EDO - Mizumoto district Katsushika

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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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yuugao 夕顔 Yugao, Bottle gourd / Legenaria siceraria

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