Edobori

Japanese: 江戸堀 - えどぼり

Horikawa, located in Nishi-ku, Osaka City. It was one of the canals newly constructed as part of the urban reconstruction project following the Winter and Summer Sieges of Osaka. It was excavated in 1617 (Genwa 3) on the south side of the Tosabori River, which runs parallel to Nakanoshima, linking the Nishiyokobori River and the Kizu River. Storehouses of various feudal domains and wholesalers from various provinces were concentrated on both banks, and various goods were gathered from faraway lands, creating a bustling town befitting a "city of water." The western end of this Horikawa, between Kyomachibori and the Zakoba, was where the fish market, one of Osaka's three major markets, was located, and large quantities of fresh fish were imported not only from the Seto Inland Sea but also from as far away as Kyushu.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大阪市西区にあった堀川。大坂冬･夏の陣後における都市改造事業のなかで新設された諸運河の一つで，中之島を流れる土佐堀川に並行してその南側に，西横堀川と木津川を結んで1617年(元和3)開削された。両岸には諸藩蔵屋敷や諸国荷受問屋が集中し，遠国から諸商品が集まって〈水の都〉らしい活況をみせた。この堀川の西端，京町堀との間が雑喉場（ざこば）と呼ばれ，大坂三大市場の一つである魚市があり，瀬戸内海はもちろん遠く九州からも鮮魚が大量に入荷した。

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