Okusawa district Setagaya

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Okusawa 奥沢地区 Okusawa district
Setagaya, 奥沢1 - 3丁目 from first to third sub-district

In the far South-East of Setagaya, sometimes called
Setagaya no Oku zashiki 世田谷の奥座敷 the back-room of Setagaya.
It is well connected with many tranin stations and bus lines.

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. Okusawa Jinja 奥澤神社 Okusawa Shrine .
Okusawa Hachiman 奥澤八幡 - 世田谷区奥沢5-22-1
On September 2 is the festival of the great serpent.

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. Setagaya ward 世田谷区 .

. Kitazawa 北沢 .

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Horinouchi district Suginami

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Horinouchi 堀之内 / 堀ノ内 Horinouchi district

堀ノ内一丁目 - 堀ノ内三丁目 from first to third sub-district

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Horinouchi Yodobashi Mizuame 堀之内淀はし水飴 Sweets

妙法寺 Myōhō-ji Temple, located in Horinouchi, Suginami Ward,
is the head temple of the Nichiren Buddhism and was known
as a temple with divine favor for expelling misfortune.
Watery candy from a candy shop called "Benkei" and baked dumpling called "Ōdango"from dumpling shops
are famous as souvenirs for Myōhō-ji Temple visits.
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MYOHOJI TEMPLE
Founded in 1615, Myohoji Temple is situated in the southern part of Koenji, a 10-15 minute walk from the closest Tokyo Metro Stations. Its beautiful iron gate is a Japanese-Western blend design and is designated as an important cultural asset of Japan. In rainy season, usually in June and early July, around the temple’s pond, lots of Japanese iris and hydrangea bloom so beautifully that a lot of people visit this temple to view them in the traditional atmosphere.
Also, this is a temple where you can participate in “Joya no Kane”, and strike the temple’s huge copper bell on New Year’s Eve for free. The bell, cast in 1725, can be rung from midnight, but it’s better to be there a little earlier because there is always a long line of people.
However, it will be worth the wait for a unique Japanese New Year’s experience!
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Horinouchi Myōhō-ji Temple 堀之内妙法寺

Enshrined in Myōhō-ji Temple is the holy image of
The Venerable Nichiren known as the "Founder in Horinouchi," praised as warding off misfortune.
Many people have visited this place to see the holy image.
When the "Hokke Senbu-e," in which a thousand Buddhist scriptures
are recited for memorial services and prayers
and the "Eshiki," which is a memorial service for the death of
The Venerable Nichiren are conducted in July and October,
the temple grounds would be filled to the brim with people.
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. Saint Nichiren 日蓮 (1222 – 1282) .
Namu Myoho Renge Kyo 南無妙法蓮華経

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Omiya Saitama

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Oomiya, Ōmiya 大宮 Omiya in Saitama

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Ōmiya (大宮区, Ōmiya-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. Although Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City, Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in both Saitama City and Saitama Prefecture thanks to its transport infrastructure, especially railways connected at Ōmiya Station.
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Ōmiya derives its name from a famous Shinto shrine, the Hikawa Shrine, which has been a place of pilgrimage since at least the Heian period.
During the Edo period, the area flourished as Ōmiya-shuku, a post station on the Nakasendō highway, which connected Edo with Kyoto.
Following the Meiji restoration, it became part of Urawa Prefecture which merged with Iwatsuki, Urawa, and Oshi Prefectures in 1871 to form Saitama Prefecture. The modern town of Ōmiya was officially created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
On November 3, 1940 Ōmiya merged with the neighboring villages of Mihashi, Osato, Miyahara and Nisshin and was elevated to city status. Ōmiya continued to expand after the end of the war, absorbing the villages of Sashiougi, Mamiya, Uemizu, Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato on January 1, 1955.
On May 1, 2001 Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono to form Saitama City. In April 2003 Saitama became a city designated by government ordinance, and now the area of former Ōmiya City was divided between
Kita-ku (north), Minuma-ku (east), Nishi-ku (west), and Ōmiya-ku (south).
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. Musashi Ichi no Miya 武蔵一の宮 - Hikawa Jinja 氷川神社 .
Saitama 埼玉県さいたま市大宮区高鼻町一丁目407番地 / Saitama, Omiya Ward, Takahanacho, 1-407

Ōmiya-shuku 大宮宿 Omiya Postal Station was Nr. 4 on
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Ōmiya Hachimangū 大宮八幡宮 Shrine Omiya Hachimangu

Ōmiya Hachimangū Shrine, also called Wada Hachimangū, was built by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi
in 1063 (the sixth year of Kōhei),
on his way back from the Early Nine Years' War, as a branch of Iwashimizu Hachimangū Shrine in Kyoto,
which was closely associated with the Minamoto Clan.
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. Minamoto no Yoshiie Hachimantaro 源八幡太郎義家 / 源義家 (1039 - 1106) .

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Kurakake no matsu 鞍掛松 saddle-hanging pine tree

There is a pine tree with the bent trunk on the approach to Ōmiya Hachimangū Shrine.
Legend has it that when Minamoto no Yoshiie hung his horse saddle on a branch of this pine tree
on his way to conquer Ōshū and so it was called "Kurakake-no-Matsu" (saddle-hanging pine tree).
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Kurakake no matsu

The stocks of the Minamoto Clan had risen immensely since the end of the Former Nine Years War in 1063. Lead by the astonishingly capable warrior, Minamoto no Yoshiie, the Minamoto rose with military power and earned the right to rule over the northern provinces of Japan.
But success brings with it its own trials and the Kiyowara, once allies of the Minamoto twenty years earlier in the Former Nine Years War, had begun proving themselves poor stewards in the north. Agitating against Minamoto rule far from Kyoto, house Kiyowara earned the ire of Minamoto no Yoshiie. Now known as Hachiman-taro - the Son of the God of War - the Kiyowara would soon have a fight on their hands.
Travel by horseback was convenient, but also tiring and on his way, Yoshiie stopped to rest in the area now known as Suginami City. Unsaddling his ride, Yoshiie found a pine tree on which to hang the saddle and allow his horse to rest. While peaceful for the moment, the subsequent three years would see some savage warfare in the distant north. Minamoto no Yoshiie would eventually emerge victorious, but on that day, in Suginami, the legendary warrior would rest, his future unknown.
With its twisted trunk bending towards the sky, Kurakake no Matsu - the saddle-hanging pine tree - lies on the road to Omiya Hachimangu Shrine in Tokyo's Suginami City. Surrounded by homes, roads and telephone poles, this lone pine tree has hundreds of years of legend behind it, a living memorial to one of Japan's most legendary sons.
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .


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. お六所様 Deity O-Rokusho Sama. .
and the first unohi, u no hi 卯の日 day of the rabbit in the 5th lunar month

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city

. Kappa no myooyaku 河童の妙薬 Myoyaku special medicine of Kapa .
When Kappa wants to apologize for his bad deeds, he teaches the farmer how to prepare special medicine.

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. karasu　鴉 / 烏と伝説　legends about the crow, raven .
If karasu からす a crow sits on the tree of a home, a family member will have misfortune.
If karasu からす a crow craws on a kaki no ki 柿の木 persimmon tree, a person living nearby will become ill.

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. yao bikuni 八百比丘尼 a nun for 800 years .
The name of 櫛引町 Kushibiki town, Nisshin Village dates back to a visit of 八百比丘尼 a Yao bikuni nun.
She came to the village and planted two enoki 槻 zelkova trees.
But the trees have dried and died.

One more similar legend about the Yao Bikuni nun from 武蔵国足立郡波田村 Hata Village.

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 上小町 Kamiko town

. Kubikiri Jizo 首切地蔵 Jizo with his head cut off - .
Jizo posed as a substiture for a human.
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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 吉敷町 Kishiki town

azuki baa, azuki babaa 小豆婆 old Hag washing Azuki beans
In the evening, the sound of someone washing beans can be heard from the nearby river.
(This story is told in many parts of Japan.)
. azuki arai 小豆洗い washing red Azuki beans .

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. shio Jizo son 塩地蔵尊 Jizo made from salt .
If people come with an offering of salt, their wish will be granted.

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Saitama 大宮市 Omiya city 植水村 Uemizu village 水判土 Mizuhata

. yao bikuni 八百比丘尼 a nun for 800 years .
In the hamlet of Mizuhata, there is a story abuot a nun for 800 years.
At 慈願寺 the Temple Jigan-Ji there is a small golden statue called kotobuki Jizo 寿地蔵 Jizo for Longevity.
It is a protector deity for nuns.

Jizo statue in the compound

There is also 水波田観音 Mizuhata Kannon Bosatsu at 慈眼寺（じげんじ） Jigen-Ji.

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Saitama さいたま市 Saitama city

. Samuhara jinja サムハラ神社 Samuhara Shrine .
and a gun specialist from Kishu.

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Sendagaya district Shibuya

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Sendagaya 千駄ヶ谷 Sendagaya district

千駄ヶ谷一丁目 - 千駄ヶ谷六丁目 from first to sixth district

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Sendagaya (千駄ヶ谷)
Sendagaya is nestled in an urban green area in Shibuya ward between Shinjuku ward and Shinjuku Gyo-en (Shinjuku Imperial Gardens) to the north (an area in Sendagaya, 6-chōme, is actually located within the gardens). The National Stadium, also known as Olympic Stadium, Tokyo is located immediately to the east, bordering Sendagaya 2-chome.
Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Station are found to the west. Jingumae and Harajuku are directly south. Many important cultural and sporting venues are located in and around Sendagaya.
Sendagaya is a mix of old, new, and incredibly futuristic designs. From Sendagaya Station, the main station in Sendagaya, bustling Shinjuku is a tranquil 10-minute walk away along the Imperial Gardens' western wall. Sendagaya Entrance to the gardens is 2 minutes away from Sendagaya Station.
Sendagaya, particularly 3-chōme, is home to dozens of clothing and accessory design workshops, studios, offices, and fashion related agencies, including the mega-brand Bape. The narrow streets are filled daily with the hustle and bustle of courier companies picking up next season's designs and delivering the finished product.
Theatre
Sendagaya includes several theaters and organizations related to the arts, such as the National Noh Theatre, designed by Hiroshi Oe and completed in 1983. Also, the Kinokuniya Southern Theater, the classical music Tsuda Hall (津田ホール), the Japan Federation of Composers, the Japan Theatre Arts Association, the Japan Association of Music Enterprises, the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, a troupe of opera singers dedicated to promoting and developing the western music movement, and the Japanese Centre of the International Theatre Institute are located in Sendagaya.
Shrines
A few minutes walk from the station, is the Hato no Mori Hachiman Shrine (鳩森八幡神社, Hato no mori hachiman jinja), an oasis of calm with its 300-year-old pine trees. This small shrine is a place of historical importance in Shibuya. Within the shrine, there is a stage for Japanese performing arts and a fujizuka, a replica of Mount Fuji made from stones carried from Mt. Fuji. Fujitsuka were common in Japan during the Edo period and were constructed to allow people to make a symbolic pilgrimage to the sacred Mt. Fuji when travel between domains (han) was not permitted for commoners under most circumstances. This fujitsuka is one of the few that survive in Tokyo.
Sports
A number of sports' complex are found nearby Sendgaya Station including the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (which actually sits in Shinjuku-ku) built for the 1958 Asian Games and subsequently used for the 1964 Summer Olympics. Near the stadium, are other important venues, such as Meiji Jingu Skate and Curling Rink and Futsal Courts, the Meiji Jingu Stadium used by the Yakult Swallows baseball team, Jingu Secondary Stadium, Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (東京体育館).
Modern Japanese architecture
is on display directly in front of Sendagaya Station at the metro gymnasium, which houses an Olympic size swimming pool, as well as a shorter 25m pool; an outdoor oval running track; a weight training room; and large indoor arena (photo opposite). The futuristic designed main arena, half built below ground, which seems to hover over the surrounding area, is used for a number of national and international sporting events, including the WTA Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Championships. The Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, built in 1991, was designed by Japanese architect and Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki.
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. Hatonomori Hachiman Jinja 鳩森八幡神社 .

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Sendagaya Kannon-dō 千駄谷観音堂
was situated in the temple of the Shingon Buddhism known as 観光山 聖輪寺Kankoku-zan Shōrin-ji Temple.
The principal image 如意輪観音 Nyoirin Kannon was a work of Gyōki and known as the
"Medama-no-Kannon 目玉の観音 (Eyeball Kannon)".
It was said that Sensō-ji Temple and Sendagaya Kannon-dō were the only temples in Edo that had a history of over 1,000 years at that time.
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. 観谷山 Kankokuzan　福聚院 Fukuju-In 　聖輪寺 Shorin-Ji .

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Mizumoto district Katsushika

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Mizumoto 水元 Mizumoto district

水元一丁目 - 五丁目 from first to fifth district
Mizumoto / Higashi Mizumoto / Minami Mizumoto / Nishi Mizumoto
Mizumoto Koen 水元公園 / Mizumoto Iizuka 水元飯塚

Mizumoto means "source of water".
The name goes back to 水元村 Mizumoto Village of the Edo period.

source : city.matsudo.chiba.jp ... 田中寅三　《水元村》

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Mizumoto Koen 水元公園 Mizumoto Park

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It is the biggest park within the 23 special wards of Tokyo.
It is known for its diverse plants and wild birds, and as an attraction spot during the Hanami season.
It is said to have a haunted phonebooth.
When Katsushika Shōbu Festival is held, Mizumoto Katsushika Shōbu Meguri Bus are run by Keisei Bus on holidays in June.
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Built along the Koaidame flood control basin, Mizumoto Park is the only park in Tokyo with riverside town scenery.
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Yūgao-Kannon-dō Temple 夕顔観音堂 Yugao Kannon Hall

Yūgao Kannon bodhisattva is said to have been unearthed in 1668 (the eighth year of Kanbun)
by 関口治左衞門 Sekiguchi Jizaemon in 飯塚村 Iizuka Village (present-day Mizumoto Iizuka, Katsushika Ward) from the root of a pine tree near his house after he received a prophecy in a dream.
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Anpukuji 安福寺 Anpuku-Ji
竜灯山 Ryutozan 権現院 Gongen-In 安福寺 （あんぷくじ） 夕顔観音堂 Yugao Kannon Hall
The temple was founded around 1688.
Nr. 16 of the Kannon pilgrimage in Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国三十三ヶ所霊場.

yuugao 夕顔 Yugao, Bottle gourd / Legenaria siceraria

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Takasago district Katsushika

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Takasago 高砂 Takasago district
高砂一丁目 - 高砂八丁目 From first to eighth district.

In 1889, 曲金村 Magarikane village was part of 奥戸村 Okudo village.
Before the founding of Katsushika in 1932, the rural area was called 曲金村 Magarikane village.
In 1965, parts of 諏訪町 Suwa cho district and 高砂町 Takasago cho were united to become 高砂 Takasago.

Takasagobashi 高砂橋 Takasago bridge

across 中川 the Nakagawa river.

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. The Takasago Legend 高砂伝説 .
This legend is one of the oldest in Japanese mythology.
An old couple is said to appear from the mist at Lake Takasago ...

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Kanzooji 観蔵寺 Temple Kanzo-Ji - Takasago
金亀山 Konkizan 神宮院 Jingu-In 観蔵寺 Kanzoji

葛飾区高砂５－５－２ / Tokyo, Katsushika, Takasago

The temple was founded in 1469 by Priest 僧空性坊.
It was rebuilt in 1653 by 隆敬法印.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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This temple is on the following pilgrimages :
. 東京都の七福神 Shichi Fukujin seven Gods of God Luck .
寿老人 Fukurojin

. Nankatsu Henro 南葛八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage in South Katsushika .
10 観蔵寺（葛飾区高砂5-5-2）

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Yotsugi district Katsushika

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Yotsugi 四つ木 Yotsugi district (Four Trees)
四つ木一丁目 - 四つ木五丁目 from First to Fifth district

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History of Yotsugi
The earliest mention of Yotsugi is an inscription on a statue of 聖徳太子 Shōtoku Taishi at 西光寺 Saikō-ji.
The statue has the presumably authentic date of 1341 written on it. This is roughly 140 years after Minamoto no Yoritomo’s death so let’s put some things into perspective, namely why is Yoritomo even relevant to the story? He may or may not be, but when he became the first shōgun of the 3 great shōgunates, his government put Kantō on the map – politically and economically speaking. Edo was just a fishing village at the time, but the proximity to the shōgunal capital of Kamakura was a massive boon to tiny villages in the area. By 1341, power had transferred back to Kyōto in western Japan with the establishment of the 室町幕府 Muromachi Bakufu Ashikaga Shōgunate. 140 years had passed and the prestige of Kantō was diminished.
The earliest surviving textual mention of Yotsugi comes to us from 1398 (Muromachi Period) in a document called 下総国葛西御厨注文 Shimōsa no Kuni Kasai Mikuri Chūmon Shimōsa Province’s Kasai Mikuri Annotation. It references a place called 四ﾂ木新田村 Yotsugi-Shinden Mura Yotsugi-Shinden Village.
In the Edo period, this area was primarily agricultural – fields and trees as far as the eye could see.
It fell under the administration of Edo Katsushika-gun 江戸葛飾郡 Katsushika District, Edo area. Yotsugi was technically under the direct control of the Tokugawa Shōgunate ...
It lay along the 本所上水 Honjo Jōsui Honjo Clean Water Aqueduct, which was later known as the 葛西用水 Kasai Yōsui Kasai Aqueduct or more popularly as the Hikifune-gawa 曳舟川 Hikifune River. The site where the Hikifune River and Ayase-gawa intersected offered a scenic riverside view that Edoites cherished. This spot was where the Hikifune Towpath began.
Because of its proximity to the shōgun’s capital and its scenic beauty, it was a popular destination for Edoites who wanted to get out of the city for a day or two. The most popular destinations were the religious institutions of 西光寺 Saikō-ji, 客人大権現 Maroudo Daigongen (modern 渋江白髭神社 Shibue Shirahige Jinja Shibue Shriahige Shrine), 木下川薬師 Kinoshita-gawa Yakushi (modern 浄光寺 Senkō-ji), and 柴又帝釈天 Shibamata Taishakuten. With the exception of Shibamata Taishakuten, these temples (and one shrine) are pretty minor, but in the Edo Period they were quite important.
During the Meiji Period, the area remained rural and agricultural – it was more or less unchanged from the Edo Period. However, in 1912 (Taishō 1), 四ﾂ木駅 Yotsugi Eki Yotsugi Station was built. This made the area accessible and factories that wanted to take advantage of the space, cheap land, and access to rivers for distribution and “waste disposal” were set up in the area. It’s around this time that the area became famous for the production of celluloid.

In 1922, a wooden bridge called Yotsugibashi 四ﾂ木橋 Yotsugi Bridge was built across the Arakawa River linking 墨田区 Sumida-ku Sumida Ward and 葛飾区 Katsushika-ku Katsushika Ward. In the chaos following the 1923 関東大震災 Kantō Daishinsai Great Kantō Earfquake, the 旧四ﾂ木橋 Kyū-Yotsugibashi Former Yotsugi Bridge – as it’s known today – was the site of wanton racist attacks against Chinese and Koreans living on the Sumida Ward side of the bridge. Apparently, some Tōkyōites blamed them for the earthquake or just took advantage of the chaos to indulge their own racism. At any rate, another wooden bridge was soon built and life went on as usual.
In the post-WWII years, the area rapidly urbanized. City historians cite the building of a new 四ツ木橋 Yotsugibashi Yotsugi Bridge in 1952 as making urbanization possible. Prior to the post-war era, cars were relatively rare in Tōkyō – trains and trolleys were the norm. The new bridge was a modern truss bridge made of steel that allowed automobile traffic to cross the Arakawa in this area. The area’s agricultural heritage began to fade quickly.
In 1964, the name was changed from 四ﾂ木 Yotsugi to 四つ木 Yotsugi
the only change was orthographic: katakana ﾂ tsu became hiragana つ tsu.
In 1989, during the Bubble Economy, the 曳舟川 Hikifune-gawa Hikifune River was filled in due to pollution and presumably to use it as a sewer. The remaining marshes that surrounded the river also became landfill. By 2000, the only left over bit of this once scenic Edo Period day trip spot was present-day Hikifune-gawa Shinsui Kōen 曳舟川親水公園 the Hikifune River Hydrophilic Park.
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. Hikifunegawa 曳舟川 Hikifune River .
Kasai Irrigation Water and the Kasai Yōsui 葛西用水 Kasai Waterway.

Hikifune Shinsui Koen 曳舟川親水公園 Hikifune Water Park

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Barges on the Yotsugi Dōri Canal 四ツ木通用水引ふね

A "hikifune (tugboat)"
is not propelled by a boatman using oars or a rod, but is moved by pulling a rope strung between the banks of the river, and usually carries passengers. What is pictured here is the Honjo irrigation canal, but since the river is narrow and the water is shallow, the only boat that could be used is the tugboat.
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絵本江戸土産
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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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Maejima Hisoka

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Maejima Hisoka 前島密
(1835 – 1919)

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

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Maejima was born as Ueno Fusagorō, in the village of Shimoikebe, Echigo Province (present-day the city of Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture).
In 1866 he was adopted into the Maejima family. He was sent to Edo to study rangaku, medical science and English.
In the Bakumatsu period he was considered a radical reformer and proponent of westernization. In 1866, he submitted an unsolicited proposal to shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu that Japan abolish the use of kanji (Chinese characters) in its writing system.
In 1868, shortly after the Meiji Restoration, he also proposed to Ōkubo Toshimichi that the capital of Japan be moved from Kyoto to Edo.
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Government official, statesman and businessman.
Born in Niigata as the son of the Ueno family, a rich farm family in Niigata. After learning Western studies in Edo and traveling around in Japan, he took over as head of the Maejima family, a vassal of the Shogun. After serving at the new Meiji government and returning from study in England, he assumed important posts as Head of Transport and Communications and Superintendent of Transport and Communications and worked to form Japan's modern postal service.
He left government due to Political Crisis of 1881 and joined the Rikken Kaishin-to (Constitutional Reform Party).
He also served as Principal of the Tokyo Senmon Gakko (later the Waseda University) and President of Kansai Railway Company.
In 1888, he returned to the governmental world as Vice-Minister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications and sought to establish telephone services. After retiring from the post, he became active again as a businessman.
Later, he was elevated in rank to danshaku (baron) and became a member of the House of Peers.
He is also famous for Kanji haishi ron (Kanji abolishment theory).
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Nakano Ward Districts 2

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




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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Ichinoe Edogawa ward

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

. Edogawa ku 江戸川区 Edogawa ward .

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

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

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

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

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

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



. Ninoe 二之江 - 妙正寺川 river Myoshojigawa .

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