Riverbank - Kashichi

Japanese: 河岸地 - かしち

A place where goods were loaded and unloaded along the waterways and Edo Bay that developed in the city of Edo. In Osaka, it was called Hamachi, and in Kyoto, Kawabata. Storehouses and sheds were built and used as places to store luggage, and some were also places where markets were held and goods were traded. Town houses along the riverside streets had high reputations, and riverside land users had to pay a contribution. To prevent fires from spreading, there were strict regulations such as prohibiting high-piling of luggage. There were many riverside areas along the outer moat, Momijigawa River, Sanjikkenbori River, Kanda River, Sumida River, Shiodome River, Shinbori River, and various waterways in the Koto area.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸の市中に発達した水路や江戸湾に沿う物資上げ下ろしの場所。大坂では浜地，京では川端といった。土蔵や納屋が建てられ荷物置場ともなり，また市が開かれ商品取引の行われる場所となるところもあった。河岸通りの町家は沽券（こけん）状も高く，また河岸地使用者は冥加金を負担した。火災の延焼防止のため，荷物の高積み禁止などの取締りも厳しかった。日本橋川沿いの魚河岸･四日市河岸(木更津河岸)･米河岸･小舟河岸･行徳河岸，京橋川沿いの白魚河岸･竹河岸などをはじめ，外濠･紅葉川･三十間堀･神田川･隅田川･汐留川･新堀川･江東地区諸水路沿いなどに多くの河岸地があった。

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