Omotesando - Omotesando

...During the Edo period, the area was lined with samurai residences and temples, and during the Meiji period, it was home to many aristocratic residences. With the establishment of Meiji Shrine (1920), the Omotesando road opened, and a magnificent avenue lined with zelkova trees continues toward Aoyama. Before World War II, the street was also known as the site of Japan's first full-scale housing complex, the Dojunkai Apartments. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代は武家屋敷や寺院が並び，明治時代は華族の屋敷が多かった。明治神宮創建(1920)とともに表参道が通じ，青山に向かってみごとなケヤキの並木道がつづく。第2次大戦前は日本で最初の本格的な集合住宅同潤会アパートのある通りとしても知られた。…

※「表参道」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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