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. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
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Edogawa ku 江戸川区 Edogawa ward
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. It takes its name from the river Edogawa that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward.
Yuki no Edogawa 雪の江戸川 - Evening Snow at Edo River
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883-1957）
. Kobayashi Issa and Edogawa .
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Shishibone district 鹿骨 "bones of the deer"
江戸川区鹿骨一丁目から鹿骨六丁目 Edogawa district, Shishibone from the first to the 6th sub-district
Shishibone cho 鹿骨町（ししぼねちょう）was established in 1932.
In 1970, the six sub-districts were established
source : chimei-yurai.seesaa.net/article
. The famous Kasuga shrine deer 春日大社の鹿 .
The name of this district go back to the legend of the deity Takemikazuchi no Mikoto 武甕槌神 in the Nara period.
The "Great God of Kashima" rode on a white deer from Kashima, Ibaraki, all the way to the Kasuga shrine in Nara as a divine messenger, and the deer became the symbol of Nara.
The Edo version of the legend
tells us that the deer died on the way and was buried here.
御籤 Mikuji holder from Kasuga Taisha
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Shishimizuka jinja 鹿見塚神社 Shrine
江戸川区鹿骨 3-1-1
where the mound for the grave of the deer was made.
The mound is no longer there, but a stone memorial reminds of its existence.
The character 鹿 is usually read shika.
The reading SHISHI expresses the respect for this special sacred animal.
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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .
. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .
. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .
. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .
. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
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Edogawa ward Shishibone
. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
- Shishibone, see below -
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Edogawa ku 江戸川区 Edogawa ward
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. It takes its name from the river Edogawa that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward.
Yuki no Edogawa 雪の江戸川 - Evening Snow at Edo River
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883-1957）
. Kobayashi Issa and Edogawa .
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Shishibone district 鹿骨 "bones of the deer"
江戸川区鹿骨一丁目から鹿骨六丁目 Edogawa district, Shishibone from the first to the 6th sub-district
Shishibone cho 鹿骨町（ししぼねちょう）was established in 1932.
In 1970, the six sub-districts were established
source : chimei-yurai.seesaa.net/article
. The famous Kasuga shrine deer 春日大社の鹿 .
The name of this district go back to the legend of the deity Takemikazuchi no Mikoto 武甕槌神 in the Nara period.
The "Great God of Kashima" rode on a white deer from Kashima, Ibaraki, all the way to the Kasuga shrine in Nara as a divine messenger, and the deer became the symbol of Nara.
The Edo version of the legend
tells us that the deer died on the way and was buried here.
御籤 Mikuji holder from Kasuga Taisha
.......................................................................
Shishimizuka jinja 鹿見塚神社 Shrine
江戸川区鹿骨 3-1-1
where the mound for the grave of the deer was made.
The mound is no longer there, but a stone memorial reminds of its existence.
The character 鹿 is usually read shika.
The reading SHISHI expresses the respect for this special sacred animal.
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- - - To join me on facebook, click the image !
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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .
. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .
. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .
. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .
. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
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