日本全国の錦絵・写真等を紹介する新しい電子展示会「錦絵と写真でめぐる日本の名所」を公開しました。
Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine
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- Other Name(s)
- Fukagawa Hachiman
- Current Address
- Koto-ku, Tomioka
- Description
- Constructed in 1627. The annual festival is called the "Fukugawa Hachiman Matsuri" or the "Fukagawa Matsuri" and is famous as one of Edo's 3 major festivals. Admission charged sumo wrestling was approved by the government in 1684, and the shrine is known as the origin of Edo admission charged sumo wrestling as sumo was performed here for over 100 years.
