Prince - Ouji

Japanese: 王子 - おうじ
Prince - Ouji

This area is located in the center of Kita-ku, Tokyo, and is centered around Oji Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line. It is said that the village was named Oji after Oji Shrine was enshrined there. The JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toden Arakawa Line, and National Route 122 pass through the area. In 1932 (Showa 7), Oji-cho and Iwabuchi-cho merged to form Oji-ku, and in 1947 (Showa 22), Oji-ku and Takinogawa-ku merged to form Kita-ku. Near Oji Station, there is a monument marking the birthplace of Western paper. It commemorates the day in 1873 (Meiji 6) when Shibusawa Eiichi founded the Paper Company, the predecessor of the Oji Paper Company, and later introduced machinery from England to make the first Western paper. In Asukayama Park, on the west side of the station, there is a Paper Museum. Additionally, the nearby Oji Inari Shrine is famous for the rakugo story "Oji's Fox."

[Kikuchi Masao]

[Reference] | Paper Museum | Kita (ward)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京都北区の中央部、JR京浜東北線王子駅を中心とする地区。地名は、王子神社が祀(まつ)られてから、王子という村名がついたといわれる。JR京浜東北線、東京地下鉄南北線、都電荒川線、国道122号が通る。1932年(昭和7)王子町と岩淵(いわぶち)町が合併して王子区、さらに1947年(昭和22)に王子区と滝野川区が合併して北区となった。王子駅の近くに洋紙発祥之地の碑がある。1873年(明治6)渋沢栄一が王子製紙会社の前身、抄紙(しょうし)会社をおこし、のちイギリスから機械を導入し、最初に西洋紙を漉(す)いたのを記念したものである。駅の西側にある飛鳥山(あすかやま)公園内には「紙の博物館」がある。また、近くの王子稲荷(いなり)神社は落語の「王子の狐(きつね)」で有名。

[菊池万雄]

[参照項目] | 紙の博物館 | 北(区)

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