
Åedo Line: Ushigome-YanagichÅ and Ushigome-Kagurazaka
Continuing with our 4th installment of exploring Edo-TÅkyÅ via the Åedo Line. Continue reading Åedo Line: Ushigome-YanagichÅ and Ushigome-Kagurazaka
Continuing with our 4th installment of exploring Edo-TÅkyÅ via the Åedo Line. Continue reading Åedo Line: Ushigome-YanagichÅ and Ushigome-Kagurazaka
This place name is a hot mess. All aboard the Tangent Express!!! Continue reading What does Myogadani mean?
Kondo Isami’s dÅjÅ? The birthplace of the Shinsengumi? Lead poisoning? Shinjuku? WTF??? Continue reading What does Ushigome-Yanagicho mean?
Middle class and upper middle class samurai? Yes, please! Continue reading What does Ushigome Tansu Machi mean?
ç蟌 Ushigome (Crowd of Cows) ã ã ç ushi cow 蟌 komi[i] swarming, huddling, amassed, crowded, âin bulkâ ã According to Japanese Wikipedia[ii], in 701, in accordance to the TaihÅ Code, a livestock ranch was established in this area. In fact, two were established which were sometimes referred to as çç§ gyÅ«maki a cow ranch and éŠ¬ç§ umamaki a horse ranch. These two locations came to be referred to as ç蟌 Ushigome and é§èŸŒ Komagome. The fact that there was a cattle/dairy ranch here in the Asuka Period is a known fact (itâs documented). The horse ranch is a different … Continue reading What does Ushigome mean?