After retiring from the post, he became active again as a businessman.
Later, he was elevated in rank to danshaku (baron) and became a member of the House of Peers.
He is also famous for Kanji haishi ron (Kanji abolishment theory).
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Nakano ku 中野区 Nakano ward - "Middle Wild Field" - districts




. Nakano 中野区 Nakano ward - "Middle Wild Field" .

Minamidai / Nandai 南台
Nakano 中野町
Yamato 大和町（やまとちょう） (Daiwacho)

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Minamidai / Nandai 南台 districtct
南台一丁目から南台五丁目 first to fourth district

Minamidai borders Yayoicho in the north, Honmachi to the east,
Sasazuka and Hatagaya to the south, and Honan to the west.

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Nakano machi 中野町 Nakano districtct
In the Edo period, there where four villages,
中野村 Nakano village, 本郷村 Hongo village, 本郷新田 Hongo Nitta and 雑色村 Zoshiki village

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Yamatocho 大和町（やまとちょう） (Daiwachō) - Yamato districtct
大和町一丁目から大和町四丁目 first to fourth district

Close to the shopping district 高円寺 Koenji in 杉並区 Suginami ward.

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Ichinoe 一之江
Edogawa ward - Ichinoechō 一之江町 // Nishi-Ichinoe 西一之江　// chō 二之江町

. Edogawa ku 江戸川区 Edogawa ward .

Ichinoe Station (一之江駅 Ichinoe-eki) is a railway station in Edogawa.

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Ichinoe Nanushi Yashiki 一之江 名主屋敷
This was 田島家の屋敷 the residence of the Tajima family, the first nanushi - headman of the area.
Tajima Zusho 田島図書　（たじまずしょ）, His former name was 堀田 Hotta.
It was first built in 1576.
1616 - the temple 城立寺 Joryu-Ji was built.
1774 - the main building and the 長屋門 Nagayamon Gate were built.
2016 - It was established as 歴史公園 a History Park of Edo.

The estate had a very large Nagayamon Gate.
The Yashiki Inner Garden was used to grow vegetables.

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There is a real sense of the countryside with this property. Surrounded by lush vegetation that is an absolute delight during the spring and autumn seasons - summer too if I had my way - the farmhouse represents the affluence of a well-to-do farming family in old Japan. You are looking at a building and atmosphere that is literally straight out of the days of old.
The farmhouse has all of the features one would come to expect from a traditional Edo period home.
The irori indoor hearth is a personal favourite of mine, its design adding to the home-like feeling that only a live flame can provide. You'll also notice the traditional Japanese garden design with ponds, stone lanterns and koi fish. There is a clear sense of wealth here. Not ostentatious wealth but rather wealth with a sense of having being earned through solid hard work.
The woods surrounding the property contain trees that have been listed as worthy of protection by Edogawa City and include zelkova, gingko and hackberry.

Visitors will also find a moat and a nagayamon gate that once housed lower ranked samurai. In the feudal and hierarchical social system of the times, the latter two further confirm that House Tajima enjoyed an excellent social status.
Ichinoe Nanushi Yashiki really does offer a legitimate feeling of Tokyo's old Edo history and is, quite simply, a lovely place to visit.
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Japanese link with many photos :
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The grave of Tajima Zusho 田島図書の墓

Tajima was a samurai, who fought in the battle of Sekigahara, October 21, 1600, and later came to Edo.



. Ninoe 二之江 - 妙正寺川 river Myoshojigawa .

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Nakano ku 中野区 Nakano ward - "Middle Wild Field" - districts




. Nakano 中野区 Nakano ward - "Middle Wild Field" .
Chuo 中央
Higashi-Nakano 東中野
Honcho 本町

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Chuuoo, Chūō 中央 Chuo district districtct
中央一丁目 - 中央五丁目 first to fifth district

Lit. chuo - Central - in the middle of Musashino Daichi 武蔵野台地 the Musashino plain
Chuo borders Higashinakano and Nakano in the North, Kita-Shinjuku to the East, Honchō to the South, and Koenji to the West.
The old names before 1967 (wikipedia)
中央一丁目 = 宮園通一丁目の一部、川添町の一部、塔の山町の一部、本町通一丁目の一部、小淀町
中央二丁目 = 宮園通一丁目の一部、宮園通二丁目の一部、塔の山町の一部、本町通二丁目の一部、本町通三丁目の一部、宮前町
中央三丁目 = 宮園通三丁目の一部、本町通三丁目の一部、本町通四丁目の一部、上町の一部、仲町
中央四丁目 = 宮園通三丁目の一部、宮園通四丁目の一部、上町の一部、橋場町の一部、本町通四丁目の一部、本町通五丁目の一部
中央五丁目 = 宮園通四丁目の一部、宮園通五丁目の一部、橋場町の一部、本町通五丁目の一部、本町通六丁目の一部

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Higashinakano 東中野 Higashi-Nakano districtct
東中野一丁目 - 五丁目 first to fifth district

The old names before 1966 (wikipedia)
東中野一丁目 = 氷川町、川添町、宮園通一丁目の各一部
東中野二丁目 = 上ノ原町、高根町の各全域、氷川町、宮園通一丁目の各一部
東中野三丁目 = 桜山町、昭和通一丁目の各一部
東中野四丁目 = 住吉町の全域、桜山町、小滝町、氷川町の各一部
東中野五丁目 = 小滝町の一部
The first to third district are mostly residential districts.

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Honcho 本町 Honcho districtct
本町一丁目 - 本町六丁目first to sixth district

The old names before 1966 (wikipedia)
本町一丁目 = 相生町、本町通一丁目
本町二丁目 = 東郷町、朝日ヶ丘、本町通二丁目
本町三丁目 = 東郷町、朝日ヶ丘、道玄町、本町通三丁目
本町四丁目 = 本町通三丁目、本町通四丁目、本町通五丁目、道玄町、西町、千代田町、宮里町
本町五丁目 = 宮里町、千代田町
本町六丁目 = 本町通五丁目、本町通六丁目、西町

象小屋跡 - remains of the Elephant House for the Elephant that Shogun Yoshimune got from Vietnam.
徳川吉宗がベトナムから取り寄せた象が、この地の農民に払い下げられた。2丁目の朝日が丘公園に解説の駒札が立っている。
長者橋 - Chojabashi bridge, crossing 神田川 the river Kandagawa
The Choja rich man from Nakano was 鈴木九郎 Suzuki Kuro (1371 - 1440), who had founded 成願寺 the temple Jogan-Ji. 山手通りの神田川にかかる橋。成願寺を開いた「中野長者」鈴木九郎に由来。首都高速「中野長者橋出入口」の名称にも採られている。
石森製粉の石臼 - stone mortar from Ishimori Seifun company, making buckwheat powder. ストーンミル stone mill
幕末から大正の頃、中野坂上は製粉業が盛んであった。中野坂の途中にある石森製粉は、かつて実際に使っていた直径2mの石臼を自社ビル前に展示している。このビルの上階は「マンション・ストーンミル」という名称の集合住宅になっている。

. Jooganji, Jōganji 成願寺 Jogan-Ji - Nakano .

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Hon-chō Apothecary - Hon-chō Yakushu-dana

Hon-chō was the first settlement of what was to become the city of Edo.
When Tokugawa Ieyasu (subsequent founder of the shogunate) came to the Edo region in September 1590,
he started by developing a commercial and residential district.
This area of the city came to be known as "Hon-chō" (literally "the original district")
because it was both located directly east of Edo Castle's Ōtemon (the great gate),
and next to Nihonbashi (the starting point of the five major overland routes to the provinces).
Furthermore, the architecture of the area was typified by streets
lined with numerous earthen-walled warehouses.
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Nakano-no-Tō Tower　中野塔（なかののとう） Nakano no To

The tower of Nakano was a three-storied pagoda which was said to have been donated by Iizuka Sōbei
during the Kan'ei era (1624 -1643) and was one of Edo's famous places
along with the five-storied pagoda located in Kan'ei-ji Temple, Ueno.
It was located on the grounds of Hōsen-ji Temple, Chūō, Nakano Ward,
but burned down during the air raids of 1945 (the twentieth year of Shōwa).
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Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" - districts




There are 45 districts in Koto, some are quite small.
. Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" .

Toyo 東陽
Tokiwa 常盤
Yumenoshima 夢の島

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Toyo, Tooyoo 東陽 Toyo district
東陽一丁目 - 東陽七丁目 first to seventh district

Named after the primary school Toyo Shogakko 東陽小学校, which was opened in 1900.
In 1967, the inhabitants decided on this name.

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Tokiwa 常盤 Tokiwa district
常盤一丁目 - 常盤二丁目 first and second district

Used to be part of 深川常盤町 - 深川区 Fukagawa ward Tokiwa district.

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Tokiwa, Koto Ward 江東区常盤1-3 Tokyo
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Yumenoshima 夢の島 Yumenoshima district
夢の島1丁目 - 夢の島3丁目 - first to third district

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Yumenoshima (夢の島, lit. Dream Island or Island of Dream) is a district in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of an artificial island built using waste landfill.
... Yumenoshima is a fairly small district, and contains:
Yumenoshima Park, a public park with an array of facilities, including a tropical botanical garden, a sports complex, a barbecue area, a colosseum, a yacht marina, and a track and field stadium
Yumenoshima Stadium, a football and athletics stadium used for youth competitions and lower league football matches.
Yumenoshima Baseball Field, a baseball field for local youth teams
Koto Incineration Facility, an incineration facility for Koto ward
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There are 45 districts in Koto, some are quite small.
. Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" .

Shin-Kiba 新木場
Sumiyoshi 住吉
Takabashi 高橋

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Shin-Kiba 新木場 Shinkiba district ("New Lumberyard")
新木場一丁目 - 新木場四丁目 from first to fourth district

kiba originally was called chobokujo 貯木場 a place to store lumber.
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Shin-Kiba is located north of Wakasu, east of Tatsumi, south of Yumenoshima, and west of the Arakawa River.
It is built on reclaimed land.
The name "Shinkiba" means "New Lumberyard", and is taken from the area's historical importance in the lumber industry. It is termed "New" to distinguish it from Kiba (Lumberyard), another area in Koto.
History
Kiba had been the main centre of the lumber industry in Tokyo since 1657, when the Tokugawa shogunate moved it there after a major fire. In the 1970s Kiba was rapidly being developed, so the lumber businesses were relocated to reclaimed land named Shin-Kiba. In more recent times performance venues have been established in Shin-Kiba.
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. Kiba　木場 Lumberyards and Carpenters .
Kiba is a low-lying district on the very edge of Edo bay, on the east bank of the Sumida river.

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Sumiyoshi 住吉 Sumiyoshi districtt
住吉一丁 - 住吉二丁目 first and second district.

1934年（昭和9年）に深川猿江裏町の一部・深川東町の一部・深川本村町の一部が合併することになった際深川住吉町と名づけられ、1968年（昭和43年）に住吉と改称した。
地名の由来 1934年（昭和9年）の成立の際、縁起の良い「吉」の字を用いて深川住吉町と命名された[4]。住吉神社との関連はなく、近隣に同名の神社も存在しない。
This name is not related to the famous Shrine 住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Jinja

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Takabashi 高橋 Takabashi district
No sub-districts.

1934年（昭和9年）：深川区東森下町の一部、東元町・富川町・西町の全部をもって深川高橋一丁目-五丁目とする。
1947年（昭和22年）：江東区に所属。
1971年（昭和46年）：深川高橋一丁目を高橋、深川高橋二丁目-五丁目を森下三丁目-五丁目とした。
大正期には都市スラム化しており、1921年（大正10年）に刊行された『東京市内の細民に関する調査』において前身のうち富川町・西町併せて2,416人の細民人口が計上されている[5]。戦後の高度経済成長期までは簡易宿泊街（ドヤ街）が形成されており[6]、貧困地域であった。ドヤ街は都市再開発のために現在は一部を残してほぼ解体されて、高橋および森下三丁目-五丁目に多く点在するビジネスホテル群にその名残が見られる。
地名の由来
町名は小名木川に架かる橋梁・高橋に由来する[7]。この橋梁は小名木川に架けられており、東京都道463号上野月島線が通り、北岸の高橋と白河一丁目を結んでいる。橋長は43.8メートル。
Shin-Takabashi bridge

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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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Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" - districts 02




There are 45 districts in Koto, some are quite small.
. Kōtō 江東区 Koto ward, "East River" .

Hirano 平野
Miyoshi 三好
Mori 毛利

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Hirano 平野 Hirano district
平野一丁目 - 平野四丁目 first to fourth district

In the first and second district are many temples of 日蓮宗 the Nichiren sect.
The area had been landfilled in 1701 and many town houses had been built there.

- - - - - 木場公園 Kiba Koen Park
The residence of the haiku poet 杉山杉風 Sugiyama Sanpu (1647 - 1732) was located in Hirano.
Sanpu was one of the 10 most important disciples of Matsuo Basho.
. Basho jittetsu 芭蕉十哲 .

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Miyoshi 三好 Miyoshi district
三好一丁目 - 三好四丁目 first to third district

In the year 1701, three important money lenders got the order to built here.
In 1703, the name 三好 Miyoshi (three friends) was given to the district.
The 東京都現代美術館 Tokoy Museum of Contemporary Art is located here.

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Mori 毛利 Mori district district
毛利一丁目 - 毛利二丁目 first and second district

In 1722, 毛利藤左衛門 Mori Tozaemon developed new fields here.
In 1732, the government built kiba 木場 a lumberyard here.
In the Meiji period,the land became part of the Imperial household.
In 1891, it was named 深川本村町 Fukagawa Honmura district and the name MORI was lost.
In 1931, 本村町 Honmura district and 猿江裏町 Sarue Uramachi were united to become 毛利町 Mori district.
In 1947, it became 深川毛利町 Fukagawa Mori district.
In 1968, 毛利一 / 二丁目 first and second district of Mori were established.

In the second district, 猿江恩賜公園 the Park Sarue Onshi is located.

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