Ushigome, Tokyo

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View of Kagurazaka and Ushigome bridge to Edo Castle (牛込神楽坂の図) by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840.

Ushigome (牛込) is the name of a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and a former ward (牛込区 Ushigome-ku) in the now-defunct Tokyo City.

History

Ushigome bridge, adjacent to Iidabashi Station
Ushigome moat, a moat that exists between Iidabashi Station and Ichigaya Station. It forms part of the boundary between Shinjuku and Chiyoda wards.
Ushigome Mitsuke, one of the 36 mitsukes of the Edo Castle, existed on the Chiyoda side of Ushigome bridge. At present only the remains exist.
Ushigome-kagurazaka Station
Ushigome-yanagichō Station

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Akasaka Asakusa Azabu Fukagawa Hongō Honjo Kanda Koishikawa Kōjimachi Kyōbashi Nihonbashi Shiba Shitaya Ushigome Yotsuya

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