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Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Fukagawa
This page indexes, contains corrections and has additions to the Fukagawa chapter of Tokyo Stroll.For information on Tokyo Stroll and this web supplement see Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page
For users of the Organic Maps, Maps.Me and Google Maps apps the items below have bookmarks you can import into those apps to make navigation easier. Bashō Heritage Garden / Bashōan Shiseki Tenbō Garden: Tokyo Stroll page 128 Bashō Inari Jinja: Tokyo Stroll page 128 Bashō Museum / Bashō Kinenkan: Tokyo Stroll page 129 Cattlea: Tokyo Stroll page 129 Eitaibashi: Tokyo Stroll page 126 Eitaiji: Tokyo Stroll page 120 Enjuin: Tokyo Stroll page 121 Former Fukagawa red light district: Tokyo Stroll page 116 Fukagawa Edo Museum / Fukagawa Edo Shiryōkan: Tokyo Stroll page 125 Fukagawa Inari Jinja: Tokyo Stroll page 128 Fukagawa Shinmeigū: Tokyo Stroll page 129 Fukagawajuku: Tokyo Stroll page 124 Fuyuki Bentendō: Tokyo Stroll page 121 Hachimanbashi: Tokyo Stroll page 119 Hōjōin: Tokyo Stroll page 121 Kiyosubashi: Tokyo Stroll page 126 Kiyosumi Garden / Kiyosumi Teien: Tokyo Stroll page 124 Mannenbashi: Tokyo Stroll page 128
Mantokuin (萬徳院) A Shingon Buddhist temple founded in 1626 and originally in Hatchōbori on the other side of the Sumidagawa the temple was relocated to this spot in 1643. This temple is known for having many graves of sumo wrestlers and referees, a connection that resulted in the temple being often referred to as Sumodera, "Sumo Temple." The entrance on the south. Naritasan Fukagawa Fudōdō: Tokyo Stroll page 120 Reiganji: Tokyo Stroll page 126
Ryūkōin (龍光院) I am including this tiny temple as it the one for Bishamon on the Fukagawa Shichifukujin pilgrimage tour. The neighborhood is a residential one, the temple is on a corner with a signal light. The entrance is on the east side, there is a driveway on the north side. Shin-Ōhashi: Tokyo Stroll page 128 Shingyōji: Tokyo Stroll page 121
Tagawa Suihō Norakuro Museum (田河水泡・のらくろ館)
Norakuro was a famous and highly influential manga by Tagawa Suihō, which began in 1931 and ran for ten years. Norakuro is about a black and white dog who joined the Army. The basic story is that he is a member of a troop of dogs fighting against the Monkey Army. The author, who grew up in Fukagawa, drew upon his experiences as a veteran in writing his tales. The U.S. cartoon character Felix the Cat was a great influence on the design, Tagawa was a fan of the Pat Sullivan films. The manga was animated in the 1930s and later in the 1970s and 80s Tomioka Hachimangū: Tokyo Stroll page 119 Back to the Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page - Privacy Notice - Back to Gilles' home page Created July 10, 2919 | Content last updated August 23, 2023 |