Okuyama (Asakusa) - Okuyama

...At that time, Ichizan was a large temple run by 34 temples, with 17 branch temples, 8 followers, and 2 followers of branch temples. Nakamise in the temple town was the most popular entertainment area in Edo, and according to Amino Yushun's "Sensoji History" and other sources, the inner mountain area of ​​the temple grounds was lined with theaters and show booths, where people competed with each other in the arts, such as Matsui Gensui's spinning top dance, Fukai Shidoken's lectures, acrobatics, iaido, karakuri, women's sumo, and songs and matsuri-bushi. There was also Sansha Gongen (now Asakusa Shrine.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…当時一山は寺中34ヵ寺によって運営され，末寺17，門徒8，末寺の門徒2を従える大寺であった。　寺内町の仲見世は江戸きっての盛り場であり，網野宥俊《浅草寺史談抄》などによれば境内の奥山には芝居･見世物小屋が並んで，松井源水の曲ごま，深井志道軒の講釈，軽業，居合抜，からくり，女相撲，歌祭文など庶民的芸能が技を競いあった。また三社権現(現，浅草神社。…

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