 Most viewed - Itabashi-ku 板橋区 |
Itabashi means wooden plank bridge. The Itabashi Bridge during the Edo Period was a wooden arch bridge 16.4 meters long and 5.5 meters wide. In 1932, it was rebuilt with concrete. This current bridge was built in 1972.213 views
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Cherry blossoms along the Shakujii River, near Shin-Itabashi Station on the Mita subway line.130 views
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There are cherries on both sides of the river and a walking path on both sides.77 views
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Entrance to one walking path with a poem monument.70 views
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River wall70 views
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Itabashi-shuku (or Itabashi-juku) was the first post town on the Nakasendo Road from Nihonbashi to Kyoto. It was where travelers lodged and arranged travel logistics. Today, Itabashi-juku is totally modern, basically a shopping and residential area.70 viewsUkiyoe print of Itabashi-juku by Eisen.
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Pleasant walking path.63 views
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Small hill63 views
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The little park has a side of an old building on the ground, serving as a stage.63 views
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Hill63 views
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A few bridges cross the river.62 views
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Stone lantern62 views
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Petals and tree roots.61 views
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Cherry tree shadow60 views
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Haiku poems solicited from the public are also displayed along the riverside.59 views
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Shakujii River sprinkled with fallen petals.58 views
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Little park55 views
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But I was able to find a few remnants of the old post town or at least stone markers. Itabashi-juku had three sections, Hirao-shuku, Naka-shuku, and Kami-shuku. Naka-shuku was in the middle and the busiest part of the town.55 views
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Paper lantern written with "Itabashi-ku."54 views
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A sento public bath in Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo.54 views
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Petals53 views
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There is also Itabashi Bridge after which Itabashi Ward takes its name. You can walk along Itabashi-juku from Shin-Itabashi Station to Itabashi-Honcho Station on the Mita subway line.53 views
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Petals on the ground52 views
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I walked from Shin-Itabashi Station to this entrance to Itabashi-shuku on the right. In the middle, they used to have the old Itabashi Police Station until 1933.52 views
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Inside Itabashi Tourist Information office. They had friendly guides explaining about Itabashi-shuku.52 views
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Another gate at Kanmyoji temple.51 views
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A 3D map of the old Nakasendo Road from Tokyo to Kyoto with all the shukuba post towns marked. The road winds through many valleys.51 views
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Koshin-to stone monument 庚申塔50 views
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Entrance to Itabashi-shuku. Itabashi-shuku had one Honjin lodge for VIPs, three Waki-honjin, and 54 other lodges.49 views
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Part of Itabashi-shuku that was the small red-light district.49 views
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Itabashi Bridge over the Shakujii River.49 views
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About the Itabashi Bridge.49 views
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It was amusing to read the cutting-ties prayers on the ema wooden tablets. This one says that she wants her husband to cut ties from obtaining things so she can cut ties from putting away those things. A pack rat.49 views
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About Itabashi-shuku. 47 views
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Roadside map showing places of interest. Temples are the main remnants still remaining from the old days.47 views
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Entrance to the Naka-shuku section of Itabashi-shuku. This was and still is the main section of Itabashi-shuku.47 views
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Kanmyoji temple main hall46 views
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In pink is the area that was once the Kaga samurai clan's estate in Itabashi. The Kaga clan was from present-day Ishikawa Prefecture (Kanazawa).46 views
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Coffee shop in an old building.46 views
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This one says that HE HATES [name of girlfriend] and wants to break up.46 views
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Entrance to Kanmyoji temple.45 views
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Koshin-to stone monument at Kanmyoji temple in Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo 庚申塔45 views
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About Kanmyoji45 views
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Signboard at a small park.45 views
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Gyoza dumpling shop in Naka-shuku, Itabashi-shuku.45 views
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Straight ahead is Itabashi Bridge.45 views
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Sign post next to Itabashi Bridge indicating the distance to Nihonbashi.45 views
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Kami-shuku at Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo. More condos and fewer people walking around.45 views
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There's a famous story of Princess Kazunomiya traveling from Kyoto to Tokyo in 1861 to marry future shogun Tokugawa Iemochi. She and her entourage arrived in Itabashi-shuku and made a detour to avoid this tree. She lodged in Itabashi.45 views
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Wooden prayer tablets for cutting ties.45 views
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Today, Itabashi-shuku is a hodgepodge of shops, restaurants, and condominiums.44 views
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Itabashi Tourist Information office.44 views
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Old building in Naka-shuku44 views
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Approaching the center of Naka-shuku.44 views
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Sign for Itabashi-shuku's Honjin.44 views
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Itabashi Bridge is one of Itabashi Ward's Ten Famous Sights.44 views
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Koban police box at Kami-shuku, Itabashi-shuku.44 views
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On a quiet street corner near the koban in Kami-shuku is the En-kiri enoki (縁切榎) which means, "Cutting-ties hackberry tree."44 views
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In the old days, people (especially newlyweds) avoided walking near this tree. The tree today is the third incarnation of the original one.44 views
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Itabashi-shuku goes further north.44 views
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Shrine at Kanmyoji temple43 views
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The brown building on the right was where Itabashi-shuku's Honjin was. (There's a sign and stone marker.) The Honjin was the special lodge for VIP travelers such as daimyo and emperors.43 views
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The brown building was where the Honjin was. (There's a sign and stone marker.) 43 views
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Site of the Waki-Honjin in Naka-shuku in Itabashi-shuku. A huge condominium now stands here. The landowner lives on the top floor.43 views
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Sign and stone marker for Itabashi-shuku's Waki-Honjin in Naka-shuku in Itabashi-shuku. There were two other Waki-Honjin in Itabashi-shuku, but I couldn't find them.43 views
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Itabashi Bridge over the Shakujii River.43 views
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I call this the divorce shrine, opposite from the numerous en-musubi shrines (縁結びの神社) for making a connection/relationship (marriage partner, etc.).43 views
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This one says that she wants to break away from a Mr. Matsuda whom she met in Shinjuku on Jan. 27, 2013. A stalker perhaps.43 views
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Kan-nana loop road43 views
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About the Koshin-to stone monument 庚申塔42 views
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Kanmyoji temple social hall42 views
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Nakasendo Road marker42 views
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Nakashuku in Itabashi-shuku.42 views
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文殊院42 views
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I thought this little shrine and Chinese hackberry tree was Itabashi-shuku's most interesting remnant.42 views
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This woman wants to sever her headaches.42 views
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Kami-shuku42 views
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End of Hirao-shuku section of Itabashi-shuku.41 views
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Sign and stone marker for Itabashi-shuku's Honjin.41 views
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Itabashi Bridge goes over the Shakujii River. Itabashi-shuku (and Itabashi-ku Ward) got its name from this bridge. The first Itabashi Bridge was built during the Heian Period.41 views
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Shakujii River as seen from Itabashi Bridge.41 views
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Shakujii River as seen from Itabashi Bridge. The bridge serves as the boundary between Naka-shuku and Kami-shuku.41 views
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Kami-shuku stone marker next to the koban.41 views
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Kami-shuku stone marker next to the koban.41 views
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About Kami-shuku.41 views
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En-kiri enoki (縁切榎) which means, "Cutting-ties hackberry tree." Cutting ties can refer to breaking a relationship or connection with someone (spouse, GF, BF, etc.) or something (illness, etc.). 41 views
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And this one, I Photoshopped for the 2nd anniversary of the Tohoku triple disasters.41 views
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Sign for Itabashi-shuku's Waki-Honjin in Naka-shuku in Itabashi-shuku.40 views
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About the En-kiri enoki (縁切榎) "Cutting-ties hackberry tree."40 views
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Kan-nana loop road39 views
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