Asukayama

Japanese: 飛鳥山 - あすかやま
Asukayama

This hill is located at the end of the Yamanote Plateau in the southern part of Kita Ward, Tokyo. It is located to the west of Oji Station on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line, and is a steep cliff. The name of the place comes from the fact that the Toshima clan, a powerful clan in this area, enshrined Asuka Myojin Shrine here during the Genko era (1321-1324) to protect their castle. During the Edo period, it was a famous cherry blossom spot along with Ueno and Mukojima (the cherry blossoms were donated by Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune). It also had a great view, and was popular with Edo citizens. In 1873 (Meiji 6), it was designated as one of the five major parks in Tokyo Prefecture by decree of the Dajokan. To the north, the Shakujii River (Otonashi River) meanders and frequently floods, so construction was carried out to build a tunnel under the mountain, which was completed in 1983. Today, it is Asukayama Park. Asukayama Station on the Toden Arakawa Line is located here.

[Kiyoshi Sawada]

Asukayama in the Meiji Period
It has been known as a famous cherry blossom viewing spot since the Edo period. "Tokyo Landscape" (1911 (Meiji 44)) Owned by the National Diet Library

Asukayama in the Meiji Period


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京都北区南部、山手(やまのて)台地の末端にある丘。JR京浜東北線王子(おうじ)駅の西側にあり、急崖(きゅうがい)となっている。かつてこの地の豪族豊島氏(としまうじ)が居城鎮護のため元亨(げんこう)年間(1321~1324)飛鳥明神を祀(まつ)ったのが地名の由来。江戸時代、上野、向島(むこうじま)と並ぶサクラの名所(サクラは将軍徳川吉宗(よしむね)の寄進)であった。眺望もよく江戸市民に親しまれた。1873年(明治6)には太政官(だじょうかん)布告による東京府五大公園の一つとなる。北側に石神井川(しゃくじいがわ)(音無(おとなし)川)が曲流し、氾濫(はんらん)をたびたびおこしたので、山の下をトンネルで抜ける工事が行われ、1983年(昭和58)完成。現在、飛鳥山公園となっている。都電荒川線の飛鳥山停留場がある。

[沢田 清]

明治時代の飛鳥山
江戸時代からサクラの名所として知られた。『東京風景』(1911年〈明治44〉)国立国会図書館所蔵">

明治時代の飛鳥山


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