Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Fukagawa

This page indexes, contains corrections and has additions to the Fukagawa chapter of Tokyo Stroll.

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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)
[West of the area in the Fukagawa Detail 1 map]

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)
[East of the area in the Fukagawa Detail 2 map]

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)
[East of the area in the Fukagawa Detail 3 map, north of the river]

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
WEB: https://www.kcf.or.jp/morishita/josetsu/norakuro/pamphlet_en.pdf

Tomioka Hachimangū: Tokyo Stroll page 119