 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 1972.216 views
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Cherry blossoms along the Shakujii River, near Shin-Itabashi Station on the Mita subway line.133 views
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There are cherries on both sides of the river and a walking path on both sides.80 views
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Entrance to one walking path with a poem monument.74 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.74 viewsUkiyoe print of Itabashi-juku by Eisen.
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River wall72 views
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The little park has a side of an old building on the ground, serving as a stage.67 views
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Pleasant walking path.66 views
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Small hill66 views
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A few bridges cross the river.64 views
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Stone lantern64 views
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Hill64 views
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Cherry tree shadow62 views
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Petals and tree roots.62 views
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Shakujii River sprinkled with fallen petals.61 views
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Haiku poems solicited from the public are also displayed along the riverside.60 views
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Little park56 views
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Petals56 views
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Paper lantern written with "Itabashi-ku."56 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.56 views
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A sento public bath in Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo.56 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.55 views
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Another gate at Kanmyoji temple.55 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 1933.54 views
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Inside Itabashi Tourist Information office. They had friendly guides explaining about Itabashi-shuku.54 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.54 views
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Petals on the ground53 views
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Part of Itabashi-shuku that was the small red-light district.53 views
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Entrance to Itabashi-shuku. Itabashi-shuku had one Honjin lodge for VIPs, three Waki-honjin, and 54 other lodges.52 views
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About the Itabashi Bridge.52 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.52 views
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Koshin-to stone monument 庚申塔51 views
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Itabashi Bridge over the Shakujii River.51 views
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About Itabashi-shuku. 49 views
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Roadside map showing places of interest. Temples are the main remnants still remaining from the old days.48 views
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Koshin-to stone monument at Kanmyoji temple in Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo 庚申塔48 views
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Kanmyoji temple main hall48 views
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Signboard at a small park.48 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).48 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.48 views
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Coffee shop in an old building.48 views
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Straight ahead is Itabashi Bridge.48 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.48 views
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This one says that HE HATES [name of girlfriend] and wants to break up.48 views
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Entrance to Kanmyoji temple.47 views
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Itabashi Tourist Information office.47 views
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Old building in Naka-shuku47 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.47 views
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The brown building was where the Honjin was. (There's a sign and stone marker.) 47 views
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Sign for Itabashi-shuku's Honjin.47 views
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Sign post next to Itabashi Bridge indicating the distance to Nihonbashi.47 views
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Kami-shuku at Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo. More condos and fewer people walking around.47 views
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Wooden prayer tablets for cutting ties.47 views
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Today, Itabashi-shuku is a hodgepodge of shops, restaurants, and condominiums.46 views
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About Kanmyoji46 views
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Gyoza dumpling shop in Naka-shuku, Itabashi-shuku.46 views
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Approaching the center of Naka-shuku.46 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.46 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."46 views
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Kan-nana loop road46 views
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Kanmyoji temple social hall45 views
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Shrine at Kanmyoji temple45 views
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End of Hirao-shuku section of Itabashi-shuku.45 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.45 views
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文殊院45 views
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Itabashi Bridge over the Shakujii River.45 views
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Itabashi Bridge is one of Itabashi Ward's Ten Famous Sights.45 views
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Shakujii River as seen from Itabashi Bridge. The bridge serves as the boundary between Naka-shuku and Kami-shuku.45 views
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Koban police box at Kami-shuku, Itabashi-shuku.45 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.).45 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.45 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.45 views
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Kami-shuku45 views
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Itabashi-shuku goes further north.45 views
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Nakashuku in Itabashi-shuku.44 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.44 views
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Kami-shuku stone marker next to the koban.44 views
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This woman wants to sever her headaches.44 views
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About the Koshin-to stone monument 庚申塔43 views
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Nakasendo Road marker43 views
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Shakujii River as seen from Itabashi Bridge.43 views
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Kami-shuku stone marker next to the koban.43 views
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About Kami-shuku.43 views
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I thought this little shrine and Chinese hackberry tree was Itabashi-shuku's most interesting remnant.43 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.). 43 views
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And this one, I Photoshopped for the 2nd anniversary of the Tohoku triple disasters.43 views
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Sign and stone marker for Itabashi-shuku's Honjin.42 views
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About the En-kiri enoki (縁切榎) "Cutting-ties hackberry tree."42 views
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Sign for Itabashi-shuku's Waki-Honjin in Naka-shuku in Itabashi-shuku.41 views
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Kan-nana loop road40 views
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