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7 Mar 2019

EDO - - - Gotanda Osaki

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Gotanda Osaki districts Shinagawa

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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo　江戸の名所 .
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Gotanda 五反田 Gotanda district
Shinagawa, 西五反田 Nishi-Gotanda 一丁目 - 八丁目 first to eighth sub-district
東五反田 Higashi-Gotanda 一丁目 - 五丁目 first to fifth sub-district

The name means
five 反 Tan of fields,
one tan is about 1000 square meters.

The farming area in the Edo period was under the supervision of 大崎村 Osaki village.

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The district straddles the Meguro River, and is located between the Meguro and Ōsaki stations on the JR Yamanote Line.
The district is centered on the Gotanda Station, which is served by the Toei Asakusa Line and the elevated Tōkyū Ikegami Line in addition to the Yamanote line.
The JR loop severs the district into two districts.
Higashi (East) Gotanda lies inside the Yamanote loop, while
Nishi (West) Gotanda is outside the loop.
Nishi-Gotanda is largely residential, with moderately sized apartment buildings close to the JR station and quiet leafy streets in the outlying reaches. Higashi-Gotanda is home to Seisen University, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, several temples and shrines, and many office buildings. Higashi-Gotanda also has a substantial number of hotels, including some of the famed capsule hotel style. The sprawling world headquarters of Sony used to be found along Sony Dōri the eastern edge of Higashi-Gotanda, but most of the complex has moved to adjacent Shinagawa, Minato Ward.
One of Tokyo's busy major avenues (Sakurada Dōri — a part of National Route 1) passes through both halves of Gotanda, carrying traffic between the inner business districts ringing the Imperial Palace grounds and the outlying areas of Shinagawa-ku, Ōta-ku and beyond that the city of Yokohama.
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TOC（東京卸売りセンター）TOC Gotanda Messe

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Gotanda Jinja 五反田神社 Gotanda Shrine
神奈川県川崎市多摩区三田 / Mita Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa

The Shrine was founded in the Kamakura period.
In the Meiji period, it was named 八雲神社 Yagumo Jinja.
In 1959 it was named Gotanda Jinja.

- Deities in residence
素盞嗚尊 Susanoo and 日本武尊 Yamato Takeru

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Temples in Gotanda

Honryūji Temple
3 Chome-6-17 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

Hōtōji Temple
1 Chome-2-29 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

Jushōji Temple
3 Chome-8-11 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

Ryōshinji Temple
4 Chome-7-21 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

Yakushi-ji Tokyo Annex
5 Chome-15-17 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa

安楽寺 Anraku-Ji
5-6-8 Nishigotanda

An-yōin
4 Chome-12-1 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa

Tokuzōji Temple
3 Chome-5-15 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa

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Oosaki, Ōsaki 大崎 Osaki district
(Ozaki)
Shinagawa, 大崎 Osaki 一丁目 - 五丁目 first to fifth sub-district
上大崎 Kamiosaki 一丁目 - 四丁目 first to fourth sub-district

In the Edo period, it was seen as
a part of 秩父山地 the Chichibu mountains reaching out 尾埼 o saki "like a tail" .

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Ōsaki (大崎) is a primarily commercial district in the northern part of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
By today, this district has completed several urban renewal programs around Ōsaki Station of Yamanote Line, which include Ohsaki New City (completed in 1987), Gate City Ohsaki (1999),
Art Village Osaki (2007), Oval Court Ohsaki (2004), and ThinkPark (2007).
Rissho University, its predecessor established in 1580 and reorganized into a university in 1924, is a private university with the main campus in Ōsaki.
The 55th Prime Minister of Japan Tanzan Ishibashi served as this school's president from 1952 to 1968.
Ōsaki is now one of the seven "secondary city centers" (副都心 Fukutoshin) officially designated by the Tokyo Metropolis.
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Kamiōsaki 上大崎 is a quiet upscale residential district, with two special areas:

Chōjamaru 長者丸 Chojamaru / 白金長者丸 Shirokane Chojamaru in 2-chōme
and
Hanabusayama 花房山 in 3-chōme

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ThinkPark Tower Ōsaki シンクパークタワー
2-1-1, Osaki, Shinagawa

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... a 30-story skyscraper, part of the ThinkPark redevelopment area in Ōsaki, Tokyo.
... It was completed in 2007.
The ThinkPark complex, which encompasses the building, distinguishes itself by being the first green urbanism project in Japan.
Richard Seireeni of The Brand Architect Group named the complex, designed the logo and devised the green urbanism marketing strategy. This approach in turn helped the developers in renting the entire lease space over one year prior to opening. The main functions of the building are office and retail space for companies, restaurants, retail establishments and clinics.
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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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tatsu 竜 dragon
At the root of 松の大木 a huge pine tree there was a hole and water flew out of it.
On a day of a strong rainstorm, a dragon had come down from the sky and hid in this hole. The body of this dragon (and the water) is still somewhere below the fields of Gotanda village - or so they say.

. matsu 松と伝説 Legends about the pine tree / 松の木 .

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平塚市 Hiratsuka city 伊勢原町 Isegahara town

五反田 Gotanda
A 嫁 daughter-in-law was told to go out planting a large field in one day. She came back when the sun was about to sink down.
But she fell down at the doorstep and was dead.
After that, the field could never be planted in one day by one person and was doomed as unlucky.

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

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ぴしゃぴしゃと梅雨の五反田アスファルト
bisha bisha to tsuyu no Gotanda asufaruto

the asphalt
of Gotanda in the splashing rain
of the rainy season
Tr. Gabi Greve

高澤良一 Takazawa Ryoichi

. WKD : tsuyu 梅雨 rainy season .
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. xxx ward .

. 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 .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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YAMANOKAMI - legends Oita Okinawa Osaka

ウガヤフキアエズ王朝を支えた「山の神」とは？
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山ノ神お殿海ノ神お殿おでん - Oden from Yamanokami and Uminokami
Oita, Bungo, Ono city / Bungo-ōno

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. Yamanokami and Tengu 天狗 Mountain Goblin legends .

Trees with two stems or special branches like a roof are called
Tengu no ki 天狗の木 or Yamanokami no oshimi ki 神のおしみ木, trees that Tengu and Yamanokami like very much.
These trees must not be cut down. If someone tries to cut such a tree, he will hurt himself.
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Tenguyama 天狗山 Tengu Mountain
If someone cuts a tree from Mount Tenguyama, there will be a fire in the village - this tale is well known in the village and not many people dare to go up there.
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Tenguzoo 天狗像 Tengu statue
At 阿蘇野峠 Asono Toge pass, toward 芹川部落 Serigawa hamlet, there is
the Shrine 下津留神社 Shimo-Tsuru Jinja.
Until 1935, there is a new statue of a Tengu, venerated as Yamanokami. The shape of the mountain is said to look like a Tengu.
Tsuru 津留 is a town in Kumamoto.

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Th 16th day of the 12th lunar month is sacred to Yamanokami and called
misotsuki hi ミソつき日 /？味噌搗き making Miso paste.
The 16th or 20th day of the first lunar month is the day where Yamanokami inspects the trees in the forest and forest workers take a rest.
If someone goes to the forest, he will get hurt or have other misfortune.
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If someone tries to cut down a tree sacred to Yamanokami, the tree will twist and the ax can not be pulled out. In this case, there will be very bad weather soon.
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Around the village 平沢水 Hirasozu Yamanokami is also venerated as a deity to heal or prevent a cold. People make offerings of 赤土を団子　balls of red earth and pray.
Sometimes the balls are wrapped in green bamboo leaves.
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. shinboku 神木, shinju　神樹　sacred tree, divine tree .
If forest workers want to cut down trees they have to look out for a tree with the first branch facing North.
This is Yamanokami no tomarigi 山の神の泊木 a tree sacred to Yamanokami and may never be cut.

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日出町 Hiji town

The 16th day of the New Year and the O-Bon festival in August are festival days for Yamanokami.
In the morning people are not allowed to go into the forest.
In the afternoon they might go, but if the smell of 味噌汁 miso soup comes into the nose of Yamanokami, this person will die within the year.

. misojiru 味噌汁 / みそじる miso soup .
The Miso culture of Japan

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. kijimunaa キジムナー Kijimuna .

The Kijimuna is also called ブナガヤ Bunagaya.
Someone went collecting firewood and saw it. Its hair is all red, and so is the face. It has the features of a child of four or five years.
Some say it is Yamanokami and pray to it.

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能勢町 Nose town

At the top of the pass there is a small sanctuary for Yamanokami.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, people make offerings of gohei 御幣 ritual paper wands.
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Above the oven for making charcoal is a ritual paper wand and Yamanokami is venerated here.

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. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説　.

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. Yama no Kami 山の神 - Table of Contents - .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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sangaku shinkoo　山岳信仰 religion of the High Mountains is a different matter.

. Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja　神社) - Introduction .

. kami　神　Shinto deities - ABC-LIST - .

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2 Mar 2019

YAMANOKAMI - Legends Okayama

https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2018/10/yamanokami-regional-24-okayama.html

Yamanokami Regional 24 Okayama

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. Yama no Kami 山の神 Yamanokami - Introduction .
. Ta no Kami 田の神 Tanokami - Introduction .
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Yama no Kami 山の神 God of the Mountain
and Legends from Okayama 岡山県

. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説　.

. Aragami 荒神と伝説 Legends about the Aragami deity .
Aragamisama, Koojinsama, Koojin sama 荒神様 Kojin sama, "rough god", "wild deity"
- . misaki koojin ミサキ荒神 / misaki no koojin ミサキの荒神 .
- hachi daikoojin 八大荒神 eight great wild deities
Legends from 井原市 Ibara city 美星町 Bisei town / 真庭市 Maniwa city 西河内 Nishi-Gouchi/ 美作市 Mimasaka city 真殿 Madono / 新見市 Niimi city 哲西町 Tessei cho town

. Okayama no Misaki Densetsu　岡山のミサキ伝説 Misaki Legends from Okayama .
tsurugi misaki ツルギミサキ Sword Misaki and tsuna misaki ツナミサキ Rope Misaki / hinomisaki ヒノミサキ
and many more

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. Sanbo Taro, Mitsuho Taro 三穂太郎と伝説 - Nagi .
Miho Jinja 三穂神社（三穗・みほ）
三穂大明神 Miho Daimyojin / The KAN clan of Mimasaka 美作菅氏 / 三穂太郎満祐 Sanbo Taro Mitsusuke

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. Ooyamatsuminomikoto 大山祇神, 大山積神, 大山津見神 Oyama Tsumi no Mikoto .
A deity that dwells in the mountains.
Ooyamazu no Kami オヤマヅノカミ / 大山祇神 - in local dialect

In Okayama, Yamanokami is not venerated as much as in the Kinki area. It is most probably a female deity but has changed appearance many time.
In Okayama, there are more shrines dedicated to Oyamatsumi no Mikoto.

大山祇神社 / オオヤマツミジンジャ Shrine Oyamatsumi Jinja - Ibara
岡山県井原市野上町1751

A protector deity of the temple at 頂見山 Chokenzan.
Founded in 736 by 行基 Saint Gyoki.

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大山祇神社 Shrine Oyamatsumi Jinja - Takahashi
岡山県高梁市川面町1958

The 御神門 main gate has been relocated from the 大山祇神社 Oyamatsumi Jinja at 愛媛県大三島 Ehime, Omishima.

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On the 9th day of the first lunar month, villagers are not allowed to go to the mountain forest, because Yamanokami goes there to count the trees.
If someone goes to the mountain, he will be counted as a tree and become one.
Woodcutters and charcoal makers use this day to celebrate and feast.

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高梁市 Takahashi city 備中町 Bitchu cho town

. Koojin 荒神 Kojin, Aragami, "Wild Deity" .
In the hamlet 西油野 Nishiyuno Aragami is seen as the Yamanokami. He often puts a curse on people.
In the hamlet is an estate where two Aragami are venerated. One of them is
Ushitora no Aragami 丑寅の荒神 Aragami of the North-East direction
When the house of this family was constructed, someone had cut a tree sacred to Yamanokami and the family was thus cursed. To appease him a small sanctuary was built.
A priest had told them the house had been cursed already before that so they build another sanctuary.

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哲西町 Tessei cho town

On the 9th day of the first lunar month, villagers are not allowed to go to the mountain forest, because Yamanokami goes there to count the trees.
If someone goes to the mountain, he will be counted as a tree and become one.

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. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .
In the 中国地方 Chugoku region there are various connections between Yamanokami and the huge serpent.
In the village 備中都窪郡庄村 Shomura Yamanokami is called ヤマガミ Yamagami. His real appearance is said to be a huge serpent.

. Yamanokami no daija 山の神の大蛇 great serpent of Yamanokami .
- in 6-1 Koyamanakajimacho, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto,

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桑上 Kuwakami

貴布禰神社 Shrine Kifune Jinja
津山市桑上190 / Tsuyama, Kuwakami 190

The messenger of Yamanokami at this Shrine is
ookami 狼 a wolf. 狼様 Okami Sama
During the Shrine festival from the 13th to 15th day of the eleventh lunar month, in former times, there were two baby wolves born on the 14th day in the shrine. This is the beginning of their veneration. There is 小祠 a small Shrine in the North-Eastern corner of the innermost room of the building. People are not allowed to peek into this room, but may come and pray for protection from illness, disaster and other misfortunes.

- main deities in residence
高オカミ神 / 高龗神 Taka Okami no Kami / Takaokami
闇オカミ神 / 闇龗神 Kura Okami no kami / Kuraokami
and 8 more deities.

This constellation is rather old, dating back to the time of 崇神天皇 Sujin Tenno (148 BC - 29 BC)

In the back of the compound is the Wolf Shrine 奥御前神社 Okugozen Jinja, often simply calld 狼様 Okami Sama.

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. Yamainu 山犬 / 狼 Okami, Wolf .

. Kuraokami, Takaokami and Kuramitsuha .

Emperor Sujin (崇神天皇 Sujin-tennō),
also known as
Mimakiiribikoinie no Sumeramikoto (御間城入彦五十瓊殖天皇) or
Hatsukunishirasu Sumeramikoto (御肇國天皇); was the tenth emperor of Japan.
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. Legends about Yamanokami 山の神と伝説　.

. Legends from Okayama　岡山の民話と伝説 .

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21 Feb 2019

EDO - Togoshi district Shinagawa

Shinagawa was the first station of the Tokaido Highwy and thus "out of Edo".

The meaning of the name relates to this:
The second character of Edo : 戸 o koshite 越 - finally out of Edo
江戸を越えた! 江戸越えが「戸越」

. The 53 stations of the Tokaido Highway 東海道五十三次 .
1. Shinagawa-juku 品川宿 (Shinagawa) .

Since 1559, three was 小田原衆所領役帳 an outpost from Odawara and the place was called とごえ Togoe.
In 1793, a boat merchant named 山路勝孝 moved here and begun to grow 孟宗竹 bamboo as a speciality of the village.
The area was then also called 荏原郡 Ebara district.

In 1889, it became part of 平塚村 Hiratsuka village.
In 1932, the area was called 荏原区戸越町 Ebara ward, Togoshi town.
In 1941, the area was departed into 西戸越・東戸越 Western and Eastern Togoshi, 平塚 Hiratsuka, 荏原 Ebare and 小山台 Koyamadai.

In 1965, the six sub-districts of Togoshi were established, including Western and Eastern Togoshi, 東中延 Higashi-Nakanobu and parts of 西品川 Nishi-Shinagawa.

After the bubble times, the local shopkeepers tried hard to invigorate their long shopping mall, with special events, modernizing toilets and recently English advertisements for the many tourists which come visiting.

Togoshi Ginza 戸越銀座 Togoshi Shopping mall
After the Great Earthquake in 1923, may people from the Ginza district moved to Togoshi, where much of the rubble was burried, and later kept the name for their own shopping mall.
The Shopping Mall is the pride of the citizens. It houses many food stores that sell over the counter.
There are many stores with specialities and often events cater to other shops of Tokyo.

To reach the shopping street easily, a station was soon added:

Togoshi Eki 戸越駅 Station
The mark includes part of the the character 合 to bring people together under one roof.

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Street Food Adventure at Togoshi Ginza, Tokyo's Longest Shopping Road
It might not be the most famous spot in Tokyo but it's surely worth a visit for its uniqueness. Togoshi Ginza is a homely shotengai (shopping street) located in Shinagawa Ward. With its 1.3 km length it's the longest shopping street of the capital and one of the longest in the Kanto area. Be charmed by the energetic shopkeepers and the laid-back atmosphere, and enjoy some of the best street food that Tokyo has to offer!
- Ginza's Rightful Namesake
Hundreds of shopping streets around Japan incorporated the name "Ginza" hoping to bask in the reflected glory of the fancy Tokyo district. But Togoshi Ginza might have been the first to do so and it actually has a reason for it.
After the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, the district of Ginza was having problems with the disposal of bricks from devastated zones. These bricks ended up being given to the area of Togoshi who used them to pave the poorly draining streets that often caused floods. After this, the area took the name of Togoshi Ginza.
The story of Togoshi Ginza's name is explained in a plaque. You can see the actual bricks that came from Ginza.
- the Tokyu Ikegami line was opened in 1927. In 2015 it underwent some remodeling works and now it sports beautiful wooden structures made to resemble old station buildings.
- Dive Into the Everyday Life of Tokyoites
The first thing I noticed about Togoshi Ginza was the lack of utility poles, which are omnipresent in Japan. Here, all the cables were installed underground for a safer and more spacious place. Thanks to this the street looks very pretty and there is more room to walk.
The street is closed to cars from Monday to Saturday between 3:00pm and 6:00pm, and from 2:00pm to 7:00pm on Sundays and holidays.
You will meet a lot of different people here. Office workers scurrying around in their suits. Tiny old ladies getting an early morning massage or chatting with the shop owners. A lot of people walking their dogs, often in a stroller. A multitude of young mothers are constantly zigzagging through the crowd in their mamachari (literally 'mom bicycles', they are equipped with luggage racks and several child seats). ...
- Let Togoshi Ginza's Official Mascot Show You Around
... a mascot character called Togoshi Ginjiro or Gin-chan for short ...
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Togoshi Ginjiro 戸越銀次郎

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Togoshi Hachiman Jinja 戸越八幡神社 Togoshi Hachiman Shrine

This is a quiet place within a buys shopping area, with chairs and sofas for people to sit and rest.
It has a Kagura dance hall for special ritual dances.

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Togoshi Kooen 戸越公園 Togoshi Koen Park

The entrance is an old gate from the Edo period!
This is a place to enjoy a quiet natural atmosphere. A waterfall gives it extra sound.

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

The night hawk prostitutes, yotaka 夜鷹 sleep during the day and walk around at night.
The name is also written 怪鴟 or 恠鴟. Sometimes called sekikitsune, seki-kitsune 隻狐 foxes along the weir.
When 今井良臰 Mister Imai lived in the village 戸越村 Togoshi mura a bird came out of the nearby forest during the twilight hours. It lay down by the side of the road and if a person passed it moved on but soon lay down again. Its form was different every night, so it must have been a real Yotaka.

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

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. Shinagawa ku 品川区 "goods river" district .

. 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 .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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12 Feb 2019

EDO - Takinogawa district

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2019/02/takinogawa-district-kita.html

Takinogawa district Kita

The river Shakuji-I gawa 石神井川 became quite steep and fast at 板橋区加賀 Kaga in Itabashi and this part was called
Takinokawa 滝野川 "Waterfall River"

There used to be at least seven natural waterfalls of the river Shakuji-I gawa 石神井川, also called 滝野川 Takinogawa in Edo.
. Edo no taki 江戸の滝 waterfalls in Edo .

There were two main sub-districts :
滝野川西地区 Takinogawa Western area
滝野川東地区 Takinogawa Eastern area

In 1889, the area was called
滝野川村 Takinogawa mura village
and in 1913
滝野川町 Takinogawa cho town
In 1923 it became part of Tokyo and was named
滝野川区 Takinogawa ku ward
In 1942, this ward was renamed
王子区 Oji ku ward
In 1967, the seventh sub-district, 滝野川七丁目 was added.

瀧野川紅葉 Maple leaves at Takinogawa
広重 Hiroshige II

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Takinogawabashi 滝野川橋 Takonogawa bridge
finished in 1961.
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Takinogawa kooen 滝野川公園 Takinogawa Koen Park
even with a waterfall in the park and a walk along the river.

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Takinogawa Hachiman Jinja 瀧野川八幡神社 Shrine
北区滝野川５丁目２６−１５

Built in 1202.
The main hall was restored in 1885.
The prayer hall was restored in 1922.
There used to be a market of vegetable seeds.

- Deity in residence
品陀和氣命（ほんだわけのみこと）Hondawake no Mikoto - 應神天皇 / 応神天皇 Ojin Tenno (200 - 310)

goshuin　御朱印 stamp - to win in sports 勝

- HP of the Shrine
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0oji Fudoo no Taki 王子不動之滝 Fudo Waterfall in Oji, Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

There used to be at least seven waterfalls of the river Shakuji-I gawa 石神井川,
also called Takinogawa 滝野川 in Edo.
People came here in summer to feel the cool, have a snack and relax.
Now part of Nerima ward.
. Fudo Myo-O and waterfalls in Edo .
The statue of Fudo 滝不動尊 is now preserved at the temple 正受院 Shoju-In
(北区滝野川2-49-5) Kita-ku, Takinogawa.

. Edo no taki 江戸の滝 waterfalls in Edo .

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Maple season at Takinogawa, Oji, Tokyo, c. 1910.
"A notice of the floral festivals of the year as observed in Japan demands some mention of the maple – for the reddening leaf of the maple, like the foliage of many other blossomless trees, is regarded as a flower in Japan.
"The rich tints of the changing leaves of certain deciduous trees hardly distinguishable from the colouring of blossoming shrubs, such as the azalea, form a favourite object of attraction during the Autumn months. The native term, momiji, which is commonly translated 'maple', is, strictly speaking, a general name applied to many trees which redden in the Fall.

"Of the maple itself, there are many varieties distinguished both by the form of their leaves and the tone of their changing colour. No garden is considered complete without its group of such reddening trees, placed beside some artificial hill towards the West, to receive additional splendour from the setting sun.

"… At Ko-no-dai, a famous prominence commanding a view of the whole plain of Tokio, there are some magnificent maple trees noted for their enormous size … About the end of October, in the glen called Taki-no-gawa at Oji, a suburb of Tokio, the slopes of a natural glen between the hills are planted with thick masses of these trees forming a most romantic spot where from the galleries of a rustic arbour the sight of the foliage in all its burning splendour may be enjoyed. Shinagawa and Meguro, other well known spots in the vicinity of the capital, have also good groups of maples which attract many sight seers. Picnicking and mushroom gathering are pastimes which accompany the viewing of the maple.

"In the poems and pictures of the country, the maple is associated with deer:
How full of sorrow seems the Autumn! when
In solitary rambles slowly straying,
Amid the russet foliage of the glen,
I listen to the lonely stag's sad baying."

– The Floral Art of Japan: The Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement, Josiah Conder, 1899
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岩屋弁天 Iwaya Benten - 弁天の滝 Benten Waterfall
松橋弁天洞窟 Matsubashi Benten cave does not exist any more.

北区滝野川3-88-17Kita ward, Takinogawa / 金剛寺 Temple Kongo-Ji

Bentendoo 辨天堂 Benten Do Hall

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. Edo roku Benten 江戸六弁天 Six famous Benten in Edo .

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. Takinogawa ninjin 滝野川人参 carrots .

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EDO - Susaki district Koto

Due to landfill in the early Edo period, this area became known as
深川洲崎十万坪 Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo.
It was known for its beautiful scenery.
In 1888, a pleasure quarter from Nezu was moved here.
Until 1958 there was a large pleasure quarter, the 洲崎パラダイス Susaki paradise".

There is also an area called Susaki in 墨田区向島5丁目 the fifth sub-district of Mukojima in Sumida ward, with the spelling 須崎.
Another Susaki 洲崎 is known in 千葉県 Chiba and 神奈川県 Kanagawa.

In the Edo period the river 小名木川 Konagigawa was used for transportation from the Susaki area to the fish markets of Edo.
In 1791, there was a great flooding of the area and many merchants lost their estates. Since then the Bakufu government forbid to build living quarters in Susaki.
The area was always popular for shiohigari 潮干狩り hunting for clams and seafood on the shore

Jūmantsubo 深川州崎十万坪 Jumantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki
Utagawa Hiroshige

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Susaki Benten 洲崎弁天
浮弁天州崎神社 Uki Benten, Shrine Susaki Jinja
江東区木場6-13-13 Koto ward, Kiba

- Fukagawa Susaki Benten
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Shrine Susaki Jinja 州崎神社

The Shrine was under the special protection of the mother of 将軍徳川綱吉 Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.
People came here to pray for protection from water disasters and for good fishing.
The Shrine was on a small island on the beach, thus called
uki-Benten 浮き弁天 the floating Benten shrine

In modern times all this became landfilled and nothing of the atmosphere of Edo is left.

- One of the
. Edo roku Benten 江戸六弁天 Six famous Benten in Edo .

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hamaguri 蛤 clam shell
At the beach of 洲崎浜 Suzakihama in Shinagawa, in the eleventh lunar month,
some fishermen were peeling clam shells, when they found one with a very small golden statue of 地蔵 Jizo Bosatsu inside,

. hamaguri 蛤 clam shell, Venus clam .

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

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洲さき汐干かり shiohigari at Fukagawa Susaki 深川洲崎 in Spring
Hiroshige

. Kobayashi Issa 小林一茶 in Edo .

深川や桃の中より汐干狩
Fukagawa ya momo no naka yori shiohigari

Fukagawa !
through the peach blossoms
people are gathering shells
Tr. Gabi Greve

. WKD : shiohigari 汐干狩 hunting (for clams and seafood) on the shore .
shiohigari - gathering shells and small seafood at low tide.
Fukagawa had a great flatland tidal area where people could collect cheap seafood.

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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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7 Feb 2019

SHRINE - Keihin Fushimi Inari

https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2019/02/keihin-fushimi-inari-kawasaki.html

Keihin Fushimi Inari Kawasaki

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京浜伏見稲荷神社 Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kanagawa

神奈川県川崎市中原区新丸子東2-980 / 2-980 Shinmarukohigashi, Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa

The Shrine was founded in 1951 to become a place of worship for the many new residents in the nearby Tower Mansion (Tawaman) district.
It should give the residents a place to come and talk and make friends.
In 1954 the great iron Torii was erected, about 14 m high

In the compound are 108 statues of foxes, carved by a master in more than 20 years.
108 is the number of earthly desires in Buddhist lore.
The foxes take all kinds of poses and seem to enjoy themselves a lot.
And among them there is just one green animal . . . a frog.

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There is a row of rather small Torii gates for children to walk through.

A pond imitating Lake Biwako brings some coolness in summer.
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This shrine is dependent on the main Fushimi Shrine in Kyoto.
The Deity in residence is
常磐稲荷大神 Inari no Kami

. Fushimi Inari Taisha 伏見稲荷大社 Kyoto.

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There is also a small replica of the Shrine
Fuji Asama Jinja 富士浅間神社
This kind of Fujizuka 富士塚 mound is rather auspicious in many parts of Tokyo.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

- stamp book

omamori お守り　amulets

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- Reference : 京浜伏見稲荷神社
- Reference : English

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