Eitai Island

Japanese: 永代島 - えいたいじま
Eitai Island

…It was built in 1698 (Genroku 11) as the fourth bridge over the Sumida River, from Kitashinbori on the west side to Sagacho, Fukagawa. At the time, the area around Fukagawa was known collectively as Eitaijima, hence the name of the bridge. It is said to have been built to commemorate the 50th birthday of Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, and is a bridge for official use, measuring over 110 ken in length and 3 ken in width. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Eitaijima" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1698年(元禄11)に隅田川の4番目の橋として西側の北新堀から深川佐賀町へ架された。当時の深川辺は永代島と総称されていたため,橋名となった。将軍徳川綱吉が50歳となった記念のために架橋されたといわれ,長さ110間余,幅3間余の公儀入用橋である。…

※「永代島」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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