 Most viewed - Itabashi-shuku Post Town 板橋宿 |
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 1972.218 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.75 viewsUkiyoe print of Itabashi-juku by Eisen.
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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.60 views
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Part of Itabashi-shuku that was the small red-light district.60 views
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Inside Itabashi Tourist Information office. They had friendly guides explaining about Itabashi-shuku.59 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.58 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 1933.57 views
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A sento public bath in Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo.57 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.56 views
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Entrance to Itabashi-shuku. Itabashi-shuku had one Honjin lodge for VIPs, three Waki-honjin, and 54 other lodges.55 views
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Another gate at Kanmyoji temple.55 views
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Itabashi Bridge over the Shakujii River.55 views
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Koshin-to stone monument 庚申塔54 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.53 views
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About the Itabashi Bridge.53 views
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About Itabashi-shuku. 52 views
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Roadside map showing places of interest. Temples are the main remnants still remaining from the old days.52 views
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End of Hirao-shuku section of Itabashi-shuku.52 views
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Coffee shop in an old building.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 at Kanmyoji temple in Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo 庚申塔51 views
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Kanmyoji temple main hall51 views
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Old building in Naka-shuku51 views
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The brown building was where the Honjin was. (There's a sign and stone marker.) 51 views
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Straight ahead is Itabashi Bridge.51 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."51 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.51 views
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This one says that HE HATES [name of girlfriend] and wants to break up.51 views
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Signboard at a small park.50 views
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Itabashi Tourist Information office.50 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.50 views
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About Kanmyoji49 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).49 views
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Sign for Itabashi-shuku's Honjin.49 views
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文殊院49 views
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Entrance to Kanmyoji temple.48 views
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Nakasendo Road marker48 views
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Approaching the center of Naka-shuku.48 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.48 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.48 views
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Sign post next to Itabashi Bridge indicating the distance to Nihonbashi.48 views
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Itabashi Bridge over the Shakujii River.48 views
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Kami-shuku at Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo. More condos and fewer people walking around.48 views
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Kami-shuku stone marker next to the koban.48 views
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Wooden prayer tablets for cutting ties.48 views
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Kami-shuku48 views
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And this one, I Photoshopped for the 2nd anniversary of the Tohoku triple disasters.48 views
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Today, Itabashi-shuku is a hodgepodge of shops, restaurants, and condominiums.47 views
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About the Koshin-to stone monument 庚申塔47 views
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Kanmyoji temple social hall47 views
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Shrine at Kanmyoji temple47 views
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Nakashuku in Itabashi-shuku.47 views
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Gyoza dumpling shop in Naka-shuku, Itabashi-shuku.47 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.47 views
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Itabashi Bridge is one of Itabashi Ward's Ten Famous Sights.47 views
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Shakujii River as seen from Itabashi Bridge. The bridge serves as the boundary between Naka-shuku and Kami-shuku.47 views
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Koban police box at Kami-shuku, Itabashi-shuku.47 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.). 47 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.).47 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.47 views
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Kami-shuku stone marker next to the koban.46 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.46 views
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Itabashi-shuku goes further north.46 views
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Kan-nana loop road46 views
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Shakujii River as seen from Itabashi Bridge.45 views
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I thought this little shrine and Chinese hackberry tree was Itabashi-shuku's most interesting remnant.45 views
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About the En-kiri enoki (縁切榎) "Cutting-ties hackberry tree."45 views
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About Kami-shuku.44 views
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This woman wants to sever her headaches.44 views
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Sign and stone marker for Itabashi-shuku's Honjin.42 views
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Sign for Itabashi-shuku's Waki-Honjin in Naka-shuku in Itabashi-shuku.42 views
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Kan-nana loop road41 views
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