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11/08/2018

Chiyoda ward legends

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Legends from Chiyoda ward

. Chiyoda ku 千代田区 Chiyoda ward - "Fields of Eternity" .

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

. Samuhara サムハラ SA MU HA RA divine amulets .

A man in Edo had carried a SAMUHARA amulet on his body. When he fell from his horse one day, he was not hurt.
Soon this kind of amulet became popular in Edo.

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Chiyoda Inari Jinja 千代田稲荷神社 Shrine
渋谷区道玄坂2-20-8 / 2 Chome-20-８ Dogenzaka, Shibuya

This shrine is famous for its many spiritual experiences when visiting.
The Deity is said to prevent fire and many come here to pray.
It was erected in 1457 by Ota Dokan to protect his new castle of Edo.

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. Edo Bancho 江戸番長 Banchō, Bancho .
- haifuri tanuki 灰降狸 the ash-throwing Tanuki
- shari 舎利 sacred bones of Buddha
- . Banchō Sarayashiki, Sara yashiki　皿屋敷 "the Dish Mansion" .
..... where the ghost of 菊 O-Kiku comes out of a well. Okiku and the Nine Plates.

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Ichibancho 一番町

kori 狐狸 fox and badger
In 新道一番町 Shindo Ichibancho there lived the family of 上原庄作 Uehara Shosaku. His wife suddenly found that from her arm about 10 red hair had begun to grow. She pulled them out immediately and found them to be almost 60 cm long. But pulling them out did not help, they soon grew back. Once she had peed on a place with black gravel. A doctor tole her, this must have been the deed of a fox or badger.
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Morikawa Inari 森川稲荷, 三光院いなり Sanko-In Inari, 腰掛稲荷 Koshikake Inari
On the 11th day of the second lunar month in 1827, on the night before the festival of the First Day of the Horse, the low-ranking Samurai 幸吉 Kokichi from 新道一番町 Shindo Ichibancho told his master that he was off to the Morikawa Inari shrine, where he lived.
Next morning his master found a wooden statue of Inari at his doorstep.
From this day on, if he had a wish to make to Inari, he would ask Kokichi to mediate for him.
On the first day of the third lunar month, his master and 若殿 the young lord made an offering of ritual Sake for the Deity. Looking closer the next day, half of the Sake and the other food offerings were gone.
So they thought the Inari deities from Sanko-In and the Koshikake Inari had come too.

. Inari 稲荷神社 fox shrines in Tokyo .

. hatsu uma, hatsu-uma 初午 First Day of the Horse .
hatsu uma moode 初午詣 first shrine visit on the day of the horse

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. Hibiya 日比谷 / 比々谷 Hibiya district legends .

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. Kajibashi 鍛冶橋 Kajibashi Bridge .

nezumi 鼠 mouse, rat
In the house of 堀大和守 Lord Hori at Kajibashi bridge, his servants observed a rat that would place a small piece of 南鐐 silver into an offering box at the kamidana 神棚 shelf of the gods for about 14, 15 days in a row. The couple of the house was very happy and begun to use the money for shopping!
And well, you guess, the rat never showed up again.

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. Kanda 神田 Kanda district legends .

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. Konyachoo 紺屋町 district for indigo cloth dyers .

kamikiri 髪切 cutting the hair off
A servant from a metal dealer at Konya-Cho went out to do some errants. When she came back home, she realized that someone had cut off her hair without her noticing anything.
When people pointed with their fingers at her head, she was so embarrassed she lost consciousness.
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. oyako tanuki 親子狸 parent and child badger legend .
Otama-ga-ike お玉ヶ池, close to 東紺屋町 Eastern Konya-Cho.

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. Koojimachi, Kōjimachi 麹町 / 麴町 Kojimachi district legends .
and 三年坂 Sannenzaka / Sannen-zaka

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Ushigafuchi, Ushigabuchi 牛ヶ淵（うしがふち）

The canal at the slope Kudansaka 件坂下 / 九段坂 is called 牛ヶ淵 "riverpool of the bull".
It is a 魔所 bewitched place.
Once upon a time, a man called 石川新六 Ishikawa Shinroku got up early and passed here around the ushimitsu 丑三つ cursed hour, with a lantern hanging from a stick. He saw a man with his body cut in half, just the upper body was visible.
When he went there later to have a look for the lower body, there was nothing, not even the upper part any more.

. ushimitsu 牛三 the double-hour of the bull.
from one to three at night make a curse.

Utagawa Hiroshige

. 九段坂　- 牛ヶ淵　Kudanzaka Ushigabuchi .

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. kuchisake onna 口裂け女 slit-mouthed woman .
from Sangenjaya 三軒茶屋 Sangen-jaya, "three tea stalls" .

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ayashi mono 怪しき物 something strange
Once a doctor named 岡本玄意 Okamoto Genya walked with another doctor along the 弁慶堀 Benkei-Bori moat.
They saw a strange dog, walking like a man. Another man tried to press the monster down, but could not do it. Then came a carpenter back from work and dispelled the monster. The other man went to his lodgings and developed a high fever.

岡本玄意 Okamoto Genya (1587 - 1645)
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Genyadana Hamadaya　玄冶店濱田家　
Hamadaya is the name of Okiya, a house where Geisha lived,in the Meiji period(1868-1912).
One famous geisha from Hamadaya was Kawakami Sadayakko (1871-1946) who later became Japan's first international superstar.
Madame Sadayakko toured Europe and the U.S. with her husband Kawakami Otojiro and gave performances. Her presentations were very well -received and she gained great popularity. A high-class Japanese restaurant called Hamadaya was founded in 1912 after the first owner of restaurant inherited the name of long and distinguished history of Sadayakko.

The geographic name of Genyadana originates from Genya Okamoto (1587-1645),
a doctor who lived here in the Edo period (1600-1867).
Genya was a doctor of the Tokugawa Shogunate. When Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, fell ill of small pox, Genya treated the Shogun Iemitsu and completely cured Shogune of the disease. Genya leaped to fame as a good doctor. His descendants lived in this area for nine generations and continued the profession using this grand family name.
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. isha 医者, ishi 医師 doctors in Edo .

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Minamihōgen-zaka 南法眼坂 Hogenzaka Hogen slope
another name for the slope 行人坂 Gyoninzaka, on the divide of 三番町 Sanbancho and 四番町 Yonbancho.

At the housing of workers for the Edo bakufu, the 小十人組 Koshoningumi at the Hogenzaka slope, a maid saw hinotama 火の玉 a a ball of fire on a rainy evening, but nobody believed her.
On the next rainy night, one of the men had a fight with a strange person with long white hair, eyes glimmering like gold and holding a ball of fire in his hand. He killed the monster.
They say it was the doing of a fox that had been burried when they built the house.

. hinotama, hi no tama 火の玉と伝説 Legends about fire balls .

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. reiken 霊剣 the magic sword .
江戸神田小柳町 Kanda Koyanagicho

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. shachihoko 鯱 gable decoration .
shachi, shachihoko 鯱　"Dragon Fish"
from 虎御門 Toranomon to 小石川御門 Koishikawa no mon. tsunjikaze つんじかぜ .

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. dokuro 髑髏と伝説 Legends about the Skull .
sharekoobe しゃれこうべ Sharekobe
at Fukiage Goten 吹上御殿 / Fukiage Gosho 吹上御所

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tanuki 狸 badger
In August of 1795, in the estate of the 小倉 Kokura clan the servant of the retired lady became missing.
In the same year in November there was something strange in the living quarters of the women and they found the missing servant.
She had been taking care of three young men and then died.
But in the estate were also many Tanuki. The ritual food offerings in August usually went missing by next morning and it must have been these Tanuki.
All the young maid servants quit soon after they heard this story.

. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢　－ racoon dog, badger legends .

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

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. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

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10/15/2018

Kameari district Katsushika

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Kameari 亀有 Kameari district
Katsushika 亀有一丁目 - 五丁目 first to fifth district / 西亀有 Nishi-Kameari

kame 亀 turtle / ari 有 there is
During the Muromachi period, this area was called Kamenashi （亀無、亀梨) "no turtle".
At the confluence of the former river 隅田川 Sumidagawa and 葛西川 Katsushikagawa there was a small island in the form of a turtle.
In 1644 the people living there did not like the name NASHI and changed it to ARI.

In 1889, 青戸村 Aoto village was merged with 亀有村 Kameari village、砂原村（西亀有付近）、上千葉村 as the village 東京府南葛飾郡亀青村 Kameao mura.
In 1918, 青砥駅 Aoto station was built.
In 1932, when the ward of Katsushika was created, 青戸町1 - 4丁 Aoto cho was allocated from the first to the fourth sub-district.
. Aoto 青砥 /　青戸 Aoto district, Katsushika .

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The area is perhaps best known for being the location of the long-running manga and anime series
こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo
about the misadventures of a cranky middle-aged policeman working in a police box next to Kameari Park.
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Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo (こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所,
lit. "This is the Police Station in Front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward"),
often shortened to KochiKame (こち亀), is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station (kōban) in the downtown part of Tokyo, and revolves around the misadventures of middle-aged cop Kankichi Ryotsu. The official English title is KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops.

It was continuously serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump for 40 years, from September 1976 to September 2016. Its 1,960 chapters were collected into 200 tankōbon volumes, making it the manga series with the highest number of volumes.　The manga has been adapted into an anime television series, produced by Studio Gallop and broadcast in Japan by Fuji TV, three theatrical animated films (by Tatsunoko and Gallop, respectively), two live-action movies, several stage adaptations, and a live-action television series. As of 2014, the series had sold over 157 million tankōbon copies, making KochiKame one of the best-selling manga series in history. In 2005, TV Asahi named the anime number 36 on its list of the Top 100 Anime. The series was awarded a Guinness World Record for "Most volumes published for a single manga series."
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Real-life KochiKame
The real neighborhood police station on which the manga one is based.
Kameari Koen is an actual park in Tokyo's Katsushika ward. The police station is fictional, but it is modeled after a real one located on the north side of Kameari railway station. The manga has brought considerable fame to the neighborhood, and it draws sightseers from all over Japan to a (usually vacant) station in a nondescript residential neighborhood. There is only a vacant lot where the police station is actually supposed to be located.
In February 2006, two life-size bronze statues of Ryo-san were erected at the north and south gates of Kameari Station. There is currently a trail of 14 statues in the area.
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Ryosan Dorayaki 両さんどら焼き

As the popularity of this district was falling, the local merchants thought of using KochiKame for their revitalization programs.
They asked the publisher of the manga for agreement, but he refused. Then they asked the author of "KochiKame" and he was quite pleased.
They begun to make Kochikame dorayaki sweets and statues of Kochikame at the station, at benches in the park and other places. Now visitors could take photos and as Instagram flourished, so florished Kameari.
Now a KochiKame character walks along the shopping street on Saturday and Sunday and they have popular drum concerts at the station.

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亀有香取神社 Kameari Katori Jinja
3 Chome-42-２４ Kameari, Katsushika, Tokyo

This shrine has two large turtles instead of Komainu guardian dogs at its entrance.

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- amulet for beautiful legs from 香取神社 Katori Jinja

健康美脚のお守り
okobo おこぼ okobo pokkuri sandals for maiko

. Katori Jinguu 香取神宮 Shrine in Chiba .
Katori-jingu Shrine, Sawara-shi, Chiba. Women perform the rice-planting ceremony to music.

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Kameari Takagi Jinja 亀有の高木神社
葛飾区西亀有4-15-20 // （旧称：第六天社 former Dairokuten Shrine)

The patron Shrine of the village 砂原村 Sawaramura in the Edo period.
The main deity is Dairokuten.
Re-named Takagi Shrine in the Meiji period.

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. Dairokuten Ma-O 第六天魔王 Big Number Six Heavenly Deity .

. 高木神社 Takagi Jinja .
Ōta-ku, Chūō, 6 Chome−3 太田神社
The Binbogami of this shrine is
Kuroyami Tennyo 黒闇天女 Lady Ten Deity of the Darkness
A sister of Benzaiten 弁財天の姉 (other sources quote 吉祥天 Kichijoten).

. Takagi Jinja 高木神社 Takagi Shrine Sumida ward .
O-Musubi Jinja お結び神社　 // O-Nigiri Jinja おにぎり神社

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10/14/2018

Nakano ward

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

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- History
The ward was founded on October 1, 1932 when the towns of Nogata and Nakano were absorbed into the former Tokyo City as Nakano Ward. The present administration dates from March 15, 1947 when the Allied occupation reformed the administration of Tokyo-to.

1447: Ōta Dōkan defeated Toshima Yasutsune in a battle here.
1606: The Naruki Kaidō, predecessor of today's Ōme Kaidō (a road to Ōme) was established.
1695: In connection with the Shorui Awaremi no Rei (a law for the protection of animals), a facility for keeping wild dogs opened.
1871: The twelve villages that comprise present-day Nakano became part of Tokyo Prefecture.
1889: The Kofu Railway opens. The forerunner of today's Chūō Main Line included a station at Nakano en route from Shinjuku to Hachioji.
1897: Nakano becomes a village.
1932: Tokyo City expands to encompass the district that included Nakano.
1943: With the abolition of Tokyo City, Nakano becomes part of Tokyo-to.
1947: Nakano becomes one of the special wards under the new system.
1961: The Tokyo subway system extends to Nakano.
1973: Construction of Nakano Sun Plaza near Nakano Station reaches completion.
- Five special wards surround Nakano:
Shinjuku, Suginami, Nerima, Shibuya, and Toshima. It lies just west of the bustling Shinjuku area.
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- - - Nakano area　中野　
. Chuuoo, Chūō 中央 Chuo district districtct .
. Higashinakano 東中野 Higashi-Nakano districtct .
. Honcho 本町 Honcho districtct .
. Minamidai / Nandai 南台 districtct .
. Nakano machi 中野町 Nakano districtct .
. Yayoichō 弥生町 Yayoicho, Yayoi district .

- - - Nogata Area　野方　
Arai 新井　- see below
. (Daiwacho) Yamatocho 大和町（やまとちょう） - Yamato districtct .
　 . Eharachō 荏原町 Ebara .

Egota, Egoda, Ekota, Ekoda 江古田 - see below
Kamisaginomiya 　鷺ノ宮 / Saginomiya 鷺宮　 - see below
. Kamitakada 上高田 .
. Maruyama　丸山 (円山) .
Matsugaoka　松ヶ丘 / 松が丘 - see below
. Nogata 野方 .
. Numabukuro 沼袋 .
Saginomiya 鷺宮 - see below
Shirasagi 白鷺 "White Heron" - see below

Wakamiya 若宮　

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江古田川 Egotagawa
神田川 Kandagawa
. 旧桃園川 former Momozonogawa .
妙正寺川 Myoshojigawa
善福寺川 Zenpukujigawa
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荒玉水道 Aratama Suido waterway

千川上水 Sengawa / Senkawa Josui waterway
Senkawa Aqueduct is 22 km long. - 千川上水跡

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東北復興大祭典 Tohoku Recovery Festival in Nakano

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Nakano is convenient as a place to live or visit, with fifteen train stations in the ward, the Seibu Shinjuku line and the Toei Oedo line running in the North, the Marunouchi line running in the South, and with, at the center of the ward, Nakano station, which is only four minutes on the JR Chuo line from Shinjuku station.
At the North Entrance to Nakano Station is “Nakano Broadway”, which is known as a hub for subcultures such as manga and anime. Not only subcultures, but also stores that handle antique high-quality watches, model train stores, and other stores that support various enthusiasts are gathered there. Also, it contains stores like grocery stores, butchers, fish shops, and eateries like the underground one known for its extra large eight-tiered ice cream cone. It is a shopping mall that contains everything necessary for everyday life.
..... When you exit Nakano station’s North exit and head West, Nakano’s new face, “the City of Four Seasons”, spreads out before you.
..... In Nakano there is a famous Tokyo scenic spot called Tetsugakudou (Temple of Philosophy) Park. ... built by the late Dr. Inoue Enryo.
Near Tetsugakudou Park is the Nokata Water Tower. A building with a unique form, it is designated as the country’s Tangible Cultural Property.
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One of the oldest temples in Nakano is
. Jooganji 成願寺 Jogan-Ji .
Joganji (2-26 Honcho, Nakano-ku).　東京都中野区本町二丁目

. 明王山 Myoozan 聖無動院 Shomudo-In　宝仙寺 Hosen-Ji .
(中野区中央2-33-3）- Chuo, Nakano
Nr. 12 of the Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo

. 十善山 Juzenzan　密蔵院 Mitsuzo-In　蓮花寺 Renge-Ji .
中野区沼袋2-33-4 / 2 Chome-33-4 Numabukuro, Nakano ward
Nr. 41 of the Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo

. Meijidera 明治寺 Meiji-dera .
東京都中野区沼袋2-28-20 / Tokyo, Nakano ward, Numabukuro

. 瑠璃光山 Rurikozan　禅定院 Zenjo-In　薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji .
中野区沼袋2-28-2 / 2 Chome-28-2 Numabukuro, Nakano ward
Nr. 48 of the Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo

. 七星山 Shichiseizan　光徳院 Kotoku-In　息災寺 Sokusai-Ji .
中野区上高田五丁目18－3 / 5 Chome-18-3 Kamitakada, Nakano ward
Nr. 58 of the Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo

. 江戸三十三観音霊場 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples of Edo .
17 宝福寺 Hofuku-Ji- 中野観音 Nakano Kannon
（中野区南台3-43-2） - 如意輪観世音菩薩

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Arai 新井 Arai district - "new well"
Nakano, Arai 新井三丁目, 四丁目 third and fourth sub-district

In 1413, the villagers dug a new well and named their village 新井村 Arai mura.
Later the temple 梅照院 Baisho-In was built, with a statue of Yakushi Nyorai to protect children.

. Baishoo-In 梅照院 Baisho-In 薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji .
中野区新井5-3-5 / Nakano ward, Arai 5-3-5
Arai Yakushi 新井薬師.
There is even a station for the temple, 新井薬師前駅 Arai Yakushi mae eki

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Egota 江古田 Egota district
Nakano, Egota 一丁目 - 四丁目 first to fourth sub-district / Egota, Egoda, Ekota, Ekoda

The station 江古田駅 is called Egoda eki 「えこだ」.

The name might refere to the location
tanima no chiisa na shitsuden 谷間の小さな湿田 a small wetland in a valley.
Another theory - more probable:

Around the fields (田 ta )were many ego no ki エゴノキ Japanese snowbell trees, Styrax japonica.

Egota no mori kōen 江古田の森公園 Egota no Mori Park
Egota-no-Mori Park is a public park, the largest in Nakano ward.
Within the grounds of the park there is a large, six-story building called Tokyo General Health and Welfare Center Egota-no-Mori (東京総合保健福祉センター江古田の森 Tōkyō Sōgō Hoken Fukushi Shisetsu Egota no Mori).
The park also has a multipurpose open area, wooded area, wooden playground equipment, sandbox, swings, water fountain, toilet (with wheelchair access), study room, benches, lawn, biotope pond, and dogwood hill.
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source : sam on facebook
Drinking joint. Ekoda, Tokyo, March 2020.

. Toofukuji 東福寺 Tofuku-Ji - 金峯山 Kinbozan 世尊院 Seson-In ..
中野区江古田３丁目 / 3 Chome Egoda, Nakano ward
Nr. 02 of the Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo

江古田富士塚 Egota Fujizuka Mound is in Nerima
Ekoda Fuji Mound - 1 Chome-59-2 Kotakecho, Nerima
at Shrine 江古田浅間神社 Egota Sengen Jinja

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Matsugaoka 松が丘 / 松ヶ岡 Matsugaoka town -
Nakano, Matsugaoka 松が丘一丁目及び松が丘二丁目
first and second district

Matsugaoka was called 片山村 Katayama village until the Meiji Period.
Since there was a large pine forest in the area, it was renamed 松が丘 Hill with pine trees.
Between the first and second district, there is a river with a bridge named 片山橋 Katayama Bridge.

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Saginomiya 鷺宮 Saginomiya district - "Shrine of the Heron -
Nakano, Saginomiya 一丁目 - 六丁目 from the first to the sixth sub-district
- - - Kami-Saginomiya 上鷺宮一丁目 - 五丁目 from the first to the fifth sub-district

Saginomiya eki 鷺ノ宮駅 Station

Shirasagi 白鷺 Shirasagi district - "white heron" -
Nakano, Shirasagi 一丁目 - 三丁目 from the first to the third sub-district.
This district was separated from Saginomiya in 1965.

Since many herons lived here, the area was called Saginomori 鷺森 (Forest of the Heron) or Saginomiya.
In the Heian period, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi 源頼義 (988 - 1075) erected a Hachiman shrine here and many herons came, so the shrine deity was called
鷺宮大明神 Sagi no Miya Daimyojin.
The Shrine 鷺宮八幡神社 Saginomiya Hachiman Jinja
is in the South of this district, called Shirasagi 白鷺.
1 Chome-31-10 Shirasagi, Nakano

There is also a temple named in the compound:
. 白鷺山 Shirasagizan　福蔵院 Fukuzo-In 正幡寺 Shoban-Ji .
中野区白鷺1-31-5 / 1 Chome-31-5 Shirasagi, Nakano

. Heron (aosagi) - Egret (shirasagi) .

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Arai 新井 Arai district - "new well"
Nakano, Arai 新井三丁目, 四丁目 third and fourth sub-district
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daija no hone 大蛇の骨 bones of a huge serpent
At the temple 円照寺 Ensho-Ji in Shinjuku and 豊仙寺 / 宝仙寺 Hosen-Ji in Nakano there are parts of the bones of one huge serpent kept as secret treasures.
River water can be poured over the bones for an oracle about coming rain.
At the temple Hosen-Ji the water from the well 井の頭 Inokashira is used for offerings.

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. Inokashira　井の頭 "Head of the Well" .

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. Legends about Jizo Bosatsu - 地蔵菩薩 .
A stone mason had very strong pain in the back and could not get up.
In a dream he saw Jizo Bosatsu, telling him if he would make a stone statue of Jizo, his body would heal.
And indeed, waking up he felt well enough to make a statue.
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Jizo no hoosoo 地蔵の疱瘡 Jizo Bosatsu with smallpox
At the temple Hosen-Ji there was a rumor that the statue of Jizo had caught smallpox. But, well, it was just a rumor.

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kitsune-tsuki 狐つき bewitched by a fox
Around 1775, there was a Hatamoto samurai well versed in
kitsune otoshi 狐落とし getting rid of the bewitching from a fox.
Once a man from 武州中野村 Bushu Nakanomura village was brought to him. The Hatamoto in trance tried to hear the story of the bewitchment from the fox.
The father of the man had been to the 加茂明神 Kamo Myojin Shrine and behaved in a bad way, thus he became bewitched. But the father had soon died of poverty and hunger and thus the bewitchment had been passed on to the son.

. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .

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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo　江戸の名所 .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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10/12/2018

Arakawa ward

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The ward takes its name from the river, the Arakawa, though the Arakawa River does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Kita, Bunkyo, Taito and Sumida. In English, the ward calls itself Arakawa City.
... The Sumida River forms the northern boundary.
- History
The area was mainly agricultural in the Edo period. In 1651, Kozukappara, the Tokugawa's largest execution ground (now located next to Minami-Senju station), was built.
Beginning in the Meiji era, the area became industrial as factories were built on the water front.
In 1932, it became one of the 35 wards of Tokyo City.
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Arakawa 荒川（あらかわ）(in the middle)
Higashi-Nippori 東日暮里（ひがしにっぽり） / Nishi-Nippori 西日暮里（にしにっぽり）
Higashi-Ogu 東尾久（ひがしおぐ） / Nishi-Ogu 西尾久（にしおぐ）
Machiya 町屋（まちや）
Minami-Senju 南千住（みなみせんじゅ）

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. Kozukappara keijō 小塚原刑場 execution ground .

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Arakawa 荒川 Arakawa district - "wild river"
Arakawa, 荒川一丁目-八丁目 from first to 8th sub-district

Located in the middle of Arakawa ward, see map above.
The name comes from the river Arakawa. In 1932 the districts of 南千住 Minami-Senju, 日暮里 Nippori,
三河島 Mikawashima and 尾久 Ogu became part of Arakawa ward.
The river Arakawa was then relocated and called 隅田川 Sumidagawa.

五月雨（荒川) May Rain Arakawa

"Full moon at Arakawa River" 荒川の月

. Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883 - 1957) .

. Hamarikyu 浜離宮 Hamarikyu and Shio-iri 汐入 Shioiri .

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Machiya 町屋 district
Arakawa, 町屋一丁目-八丁目 from first to 8th sub-district

machi 町 is a place where many people meet, ya 屋 means a home or house.

A district with the atmosphere of Shitamachi, Downtown Edo.
The many old wooden houses pose a threat in case of fire.

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Nippori 日暮里 district
Arakawa, 日暮里一丁目- 六丁目 from first to 6th sub-district

During the Edo period, this was 新堀村 Nippori mura, "village with a new moat".
A retainer of Ota Dokan named 新堀玄蕃 Nippori Genba, lived here, hence the name.
Now,
A 里 district where you can 暮 spend 日 one day without getting bored, 「日暮らしの里」higurashi no sato.

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Traditional fabrics, ancient temple grounds, and a 1950s-style amusement park
Adjacent to the retro-chic neighborhood of Ueno, Nippori maintains a similar old-school appeal.
DIY hobbyists will love Nippori Textile District, a one-kilometer stretch of road occupied by textile and fabric stores. You’ll find affordable cloth, buttons, and traditional fabrics available in both personal and wholesale volumes. Also nearby is Arakawa Yuen, an amusement park boasting classic rides for kids, a petting zoo, and a summertime splash zone. Temple lovers will enjoy Tennoji Temple and the surrounding Yanaka neighborhood directly adjacent to Nippori Station

- - - A century-old street for garment makers and artisans - 日暮里繊維街
Dating back to the early Taisho period (1910s), the Nippori Textile District is Tokyo’s fabric town, offering every fabric and sewing tool imaginable. The approximately 100 stores cater to both personal hobbyists and wholesale buyers. Take your time exploring each shop to find what you’re looking for.
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Landscaped Gardens at the Nippori Temple - Higurashi no sato jiin no rinsen
Utagawa Hiroshige

Nippori Suwanodai / Suwa Bluff at Nippori
Utagawa Hiroshige

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Famous Spots of the Eastern Capital: Nippori

Utagawa Yoshikazu
Nippori, also called "Higurashi-no-Sato" (an alternative rendering of the Chinese characters in Nippori), became a noted spot for sakura (cherry blossoms) in the mid-Edo period.
It is said to have become a celebrated place for sakura viewing as a result of many temples competing with one another in creating landscape gardens by planting sakura and azaleas.
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. Oota Dookan, Ōta Dōkan 太田道灌 Ota Dokan (1432 - 1486) .

. Suwa Jinja　諏訪神社, 西日暮里 Nishi-Nippori .

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Ogu 尾久 / 尾久町 Ogu machi - district
Arakawa 尾久一丁目-八丁目 from the first to the 8th sub-district
The name could be spelled おうぐ ougu, oogu 小具, 越具, or 奥.

In the Kamakura period, there was 武蔵国豊島郡小具郷 Musashi no kuni, Toshima district,
小具郷 Ogu no sato - Ogu village
Or the name refers to the fact that
in the Edo period 北の奥（おく） the Northern Part of Oku, the Harem of the Shogun, could be seen from here.
In 1889, the name was changed to 尾久村 Ogu mura village.

The station name is spelled Oku 「おく」尾久駅.

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あらかわの今昔ものがたり Arakawa Konjaku Monogatari - Tales

荒川ふるさと文化館 - 荒川区南千住六丁目63番1号 - 3 PDF-files
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ichoo 異鳥 a strange bird - 新堀村 Nippori village
The headman of Nippori village, 権四郎 Gonshiro, had a sugi 杉 cedar tree near his home. Around April he heard a strange voice calling every night, ポンポン pon-pon pon-pon,
The voice reverberated in all directions.
A month later a villager caught a strange bird. It was twice as big as a hishikui 鵁 bean goose (Anser fabalis), its wings sparkled like 瑠璃色 lapis lazuli, the circles around its eyes sparkled like gold. Its legs were all yellow.

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. Oide Kitsune, Oidegitsune 御出狐 the Fox Oide .
and the Shrine おいで稲荷 Oide Inari

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arasoi sugi 争い杉 dispute about a cedar tree
Once upon a time, Ota Dokan and another Samurai saw a tree, and one said "It is a 杉 cedar", while the other said "It is a matsu 松 pine".
It turned out to be a cedar, so Dokan killed the samurai and the tree was named "disputed cedar tree", "cedar to fight about".

. sugi 杉 cedar, Cryptomeria .

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. chifusu to densetsu チフスと伝説 Legends about typhus .
Once the younger sister of 新井つね Arai Tsune had typhus. In her dream she saw a priest in red robes who told her:
"If you go in this direction, you will die."
As the woman lie in high fever, she heard the voice of her crying baby and came back to her senses. Gradually she healed completely.

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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
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. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

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10/10/2018

Kita ward, Asukayama

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The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
- The name Kita, meaning "north," reflects the location among the wards of Tokyo. To its North lie the cities of Kawaguchi and Toda in Saitama Prefecture. To the east, south and west lie other special wards: Adachi, Arakawa, Itabashi, Bunkyō, and Toshima.
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The area was a collection of rural villages and towns until the 1880s, when it was connected by rail to central Tokyo (Oji Station opening in 1883). Parts of the area joined Tokyo City in 1932 as the Oji and Takinogawa wards. Kita was officially formed in 1947 by the merger of these wards.
Four rivers run through Kita:
荒川 Arakawa River
隅田川 Sumida River
石神井川（音無川） Shakujii River
新河岸川 Shingashi River

Asukayama Park (飛鳥山公園 Asukayama Kōen)
is a public park in Kita,
- History
In the early eighteenth century, shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune planted many cherry trees in the area and opened up the land for the enjoyment of the "Edokko" or citizens of Tokyo. The park was formally established, alongside Ueno Park, Shiba Park, Asakusa Park, and Fukagawa Park, in 1873 by the Dajō-kan, as Japan's first public parks.
In 1998, three museums were opened inside the park, designed by AXS Satow: the Kita City Asukayama Museum (北区飛鳥山博物館), the Shibusawa Memorial Museum (渋沢史料館), and the Paper Museum (紙の博物館).

A woodblock print showing Emperor Meiji at Asukayama Park

..... A small inclined monorail called the Asukayama Park Monorail (飛鳥山公園モノレール) is provided on the north side of the park to provide access free-of-charge to the park for the mobility-impaired.
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. Akabane 赤羽 Akabane district .
. Juujoo, Jūjō 十条　Jujo district .
. Ooji, Ōji 王子 Oji district .
. Tabata 田端 Tabata district .
. Takinogawa 滝野川地区 Takinogawa district .

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Ando Hiroshige 安藤広重

. Ooji Jinja 王子神社 Oji Shrine .
and Ooji Inari Jinja 王子稲荷神社 Oji Inari Fox Shrine
1-12-26, Kishi-Machi,Kita-Ku,Tokyo // 東京都北区岸町
- with some kitsunebi 狐火 fox fire legends

. 0oji Fudoo no Taki 王子不動之滝 Fudo Waterfall in Oji .
temple 正受院 Shoju-In - 北区滝野川2-49-5 Kita-ku, Takinogawa

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Asukayama 飛鳥山

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飛鳥山 Asukayama (Mt. Asuka)
... Commoners also came, providing they had the time and wherewithal to make a day trip. You see, walking to Asukayama wasn’t easy – even for the rich. This small “mountain” was located outside of Edo in an area known as 武蔵国豊嶋郡王子村 Musashi no Kuni - Toshima-gun 豊嶋郡 Toshima District, , Ōji Mura 王子村 Ōji Village, Musashi Province. Today this area isn’t part of 豊島区 Toshima-ku Toshima Ward, but rather a part of Tōkyō’s 北区 Kita-ku Kita Ward on the northernmost border of 東京都 Tōkyō-to Tōkyō Metropolis and 埼玉県 Saitama-ken Saitama Prefecture.
The village of Ōji
wasn’t a shukuba machi 宿場町 post town, but by the middle of the Edo Period, it was fully prepared to accommodate as many hanami-goers as possible. Elegant teahouses in this rustic area catered to samurai and merchants, but there were also more modest accommodations available for wealthy farmers who might also have made the long journey out here. Presumably, drinking, whoring were rampant.

阿須賀 Asuka
飛鳥 asuka, flying bird

I provided two spelling variants because the first version is used in religious contexts, but the second is used in maps and local histories. Just as spoken language has dialectal differences, kanji use seems to have been localized as well – especially in the untamed eastern provinces. That said, we know there was a 山城 yamajiro hilltop fortress controlled by the 豊嶋氏 Toshima-shi Toshima clan. The fortification at the top of this ovoid plateau was called 飛鳥山城 Asukayama-jō Asukayama Castle. This is reflected the area’s larger administrative name until recently, which was the Toshima District.
The branch of the Toshima clan
that moved to this eastern area, originated in modern 和歌山県 Wakayama-ken Wakayama Prefecture. The area we’re going to be referring to is located in the 紀伊半島 Kii Hantō Kii Peninsula. This is the same area where you can find the 熊野古道 Kumano Kodō Kumano Pilgrimages, a series of ancient roads connecting various religious sites in the Kii Peninsula that date back to at least the 900’s. A specific shrine, associated with the Toshima clan was the 33rd station along the course called the 熊野曼荼羅 Kumano Mandara – this shrine was Asuka Jinja 阿須賀神社 Asuka Shrine.
Open their arrival in the Kantō Chiho 関東地方 Kantō Area,
the Toshima used a process called 分霊 bunrei to split the 神 kami deity of Asuka Shrine in Wakayama and transport it to Ōji Jinja 王子神社 Ōji Shrine as the tutelary kami of their fort on the hill. Ōji Shrine was to serve as their tutelary kami. The difference between the kanji for “Asuka” are quite different, but there doesn’t seem to be any difference etymologically. Maybe the new variant was easier for locals to read – although to me, the original spelling is much clearer.
A Strong Connection to Kii Domain
... the Toshima clan originated in modern day Wakayama Prefecture. From ancient times until the end of the Edo Period, much of that area was called Kii no Kuni 紀伊国 Kii Province, and in fact one of the most important Tokugawa fiefs was in Kii Province, Kii Han 紀伊藩 Kii Domain. The Kii Tokugawa-ke 紀伊徳川家 Kii Tokugawa Family were part of the go-sanke 御三家 the Three Great Families – branch families sired by Tokugawa Ieyasu that were expected to produce a shogun, should the main line fail to produce a capable male successor. The other two families were the Owari Tokugawa-ke 尾張徳川家 Owari Tokugawa Family and the Mito Tokugawa-ke 水戸徳川家 Mito Tokugawa Family.
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歌川広景 Utagawa Hiroshige

Asukayama Bosetsu 飛鳥山暮雪 Asukayama in Snow

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Asuka-bashi bridge 飛鳥橋 Asukabashi

It was during the time of Yoshimune, the 8th Shogun,
when Asuka-yama became a popular spot for sakura viewing.
It began when a lot of cherry trees were planted in Asuka-yama as a part of 享保の改革 the "Kyōhō Reform" to create holiday resorts for Edo residents.
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花曇り都の隅の飛鳥山
hanagumori miyako so sumi no Asukayama

blossom haze -
in a corner of the capital
is Asukayama
Tr. Gabi Greve

. Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 .

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. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

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