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2/16/2024

Places of Edo

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Famous Places and Power Spots of Edo and the Edo period


source : Wikipedia
canal system of Edo


. machi, choo 町 small town or village - districts and Haiku   .
chiku 地区 area

The wikipedia has now extensive coverage about Tokyo and the districts of Edo.
The special wards of Tokyo are:
Adachi Arakawa Bunkyo Chiyoda Chūō Edogawa Itabashi Katsushika Kita Kōtō Meguro Minato Nakano Nerima Ōta Setagaya Shibuya Shinagawa Shinjuku Suginami Sumida Taitō Toshima
The "three central wards" of Tokyo – Chiyoda, Chūō and Minato – are the business core of the city,
- source : wikipedia -


The Landmarks of Edo in Color Woodblock Prints
484 nishiki-e picturing 103 landmarks of Edo
... links to illustrated geographical booklets Edo Meisho Zue
- source : National Diet Library-


Edo Meishō Zue 江戸名所図会 “Guide to famous Edo sites”
... an illustrated guide describing famous places and depicting their scenery...
20 books divided among seven volumes. Initially published in 1834.
... conceived by Saitō Yukio Nagaaki (1737–1799) ...
- source : wikipedia -


- This list is not updated, please check the ABC index. -
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. - - - Persons and Place Names - Index - - - .

. Legends 伝説 from the 23 Tokyo wards .


. Edo Tokyo Hyakkei 百景 100 views of Edo / Tokyo .

. kawa 江戸の河 -- 江戸の川 the rivers of Edo .

. saka, sakamichi 坂道 the many slopes of Edo .

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. Adachi ku 足立区 Adachi ward .

. Akasaka 赤坂 "the red slope" district . Minato
- Akasaka Kiribatake 赤坂桐畑 district, "paulownia fields"
- 赤坂一木町 / 一ツ木町 Akasaka Hitotsugi district
- Akasaka Tamachi 赤坂田町 Tamachi district, "district of fields"

. Amanuma district 天沼 "heavenly swamp" - Suginami ward .

. Anjinchoo 安針町 Anjin-Cho, Anjin Cho district .
- William Adams - Miura Anjin (三浦按針 "the pilot of Miura")

. Aomonochoo 青物町 Aomonocho "vegetable" district .

. Aoyama 青山 Aoyama district, "Green Mountain" . - Minato ward



"Full moon at Arakawa River" 荒川の月
川瀬 巴水 - Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) - 1929


. Arakawa ku 荒川区 Arakawa ward - "wild river" .
. . . . . Machiya 町屋, Nippori 日暮里, Ogu 尾久

. Asakusa 浅草 district .
. . . . . Asakusabashi 浅草橋 Asakusa Bridge / Asakusa Heiemonchoo 平右衛門町 Heiemon machi
- - - - - . Asakusa Kannon 浅草観音, temple 浅草寺 Senso-Ji . .

. Atago 愛宕 Atago district . - Minato

. Azabu district 麻布 "hemp cloth" . Minato ward
- - - - - Azabuichibei 麻布市兵衛町 Azabu Ichibei district
- - - - - Azabuipponmatsu 麻布一本松町 Azabu Ipponmatsu district "one pine tree"
- - - - - 六本木 Roppongi
- - - - - Azabu Nana Fushigi 麻布七不思議 seven wonders of Azabu


. Bakurochoo, Bakuro-chō 馬喰町 Bakurocho district .

Banchoo 番町 Bancho and . Kōjimachi 麹町 / 麴町 Kojimachi district .

. Bunkyoo, Bunkyō 文京区 Bunkyo ward, "Literature Capital" .


. Chiyoda ku 千代田区 Chiyoda ward "Fields of Eternity" .
Kanda area 神田地区 Kanda Area / Kōjimachi Kojimachi area 麹町地区

. Choofu 調布 Chofu / 田園調布 Denen Chofu .

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


. Daikuchoo 神田大工町 Kanda Daikucho, carpenter district .
- Umibedaikuchmachi 海辺大工町 Umibe Daikumachi carpenter district on the coast
- river 小名木川 Onagigawa /高橋 Takahashi bridge / Mannenbashi 万年橋 "Ten Thousand Year Bridge"


Echigoya 越後屋 and Mitsui 三井

. Edo no hashi 江戸の橋 the bridges of Edo .

Edojoo 江戸城 Edojo, Edo Castle

. Edogawa ku 江戸川区 Edogawa ward .
- Edogawa 江戸川 river Edogawa

. Egawachoo 江川町 Egawa-Cho, Egewa district .
- Egawa Tarozaemon 江川太郎左衛門 (1801-1855)

. Eitaibashi 永代橋 Eitai-Bashi bridge .



. Fukagawa district 深川 .
- Sunamura 砂村 "Sand village" district / Fukagawa Kiba 深川木場 Fukagawa Timberyards

. Fukiyachoo 葺屋町 Fukiyacho District of roof thatchers .
- and Kayabacho 茅場町, 南茅場町 Minami-Kayabacho


. Ginza 銀座 "Silver Guild" district .
- - - - - Ginpari, Gin Pari 銀巴里 chanson cafe in Ginza
- - - - - Shin Sakanachoo 新肴町 Shin-Sakana Cho, Shinsakanacho district - "New Fish Village - Market"
- - - - - 新肴場 Shin Sakanaba
- - - - - Rogetsumura 老月村 / 新場橋 Shinbabashi bridge / Momijidoori もみじ通り Edo Momiji-dori Avenue.

. Gofukuchoo 呉服町 Gofukucho, district of the Kimono shops .
..... Gofukubashi 呉服橋. / Gofukubashi Mitsuke Mon 呉服橋見附門 Gofukubashi Mitsuke Gate

. Gofunai, Funai 御府内 "The Lord's City" .
御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo

. Gyootoku, Gyōtoku 船橋 と 行徳 Gyotoku .
..... Gyotoku enden 行徳塩田 Gyotoku salt fields / Imai 今井


. Hachiman 八幡 Shrines in the Edo period .

. Hachiooji 八王子 Hachioji district and 高尾山 Mount Takaosan .

. Hakkei 八景 Eight Views .
Sumida-gawa hakkei 隅田川八景 by Hiroshige II 広重 II
Sumida Hakkei in Edo 隅田八景
Zashiki Hakkei 座敷八景 Eight Parlor Views
Oomi Hakkei 近江八景 Omi Hakkei, Eight Views of Omi .

. Hakozakichō 箱崎町 Hakozaki-Cho district . - Chuo
..... Tokyo City Air Terminal T-CAT

. Hamamatsuchō 浜松町 Hamamatsucho, Hamamatsu district . Minato

. Hibiya 日比谷 / 比々谷 district in Chiyoda ward .

. Himonochoo 檜物町 / 檜物丁 HimonoCho District .
quarters of the craftsmen of Hinoki cypress wood

. Himonya 碑文谷 Himonya district . - Meguro
Ebara 荏原郡 district / 武州荏原 Bushu, Ebara

. Hongokuchoo 本石町 Hongoku District .

. Honcho 本町 Honcho districtct - Nakano ward .

. Honjo 本所 and Honcho (Motomachi) 本町 Honcho, Honmachi .
..... Honjo-Aioicho 本所相生町 Honjo-Aioi district

. Honryoogaechoo 本両替町 Hon-Ryogae-Cho district .
- Kanefukichoo 金吹町 Kanefukicho // Kinsukechoo 金助町 Kinsukecho - related to Ginza and 金座 Kinza

. Honzaimokuchoo 本材木町 Honzaimokucho, Honzaimoku-cho district .
..... 楓川 Kaedegawa / 海運橋 Kaigunbashi / 冬木町 Fuyuki district

Hooraikan 鳳来館 Horaikan now an exhibition hall in Aichi

. Horidomechoo 堀留町 Horidomecho District / Horidome rivers .

. Horiechoo, Horie choo 堀江町 Horie Cho district .
and Terefurechoo 照降町 (てれふれ) Terefurecho, Terefure Cho or (てりふりちょう ) Terifuri

. Horikiri mura 掘切村 Horikiri village "digging a moat" . - Katsushika ward / Sakasai 逆井

. Horinouchi 堀之内 / 堀ノ内 Horinouchi district .

. Hyakuninchoo 百人町 Hyakunincho district . - Aoyama, Shinjuku


. Ichigaya 市谷 / 市ヶ谷 / 市ケ谷 .
市谷加賀町 Ichigaya Kaga cho
Ichigaya Sanaizaka 市谷左内坂町 Ichigaya Sanaizaka cho

. Iidamachi, Iida-machi 飯田町 Iidamachi district .
and 飯田橋 Iidabashi Bridge // Kudanzaka 九段坂

. Ikebukuro district 池袋 "pond bag" . \ Toshima

. Ikegami Honmonji 池上本門寺 Ikegami Honmon-Ji  temple .

. Iriya 入谷 and Taitō 台東区 Taito ward .

. Itabashi ku 板橋区 Itabashi ward .

. Iwamotochoo, Iwamotochō 神田岩本町 Kanda Iwamotocho .
--- Benkeibashi 弁慶橋 Benkeibashi bridge / Aizomegawa 藍染川 river Aizome-gawa


. Jinboochoo, Jinbōchō 神保町 Jinbocho, Jimbocho .
神保小路 Jinbo Koji, Jinbo alley


. Kagachoo 加賀町 Kaga Cho districts - Ginza, Ichigaya .

. Kagurazaka - Kagurasaka 神楽坂 Ushigome Kagurazaka 牛込神楽坂 .

. Kajibashi 鍛冶橋 Kajibashi Bridge, "Blacksmith Bridge" .
Kajiyamachi 神田鍛冶屋町 "Blacksmith district" - also called
. Kanda Kajichoo, Kajimachi 千代田区 神田 鍛冶町 .


. Kamakurachoo 鎌倉町 Kamakura-Cho in Kanda, Chiyoda ward.
and - - - - - Kamakuragashi 鎌倉河岸 - 鎌倉川岸 Kamakura riverbank, Kamakura waterfront
and - - - - - Toshimaya 豊島屋 first "Izakaya 居酒屋" pub in Edo

. Kameido choo 亀戸町 Kemeido, Kame-Ido "Turtle Well" .

. Kameyama 亀山 "Turtle Mountain" .

. Kamisukichoo 紙漉町 Kamisuki-Cho, paper maker district .

Kanamachi 金町
. Kanamachi kokabu 金町こかぶ small turnips .

. Kanda 神田 "field for the gods" .

. Kanazawa choo 神田金沢町 Kanazawa machi district in Kanda .

. Kanto Henro Pilgrimage 関東八十八ヶ所霊場 .

. Karasuyama teramachi 烏山寺町 Karasuyama Temple Town . - Setagaya

. Kasugachoo 春日町 Kasugacho District, Kasuga-Cho - 練馬 Nerima, Bunkyo

. Kasumigaseki district 霞ヶ関 / 霞が関 "fog gate", "gate of mist" .

. Katsushika ku 葛飾区 Katsushika ward .

. Kawasaki district 川崎 - Tokaido .

. Kiba 木場 "place for wood" - lumberyards and carpenters .

. Kijichoo 雉子町 Kiji-Cho "pheasant district" wood-craft workers .
Kanda Kijibashi bridge 雉子橋 Kiji-Bashi, now in 千代田区神田 Chiyoda ward

. Kioichoo 紀尾井町 Kioicho district . - Chiyoda
- - - - - Kioizaka slope 紀尾井坂

. Kita ku 北区 Kita ward, "Northern Ward" .
- - - - - Asukayama 飛鳥山

. Kiyosumi choo, Kiyosumi machi 清住町 / 清澄町 Kiyosumi district .

. Kobunachoo 小舟町 Kobunacho, Kobuna Cho district ("small boat") .

. Kodenmachō 小伝馬町 Kodenmacho district .
- - - - - with the royashiki 江戸幕府が牢屋敷 main prison

. Koganei 小金井 and 小金井野菜 local vegetables . .

. Koishikawa 小石川 - and Koishikawa Garden .
- - - - - Sashigaya 指ヶ谷 / さしがや - - - - - Hakusan 白山
- - - - - Ootsuka 大塚 Otsuka "big mound"

. Komagatachoo 駒形町 Komagata district .

. Konyachoo, Konyachō 神田紺屋町 Kanda Konya-Cho, Kon'ya cho
Konyamachi, district for indigo cloth dyers . .


. Koogazaka 甲賀坂 Koga slope . Chioda, Surugadai

. Koojimachi, Kōjimachi 麹町 / 麴町 Kojimachi district . - Chiyoda
- Kojimachi Shimizudani 麹町清水谷

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

. Kunitachi 国立市 .
- - - - - and the Yaho district 谷保 (やほ) / (やぼ Yabo)

. Kuramae 倉前 / 蔵前 The Bakufu Rice Granaries . - Asakusa, Taito

. Kyoobashi 京橋 Kyobashi Bridge .

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お江戸の地名の意外な由来 - - 中江克己

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. Matsugaechoo 松枝町 / 松ヶ枝町 Matsugae-Cho district . - Kanda

. Meguro 目黒 and Meguro no Sanma  目黒の秋刀魚 .
- - - . Meguro Fudoo 目黒不動 Meguro Fudo Temple .
- - - - - Kami-Meguro - The Shogun's Hawk-Hunting Grounds

. Mejiro 目白 the Mejiro district .

. Minato ku 港区 Minato ward, "Harbour ward" .

. Mita district 三田 / 御田 / 美田 "Three Rice Fields" . - Minato ward

. Miyake Mura 三宅村 Miyake village, 三宅島 Miyake Island - Izu Oshima .

. mon 門 the 36 gates of Edo castle .

. Muromachi 室町 Murocho Muro Cho .

. Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国 Musashi Province / 武州 Bushu .
- - - Chōfu 調布市 Chofu city / 日野 Hino

. Nagasaki 長崎 in Toshima ward .

. Naitoo 内藤 Naito see Shinjuku, 内藤新宿 Naito Shinjuku .

. Nakano ku 中野区 Nakano ward - "Middle Wild Field" .
Arai 新井 Arai district - "new well"
Egota 江古田 Egota district
Saginomiya 鷺宮 Saginomiya district - "Shrine of the Heron - // Shirasagi 白鷺 Shirasagi district - "white heron" -

. Negishi 根岸 Negishi district - Taito ward .
..... Negishi no Sato 根岸の里 Negishi village

. Nerima 練馬区 Nerima ward .
and Nukui 貫井(ぬくい) "pulling out a well" village

. Nezu district 根津 - Bunkyo ward .
..... Nezu Jinja 根津神社 Nezu Shrine


. nihon, nippon  日本 Japan .

Nihonbashi 日本橋 "Japan Bridge" in Edo / Tokyo  
- - - - - Koamichoo 小網町 Koami district,"small net" // Nihonbashi Tori 日本橋通

. Ningyoochoo, Ningyōchō  人形町 Ningyocho, Ningyo-Cho .

. Odaiba お台場 / Daiba 台場 . - Minato

. Odenmacho 大伝馬町 The Communications Center .

. Okechoo, okemachi、桶町 Okecho, "Bucket district" .

. Ooji, Ōji 王子 Oji district .

. Oome 青梅 / おうめ Ome village (Aome, Oume) .

. Oomori, Ōmori 大森 Omori district "Great Forest" . Ota ward

. Oota, Ōta 大田区 Ota ward .

. Ootemachi, Ōtemachi 大手町 Otemachi district .
The place of the former 大手門 Ote-Mon "Big, main Gate" to Edo castle.
- - - - - and Hirakawachoo 平川町 Hirakawa-Cho, Hirakawa district

. Otowachoo 音羽町 Otowa district .


. Reiganjima 霊巌島 / 霊岸島 Island Reiganjima .
- Shinkawa 新川, Chūō ward / Chiyoda ward

. Renjakuchoo, Kanda renjaku machi 神田連雀町 Renjaku-Cho district .
- 入間村 Irima village / 和泉村 Izumi village / Komae 狛江郷

. Rokugō no watashi 六郷の渡し Rokugo river crossing .

. Ryoogoku, Ryōgoku 両国 Ryogoku district and bridge 両国橋  .


. Saeki 神田佐柄木町 Kanda Saeki-cho, Kanda Saekicho .

. Sakai Cho 堺町 Sakai in Edo .
- - - - - Edo Sanza 江戸三座 - the three famous Kabuki theaters of Edo
堺町・葺屋町 Sakai Machi
木挽町 Kobiki choo
猿若町 Saruwaka choo. later renamed Nakamura-za

. Sakuma 神田佐久間町 Kanda Sakuma-cho, Sakumacho .

. Sakuradamon Gate 桜田門 and Ii Naosuke 井伊直弼 (1860) .

. Sangenjaya 三軒茶屋 Sangen-jaya, "three tea stalls" . - Setagaya

. Saruechoo 猿江町 Sarue Cho and 猿藤太 Mashira no Tota.

. Sengakuji (Senkakuji) 泉岳寺 Sengaku-Ji and the 47 Ronin .

. Senju 千住 Senju district . - Adachi

. Setagaya ku 世田谷区 Setagaya ward .

. Setomonocho 瀬戸物町 "Potter's district" .

. Shakujii 石神井 - Nerima ward .

. Shiba 芝 / 柴村 Shiba mura / 芝町 Shiba machi .
Shibaura 芝浦 Shiba-Ura

. Shibazaki 芝崎 . Musashino

. Shibuya ku 渋谷区 Shibuya ward .

. Shinagawa ku 品川区 Shinagaw ward .

. Shinbashi, Shimbashi 新橋 "new bridge" district . Minato

. Shinjuku 新宿 - Naitoo Shinjuku 内藤新宿 Naito Shinjuku .
- and Yodobashi 淀橋 "Yodo Bridge"

. Shin-Yanagibashi 新柳橋 . ... and Kappa raincoats

. Shirakabechoo 神田白壁町 Kanda Shirakabe-Cho district .

. Shiodome 汐留 / 塩留 . - Minato

. Shitaya 下谷 and Taitō 台東区 Taito ward . - Ueno

. Shizutani Gakkoo 閑谷学校 Shizutani School of the Ikeda clan, Okayama .

. Somei 染井 - uekiya 植木屋 gardeners . - Sugamo
伊兵衛三之烝 Ihei Sannojo

. Sotobori 外堀 / そとぼり / 外濠 outer moat of Edo castle .

. Suginami 杉並区 Suginami ward .
- - - - - Shooanmura 松庵村 Shoan village

. Sumida ku, Sumida-ku 墨田区 Sumida ward, "ink field" .

. Sumidagawa River 隅田川 and Katsushika 葛飾 .

. Surugadai 駿河台 . - Chioda
Suidobashi Surugadai 水道橋駿河台 / Kanda Surugadai 神田駿河台
and
Surugachoo 駿河町 Suruga Cho, Suruga Quarter, Suruga village, Suruga street (near Nihonbashi) / Suruga-Machi 駿河町 


. Taitoo, Taitō 台東区 Taito Ward .
Shitayaku, Shitaya ku 下谷区 Shitaya Ward // Iriya 入谷 // Torigoe 鳥越 Torigoe Ward (Torikoe)

. Tansumachi 箪笥町 / Ushigome Go-Tansucho 牛込御箪笥町 "Village of Tansu makers" .

. Takanawa district 高輪, Takanawadai 高輪台   .
Takanawa Okido 高輪 大木戸 The Great Gate of Takanawa  


. Tamagawa Joosui 多摩川上水 Tamagawa Josui Kanal .

. Tomizawachoo 富沢町 Tomizawa Cho district .

. Tooriaburachoo, Tōriabura-chō 通油町 Toriaburacho District .

. Toshima 豊島区 Toshima ward, "Rich Island" .
and 巣鴨 Sugamo district "ducks nest"

. Toyama 戸山 Shinjuku .

. Tsukiji Fish Market 築地市場 Chuo Ward .
. . . . . Tsukiji - Visit to a Kabuki Theater

. Tsukudajima 佃島 / 佃嶌 The Island Tsukuda  .
. . . . . and Tsukuda Sumiyoshi Shrine 住吉神社


. Ueno district 上野 . - Taito

. Ukiyo-e ni miru Edo no meisho  浮世絵 Famous places in Edo on Ukiyo-E paintings .

. Unemegahara 采女ヶ原 Uneme plain - Unemebashi 采女橋 Uneme bridge .
Matsudaira Uneme no Sho 松平采女正 Sadamoto 定基 (1687 - 1759)

. Uogashi 魚河岸 the Fish Market .
- - - - - now - Tsukiji Fish Market 築地市場

. Ushigome 牛込 Ushigome district . - Shinjuku
. . . . . Ushigome Fukuromachi 江戸牛込袋町


. Waseda 早稲田 Waseda district . - Shinjuku


. Yagenbori 薬研堀 "Yagen Canal".

. Yaguchi no watashi 矢ノ口渡 river crossing at Yaguchi village .
and the death of Nitta Yoshioki 新田義興 (? - 1358)


. Yamabuki no Sato 山吹の里 Yamabuki village .

. Yamanote 山の手 and Shitamachi 下町 .

. Yanagibashi

. Yanaka 谷中 Temple town .

. Yaraichoo 矢来町 Yarai-Cho "Palisade quarter" - Ushigome Yaraicho 牛込矢来町 .

. Yatsukooji 八つ小路 Yatsukoji district . - "Eight small streets"

. Yayosugashi district 八代洲河岸 / Yaesu 八重洲 .

. Yokoyamachoo, Yokoyama-chō 日本橋 横山町 Nihonbashi Yokoyama-cho .
Bakuro-Yokoyama is a now district in Tokyo Shitamachi.

. Yoshiwara 葦原 / 吉原 pleasure quarters, red-light district .
- - - - - Okabasho 岡場所 "Place on a Hill"

. Yoyogi 代々木 . - Shibuya
- - - - - Yoyogi Hachimangu, Yoyogi Shusse Inari Shrine

. Yushima 湯島 - Yushima Tenjin Shrine .

. Yuurakuchoo, Yūrakuchō 有楽町 Yuraku-Cho district, Yurakucho .
- former 有楽原 Urakubara / Oda Urakusai Nagamasu 織田有楽斎長益 (1547 - 1621)
Edomaejima, Edo Maejima 江戸前島
 
. Zoshigaya 雑司が谷 / 雑司ヶ谷 / 雑司かや . - Toshima
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. Shrines of Edo 江戸の神社 - INFO .

. Temples of Edo 江戸のお寺 - INFO .

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地名で読む江戸の町 / 大石学

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Explore Edo - Nineteenth-Century Edo Project
-- Maeda Ai



"There is congealed in the ōezu maps of Edo a peculiar compositional mode that fades from view when we look back from the perspective of a maps of Tokyo which introduced modern surveying techniques. At the center of the map is the white space of the shogun’s castle overlaid with the hollyhock crest of the Tokugawa around which is a mosaic of streets and daimyō residences reproduced with great precision. [...] This cartographic vision which scarcely changed for two hundred years suggests an image of urban space as it was understood by the people of early modern Japan.
It is a series of concentric circles with the castle at the center."
- source : www-personal.umich.edu... -


- 「東京の地名の由来」記事一覧
- reference source : zatsuneta.com/category... -

- 地域一覧
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8/08/2021

Sakuragi district Taito

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Sakuragi 桜木 Sakuragi district
上野桜木一丁目 - 上野桜木二丁目 Ueno Sakuragi from first to second district


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Discover craft beer, artisanal bread, and gourmet food in a collection of renovated houses
The first store in the ueno sakuragi atari block is Yanaka Beer Hall, a brewery that serves craft beer and barbecue-style food.
You can place an order from outside the window or settle yourself into the warm and welcoming hall.
The next building houses VANER, an artisanal bakery serving fresh-baked bread all day long.
And the third and final store is OshiOlive, a gourmet boutique selling olive oils, salts and other condiments and sauces.
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. Yoojuin 養壽院 / 養寿院 Temple Yoju-In .
台東区上野桜木1-15-3 / Taito ward, Ueno, Sakuragi

. Kawabata Yasunari 川端康成 Yasunari Kawabata (1899 – 1972) .
The writer lived in 上野桜木町 Ueno-Sakuragi town.

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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 .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .


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8/06/2021

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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. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

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8/01/2021

Nakano Ward Districts 1

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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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5/11/2020

Kuromon Black Gate Taito

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Kuromon 黒門 "Black Gate"

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Kuromon (黒門, Black gate) is an historical gate (mon) located in the Taitō ward of Tokyo.
One of two remaining gates of the Edo period daimyō mansions in the city (the other one is Akamon, currently located in the University of Tokyo).
The exact date in which it was first constructed is not known, but the consensus is that it dates from the late Edo period, probably from the late 18th century or early 19th century.
It is currently located in the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum, and it has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
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The Kuromon was first built as the main gate of the Edo mansion of the branch of the Ikeda clan from the Tottori Domain, which included the Inaba Province and Hōki Province in the modern-day Tottori Prefecture. The mansion was located in the Marunouchi area (now Marunouchi 3-chome), and was part of the daimyō kōji (大名小路, daimyo alley), which included 24 such mansions.
In 1892 the gate was moved to Meiji-era Tōgū Palace in Akasaka, Tokyo, and some time later to the residence of Prince Takamatsu (1905–1987), the third son of Emperor Taishō.
It was designated an Important Cultural Property in September 1951.
Finally in March 1954 it was moved to its final location in the Tokyo National Museum and rebuilt there.
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Kuromoncho 黒門町 Kuromon district

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Denshishi Torimonocho 伝七捕物帳 Records of Detective Denshichi
Denshichi torimonochô - A long-running Jidaigeki TV series.
Denshichi was active in the Kuromoncho area.
A story revolves around Denshichi, a kindhearted detective in Kuromoncho.
According to his motto "hate the crime, not the person," he punishes and roots out the evil lurking in Edo.
It featured 中村梅雀 Nakamura Baijaku as Denshichi. 
Denshichi of Kuromoncho is a subordinate of a police constable. He punishes widespread evil in the backstreets of Edo with a purple jitte 十手 truncheon entrusted to him by the inspector Toyama Saemon, who is the magistrate of Kitamachi.
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子の目にも黒門涼し蜂須賀邸
ko no me ni mo kuromon suzushi Hachisuka tei

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Hachisuka residence


石川桂郎 Ishikawa Keiro

蜂須賀正氏 Hachisuka Masauji (1903 - 1953)
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He was the great grandson of the 11th shōgun Tokugawa Ienari and also nephew of the last shōgun Prince Tokugawa. Hachisuka was born in Tokyo in 1903.
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. Taitō 台東区 Taito 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 .

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3/18/2020

Sasayama Kaido Highway

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Sasayama Kaido 篠山街道 Sasayama Highway
Connecting 亀岡 Kameoka with 矢名瀬 Yanase and the 山陰街道 Sanin Kaido.
About 90 km long.



Branching off from the Sanin Kaido at Kameoka.
Sometimes called
. Kyo Kaido 京街道 Kyoto Highway .
or Tajima Kaido 但馬街道 Tajima Highway.


- Postal stations along the Sasayama Kaido
Kameoka 亀岡
Fukuju 福住
Hatta Toge pass 八田峠
Sasayama 篠山
Amabiki Toge pass 天引(あまびき)峠
Kanegasaka Toge pass 鐘ヶ坂峠
Kaibara 柏原(かいばら)
Saji 佐治
Tozaka Toge pass 遠阪峠
Yanase 矢名瀬 (close to Wadayama 和田山 on the Sanin Kaido)



Used for Sankin Kotai visits to Edo by the following domains:

篠山藩 Sasayama han
柏原藩 Kaibara han / 丹波柏原藩
豊岡藩 Toyooka han

Since the highway connected easily to 丹波と但馬 Tajima and 因幡 Inaba, it was also used by merchants and travellers.

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Hatta Toge pass 八田峠
Toge Sonobecho Minamihatta, Nantan, Kyoto



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Amabiki Toge pass 天引峠
Sonobecho Amabiki, Nantan, Kyoto


Connecting Sasayama city in Hyogo with 南丹市 Nantan city in Kyoto (Minami Tanba 丹波)

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Kanegasaka Toge pass 鐘ヶ坂峠

. Tanba Province: 鐘坂 Kanegasaka .
Utagawa Hiroshige print :
鐘坂と鬼の架け橋 -Kanegasaka Oni no kakehashi 鬼の架け橋 - Kinzan

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Kaibara 柏原(かいばら)



The town 柏原町 is located in the 氷上郡 Hikami District of Hyōgo Prefecture, just a bit North of Sasayama.

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Tozaka Toge pass 遠阪峠
Shiba, Asago, Hyogo / 兵庫県丹波市 朝来市 柴
About 380 m high.
It is already mentioned in records of the Heian period.
In Tanba it was called Tozaka Toge, in 但馬国 Tajima it was called 粟鹿 Awaga.



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Yanase 矢名瀬
Hyogo, Asago, Santōchō Massai
There are still many old homes in the town.




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Welcome To Asago City
Asago city is located near the center of the Hyogo Prefecture, an important center of traffic which links Tajima and San-In district. The city possesses a great nature with river, mountain, and is inhabited by more than 33000 people.
The City of Asago has a great amount of historical and cultural sites. Out of the hundred of castles situated in Japan, Asago city counts one of its finest, the ruins of Takeda Castle. The castle has the particularity of being constructed with an Ishigaki wall (a wall built by piling up stones as they were in their natural shape and form) which can still be seen now. Thus, in the early morning in autumn, a fog surrounding the castle can be seen and the view is such that the castle resembles a castle floating in the sky. The names of “castle floating in the sky” or “Japan’s Machu Picchu” has been given to the ruins of Takeda Castle.
You can also visit the great industrial heritage that is the Ikuno Silver Mines,which have 1200 years of history.
Asago City also has the Chasurin Yama Tumuli which is the biggest Tumuli of the Kansai area, a great art museum and a beautiful park of wisteria floribunda on the shelter of the mountains.
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. Kameoka Kaido 亀岡街道 Kameoka Highway .

. Sanin Kaido 山陰街道 Sanin Highway, San'in Highway .

. Tango 丹後街道 Tanba 丹波街道 Kaido Highways .

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- - - - - Tamba Sasayama
Just west of Kyoto, Tamba Sasayama in Hyogo is a hidden gem where travelers can enjoy historic castle remains and Edo-style townscape, traditional art, and great outdoors. Relax for three days with a trip that covers the best Tamba Sasayama has to offer.
- History, Cafes, And Strolling Through A Castle Town
- Make Tamba Pottery And Stay In An Old Home: Experience Sasayama
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Sasayama Domain (篠山藩, Sasayama-han)
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tanba Province.
It was founded in 1609, when Matsudaira Yasushige moved there from the Yakami Domain. The domain changed hands several times until 1748, when it was given to 青山忠朝 Aoyama Tadatomo (1708-1760). The Aoyama family remained there until 1868; the domain itself was abolished in 1871. Its territory first became part of the short-lived Toyooka Prefecture, before being made part of Hyogo Prefecture in 1876; it remains part of Hyogo Prefecture to the present day.
The Aoyama, the last ruling family, became viscounts in the Meiji era.
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .


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篠山町 Sasayama town

kaji 火事 fire
If there is a fire and someone covers his face because he is afraid to look on, he will get a bruise on his face where his hands touched.

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. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .
If a fox howls at night, there might be the curse of a fire soon.

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. Inari 稲荷と伝説 Legends about the Fox Deity .
The rikishi 力士 Sumo wrestlers from Sasayama always lost a bout when the Shogun came to look, but this time they all won.
When the lord of the domain, 青山忠裕 Aoyama Tadahiro, came back to his estate in Edo, the wrestlers had already left and went back home to Hyogo.
These wrestlers had been the Inari foxes from a shrine in the domain.
To show his gratitude, Tadahiro ordered special flags and ema 絵馬 votive tablets.
- The Inari Foxes from 王地山 / 王子山 Ojisan (Ojiyama) sometimes went to war and one fox looked like 1000 men to help winning.
- If the Inari fox howls, there will be a fire.


Ojiyama Inari Shrine

Aoyama Inari Shrine
Ojiyama Makekirai Inari shrine
Shiroyama Inari Shrine
Ushirogawa Inari Shrine . . . and more

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篠山市 Sasayama city 西浜谷 / 浜谷 Nishi-Hamadani

Yoshimori no to 義盛の塔 the memorial tower of Yoshimori
Once the memorial tower was crying every night, begging to be brought back to 濱谷 Hamadani. So finally they brought it back to where it belonged.



伊勢三郎義盛の供養塔(西浜谷)
篠山産業高校の西北方山麓の集落が西浜谷で、太古に篠山盆地が湖であったころ、浜辺であった名残の地名であろう。西北部の一段高い所に「毘沙門堂」があり、その奥へ100メートルほど入った竹藪の中の台地に、源義経の四天王の一人、「伊勢三郎義盛の供養塔」という宝篋印塔(町・文)がある。高さ1.59メートル、中輪の正面に梵字が刻まれているだけで無銘であるが、室町期かそれ以前の作である。ここには、もと湧泉(遊仙)山福応寺があった。
伊勢三郎義盛は伊勢国に生まれ、上野国で義経の家来となり、一字をもらったとされる。義盛は各地で奮戦し、文治元年(1185)には壇ノ浦の合戦の後、平宗盛・清宗父子を京へ護送している。
義経は、兄頼朝と不仲となり堀川の館を出た後、文治5年に奥州衣川館の戦いで自刃するまで、約3年間消息不明の期間がある。当地出身の鷲尾三郎経春のつてで、このうち相当長期にわたって三岳修験者たちに隠まわれていたとし、その間に三郎は亡くなったとも、鈴鹿山で自殺したとも、義経とともに北国落ちして、衣川で討死にしたともいう。いずれにしても、なじみの里で供養したのだろうと伝えられている。
昔、なぜか徴兵逃れや戦死除けにお陰があると参詣者が多く、奉納した幟が何本も立っていた
- reference source : city.sasayama.hyogo.jp/rekishi...-

Ise Yoshimori 伊勢義盛 Ise no Saburo Yoshimori
retainer of Minamoto no Yoshitsune



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Ise Saburo was one of the four attendants of the prince Yoshitsune. While Yoshitsune himself was considered an expert in ninjutsu, Ise no Saburo Yoshimori was in fact one of the leaders of shinobi bands near Ueno region. Depicted in many theater plays and renowned by Yoshitsune Monogatari, Yoshimori represents an example of a devoted samurai vassal, yet also skilled in ninjutsu.
It is considered that Ise Saburo had been born in Zairyo or Iga – a place in Ueno area, whence the pronunciation of his name as ‘Saburo’ comes; another name of his was Yakeshita Koroku. Yoshitsune Monogatari says that Yoshimori clan came from some other place and faithfully served the Minamoto clan. But Ise Saburo, raised without a father, headed a band of bandits, laying claim to ‘his’ territory – upland near Iga.
However, after meeting Yoshitsune,
Ise Saburo returned to serving his lord, just as his ancestors did. His loyalty and martial skills made him one of the prince Minamoto’s first generals. But that fact doesn’t understate his combat skills – in battle Ise Saburo demonstrated remarkable techniques, killing and capturing enemies no less than any other of Yoshitsune favorites did. His skill in using the ‘bear paw’ (kumade, a special instrument used by ninja and other warriors as a grappling iron or hook) is mentioned. Ise no Saburo Yoshimori faced his death together with his brothers-in-arms, protecting their lord in a last stand. Being severely wounded, he could not continue the fight and committed ritual suicide.
Yet his wisdom and knowledge did not pass by the succeeding generations. A collection of poems (tanka) on ninjutsu and ninja strategy supposedly authored by him has remained. As these were collected 500 years after his death it is doubtful that he truly wrote them. A few of them were included in Bansenshukai ninja manual under the title ‘A Hundred Poems About The Ninja’.
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桃買ひて丹波篠山行きの汽車
momo kai ni Tanba Sasayama yuki no kisha

taking the train
to Tanba Sasayama
to buy peaches

Tr. Gabi Greve

細見綾子 Hosomi Ayako (1907 - 1997)

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