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What does Mishuku mean?

January 31, 2015October 19, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

What does Mishuku mean? It looks like “three post towns,” but linguists think it originally meant “the place where water abounds.” Continue reading What does Mishuku mean?

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The Meguro River

September 1, 2014October 22, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

The 7th and final installation on my series “RIvers of Edo-Tokyo.” Today I’ll talk about the glorified storm drain called the Meguro River.
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The Rivers of Edo-Tokyo

May 25, 2014June 24, 2015 marky star - JapanThis.com

More rivers than you can shake a stick at!
You know, if you’re into that sort of thing… Continue reading The Rivers of Edo-Tokyo

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What does Meguro mean?

August 12, 2013April 6, 2016 marky star - JapanThis.com

Meguro is the name of several postal codes, a river, a handful of bus stops and train stations, and one of the 23 Special Wards of the Tokyo Metropolis. The name means “Black Eyes.” Weird. Continue reading What does Meguro mean?

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Why are Shinagawa and Takanawa called Shinagawa and Takanawa?

February 28, 2013January 13, 2016 marky star - JapanThis.com

Was there a connection between the place names for Shinagawa and Takanawa? Let’s find out today. (btw – today’s place names will require a pretty reasonable familiarity with kanji). Continue reading Why are Shinagawa and Takanawa called Shinagawa and Takanawa?

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