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. Sex in Edo - fûzoku　風俗 Fuzoku entertainment .

. Storytelling in Japanese Art .

. street performance - daidoogei 大道芸 Daidogei .
kyokugei 曲芸 stunt artists, acrobatics
yose engei 寄席演芸 vaudeville theater, variety theatre
kado geinin　門芸人　performers at the gate (of each estate)

. Sustainability in EDO (O-edo ecology jijo) .
Eisuke Ishikawa Eisuke 石川英輔 - 大江戸えころじー事情
the full English translation


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. Saga district 佐賀 . - Koto ward

. Saginomiya 鷺宮 Saginomiya district - "Shrine of the Heron - . - Nakano
- and - Shirasagi 白鷺 Shirasagi district - "white heron" -

saiken uri　細見売り　selling a map of Yoshiwara pleasure quarters
Yoshiwara Saiken　吉原細見 Details Map of Yoshiwara
. fuuzoku, fûzoku　風俗 Fuzoku, entertainment and sex business - and Saiken books 細見 .

. saka, sakamichi 坂道 the slopes of Edo .

. sakariba 盛り場 amusement center .


. sake　酒 ricewine - Nihonshuu 日本酒, the Drink of Japan　 .
- - - - - Hanya no Mizu 般若の水 "The Water of Wisdom"
- - - - - The religious use of sake (o-miki お神酒) / Sake 酒 for rituals and festivals

. sakoku 鎖国 "closed country" policy .

. sakonta 左官太 / 左近太 /　さこんた mallet of a waterwheel.
sakontaroo 左近太郎 Sakon Taro // sako no taroo 迫の太郎 Sako no Taro

. Sakumachoo 神田 佐久間町 Kanda Sakumacho district .
- - - - - Sakuma Heihachi 佐久間平八 // Sakuma Tenmondai 佐久間天文台 Sakuma observatory // Sakumagashi 佐久間河岸 riverside

. sakuramochi from temple Chomei-Ji, Sumida ward 長命寺桜もち rice cakes .

. Samegahashi 鮫ヶ橋 / 鮫河橋 "Shark bridge" district . - Shinjuku
- - - - - 赤坂御用地鮫が橋門 Akasaka Samagahashi Gate

. Samezu 鮫洲 "Shark sand bar" district . - Shinagawa
- - - - - Samezu Hachiman Jinja 鮫洲八幡神社 Samezu Hachiman Shrine

. samuhara サムハラ SA MU HA RA divine protection .

. Samurai　侍　bushi 武士 warriour, warrior .


. sangaku 算額 mathematics in Edo .

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

. Sanjikken horikawa 三十間堀川　Sanjugenbori, Sanjikken Horikawa, Sanjukken Canal . （さんじっけんほりかわ）

. sankin kootai 参勤交代 Sankin Kotai - Daimyo attendance in Edo .

. Sannenzaka 三年坂 Sannen-zaka slope . - Kojimachi, Chiyoda


. Saranuma Fudo 皿沼不動 永昌院 Eisho-In . - Adachi
- 東叡山寛永寺 The Hieizan of the East

. sarasa 江戸更紗 Edo Printed Silk Calico

. sarashi i . 晒井 / さらしい cleaning the well .

. Sarugakuchoo 猿楽町 Sarugaku Cho, Sarugaku district / 神田猿楽町 .
Kanda, Chiyoda ward

. sashimono 江戸指物 Edo wood joinery .


. Satomi Hakkenden 里見八犬伝 Legend of the Eight Samurai Hounds . - (fb)
Nanso 南総里見八犬伝 / Kyokutei Bakin 曲亭馬琴- Takizawa Okikuni滝沢興邦
. Saijiki by Bakin from 1803 俳諧歳時記栞草 .



. satoyama 里山 traditional rural landscape .

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Sawaki Suushi　佐脇嵩之 Sawaki Sushi (1707 - 1772)- Painter
- - - Samples of monster paintings:
Inugami / Kami-kiri - "hair cutter"
Mehitotsubou / Mikoshi-nyudo
Nurarihyon / Nure-onna
Ushi-oni / Uwan from Aomori
Yama-warau, Yama-waro - kind of kappa
- source : pinktentacle.com

. sayaate, saya-ate 鞘当て scabbard-clashing, scabbard-collision, sheath collision .

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. Seibu Railways Posters 西武鉄道 - Ukiyo-E .

. seidoo 聖堂 Seido hall for Confucius .
- - - - - 湯島聖堂 Yushima Seido

. seihonshi 製本師　bookbinder - Buchbinder .

. Seijoo 成城 Seijo district . - Setagaya

seisatsu, o-seisatsu 御制札 edicts on the roadside
- - - - - . mentioned in Haiku by Kobayashi Issa .

Sekigahara 関ヶ原 battlefield and
. Sekigahara-juku 関ヶ原宿 postal station .
- reference : 2 legends - nichibun -

. Sekiguchi 関口 Sekiguchi district . - Bunkyo

. sekisho 関所 checkpoint, barrier .

. Sekiyado 関宿 river crossing to Chiba .

. sekizoro　節季候 New Year Street performers .


. senbei 煎餅 "Edo Daruma Hakkei" 江戸だるま八景 .

. Sendagi 千駄木 district / 駒込千駄木町 Komagome Sendagi . Bunkyo

. sendoo, sentoo 船頭 boatman, chief fisherman, ferryman .
- - - - - choki、猪牙船 small boat, river taxi in Edo 　
- - - - - watashibune わたし舟 / 渡し舟　/ 渉舟 ferry boat

. Sengoku 千石 Sengoku district "one thousand stones" . - Bunkyo and Koto // Sengoku Ryochi 千石緑地 Sengoku Green Space

. senjimono uri 煎物売 medicine seller, The Tea Seller (Kyogen) .

. sennin　仙人と伝説 Legends about Immortals .

Sennyuji 御寺 泉涌寺　Mitera Sennyu-Ji　"honorable Temple" Kyoto, for the Imperial Family

. senryoobako 千両箱 Senryobako money box .

. senryu, senryū 川柳　Senryu in Edo - Introduction .

. Senju 千住 Senju district . - Adachi

. Senzoku 千束 / 洗足 Senzoku districts .
Taito ward : Senzoku // Ota wadt : Kita-Senzoku 北千束, Minami-Senzoku 南千束
Sensoku ike / Senzoku ike 千束池 / 洗足池 Senzokuike pond

. sentaku 洗濯 washing, doing the laundry .
sentakuita, sentaku-ita 洗濯板 a wooden board
arai-hari, araihari, arai hari 洗い張り / 洗張り wash and stretch
tokiarai, toki-arai 解き洗い / 解洗い　take apart and wash

. sentoo　銭湯 public bath houses .

. seppuku 切腹 -- harakiri 腹切り ritual suicide .

. setomono mise　瀬戸物店, setomonoya　瀬戸物屋 .
瀬戸物町 Setomonocho, Setomono-Cho
瀬戸物売り setomono uri - vendor of pottery and crockery


. setta naoshi 雪駄直し repairing leather-soled sandals .

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shafu 車夫 rikshaw man, rikshaw puller
(002-142)

. shakan, sakan 左官 plasterer, stucco master .

. Shakujii Koen 石神井公園 Park in Nerima .
..... 石神井池 Shakujii Pond and 三宝寺池 Sanpō-Ji Pond // 石神井神社 Shakujii Jinja

. shamisen 三味線 Shamisen "three flavor strings" instrument .
..... . 東京三味線 Tokyo Shamisen . $

. Shashin - Photo Collections of Old Japan 写真集 .

. shibai 芝居 performance, Kabuki theater .

shibaijaya, shibai chaya 芝居茶屋 tea shop near a theater
. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall - with a side business .

. Shibamata 柴又 Shibamata district - Katsushika .
..... Shibamata Taishaku-Ten 柴又帝釈天

. Shiba-Ura　芝浦 Shibaura and fishing in Edo .

. shibui　渋い / shibusa　渋さ subdued elegance . in art and architecture

. shichifukujin 七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck .

. shichiya 質屋 pawn shop .

shichiya, o-shichiya お七夜 the seventh night (day) after a baby was born.
- お七夜の空荒れ通す城下町

. shikki - Edo shikki 江戸漆器　Edo laquerware .

. Shikoku 四国　The Shikoku Gallery .

. shimogoe tori　下肥取り　collector of human manure, night soil collector .
..... shooben kaishuu 小便回収 collecting urin


. shimonya 四文屋 "Four Mon Shop" .

. Shinagawa ward 品川区 "goods river" district .

. Shinanochoo, Shinanomachi 信濃町 Shinano district . - Shinjuku

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

. shinbutsu in Edo 　江戸の神仏 Kami and Hotoke in Edo .

. shinden kaihatsu　新田開発 developing new farm land . .

. Shingen-bukuro. Shingenbukuro 信玄袋 Shingen leather drawstring-pouch .
..... named after Takeda Shingen 武田信玄　

. shinise　老舗　a long-established store .

. Shinkawa 新川 Shinkawa sub-district "new river" - Kanda . - Chiyoda

. Shinkun Iga-Goe 神君伊賀越え "The Heavenly Lord retreats via Iga" .
..... Tokugawa Ieyasu

. Shinobazu no Ike 不忍池 Shinobazu Pond . - Ueno, Taito

. Shintomi 新富 Shintomi district "new riches" . - Chuo
..... Shintomi-za 新富座 Kabuki, 新富稲荷神社 Shintomi Inari Jinja


. Shiodome 汐留 Shiodome district / 塩留 . - Minato

. shiohi-gari, shiohigari /潮干狩 shellfish gathering at low tide .
at 洲崎 / 須崎 (州崎) Suzaki and other beaches

. Shirasagi 白鷺 Shirasagi district - "white heron" - . - Nakano

. Shirandoo 芝蘭堂 Shirando Academy . - for Dutch Learning

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

. Shirakawa 白河 Shirakawa district . - Koto

. Shiranami Gonin Otoko 白波五人男 The Shiranami Five Bandits .
日本駄右衛門 Nippon Daemon, 弁天小僧 菊之助　Bentenkozo Kikunosuke, 南郷 力丸　Nango Rikimaru, 赤星　十三郎　Akaboshi Juzaburo, and 忠信 利平　Tadanobu Rihei

. shiro　城　castle, Schloss, Burg - Introduction .

. Shirokane 白金 Shirokane district "white metal" silver district .
- Minato ward. 白金台 Shirokane-Dai / 白金三光町 Shirokane Sanko Cho // 白金氷川神社 Shrine Shirokane Hikawa Jinja

. Shiroki-ya 白木屋 kimono store .

. Shishibone district 鹿骨 "bones of the deer" .
- Shishimizuka jinja 鹿見塚神社 Shrine // 江戸川区 Edogawa ward

. shishi odoshi, shishiodoshi 鹿威し deer scarer .
and sōzu, soozu 添水 water fountain


. shishuu 刺繍 shishu, embroidery .
and sashiko 刺し子 embroidery decorations
..... . shishuu 江戸刺繍 embroidery from Edo . $


. Shitamachi 下町 Old Edo Districts .

. Shitamachi 下町八社巡り 8 Shrines in Shitamachi downtown .
鷲神社 Otori Jinja / 今戸神社 Imado Jinja / 第六天榊神社 Dairokuten Sakaki Jinja / 下谷神社 Shitaya Jinja
小野照崎神社 / 水天宮 Suitengu / 小網神社 Koami Jinja / 住吉神社 Sumiyoshi Jinja
. 東京下町八社巡り Pilgrimage to 8 Shrines in Shitamachi - amulets .


. shitateya 仕立屋　/ 仕立て屋 tailor, seamstress .
- - - - - futomonodana 太物店, momenya 木綿屋, kiwataten 木綿店 cotton cloth dealers

. Shitaya, former Shitaya ku 下谷区 Shitaya Ward . - now Taito


. shokunin 　職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .
- - - - - takumi 匠 master craftsman

. shoo (笙) Sho, Japanese reed flute .

. Shoan 荻野松庵 doctor Ogino Shoan . (? - 1665)
- - - - - 西高井戸松庵稲荷神社　Nishi-Takai Shoan Inari Jinja


. shoobai　商売 Shobai, business in Edo . 　　

. shoobengumi　小便組　Shobengumi, "the urine gang"　prostitutes .

. shoogi, shōgi 将棋 Shogi generals' chess, Japanese chess .


. Shoogun, Shōgun　将軍　Shogun "military commander".
Shoogun senge 将軍宣下 imperial investiture of the shogun

. Shootoo, Shōtō 松濤 Shoto district . - Shibuya

. Shôheibashi 昌平橋 Shoheibashi bridge - Kandagawa .


. Shubi no Matsu 首尾の松 "Pine of Success" - Kuramae, Taito .

. shukuba 宿場 post stations - .
- - - - - Edo shishuku 江戸四宿 The four most important SHUKUBA out of Edo
- - - - - okabasho 岡場所 brothels at a shukuba
- - - - - toiyaba 問屋場 Tonya: General offices that helped manage the post town.

. shunga　春画 "spring paintings", erotic scenes .
shunhon, shunbon 春本 erotic books

. shuppansha 出版社 publishing company, book publisher .
ABC - Introduction

. shuinsen 朱印船 "red seal Ships" - trade with Asia .

. shuuriya　修理屋, shuuri shokunin　修理職人 repairmen in Edo .

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. Silk Road シルクロード / Asian Highway アジアンハイウェイ .


. sokuriki　足力　"strong legs" massage .
- - - - - sokuriki anma 足力按摩 / 足力あんま massage with the feet

. somemono 染 - Tokyo Mujizome 東京無地染 Plain Dyeing . $

. sonryooya, sonryoo-ya 損料屋 Sonryo-Ya, rental agent .
kashimonoya 　貸物屋


. soogamae 総構え / 総構 total structure of a castle .

. Sooka, Sōka Gakkai 創価学会 Soka Gakkai .

soomen uri 索麺売 selling somen noodles
. Food vendors in Edo .


. sooshiki 葬式 soogi 葬儀 soshiki, sogi - funeral service .

. soroban 算盤 / そろばん abacus, Abakus calculator .
- soroban naoshi　算盤直し / そろばん直し repairing abacus calculators

. Sotobori 外堀　/ 外濠 outer moat of Edo castle .

. Sotokanda, Soto-Kanda 外神田 "outer Kanda" district . - Chiyoda

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. Sudacho　神田須田町 Suda district Kanda .


. sudare 簾 blinds - take sudare 竹簾 bamboo blinds .
- - - - -goza 茣蓙 light seating mats / misu 翠簾 （みす)
- - - - - yohsizu 葭簀 (よしず ) reed screen
- - - - - and more for the home to keep cool in summer
- - - - - . Edo Sudare 江戸簾 Slatted Blinds .

. Suga cho 須賀町 Suga district .

. Sugamo 巣鴨 Sugamo district "ducks nest" . Toshima ward
- - - - - Sugamo kooshinzuka 巣鴨庚申塚 Koshinzuka mound
- - - - - Sugamo Okago Machi 巣鴨御駕籠町 Sugamo "Palanquin district" / Okagobashi 御駕橋 bridge

. Sugatami 姿見橋 Sugatamibashi Bridge / 面影橋 Omokagebashi . - Shinjuku, Nishi-Waseda


. Sugiyama Waichi 杉山和一 (1614–1694) .
"Father of Japanese Acupuncture". Getting jobs for blind people, thanks to Shogun Tsunayoshi.

. sugoroku 双六 (すごろく) Sugoroku board game .

. Suidoo, Suidō 水道 Suido district . - Bunkyo and Shinjuku
- - - - - 水道 suido, the waterways and canals of Edo

. suikinkutsu 水琴窟 literally "water koto cave" .
- and related omamori お守り amulets

. suisha 水車 waterwheel - sakonta 左官太 watermill hammer .

. Sukeroku 助六 - Hero of Edo .

. Sukiyabashi 数奇屋橋 "Tea House Bridge .
- - - - - 数寄屋橋公園 Sukiyabashi Park / Sukiyabashi gomon　数寄屋橋御門 gate / Moto-Sukiya cho 元数奇屋町 Moto-Sukiya district, Chuo ward


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

. Sumidagawa 隅田川 River Sumida .
- also called 住田河 Sumidagawa、宮古川 Miyakogawa、大川 Okawa 、浅草川 Asukagawa


. sumi uri 炭売（すみうり） charcoal vendor .


. sumoo 相撲 Sumo wrestling .

sumoojaya, sumoo chaya 相撲茶屋 tea shop near a Sumo arena
. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall - with a side business .


. sunae, suna-e 砂絵 painting with sand .

. Suna 砂 districts in Koto ward .
- - - Higashisuna 東砂 / Kitasuna 北砂 / Minamisuna 南砂 / Shinsuna 新砂 / Sunamachi 砂町
Sunamura Shinzaemon 砂村新左衛門 (1601 – 1668) and his brother 砂村新四郎 Sunamura Shinshiro


. Surugadai　駿河台 .
and Surugachoo　駿河町 Suruga Cho, Suruga Quarter, Suruga street

. Susaki, Suzaki 洲崎 / 須崎 / 州崎 Susaki district . - Koto

. sushiya すし屋 Sushi restaurant .
Sushi 寿司　すし　寿し　

sushi uri　寿司売り　selling sushi / inarizushi uri 稲荷寿司売り
. Food vendors in Edo .

. Suzugamori keijoo 鈴ヶ森刑場 Suzugamori execution grounds　. Shinagawa

. suzuri 翡翠硯 inkstone .
- suzurishi　硯師 making ink stones


. suzushisa 涼しさ / ryoomi　涼味 "taste of coolness".
How to feel cool in summer in Edo


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. tabako-ire 煙草入れ tobacco pouch .
- - - - - tabako-bon たばこ盆 pipe-smoking tray or set, literally "tobacco tray"
- - - - - kiseru 煙管 long pipes
- - - - - tabako uri, tabako-uri　煙草売り　selling tobacco

. Tabata 田端 Tabata district . - Kita

. tabi 足袋 split-toe Tabi socks .
tabiya 足袋屋 making split-toe Tabi socks / 足袋店 shop selling Tabi

. Tachō, Tachoo, Ta choo 神田多町 Kanda Tacho district .

. tagaya 箍屋 hoop repairman, clamp repairman .

. taiheiraku 太平楽 .

. taiheiki yomi　太平記読み reading the Taiheiki - street performance .

. taika 江戸の大火 Edo no Taika "Great Fires of Edo" .

. taiko uri　太鼓売り　vendor of drums .

. tairoo, tairō 大老 Tairo "Great Elder" - chief councillor .

. Taishidoo 太子堂 Taishido district . - Setagaya
- - - - - 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi (574 - 622)

. Takadanobaba, Takada no Baba 高田馬場 "Horse grounds of Takada" .
Shinjuku - Takatanobaba

. takagari 鷹狩 hunting with hawks and falcons .
- takajo 鷹所 falconry hunting ground of the shogun

. Takaido mura 高井戸村 Takaido village . - Suginami

. Takanawa district 高輪, Takanawadai 高輪台 　 . - Minato ward
- - - - - Takanawa Ushimachi 高輪牛町 Takanawa "Ox Town"
- - - - - Takanawa Okido 高輪　大木戸　The Gates of Edo - Takanawa

. takani momen uri 高荷木綿売り selling cotton cloth .

takarabune 宝船 / 宝舟 treasure ship, treasure boat
. takarabune no e uri 宝船の絵売り selling images of the Treasure Ship .

. Takasago 高砂 Takasago district . Katsushika

. takasebune, takase-bune 高瀬舟　large ferry boats for goods .

. Takatsu Ihei 高津伊兵衛　(1679 - ）and Ninben company .

. takenoko 江戸の筍 / 竹の子 bamboo shoots in Edo .
- - - - - takenoko uri たけのこ売り vendor of bamboo shoots in Edo

. Takenotsuka, Takenozuka 竹の塚 / 竹ノ塚 Takenotsuka district . - Adachi

. takeuma furugi uri 竹馬古着売り / 竹馬古着屋 .
selling old cloths hanging on a "bamboo horse" (takeuma) carried over the shoulder

. take uri　竹売り babmoo vendors - susudake uri, (susutake) 煤竹売 seller of cleaning bamboo.

. take zaiku 竹細工 art and craft made from bamboo .
- - - - - . take gangu 竹玩具　toys from bamboo .

. taki - Edo no taki 江戸の滝 waterfalls in Edo .

. Takinogawa 滝野川 / 瀧野川 Takinogawa district . - Kita

. takumi 匠 master craftsman .

. Tamachi, Akasaka Tamachi 赤坂田町 Tamachi district, "district of rice fields" .

. Tamagawa Joosui 多摩川上水 / 玉川 Tamagawa Josui Waterway .
- - Chōfu Tamagawa 調布玉川 Chofu

. Tamagiku 玉菊 / 万字屋玉菊 Courtesan in Yoshiwara .

. Tama-ori, Tama ori 多摩織 woven fabric from Tama .

. tamago uri, tamago-uri　卵売り　玉子売り selling eggs (raw and boiled) .

. Tameike, 赤坂溜池町 Akasaka Tameike district .

. Tanabata 七夕 Star Festival .

. tanago 店子 tenant .

. Tanashi choo 田無町 Tanashi district "land without rice fields" .
- - - - - Tanashi juku 田無宿 // Tanashi Jinja 田無神社 Tanashi Shrine

. tansu 箪笥 / 簞笥 -- たんす chest of drawers, Kommode .
funadansu 船箪笥 / 舟箪笥 ship's chest, kiridansu, kiri tansu 桐箪笥 chest from paulownia wood and more
tansuya 箪笥屋 Tansu maker in Edo

. tarai 盥 -　たらい　tub, basin, washing bowl, wash tub .

. taru kai, taru-kai 樽買い / taruya 樽屋 buying barrels .
furudaru kai 古樽買い buying old barrels

. tatami 畳 floor mats .
. Tatamicho, Tatamichō, Tatamimachi 畳町 Tatami district .

tatebajaya, tateba chaya 立場茶屋 serving food by the roadside, eating whilst standing
. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stall - with a side business .

. Tateishi Sama 立石様 "standing stone" .
Katsushika ward, Tateishi 8th district　葛飾区立石8丁目

. Tatekawa 竪川 and Yokokawa 横川 - vertical and horizontal canal .

. Tatsumi geisha 辰巳芸者 in the Fukagawa district 深川.

. Tawarachoo 田原町 Tawara machi, Tawaramachi, Asakusa . - Taito

. tawaramono　俵物 goods from the trade with Nagasaki .



. tegata 手形 plates "to pass a road" / 通行手形 Tsuko Tegata .

. Teikin Oorai, ōrai 庭訓往来 Teikin Orai textbooks .

. temari 手毬 / 手まり hand balls and their song, temari uta 手毬歌 .

. Tenka Taihen 天下大変 Great disasters in the Edo Period - List .
Natural Disasters 自然災害　shizen saigai / tensai 天災 natural disaster

tenmongaku　天文学 astronomy / Tenmongata 天文方 Astronomical Bureau
Shibukawa Shunkai 渋川春海 Shibukawa Harumi - (1639 - 1715) astronomer and go player

. Tenmei 天明 Tenmei period - 1781 .

. Tenpoo, Tenpō 天保 Tenpo period - 1830 .

. tenpura てんぷら . 天婦羅 . 天麩羅 . 天ぷら Tenpura, Tempura .
tenpuraya, tenpura ya 天麩羅屋 Tempura stalls

. tenryoo, tenryō 天領 Tenryo Government Land "Land of Heaven" .
bakuryoo　幕領　Bakuryo government land, bakufu-owned land
bakufu chokkatsu chi 政府直轄地 / bakufu chokkatsu ryoo 幕府直轄領
shogun's direct holdings, personal land- holdings, personal fief of the Tokugawa

. tenshukaku 天守閣 castle tower, castle keep .


. teppoo, teppô 鉄砲 Teppo, gun, musket, matchlock, Gewehr .
hinawajuu, hinawajū 火縄銃 Hinawaju
tanegashima 種子島, also hinawajū 火縄銃 Tanegashima matchlock
teppo ashigaru 　鉄砲足軽　matchlockmen
- Teppocho, Teppomachi 鉄砲町 gunsmith district

. Teppoozu　鉄砲洲 Teppozu district .
Shrine Teppozu Inari Jinja 鐵砲洲稲荷神社

. teppoogumi hyakunin tai 鉄砲組百人隊　100 Riflemen Team .
Hyakunin (hundred-man) brigade of shooters // 100 men musket corps


. terakoya 寺子屋 "temple school", private school .

. Terajimachō, Terajimacho 寺島町 Terajima district, "temple island" .
..... Terajima mura 寺島村 Terajima village, Higashi-Mukōjima 東向島 Higashi-Mukojima

. teri-furi, terifuri 照り降り "shine and rain" .
..... Terefurechoo 照降町 (てれふれ) Terefurecho, Terefure Cho district

. Tetsugakudo Koen 哲学堂公園 Philosophy Park Nakano .
..... built by Inoue Enryō (井上円了, 1858 – 1919) Professor Specter (妖怪博士, Yōkai Hakase)

- - - - - . time in Edo 江戸の時刻 Edo no jikoku - hours, days, months .


. tobishoku, tobi-shoku 鳶職 carpenters who worked in the fire brigade .
鳶 tobi、鳶口 tobiguchi、鳶の者

. Togoshi 戸越 Togoshi district . - Shinagawa

. toilet, outhouse, o-te arai .

. tokei 時計 clock, clocks and Tokugawa . shaku dokei 尺時計 pillar clock

. toki no kane 時の鐘 the time bell - Timescape .

. Tokiwabashi 常盤橋 Tokiwa bridge . - Setagaya
- and Sangenjaya 三軒茶屋 Sangen-jaya, "three tea stalls" district

. Tokiwadai 常盤台 Tokiwadai district . - Itabashi

. Tokiwazu-bushi 常磐津節 Joruri puppet theater song .

. tokkaebee とっかえべえ / tokkaebei とっかえべい
collector of old metal, gives a sweet (amedama) in return .

. tokonoma 床の間 alcove for decorations, art nook .
- - - tokobashira 床柱 tokonoma post, alcove post

. tokoroten uri ところてん売り selling tokoroten jelly .

Tokugawa Art Museum - 徳川美術館 Nagoya
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. Tokugawa bakufu 徳川幕府 Tokugawa shogunate. Tokugawa Government .
Tokugawa Shogun List

. Tokugawwa Ieyasu 徳川家康 . (1543 - 1616)

. Tokutomi Roka 徳冨蘆花 / Tokutomi Kenjiro 徳富健次郎 . (1868 - 1927) - author
- - - - - 蘆花恒春園　Roka Koshun En Park. Kasuya, Setagaya

. Tokyo Butsudan　東京仏壇 Buddhist Family Altar .

. Tokyo City Air Terminal - T-CAT - Hakozaki . - Chuo ward

. Tokyo Shoko Hakuran E 東京商工博覧絵 .
- - - - - Illustrated Views of Trade and Industry in Tokyo

. Tokyo twenty twenty 2020 Olympics Mascots .


. tomikuji, takarakuji 富くじ lottery .

. Tomioka Hachimangu 富岡八幡宮, Fukagawa .

. tomoe 巴 Tomoe family crest, mitsudomoe 三つ巴 .

. Tonegawa 利根川 / 刀禰川 Tone, River Tonegawa .
..... Bandoo Taroo, Bandō Tarō 坂東太郎 Bando Taro

. Toneri 舎人（とねり）Toneri district . - Adachi

. tonya, ton'ya 問屋 wholesalers, trade brokers .
- - - - - . komedonya, kome no tonya 米問屋 rice brokers .


. too 籐 rattan -東京籐工芸 Rattan Craft . $

. toofu, Tōfu 豆腐 Tofu, Dofu, bean curd .
- toofuya とうふ屋　/ 豆腐屋 tofu makers / toofu uri 豆腐売り vendor of Tofu

. tooge no chaya　峠の茶屋, toogejaya 峠茶屋 tea house at a pass .

. Tooju shoin 藤樹書院 Toju Private School, Toju Study - Shiga .
by Nakae Tōju 中江藤樹 Nakae Toju (1608 – 1648)

. tookooshi 陶工師 suetsukuri 陶工 Tokoshi, potter .

. 東京スカイツリー Tokyo Skytree . - Oshiage, Sumida

. toomegane, too megane 遠眼鏡 Tomegane, telescope .
- - - - - megane 眼鏡 glasses

. Tooshooguu 東照宮 Toshogu shrines for Tokugawa Ieyasu .

. Tooto Saijiki 東都歳事記　Toto Saijiki. Saijiki of the Eastern Capital .

. Tôto ryûkô san-jû-rokkaiseki, 東都流行三十六會席 / 東都流行三十六会席
Thirty-six Fashionable Restaurants of the Eastern Capital .
- Aoyanagi 青柳 Restaurant and more

. Tooyama 遠山景元 Toyama Saemon no Jo Kagemoto .
(1793 – 1855) Machibugyo, Tōyama no Kin-san 遠山の金さん


. Toranomon 虎ノ門　/ 虎の門 / 虎門 "Tiger Gate" district . - Minato
- - - - - Kamiyachoo 神谷町 Kamiyacho, Kamiya district

. Tora san 寅さん from Katsushika Shibamata .
..... Otoko wa Tsurai yo 　男はつらいよ　"It's Tough Being a Man"

. torinawa 捕縄 - "capture-rope" - arresting cord .

. tori no fun kai 鳥の糞買い buying "bird droppings" .
to make uguisu no fun 鶯の糞 uguisu poo beauty cream

. tori no ichi 酉の市 market on the day of the rooster . - November

. torioi, tori-oi, tori oi 鳥追 "chasing away the birds" ritual .
A ceremony held on the "Small New Year", now January 14 or 15.


. Toriyama Sekien 鳥山石燕 (1712 – 1788) Painter .
Gazu Hyakki Yagyō 画図百鬼夜行 The Illustrated Night Parade of A Hundred Demons
Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki 今昔画図続百鬼 / Supplement 今昔百鬼拾遺
Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro 画図百器徒然袋

. toshi no ichi 歳の市 / 年の市 year-end market .

. Toyomicho 豊海町 "bountiful sea town" district . - Tsukishima, Chuo


. tsujigiri　辻斬り "to cut someone down on a crossroad" .
- and
tameshigiri　試し切り "trying out a new sword"
usually done on the bodies of executed people
- and
kiri-sute gomen, kirisute gomen 斬捨御免 /切捨御免
"authorization to cut and leave"


. tsukegi uri　付木売り　selling wood scraps to light a fire .
tsukegi 　付木 startwood for fire, "match" /// tsukegi shi 付木師 Tsukegi makers

. Tsukiji 築地 Tsukiji district . - Chuo ward

. tsukimi 月見　the culture of Autumn Moon Viewing .
- tsukimijaya, tsukimi chaya 月見茶屋 tea house for moon viewing

. Tsukishima Area 月島地区 "moon island" district. Chuo ward

. Tsukuda 佃 "cultivated field" district . - Chuo ward

. tsukudani つくだに (佃煮) Food and Tsukudajima 佃島 / 佃嶌 Tsukuda Island .


. Tsunokamizaka 津の守坂 slope Tsunokamizaka . Shinjuku

. Tsunohazu 角筈 and Kumano Junisha shrines .

. tsuri　釣り fishing in Edo .

. tsuu 通（つう） A Tsu fashion leader .
juuhachi daitsuu 十八大通 18 big spenders

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. uchikowashi, uchi-kowashi 打ちこわし / 打壊し riots about the rice price .

. uchiwa, Edo uchiwa 江戸団扇 handfan from Edo .
and Kyoo uchiwa 京団扇 Kyo Uchiwa, round fan from Kyoto

. Udagawachō 宇田川町 Udagawa district .
- - - - - and River Udagawa 宇田川

. Ueno 上野 Ueno district . - Taito

. ugachi うがち humour and Senryu .

. uguisubari うぐいす張 / 鴬張 / 鶯張り nightingale floor .

. Uguisudanichō 鶯谷町 Uguisudanicho, Uguisudani district . - Shibuya
- - - - - Uguisudani station 鶯谷駅 "Nightingale valley" station, Taito ward

. ukai 鵜飼 cormorant fishing .

. Ukita choo 宇喜田町 Ukita Cho district . - Edogawa
..... 宇田川喜兵衛 Utagawa Kihei

. ukiyo-e, ukiyoe　浮世絵　 "pictures of the floating world" Introduction .
- . Ukiyo-e and Hanga - reference .

. umakata 馬方 horse owner .
- - - - - mago 馬子 horse leader

. Umamichi cho 馬道町 Umamichi district, Asakusa .


. unagi うなぎ /　鰻 eel .
..... unagiya 鰻屋 eel vendor, eel restaurant

. uranai　占い fortune telling, divination in Edo .

urourobune, uro-uro-bune　うろうろ舟 small boat selling things to the bigger pleasure boats in summer on the Edo rivers


. urushi 漆　 laquer ware .
- - - - - Uzawa Shogetsu　 鵜沢松月, Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真
..... . Edo shikki 江戸漆器　Edo laquerware .

. Ushigafuchi, Ushigabuchi 牛ヶ淵 "riverpool of the bull" . - Chiyoda

. Ushigome 牛込 .
牛込城　remains of Ushigome Castle / Ushigome Katsushige 牛込勝重

. usu 臼 different types of usu mortars .
- usu no metate 臼の目立て repairing the mortar


. utsurobune, utsuro-bune 虚舟（うつろぶね）うつろ舟　"hollow ship" .
- an UFO of the Edo period ?!


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. wabi sabi 侘び　寂び . austere refinement .

. Wadakuramon 和田倉門 Wadakura Mon Gate　/ Wadakura Gomon 和田倉御門 . - Chiyoda

. Wakasa no Kuni 若狭国 Wakasa province .

. Wanobi, Wa no Bi 和の美 .
日本伝統文化の英語表現事典 Quick Guide to Traditional Japanese Arts and Handicrafts

wan uri　椀売り vendors of bowls - the most famous were from 紀伊国 Kii no Kuni, Wakayama

. Waradana Tei 藁店亭 / 和良店亭 Entertainment establishment in Ushigome .

. waribashi uri 割り箸 売り　selling disposable chopsticks .

. wasabi uri　山葵売り vendors of Japanese horseradish .

. wasai　和裁 Japanese dressmaking .

. wasan 和算 Japanese way to calculate .

. Waseda 早稲田 Waseda district . - Shinjuku
. . . . . 早稲田大学 Waseda Daigaku University

. - - washi 和紙 Japanese Paper - - 　 .
. . . . . Uchiumi Kiyoharu 内海清美 - Washi Paper Sculptor
. . . . . Echizen Washi 越前和紙 paper from Echizen
. . . . . Inshuu washi 因州和紙　paper Inshu /// Izumo Washi　出雲和紙 paper from Izumo


. wasoobon 和装本 Japanese book making .

. wata 綿 cotton - wata uchi yumi 綿打弓 bow to hit the cotton .
- - - wataya, wata uchi 綿屋　綿打ち "hitting cotton" (tbA)

watabooshi uri　綿帽子売り vendor of cotton caps (tbA)

. Watanabe Kazan 渡辺崋山 (1793 - 1841) .
. . . . . painter, scholar and statesman

. watashi, Edo no watashi 江戸の渡し river crossings in Edo .
- - - watashi mori　渡し守り guardian of a river crossing (tbA)
- watashibune わたし舟 / 渡し舟　/ 渉舟 ferry boat

. Waterways in Edo - canals, rives .

. wazao, Edo wazao 江戸和竿 fishing rods from Edo .


. West meets East - East "out-Wests the West" .
- - - - - a history of misunderstandings and mis-interpretations


. woodwork in Edo .
Edo Moku-Chokoku (Wood Sculptures) 江戸木彫刻
Edo Moku-Hanga (Woodblock Prints) 江戸木版画
Edo Sashimono (Wood Joinery) 江戸指物


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. yabitsu ヤビツ / 矢櫃 quiver for arrows .

. Yabo Tenmangu 谷保天満宮 . Yaho district 谷保 （やほ）/ （やぼ Yabo)

. Yabukooji, Yabukōji 藪小路 Yabukoji alley district, "bamboo thicket" . - Minato

. yabusame 流鏑馬 archery on horseback .


. yadofuda, shukusatsu 宿札 - visitor sign of a lodging .
sekifuda 関札

. Yagenbori 薬研堀 "Yagen Canal".

. Yagiri no watashi 矢切の渡し, the river crossing of Yagiri . - Katsushika
..... Yagiri negi 矢切葱 / 矢切ねぎ leek from Yagiri

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

yakata 館　estate with mansion

. yakatabune 屋形船 "palace boat", river cruise boat .
..... gozabune 御座船 boat with goza mat flooring


. yakimono 焼物, setomono 瀬戸物　pottery, crockery .

. yakitsugiya, yakitsugi-ya 焼継屋 repairing broken pottery .
yakitsugishi, yakitsugi-shi　焼継師

. yaku harai, yakuharai　厄払い / 厄はらい　exorcism, driving out bad luck .
- during the Setsubun rituals at the beginning of spring

. Yamabushicho 市谷山伏町 Yamabushi district, Ichigaya.

. Yamashita Ueno 上野山下 - Taito ward .

. Yamazumi Jinja 山住神社 Shrine in Hamamatsu .


. Yanagihara dote 柳原土手 / tsutsumi 柳原堤 Yanagihara embankment .

. Yanagishima 柳島 Yanagishima district . - Meguro

. Yanaka Shichifukujin 谷中七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck - Pilgrimage Yanaka .

. yaneya 屋根屋 roof maker - craftsman .

. Yanesen 谷根千 - Yanaka, Nezu, Sendagi 谷中・根津・千駄木 .

. yaozen 八百善 Yaozen restaurant in Asakusa .

yari 槍 spear / sojutsu 槍術 art of the spear
yari bugyoo 槍奉行 - magistrate of spears
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. yasai uri 野菜売り vegetable vendor .


. yatai 屋台 food stalls, pushcart stalls .
for sushi, tenpura and soba noodles. "fast food in Edo"

. Yatsumibashi 八ツ見橋 Yatsumi bridge .

. Yayoi 弥生 Yayoi district / Bunkyo .
and - Yayoichō 弥生町 Yayoimachi, Yayoicho district / Nakano


. yobanashi だるま夜話 Story for a Spooky Night .

. Yochoomachi 余丁町 Yochomachi district . - Ushigome, Shinjuku

. yoigoshi no zeni 宵越しの銭 "don't keep money over night .
- spending habits of the Edokko

. Yokoami 横網 Yokoami district . - Sumida

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


. yomiuri 読売 "reading and selling" the news .

. yoojiten, yooji ten 楊枝店 Yoji, toothpick shop . - Asakusa

yooji kezuri 楊枝削り making toothpicks
. naishoku 内職　home worker, side business .

. yookyuuba 楊弓場 arrow shooting stall .


. yoriki 与力 police inspectors .

. yoroi 鎧 suit of armour /gusoku 具足 - kogusoku 小具足.

. Yoroi no watashi Koami-chō 鎧の渡し小網町 Yoroi Ferry .

. yose engei 寄席演芸 vaudeville theater, variety theater .

. Yoshichoo 芳町 Yoshicho district, now Ningyocho . - Chuo

. Yoshimune, Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune　徳川吉宗将軍 . (1684 - 1751)


. Yoshiwara 吉原 the Pleasure Quarters of Edo .
花魁, Oiran, high-class courtesans
- - - - - . Yoshiwara no yozakura 吉原の夜桜 Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night in Yoshiwara .

. Yotsuya 四谷 / 四ッ谷 "four valleys" . - Shinjuku


. Yotsumeya　四つ目屋 / 四ツ目屋 .
- - - - - hiyakuseiguya, hiyaku seigu ya 　秘薬性具屋　selling medicine and sex tools
- - - - - otona no omocha-ya 大人の玩具屋 toy store for grown-ups


. yubune 湯船 "bath boat" .
small boats with a bath for rent in Edo
- - - - - - yuya　湯屋　bath house, bathhouse
- - - . yuna 湯女 woman working in a bathhouse .


. yukata 江戸浴衣 Edo Yukata light summer robes　.
and - - Tokyo Honzome Yukata 東京本染ゆかた Indigo-Dyed Summer Kimono


. yukimi 雪見　the culture of Snow Viewing .

. Yumicho / Yumi machi 本郷弓町 Hongo Yumi district "Arrow district" .

. yumi ya　弓矢 bow and arrow - the art of Archery　弓道　Kyudo .

. Yushima 湯島 - Yushima Tenjin Shrine .

. yuukaku, yūkaku 遊廓、遊郭 Yukaku pleasure district, red-light district .

. Yuureizaka, Yūreizaka 幽霊坂 Yureizaka "Ghost slope" . - Mita

. Yuutenji, Yūtenji 祐天寺 Yutenji district . - Meguro

. yuuzen 東京手描友禅 handpainted Yuzen kimono from Edo .


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kabunakama, kabu nakama 株仲間 merchant guild, merchant coalition

. zabuton 座布団 sitting cushion .

. zaimoku 材木 wood for construction work, lumber, timber .
本材木町 Honzaimokucho, Honzaimoku-cho district

. zashiki 座敷 guest room, drawing room, sitting room .
..... kura zashiki 蔵座敷
..... okuzashiki　奥座敷
..... zashiki karakuri 座敷からくり mechanical dolls
..... zashiki warashi 座敷童子 / ざしきわらし　girl spooks


. zen 膳, o-zen　御膳　dinner tray .
hakozen 箱膳, honzen　本膳　


. zeni, kozeni 銭、小銭 coins and money .
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- - - - - shimonya 四文屋 "Four Mon Shop"


zenigoza uri 　銭蓙売り selling straw mats
. Doing Business in Edo　- 江戸の商売 .


. zenisashi uri 銭緡売り / sashi-uri 繦売り vendor of money strings .
- - - - - - zenisashi, zeni-sashi 銭さし / 銭差／銭緡 string to keep the small coins


zenzai uri 善哉売り selling zenzai


. “Zipangu,” the Land of Gold .


. zoo 象 elephant, der Elefant .

. zooge 江戸象牙 Edo Ivory Carvings . $


. zooriya　草履屋 vendors of straw sandals .


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