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Itabashi ku 板橋区 Itabashi ward
itabashi 板橋 "plank bridge"
板橋区板橋, Kami 上板橋, Naka 中板橋, Nakajuku 中宿
Former 旧武蔵国豊嶋郡 Musashi no Kuni Toshima district
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... it calls itself Itabashi City.
Itabashi lies on the Kantō plain. The Arakawa River, a major river, forms part of the boundary with Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding the ward are, in Saitama, the cities of Wakō and Toda; and in Tokyo, the wards of Nerima, Toshima, and Kita.
- History
The name of the ward means "plank bridge" and derives from the wooden span over the Shakujii River that dates from the Heian period. Such a bridge was remarkable at the time, and the name has lasted since. In the Edo period, the Nakasendō crossed the nearby Shimo Itabashi, and the name came to apply to that area as well. Itabashi was one of the Four Edo Post Towns, and travellers first lodged there after leaving the shogunal capital. Kaga Domain had a mansion there.
The shogunate maintained the Itabashi execution grounds at Itabashi.
On October 1, 1932,
nine towns and villages of Kita-Toshima District were merged and became part of Tokyo City as Itabashi Ward. It became a special ward May 3, 1947. On August 1 of that year, the localities of Nerima, Kami-Nerima, Naka-Arai, Shakujii and Ōizumi were split off from Itabashi to create Nerima Ward.
- source : wikipedia
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. 中山道 The Nakasendo Highway .
1. Itabashi-shuku 板橋宿 (Itabashi)
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Divided from North to South into
Kami-Shuku 上宿 Kamishuku (now 現在の本町) - Upper
Naka-Shuku 仲宿 / 中宿 - Middle
Hirao-Shuku 平尾宿 - Hirao
Shimo-Shuku 下宿 - Lower
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- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA - 板橋宿 !
. Shakujii Kōen 石神井公園 Shakuji River Park .
Nerima ward
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In 1180 Minamoto Yoritomo is recorded having temporarily stationed his army near a bridge called 板橋 Itabashi “the plank bridge” on the upper Takinogawa 滝野川 Takino River in the Toshima-gun 豊島郡 Toshima District of Musashino no Kuni 武蔵国 Musashi Province. There was no road by the name at the time, but it is believed that this bridge is where the 中仙道 Nakasendō crossed the Takino River.
Today
there is still a bridge called Itabashi where the Nakajuku Shōtengai 仲宿商店街 Nakajuku Shopping Arcade crosses the 石神井川 Shakujii River. And it’s generally agreed that this is the same bridge. The arcade street is actually the Old Nakasendo highway and the name refers to the fact that it cuts through (仲) the post town (宿).
By the Edo Period,
a major shukuba 宿場 post town had grown up around the bridge and the area was well known as 板橋宿 Itabashi-shuku. The town was a major stopping point for daimyō processions after the 1630’s. The town prospered under the sankin-kōtai edict until 1862 when the requirement was suspended in the crisis of the bakumatsu. Itabashi-shuku was a 3-4 hour walk from Nagareyama and it was also the starting point of the Kawagoe kaidō 川越街道 Kawagoe Highway.
... Why “Plank Bridge?”
The prevailing theory seems to be that in the late Heian Period in a backwater area far from Kyōto, the presence of an elegant and smooth plank bridge would have been something unique — as opposed to a bridge thrown together with a bunch of crappy logs of various shapes and sizes. The fact that a bridge was even mentioned in the same sentence as Minamoto Yoritomo is held up as corroborating evidence . . . or that’s what people say.
Itabashi-shuku’s big claim to fame
is a bit more nefarious than just being a convenient post town with a smooth bridge. As the area was well outside of central Edo and on a major road, it was also the site of a prison and execution ground during the Edo Period. In 1868 as the Imperial Army was taking possession of the city and its infrastructure, they used the prison and execution grounds to detain and eventually execute Kondō Isami. Nothing remains of the execution grounds or the prison except for a quiet plot of land purchased by Nagakura Shinpachi to build graves for Kondo and Hijikata Toshizō and all the other dead members of Shinsengumi. Definitely a must-see spot if you’re a Shinsengumi fan like me.
- source : japanthis marky star -
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Itabashi eki 板橋駅 - Edo Meisho Zue
source : Itabashi Historical Museum
板橋区赤塚5-35-25
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赤塚エリア Akazuka
板橋エリア Itabashi
志村エリア Shimura
高島平エリア Takashimadaira
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Itabashi Jukkei 板橋十景 10 special viewpoints
To celebrate 70 years of the existence of Itabashi, 10 special places and events had been selected to promote the ward.
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赤塚溜池公園周辺 - Akatsuka Tameike Pond Park
板橋（区名由来の橋）- The original Itabashi
いたばし花火大会 - Fireworks at Itabashi
志村一里塚 - Shimura Ichirizuka milestone
石神井川の桜並木 - Cherry blossoms along river Shakujigawa
松月院 - Shogetsu-In temple
田遊び（徳丸・赤塚）- Ta-asobi enjoying the fields
高島平団地とけやき並木 - Keyaki zelkova trees at Takashimadaira
東京大仏（乗蓮寺）- Big Buddha of Tokyo, Temple Joren-Ji
南蔵院のしだれ桜 - Hanging cherry tree of temple Nanzo-In
- reference source : itabashi-kanko.jp/jukkei... -
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. 瑠璃光山 Rurikozan 清光院 Seiko-In 青蓮寺 Shoren-Ji .
板橋区成増4-36-2 / 4 Chome-36-2 Narimasu, Itabashi ward
Edo Gofunai Pilgrimage, Nr. 19
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
................................................................................. Itabashi 板橋区
................................................................................. Saitama 埼玉県
戸田市 Toda - 武州板橋
kaminari 雷
武州板橋から1里ほどいった処の西戸田村に、2人の娘を持つ寡婦がいた。その妹娘が正保4年5月28日に母をさんざんに打ち据え、くたびれたといって昼寝していたら、空が急に曇って大雨が降り、雷が落ちるとその妹をつかんで消えてしまったという。
hebi 蛇
武州板橋から1里ほどいった処の西戸田村に、2人の娘を持つ寡婦がいた。その姉の方も不孝者で、母に食事を与えなかった。姉の夫が隠れて食物を与えたが姉に見つかり、食物を奪い取って蹴散らした。それもあって母が病気にかかり、泣く泣く寝屋から出て井戸に身を投げた。姉の夫は驚いてハシゴを降ろそうとたところに姉がやってきて、姉は誤って井戸に落ちた。すると母は半身が蛇となって姉に巻き付いたが、夫の志が忘れがたく、やさしさを気にかけて許すと言って姉を放し、母は死んだという。姉もしばらくして死んだ。
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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
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31 板橋 to explore
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. Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国 Musashi Province .
. 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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. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
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Itabashi ku 板橋区 Itabashi ward
itabashi 板橋 "plank bridge"
板橋区板橋, Kami 上板橋, Naka 中板橋, Nakajuku 中宿
Former 旧武蔵国豊嶋郡 Musashi no Kuni Toshima district
- quote
... it calls itself Itabashi City.
Itabashi lies on the Kantō plain. The Arakawa River, a major river, forms part of the boundary with Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding the ward are, in Saitama, the cities of Wakō and Toda; and in Tokyo, the wards of Nerima, Toshima, and Kita.
- History
The name of the ward means "plank bridge" and derives from the wooden span over the Shakujii River that dates from the Heian period. Such a bridge was remarkable at the time, and the name has lasted since. In the Edo period, the Nakasendō crossed the nearby Shimo Itabashi, and the name came to apply to that area as well. Itabashi was one of the Four Edo Post Towns, and travellers first lodged there after leaving the shogunal capital. Kaga Domain had a mansion there.
The shogunate maintained the Itabashi execution grounds at Itabashi.
On October 1, 1932,
nine towns and villages of Kita-Toshima District were merged and became part of Tokyo City as Itabashi Ward. It became a special ward May 3, 1947. On August 1 of that year, the localities of Nerima, Kami-Nerima, Naka-Arai, Shakujii and Ōizumi were split off from Itabashi to create Nerima Ward.
- source : wikipedia
.......................................................................
. 中山道 The Nakasendo Highway .
1. Itabashi-shuku 板橋宿 (Itabashi)
Divided from North to South into
Kami-Shuku 上宿 Kamishuku (now 現在の本町) - Upper
Naka-Shuku 仲宿 / 中宿 - Middle
Hirao-Shuku 平尾宿 - Hirao
Shimo-Shuku 下宿 - Lower
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA - 板橋宿 !
. Shakujii Kōen 石神井公園 Shakuji River Park .
Nerima ward
..............................................................................................................................................
- quote -
In 1180 Minamoto Yoritomo is recorded having temporarily stationed his army near a bridge called 板橋 Itabashi “the plank bridge” on the upper Takinogawa 滝野川 Takino River in the Toshima-gun 豊島郡 Toshima District of Musashino no Kuni 武蔵国 Musashi Province. There was no road by the name at the time, but it is believed that this bridge is where the 中仙道 Nakasendō crossed the Takino River.
Today
there is still a bridge called Itabashi where the Nakajuku Shōtengai 仲宿商店街 Nakajuku Shopping Arcade crosses the 石神井川 Shakujii River. And it’s generally agreed that this is the same bridge. The arcade street is actually the Old Nakasendo highway and the name refers to the fact that it cuts through (仲) the post town (宿).
By the Edo Period,
a major shukuba 宿場 post town had grown up around the bridge and the area was well known as 板橋宿 Itabashi-shuku. The town was a major stopping point for daimyō processions after the 1630’s. The town prospered under the sankin-kōtai edict until 1862 when the requirement was suspended in the crisis of the bakumatsu. Itabashi-shuku was a 3-4 hour walk from Nagareyama and it was also the starting point of the Kawagoe kaidō 川越街道 Kawagoe Highway.
... Why “Plank Bridge?”
The prevailing theory seems to be that in the late Heian Period in a backwater area far from Kyōto, the presence of an elegant and smooth plank bridge would have been something unique — as opposed to a bridge thrown together with a bunch of crappy logs of various shapes and sizes. The fact that a bridge was even mentioned in the same sentence as Minamoto Yoritomo is held up as corroborating evidence . . . or that’s what people say.
Itabashi-shuku’s big claim to fame
is a bit more nefarious than just being a convenient post town with a smooth bridge. As the area was well outside of central Edo and on a major road, it was also the site of a prison and execution ground during the Edo Period. In 1868 as the Imperial Army was taking possession of the city and its infrastructure, they used the prison and execution grounds to detain and eventually execute Kondō Isami. Nothing remains of the execution grounds or the prison except for a quiet plot of land purchased by Nagakura Shinpachi to build graves for Kondo and Hijikata Toshizō and all the other dead members of Shinsengumi. Definitely a must-see spot if you’re a Shinsengumi fan like me.
- source : japanthis marky star -
Itabashi eki 板橋駅 - Edo Meisho Zue
source : Itabashi Historical Museum
板橋区赤塚5-35-25
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赤塚エリア Akazuka
板橋エリア Itabashi
志村エリア Shimura
高島平エリア Takashimadaira
..............................................................................................................................................
Itabashi Jukkei 板橋十景 10 special viewpoints
To celebrate 70 years of the existence of Itabashi, 10 special places and events had been selected to promote the ward.
赤塚溜池公園周辺 - Akatsuka Tameike Pond Park
板橋（区名由来の橋）- The original Itabashi
いたばし花火大会 - Fireworks at Itabashi
志村一里塚 - Shimura Ichirizuka milestone
石神井川の桜並木 - Cherry blossoms along river Shakujigawa
松月院 - Shogetsu-In temple
田遊び（徳丸・赤塚）- Ta-asobi enjoying the fields
高島平団地とけやき並木 - Keyaki zelkova trees at Takashimadaira
東京大仏（乗蓮寺）- Big Buddha of Tokyo, Temple Joren-Ji
南蔵院のしだれ桜 - Hanging cherry tree of temple Nanzo-In
- reference source : itabashi-kanko.jp/jukkei... -
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. 瑠璃光山 Rurikozan 清光院 Seiko-In 青蓮寺 Shoren-Ji .
板橋区成増4-36-2 / 4 Chome-36-2 Narimasu, Itabashi ward
Edo Gofunai Pilgrimage, Nr. 19
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
................................................................................. Itabashi 板橋区
................................................................................. Saitama 埼玉県
戸田市 Toda - 武州板橋
kaminari 雷
武州板橋から1里ほどいった処の西戸田村に、2人の娘を持つ寡婦がいた。その妹娘が正保4年5月28日に母をさんざんに打ち据え、くたびれたといって昼寝していたら、空が急に曇って大雨が降り、雷が落ちるとその妹をつかんで消えてしまったという。
hebi 蛇
武州板橋から1里ほどいった処の西戸田村に、2人の娘を持つ寡婦がいた。その姉の方も不孝者で、母に食事を与えなかった。姉の夫が隠れて食物を与えたが姉に見つかり、食物を奪い取って蹴散らした。それもあって母が病気にかかり、泣く泣く寝屋から出て井戸に身を投げた。姉の夫は驚いてハシゴを降ろそうとたところに姉がやってきて、姉は誤って井戸に落ちた。すると母は半身が蛇となって姉に巻き付いたが、夫の志が忘れがたく、やさしさを気にかけて許すと言って姉を放し、母は死んだという。姉もしばらくして死んだ。
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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
7 板橋区 to explore
2 武州板橋 DONE
31 板橋 to explore
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. Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国 Musashi Province .
. 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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