Kameido

The area is located at the northeastern edge of Koto Ward, Tokyo, and is centered around Kameido Station on the JR Sobu Line. It was once called Kamejima (Kamejima) because it was an island shaped like a turtle, and later became connected to the mainland and was called Kamemura (Kamemura). There was also a well called Kamegai here, and the two names were mixed together to form the name of the place. During the Edo period, the area was home to the shogunate's Zeniza (copper coin mint) and was also known as Kameido Tenjin. It is still known today for the Usokae Shinto ritual in January, the Wisteria Festival in April and May, and prayers for academic success. The watch factory in the south was relocated, and on the site was built Sun Street, a large commercial facility (opened in 1997) with numerous specialty stores and mass retailers, developed mainly by watch companies. Kameido Station is also the starting point of the Tobu Kameido Line, and Meiji Dori runs north and south, making the area around the station a bustling shopping district. It is located in the so-called zero-meter zone.

[Kiyoshi Sawada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

東京都江東区北東端、JR総武(そうぶ)線亀戸駅を中心とする地区。かつてはカメに似た形の島であったので亀島とよばれ、のちに陸続きとなって亀村と称した。また、ここに亀ヶ井とよぶ名井があり、この両者が混じて地名となったという。江戸時代、幕府の銭座(ぜにざ)（銅銭鋳造所）があり、また亀戸天神で知られた。現在も1月の鷽替(うそか)え神事、4～5月の藤まつり、学業成就の祈願で知られる。南部にあった時計工場は移転し、跡地に時計会社が中心となって開発された多数の専門店や量販店からなる大型商業施設「サンストリート」ができた（1997年開設）。亀戸駅は東武鉄道亀戸線の起点でもあり、また明治通りが南北方向に通じ、駅周辺は商店街でにぎわっている。いわゆるゼロメートル地帯にある。

［沢田　清］

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