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24 Sept 2020

MINGEI Azechi Umetaro painter

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Azechi Umetaro Painter

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Azechi Umetaro 畦地梅太郎
(1902 - 1999)

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Umetaro Azechi a Japanese printmaker and mountain climber. He was known for his prints of mountains and people who live in them.
Azechi was born on December 28, 1902 to a poor farming family in what is now Uwajima, Ehime. He enrolled in an art correspondence course where he would send his work to Tokyo for critique. In 1920 he had the opportunity to move there, but returned home to Shikoku after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. He moved back to Tokyo in 1925, where he worked for a printing company.
Azechi's prints were noticed by Unichi Hiratsuka, who took him under his wing. He belonged to the Japan Print Association and the Kokugakai Arts Association. After his works were shown in some of their exhibitions, he quit his job and became a freelance artist. During this time, he was heavily influenced by Maegawa Sempan and Kōshirō Onchi.
During World War II, Azechi was sent to Manchuria. When he returned to Japan, he also immediately returned to making art.
Azechi's work was shown at the São Paulo Art Biennial in 1953. It was also shown at the Lugano International Print Biennial in 1956.
Azechi died on April 12, 1999. The Umetaro Azechi memorial museum opened in Uwajima in 2003.
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His early work was reflective of the monochrome sosaku hanga style. He began to develop his own style in the late 1930s. Azechi became known for his paintings of mountains and the people who live there. He became a regular mountain climber, and became well-known for his writing on the topic. His art style was primitive, but intentionally so in the same way as the naive artists. He used the same striped patterns on both people and animals, showing the similarities between the two. Because he did so many landscapes and art depicting the natural world, he used mostly cool colors like blues, greens, and purples.
Museums that hold Azechi's works include the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the British Museum.
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山の眼玉
畦地梅太郎の郷里である愛媛の山々や奥秩父、北アルプスなどの山行を綴った47編におよぶ紀行随想集。 文章に合わせて随所に挿絵が入り、絵本の体裁にしてあって、見ているだけでも楽しい。 1957年、朋文堂から『山の眼玉』が初めて刊行され、後に1986年、美術出版社版では『山の目玉』と改題されるが、 「平凡社ライブラリー」版で再度『山の眼玉』にもどされた。 「平凡社ライブラリー」版も口絵にカラー8ページを使い、代表的な畦地ワールドを再現しているが、 今回は「山男シリーズ」など、カラー口絵で16ページ組み、読者にさらに親近感をもたせた内容になっている。
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .

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私の郷里のカッパの話 Stories about the Kappa in my Hometown
A man from outside went to the river side to catch namazu 鯰 catfish, but he drowned. This was the bad deed of a Kappa, said the villagers.
The horse of another villager was pulled into the river by the Kappa, but the farmer pulled the horse back and saved it.

. 河童 / かっぱ / カッパ - Kappa, the Water Goblin of Japan! .

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. Mingei 民芸 Folk Art from Japan . 

. Welcome to Edo 江戸 ! .

. Japanese Aesthetics エスセティクス - Nihon no bigaku 日本の美学 .

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27 Mar 2020

MINGEI - Aoi Tokugawa

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2020/03/aoi-tokugawa.html

Aoi Tokugawa

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Aoi Tokugawa

Known to her friends as "Tajimi Jones" !



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Let's Enjoy Kabuki with Ichikawa Nekojin!



the word "Kabuki" etymology is " かぶく(kabuki)"
Kabuku (v)
1. lean
2. dress up in an outrageous costume

Kabuki costume is so flashy.
The audience can see what kind of a character (position ) by the costume and actor's makeup.

Look at Ichikawa Nekojin drawing. He plays a hero of Shibaraku.
His makeup is called Kumadori.
Red Kumadori on a white face is a hero, tough guy.

① white paper on his head is called "力紙(chikara gami)" that is a symbol of strength
② a long sword 2 meters.
③ big costume. triple square is called 三升(mimasu), Ichikawa family creast .

Long , Big and Red = symbol of super hero in the Kabuki world.
. Ichikawa Nekojin .


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we can know what kind of character by Costume's color .

1.Black is the best color in Kabuki costume . Black means, " 無(Mu in Budo , Mu means Nothing , empty mind).
Black costume with family crest show " Samurai 's pride even if he was a ruined samurai ". and , Black has a scent of a bad guy. A bad guy in Kabuki is cool .

2, Asagi and Hiwa are traditional Japanese color .
Asagi is good person color. mixed color a bit light green and blue , Shinsengumi used the color as their uniform .

Hiwa is light green, Hiwa shows a person who is cute and comical like super Sumie.

3, silver is color for a dead person who appers as Ghost .
Tomomori Taira (平知盛) in Kabuki " Yoshitsune sennbon zakura" used Silver's costume . Tomomori Taira who became a ghost appered to take vengeance upon Yoshitsune .

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. KABUKI KATMAN .


- Look at the blog catmancomix from Hayato Tokugawa about :
. Aoi Tokugawa .



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17 Feb 2019

EDO - Narihira district Sumida

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2019/02/narihira-district-sumida.html

Narihira district Sumida

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Narihira 業平 Narihira district
Sumida, Narihira 一丁目 - 三丁目 first to third sub-district



Named after . Ariwara no Narihira 在原業平 (852 - 880) .
Waka poet of the Heian period.

The Narihirazuka 業平塚 Mound for Narihira used to be in the compound of 南蔵院 Nanzo-In and 業平神社 Narihira Shrine.
Narihira had visited this area and the mound in in his memory. Legend says he died here.
The name of the bridge, 業平橋 Narihirabashi, is also very old.
In 1662 the bridge was built East of the Shrine 業平神社 Narihira Jinja.

The name of this area in rather new, since 1872 when 小梅業平町 Koume Narihiracho was formed, and renamed in 1930.
Now famous for being close to the Tokyo Skytree Tower.


source : edo.amebaownd.com/posts,,, 小梅業平町 Koume Narihira Cho
業平橋 Narihirabashi and 東京スカイツリー Tokyo Skytree


南蔵院も葛飾区に Nanzo-In has been moved to Katsushika ward.
It is famous for the statue of
. Shibarare Jizoo 縛られ地蔵 . しばられ地蔵 Jizo bound by ropes .

The old river 大横川 Oyokogawa is now almost completely reclaimed, to become
大横川親水公園 Oyokogawa Shinsui Koen Park.


The park has 5 zones :
釣川原 Tsurikawara, 河童川原 Kappakawara, 花紅葉 Hanamomiji, パレットプラザ Palette Plaza
and ブルーテラス Blue Terrace.

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小梅業平町 Koume Narihiracho became 東駒形四丁目 Higashi-Komagata 4th sub-district.
中ノ郷業平町 Nakanogo Narihiracho became first and second sub-district of Narihira.
In 1967, it merged with 平川橋1-5丁目 Hirakawabashi 1 to 5th sub-district to become Narihira.

The former Shrine 業平天神社 Narihira Tenjinsha, who gave the name to the area, was lost.

Another theory about the name includes the grave of a Samurai from Chiba,
里見成平 Satomi Narihira.


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. Yanagishima 柳島 Yanagishima district "Island of Willow Trees" .
Meguro ward 墨田区 toward Koto ward 江東区 :
墨田区業平 Narihira - 横川 Yokogawa - 太平 Taihei - 錦糸 Kinshi and Koto ward 江東区亀戸 Kameido


. Kinshi 錦糸 Kinshi district "brocade thread" .


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押上天祖神社 Oshiage Tenso Shrine
東京都墨田区業平2-13-6 / 2 Chome Narihira, Sumida

. Oshiage 押上 Oshiage district, Sumida .


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Narihira no shijimi 業平のシジミ /  業平しじみ Shijimi corbicula shells from Narihira


source : www2.ssh.nir.jp/~y-yoshi-1234/azuma....

They are collected near the 業平橋 Narihirabashi bridge. They are rather small, but have an appealing taste.
They were sold in many parts of Edo.



. shijimi 蜆 (しじみ) corbicula . - Corbicula japonica


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. Narihira Ki 業平忌 Narihira Memorial Day .
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業平忌京に居たがる京をんな
Narihira ki Kyoo ni sumitagaru Kyoo onna

Narihira memorial day -
as a woman from Kyoto I want to live
in Kyoto


笠井百合彦 Kasai Yurihiko


業平忌かもめの声の潮さび
Narihira ki kamome no koe no shio sabi

Narihira memorial day -
the call of the seagulls
so sad in the tide


永方裕子




業平をうつつにすなる薪能
Narihira o utsutsu ni sunaru akigi noo

千原草之

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

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. 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 .

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16 Nov 2018

EDO - Kameari district Kochikame Ryo san

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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).


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

. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. 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 .

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18 Oct 2018

EDO - Owari Kioi districts

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Owari district Chuo Kioi Chiyoda

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Owarichoo 尾張町 Owaricho district
Chuo, 銀座 Ginza fifth and sixth district



In the Edo period, there lived mostly townspeople and craftsmen in this area.
There were also many cloth and kimono shops, like 布袋屋 Hoteiya, 恵比寿屋 Ebisuya and 亀屋 Kameya.
Some craftsmen make special 雛人形 Hina dolls for the Hina Doll Festival.

When Tokugawa Ieyasu first came to Edo, this area was all sea, a great Inlay until Hibiya.
In 1603, Ieyasu ordered the landfills of this area. The Lord of Owari became the supervisor of the landfill here, hence the name of the area.


江戸名所図会 Edo Meisho Zue

Until 1930, the area belonged to 東京府東京市京橋区 Kyobashi.

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The Owari Domain (尾張藩 Owari han)
was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces.
Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 koku, and was the largest holding of the Tokugawa clan apart from the shogunal lands. The daimyō of Owari was Tokugawa-Owari family, the first in rank among the gosanke 御三家 three Tokugawa families .
The domain was also known as Nagoya Domain (名古屋藩)
The first leader was
Tokugawa Yoshinao (1607–1650), the 9th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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. Owari shi Kannon 尾張四観音 The Four Kannon Temples of Owari .
- Aichi
- They were erected in the auspicious directions to protect the castle on Nagoya from evil influence.

. Owari Shippo 尾張七宝 Enamel art from Aichi .


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Kioichoo 紀尾井町 Kioicho district
千代田区 Chiyoda ward



Kioi is short for
KI Kishu clan 紀州家
O Owari clan 尾州家
I Ii clan 井伊家

The main estate (kami yashiki) of the Tokugawa family estates from 紀州徳川家 Kishu and 尾張徳川家 Owari were located here.
The 中屋敷 "middle estate" of the 井伊家 Ii clan was also located here. In the Edo period, this was mainly the name of the slope 紀尾井坂 Kioizaka.

The remains of these estates are now
Kishu - グランドプリンスホテル赤坂 Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka
Owari - 上智大学 Sophia University
Ii - ホテルニューオータニ Hotel New Otani


Kioizaka slope 紀尾井坂


. Benkeibashi 弁慶橋 Benkeibashi bridge .
The bridge connects to 紀尾井町 Kioicho, the area with the estates of the Kishu Tokugawa, Owari Tokugawa and Ii from Hakone were located.


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Daruma made from the petals of carnations
In 紀尾井町 Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo

. hana no ka-petto 花のカーペット flower carpet .

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52 尾張 to explore
07 尾張国 (00)


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. Kioicho no densha 紀尾井町の電車 the train from Kioi village .
and an old fox


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鈴掛の揺るる小春や紀尾井坂
suzukake no yururu koharu ya Kioizaka


坂井建 Sakai Ken


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. Chūō ku 中央区 Chuo Ward - "Central Ward" .

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


. 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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16 Oct 2018

EDO - Hongo district Bunkyo

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Hongo Kikuzaka Kikusaka district Bunkyo

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Hongoo, Hongō 本郷 Hongo district, "original hometown"
Bunkyo ward

Hongō was a ward of the former city of Tokyo until 1947, when it merged with another ward, Koishikawa, to form the modern Bunkyō ward.

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The University of Tokyo (東京大学, Tōkyō daigaku, abbreviated as Todai (東大, Tōdai), is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano.
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. Hongo and Haiku .

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. Morikawa 森川宿 Morikawa rest station .
- Hongo Kaneyasu かねやす famous store for medicine

. Yushima 本郷湯島 Hongo Yushima .


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Kikuzakachoo, Kikuzakachō 菊坂町 Kikuzakacho, Kikusaka district
Bunkyo, 本郷4、5丁目、 Hongo, fourth and fifth sub-district
菊坂 "chrysanthemum slope"



The name dates back to 1460.
During the Edo period, many farmers growing chrysanthemums in large fields lived on this slope.
There are other slopes near by, 本妙寺坂 Honmyojizaka, 鐙坂 Abumizaka, 梨の木坂 Nashinokizaka . . .

On top of the Kikuzaka slope is
Kikuzakadaichoo 菊坂台町 Kikuzakadai district
In 1628, it was included in the wider area 大縄拝領地.
In 1652, the great fire destroyed most of the area.

In 1682, it came under the jurisdiction of the 町奉行 Machibugyo magistrate of Edo.
A 岡場所 cheap pleasure quarter was established .

Around 1820 there lived more than 288 families in this district.
The estate 道造屋敷 Michizo Yashiki was in this district.


. March 2–3, 1657 - Great Fire of Meireki 明暦の大火 .
振袖火事 Furisode Fire - started maybe at the temple 本妙寺 Honmyo-Ji in this district.


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. Higuchi Ichiyo 樋口一葉 (1872 - 1896) .
novel writer

Former Ichiyo Higuchi Kikuzaka Residence is in Kikuzaka.
The ido 井戸 well she used is still there.



There is also 一葉が通っていた質屋跡 the remains of the pawn shop she frequented.


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夜桜やうらわかき月本郷に
yozakura ya urawakaki tsuki Hongoo ni

night cherry blossoms .
a young moon over
the student's quarter

Tr. Gabi Greve

. 石田波郷 Ishida Hakyo (1913 - 1969) .



菊坂を上り下りして一葉忌
Kikuzaka o nobori-kudari shite Ichiyo ki

walking up and down
the Chrysanthemum slope -
Ichiyo memorial day


池亀恵美子 Ikekame Emiko


菊坂といふ裏町の蒼き冷え
柴田白葉女

菊坂に聴きたる父の喇叭かな
斎藤愼爾

菊坂の路地の奥より七五三
塩谷はつ枝

菊坂や上下隣横隣 松藤夏山
夏山句集


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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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14 Oct 2018

EDO - Persons and place names index

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Persons and Place Names List

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. Anjincho district 安針町 . - Chuo
William Adams (1564 – 1620). Miura Anjin (三浦按針 "the pilot of Miura").

. Asakusa Heiemoncho district 平右衛門町 . - Taito
村田平右衛門守勝 Murata Heiemon Morikatsu, 1616 , from Hamamatsu, coming with Tokugawa Ieyasu

. Azabuichibeicho district 麻布市兵衛町 . - Minato
黒沢市兵衛 Kurozawa Ichibei. Village headman in 1695.


. Dokanyama 道灌山 Mount Dokanyama . .
太田道灌 Ota Dokan (1432 - 1486), builder of the first Edo castle.


. Fuyukicho district 冬木町 . - Koto
In 1705 Fuyukiya Yaheiji became the headman of district. Fuyukiya 冬木屋 was a rich lumber merchant family.


. Honjo-Aioicho district 本所相生町 .
Priest Honinbo Sansa 本因坊算砂 (1612 - 1623), famous master of the Go play.
The teaching of this school of go included:
To improve one's skills as one gets old and studies with its opponents, like a good couple which gets old together.
aioi was written 相老い to get old together.
相生 - to develop skills together

. Horiecho district 堀江町 . - Edogawa
堀江六郎 Horie Rokuro, a local fisherman from Edo.


. Ichigaya Sanaizakacho district 市谷左内坂町 . - Shinjuku
島田左内 Shimada Sanai, village headman around 1620.

. Iida-machi district 飯田町 . - Chiyoda
The village headman 飯田喜兵衛 Iida Kihei.


. Kagacho district 加賀町 . - Chuo
加賀平右衛門 Kaga Heiemon, headman of the district

. Kanda Saekicho district 神田佐柄木町 . - Chiyoda
Saeki Yataroo 佐柄木弥太郎 Saeki Yataro, a togishi 研ぎ師 polisher of swords and blades.

. Kanda Sakumacho district 神田 佐久間町 . - Chiyoda
Sakuma Heihachi 佐久間平八, a zaimoku 材木 timber, lumber merchant,

. Kasugacho district 春日町 . - Nerima
Lady Kasuga 春日局 Kasuga no Tsubone ((1579 – 1643), the wet nurse of the third Tokugawa Shogun Iemitsu.

. Kiyosumicho district 清住町 / 清澄町 . - Koto
Kiyosumi Yahē 清住弥兵衛 Kiyosumi Yahei, headman of the area.


. Matsugaecho district松枝町 / 松ヶ枝町 . - Chiyoda
In 大奥 Ōoku, the Women's quarters of the Edo castle lived an Elder Lady named 松ヶ枝 Matsugae.


. Ogawacho district 小川町 . - Musashino
小川九郎兵衛 Ogawa Kurobei (1622 - 1670), headman of the district.

. Otowacho district 音羽町 . - Bunkyo
音羽 Otowa. Retainer of 桂昌院 Keisho-In (1628 - 1705), Mother of Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.


. Reiganjima Island 霊巌島 / 霊岸島 . - Chuo
Reigan 霊巌 Priest Reigan (1554 - 1641) - 雄誉霊巌 Yuyo Reigan.


. Saruwakacho district 猿若町 . - Taiko
Saruwaka Kanzaburō 猿若勘三郎 (1598 - 1658), founder of Edo Kabuki.

. Shoanmura village 松庵村 . - Suginami
荻野松庵 doctor Ogino Shoan, He died in 1665. He developed the farming area, 松庵新田 Shoan Shinden.

. Sunamura district 砂村 "Sand village" . - Koto
named after its developer, 砂村新四郎 Sunamura Shinshiro, the brother of 砂村新左衛門 Sunamura Shinzaemon (1601 – 1668).


. Tomizawacho district 富沢町 . - Chuo
Tobisawa Jinnai 鳶沢甚内, Samurai from Odawara.


. Yayosugashi district 八代洲河岸 / Yaesu 八重洲 . - Chuo
Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn - ヤン・ヨーステン ファン・ローデンスタイン (1557 - 1623) / 耶揚子.


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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. 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 .

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4 Sept 2018

EDO - Kashiwagi district Shinjuku

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Kashiwagi district Shinjuku

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Kashiwagi mura 柏木村 Kashiwagi village, "oak tree"
Shinjuku 新宿区 /
北新宿 Kita-Shinjuku first to fourth sub-district, 西新宿 Nishi-Shinjuku sixth to eighth district



A triangular piece of land, surrounded by the river 神田川 Kandagawa, the 青梅街道 Ome Kaido and the modern road 小滝橋通り Otakibashidori.

In the mid-Heian period the regent of Musashi resided here around 1030. His name was
Kashiwagi Emonnosuke Yorisue 柏木右衛門佑頼季/ 柏木右衛門佐頼秀.
He had fought against the regents of Kazusa and Mutsu in the North and as a reward was granted the land from
Kashiwagi (North-Shinjuku) to 角筈 Tsunohazu (West-Shinjuku).
His residence later became the temple

Enshooji 円照寺 / 圓照寺 Ensho-Ji
Shinjuku, 北新宿 Kita-Shinjuku 3-23-2

In the temple compound is a famous cherry tree, Emon sakura 右衛門桜, now in the third generation


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The temple dates back at least to 940. Priest 貞崇僧都 Jozu (Teizu, 866 - 944) built a 薬師堂 hall for Yakushi Nyorai and placed a Yakushi statue here.
藤原秀郷 Fujiwara no Hidesato came here to pray for his health on the war campaign to the North, fighting 平将門 Taira no Masakado.



The temple was lost to fire around 1600, but later rebuilt on request of
. Lady Kasuga 春日局 Kasuga no Tsubone .
(1579 – 1643)

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During the Edo period, the villages of 柏木 Kashiwagi and 大久保 Okubo were agricultural districts on either side of Hyakunin-cho where samurai warrior residences were located.
These villages were known as vegetable producing areas. The samurai families cultivated plants and flowers and this a tradition was continued through the Meiji period (1868-1912) even though the samurai class itself had disappeared by then.
The area was particularly famous for its azaleas (tsutsuji).
Since Hyakunin-cho was a residential area of the constables (doshin) belonging to the Hyakunin (hundred-man) brigade of shooters operated by the Bakufu military government during the Edo period. During festivals held at the Kaichu Inari Shrine, they fired ceremonial volleys with firelocks.
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. Hyakuninchoo 百人町 Hyakunincho district .

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柏木公園 Kashiwagi Koen Park
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. Kashiwagi Soryuu 柏木素龍 Kashiwagi Soryu (? - 1716) - 儀左衛門 .
Haiku poet
Samurai from Awa, Tokushima. Worked for Yanagizawa Yoshiyasu (time of Shogun Tsunayoshi). Sarumino.

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. Odawara imono 小田原 鋳物 Odawara casting .
In 1686, the Kashiwagi family relocated to Odawara's Nabe Town under the auspices of the Okubo family, where they started a casting business as well. When Yamada Jirozaemon's descendants moved to Tokyo in 1891, the Kashiwagi family purchased the Yamada family's casting facilities lock, stock and barrel. With this, the Kashiwagi family's production capabilities increased dramatically, and the techniques they developed form the backbone of today's Odawara casting methods.


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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

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