Kamakura Riverbank

Japanese: 鎌倉河岸 - かまくらがし

A riverbank in Uchikanda, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. It was here that large stones for the repair of Edo Castle were landed. It is said that this was named after the fact that many of the laborers and stonemasons were from Kamakura, and that stones brought from Kamakura were landed here. There used to be a brothel here. *Ukiyo- zoshi, Nihon Eitaigura (1688), vol. 3 "When Hashiya Jinbei and Kamakura Gashi could no longer hide, they were forced to face punishment."

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Japanese:

東京都千代田区内神田にあった河岸。江戸城修築のための大石を陸揚げした場所。人夫や石工に鎌倉出身者が多かったところから、また、鎌倉から運んだ石を陸揚げしたからともいう。古く遊女屋があった。※浮世草子・日本永代蔵（1688）三「箸(はし)屋甚兵衛と鎌倉柯(カマクラガシ)にかくれなく次第分限となりて」

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