Iwabuchi

Japanese: 岩淵 - いわぶち

The name of the area refers to the lowlands on the right bank of the Arakawa and Sumida Rivers (formerly the Irumagawa River) in the northern part of Kita Ward, Tokyo today. Formerly part of Toshima County, Musashi Province. The current Iwabuchicho is the relic location. In the Kamakura Period Towazu Monogatari it is written that "It was called Iwabuchi-no-yado, and was a place where prostitutes lived." In the Muromachi Period, the Iwabuchigo Bridge Fee was donated for the repair of the Okura Inari Shrine in Kamakura, and the Iwabuchi Checkpoint was donated as construction fees for the shrine. It has long been a key transportation point located at the crossing point of the Arakawa River, and inns were established there. In the Edo Period, at the Arakawa Ferry Terminal on the Nikko Onari Road, Kawaguchi-juku on the opposite bank and Iwabuchi-juku as a training camp were responsible for the transport of horses. Iwabuchi-juku is 3 ri 15 cho from Edo Nihonbashi, and 1 ri 15 cho from the next inn, Hatogaya-juku. The inn had 25 people and 25 horses. In 1843, there were three inns, one honjin and one wakihonjin. The total number of houses in Kajuku, including Fukuromura (currently Akabanekita and Akabanedai in Kita Ward) and Shimomura (currently Shimo in Kita Ward), was 229, with a population of 1,251 (according to the "Inn Village General Register"). After the Meiji Restoration, it was first called Iwabuchi Honjuku Village, and in 1875 it became Iwabuchi Honjuku Town. With the implementation of the city and town system in 1889, it was merged with the surrounding villages to form Iwabuchi Town in Kita-Toshima County, Tokyo Prefecture.

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Japanese:

現在の東京都北区の北部，荒川・隅田川（古くは入間川とも）の右岸低地一帯をさす地名。かつては武蔵国豊島郡のうち。現在の岩淵町が遺称地。鎌倉時代の《問はず語り》に〈岩淵の宿といひて，遊女どものすみかあり〉と記される。室町時代には鎌倉大倉稲荷社修理のため〈岩淵郷橋賃〉が，また同社造営料として〈岩淵関所〉が寄進されており，古くから荒川の渡河点に位置する交通の要衝で，宿なども成立。江戸時代には日光御成道の荒川渡船場で，対岸の川口宿と合宿の岩淵宿として伝馬役を負担。岩淵宿は江戸日本橋から３里15町，次宿の鳩ヶ谷(はとがや)宿まで１里15町。宿建人馬は25人・25匹。1843年には旅籠屋３軒，本陣・脇本陣各１。加宿の袋村（現北区赤羽北・赤羽台など）・下村（現北区志茂など）を合わせた宿内総家数229・人数1251（《宿村大概帳》）。明治維新後は初め岩淵本宿村，1875年からは岩淵本宿町。1889年の市制・町村制施行により周辺諸村と合併して東京府北豊島郡岩淵町が成立。

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