Kawagoe House

Japanese: 河越荘 - かわごえのしょう
Kawagoe House

… [Arai Toshiro]
[history]
In the Middle Ages, it was also written as Kawagoe or Kawahi. Kawagoe Manor, a territory of Shin-Hiyoshi Shrine, was established at the end of the Heian period on the natural levees of the alluvial lowlands on both sides of the Irumagawa River. Perhaps the place name refers to an area that existed across the river.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawagoe-so" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【新井 寿郎】
[歴史]
 中世には河越,河肥とも記す。入間川両岸の沖積低地の自然堤防上に,平安末期に新日吉社領河越荘が成立した。地名は川を越えた一つの地域が成立しているということであろうか。…

※「河越荘」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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