Kandayama

…It is located at the southern end of Hongo-dai, which is part of the Musashino Plateau. The name comes from the fact that in the early Edo period, samurai stationed in Sunpu (now Shizuoka City) were brought to Edo and made to live here. Before that, it was called Kandayama. It is a plateau with a good view facing south, and there were many residences of hatamoto (director of the Shogun)…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kandayama" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…武蔵野台地の一部である本郷台の南端部にあり，地名の由来は江戸時代初期に駿府(現，静岡市)詰めの武士を江戸に引き揚げ，ここに住まわせたことによる。それ以前は神田山と呼ばれた。南面する見晴しのよい台地で，旗本屋敷が多かった。…

※「神田山」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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