{"id":317,"date":"2020-12-11T16:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T07:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hnaau.com\/blog\/?p=317"},"modified":"2021-04-12T12:03:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T03:03:56","slug":"tokyo-old-river-urbanism-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnaau.com\/blog\/tokyo-old-river-urbanism-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Old River Urbanism 3, Akasaka, SOTOBORI-Dori (Outer Moat Ave)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cTokyo Old River Urbanism\u201d was planed, from the beginning, to conclude with Akasaka, where my office is located. Due to the infinite existence of culverts or old river remains in Tokyo, I will dive around forever unless make a break at some point. So, I would like to excuse, for the time being, to go ashore from the bottom of the culvert. To review the tours, in order, around Edo Castle(EC), #1: Yanaka, North or Demon Gate of EC<\/a>, #2: Harajyuku, East of EC<\/a> and this #3: Akasaka, South or Back-Demon Gate of EC [Map 1].<\/p>\n

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\n[Map1]: “SOTOBORI-Dori (Outer Moat Avenue)” \u3000Tokyo – Shinbashi – Akasaka – Ichigaya – Iidabashi – Ochanomizu – Nihonbashi – Tokyo. \u00a0Urban ring road of old outer moat for Edo castle (Partially Open), total length Approx.13km. \u00a0Base map \u00a9 2020 google<\/p>\n

Akasaka and Tameike-Pond<\/strong><\/h1>\n

According to Sandayu Dokumamushi, an actor or comedian(?), very popular with his lovely and witty poisonous tongue (Arashi of \u201cUltraman\u201d for our generation!), there used to run river through downtown Akasaka. Famous area in Akasaka is the vast amusement blocks from Akasaka-Mitsuke to Akasaka Station where bunch of bars, restaurants and CABAKURA<\/em> (cabaret club) or so called \u201cYORU-NO-MISE (nightlife shops)\u201d are located. Although I usually walk around this neighborhood, I couldn’t come up the idea of where the river was flowing immediately. However, if examine it carefully, as indicating the place name \u201cTameike<\/em> (reservoir pond)\u201d, the district of Akasaka 3-chome is a lowland \/ downtown along \u201cSotobori<\/em> (outer moat)\u201d, on the edge of the mountain of Hie Shrine. The river in Akasaka, about which Arashi explained, seems to be one of the waterways circulating freely along Sotobori<\/em>-moat(see [Map2]).<\/p>\n