Former Honjo Police Station Area (Ryogoku)
東京都
Developed as post-Meireki-Fire 'new land,' the Ryogoku-Honjo district layers Chushingura's stage, Hokusai's birthplace, and Akutagawa's birthplace into one walkable Edo-to-modern quarter
The Ryogoku-Honjo area was lined with samurai residences in the Edo period and developed as a "new settlement" after the Great Meireki Fire. Sites connected to Chushingura — the Kira Residence, the Asano Residence, Honjo Matsuzakamachi — are concentrated here, making it also one of the birthplaces of Edo culture. The Ryogoku area where traces of Honjo's history remain throughout, also known as the…
The Ryogoku-Honjo district was developed as a new settlement following the catastrophic Meireki Fire of 1657, which prompted the Edo shogunate to undertake large-scale urban reconstruction. After the fire, Ryogoku Bridge was constructed over the Sumida River, connecting the provinces of Musashi and …
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