EDO - Kakigaracho Kamimakicho Chuo

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Kakigarachoo 蛎殻町 Kakigaracho, Kakigara district
Chuo ward, 蛎殻町一丁目 - 蛎殻町二丁目 first and second sub-district
Nihonbashi Kakigaracho 日本橋蛎殻町



In the Edo period, it was a place where the fishermen dried their nets and many oyster shells were lying on the ground.

In former times the area was part of 人形町 Ningyocho.
In 1878, three sub-districts of Kakigaracho were established.
In 1876, the beikoku torihikijo 米穀取引所 trade center for grain dealers was located here and together with 堂島 Dojima in Osaka it was the main trade center for rice dealers.
In 1939, all these centers in Japan were abolished.
On the remaining ground of this center a new trade center for grains was built, 東京穀物商品取引所.
In 2011, this center was closed and the atmosphere of the area has changed a lot.

kakigara 蛎殻 means "oyster shells".
. kaki 牡蠣 oyster .
a kigo for Haiku


. Suitenguu 水天宮 Suitengu Shrine of the Water God .
東京都中央区日本橋蛎殻町二丁目4番1号 Tokyo
Fuku-Taroo 福太郎　Fukutaro - The Lucky Kappa





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Kamimakichoo 上槇町 Kamimakicho, Upper Kamimaki district
Chuo ward, Kami-Makicho. Now, 中央区八重洲一丁目、日本橋三丁目 Yaesu first sub-district and Nihonbashi third sub-district

The word maki can refere to various kinds of trees of the family Podocarpaceae. This may be Podocarpus macrophyllus.



The district was abolished in 1928. It had a first and second sub-district.
It used to face the 入堀 Iribori moat.
Around 1700 half of its Western area was landfilled and the new space was called
中橋広小路 Nakabashi Hirokoji, Hirokoji for short.
Around 槇町 Makicho were other areas with this name, like 下槇町 Shimo-Makicho, 南槇町 Minami-Makicho, 北槇町 Kita-Mackicho and 冨槇町 Tomi-Makicho.
It might have been a place where lumber from the Maki tree was placed.

There lived also a lot of ishiku 石工 stone masons in the area, making gorintoo 五輪塔 stone pagodas. The area was therefore also called
Gorinchoo 五輪町 Gorincho district.

In 1868, it became part of the new Tokyo and in 1869, parts of 檜物町会所屋敷 Himonocho and 上槇町新道会所屋敷 Kamimakicho were merged.
In 1878, it became part of Nihonbashi.
In 1928, the name was abolished.

Shimomakichoo 下槇町 Shimomakicho, Lower Shimomaki district
The district was abolished in 1928. It had a first and second sub-district.
Now it is 中央区日本橋三丁目 Nihonbashi third sub-district.
In the Edo period it had two sub-districts.

In 1869, it was merged with 福島町 Fukushimacho to the North.
In 1878, it became part of Nihonbashi.


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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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. Legends from Chuo ward .
Kakigaracho 蛎殻町
- kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 a fox legend

Kamimakicho 上槇町
- henshoku suru ishi 変色する石 stone changing color
- gennoo 玄能 a Genno hammer

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

. Edo, Tokyo　江戸 - 東京 - 伝説 Legends Index .


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. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

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