Why is Itabashi called Itabashi?

May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 marky star - JapanThis.com

Itabashi is notorious to Shinsengumi lovers. I’ve been there many times for お墓参り, but the name of the town always made me wonder. Was there a bridge? Was there a plank? Today let’s find out what Itabashi means! Continue reading Why is Itabashi called Itabashi?

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Why is Kita called Kita?

May 21, 2013May 22, 2013 marky star - JapanThis.com

Yesterday we talked about the Toshima clan and the Toshima district that later became the North Toshima District.
Today we’ll find out what happened to that “North” years later in the last administrative reshuffling of Tokyo’s wards. Continue reading Why is Kita called Kita?

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