Fish Town - Uomachi

Japanese: 魚町 - うおまち
Fish Town - Uomachi

... However, this fish market developed after the rise of cities in the Edo period. Fushimi had Uoyacho (Fushimi Ward) around the time of the castle's construction, and Kyoto had Uotanacho (Shimogyo Ward, Shimoutana-dori Abura-koji Nishiiri) around 1637 (Kan'ei 14). Most of the towns in cities with names such as Sakanamachi, Uomachi, or Uoyacho were places where fish markets once existed. In addition, Nishiki-koji Fish Market has been famous since the early modern period and continues to be famous today, but the date of its establishment is unknown.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Uomachi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… しかしこの魚市が発達したのは,江戸時代の都市勃興以後である。伏見には築城のころ魚屋町(伏見区),京都には1637年(寛永14)ころ魚棚町(下京区下魚棚通油小路西入)があり,都市の町名に肴町あるいは魚町,魚屋町などと称されるのは,ほとんど魚市場のあったところである。このほか錦小路魚市場は,近世以降現代でも有名であるが創立年代は不詳である。…

※「魚町」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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