Kanji for Tsuki no Misaki.

Tsuki no Misaki is a plateau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Tsuki (月) means "the Moon", no (の) means “of” and misaki (岬) means "cape". The characters for Kanji, lit. ... Minato (港区; -ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ...

Geographical features

The plateau spreads out long and narrow along Tokyo Bay (東京湾), and Hijiri zaka (聖坂) (“sage slope”) passes on the ridge. The Saikai-ji (済海寺, a Buddhist temple), Kamezuka Kōen (亀塚公園, “turtle tomb park”), and the Mita Hachiman Jinja (御田八幡神社, a Shinto shrine) extend from the slope on the seaward side, while the Mita shōgakkō (御田小学校, an elementary school) stands on the inland side. Tokyo Bay from space, October 1993 Map of Tokyo Bay, 1917 Tokyo Bay (東京湾; Tōkyō-wan) is a bay in the southern Kanto region 「関東地方」of Japan, surrounded by the Boso Peninsula 「房総半島」(Chiba Prefecture「千葉県」) and the Miura Peninsula「三浦半島」 (Kanagawa Prefecture「神奈川県」). The ports of Tokyo「東京」, Chiba... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... A Jinja (Japanese: 神社) is a Shinto shrine including its surrounding natural area but it is more common to refer to buildings as a jinja. ...

The origin of the name

Edo Wan (江戸湾, or Tokyo Bay) could be seen from this overlook a long time ago. The moon rising from the sea at night was especially very beautiful, and this place was famous as beautiful spot which looks at the moon. In the Edo period (江戸時代), Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康) named this place "Tsuki no Misaki". However, daimyos' mansions and temples occupied this place in the Edo period. People were not able to enter there. Therefore, it is thought that the place where people were able to look at the moon was restricted. Tokyo Bay from space, October 1993 Map of Tokyo Bay, 1917 Tokyo Bay (東京湾; Tōkyō-wan) is a bay in the southern Kanto region 「関東地方」of Japan, surrounded by the Boso Peninsula 「房総半島」(Chiba Prefecture「千葉県」) and the Miura Peninsula「三浦半島」 (Kanagawa Prefecture「神奈川県」). The ports of Tokyo「東京」, Chiba... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Edo period (江戸時代) is a division of Japanese... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder of the Tokugawa bakufu of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the restoration of the monarchy in 1868. ... The daimyo (大名: daimyō) were the most powerful feudal rulers from the 12th century to the 19th century in Japan. ...

The slope which exists on the hill

• Shiomi zaka「潮見坂」
• Yuurei zaka「幽霊坂」
• Gyoran zaka「魚藍坂」
• Isarago zaka「伊皿子坂」
• Tenjinn zaka「天神坂」
• Katsura zaka「桂坂」
• Zakuro zaka「石榴坂」
• Hebi zaka「蛇坂」
• Anzenji zaka「安全寺坂」

Temples which exist on the hill

• Gyoran ji「魚藍寺」

Shinto shrine which exists on the hill

• Mita Hachiman Jinja「御田八幡神社」
• Takanawa Jinjya「高輪神社」

Parks which exist on the hill

• Kamezuka Kohen「亀塚公園」

See also

• Edo Meisho Zukai「江戸名所図解」
• Hasegawa Settan「長谷川雪旦」

External link

• "Tchki no Misaki" by UTAGAWA Hiroshige 「歌川広重」 (http://bsearch.goo.ne.jp/imgdt.jsp?TURL=http://images-partners.google.com/images?q=tbn:_m1PLpNlIsoJ:http://homepage2.nifty.com/kenkitagawa/h-tsukinomisaki.jpg&client=nttx-images&IURL=http://homepage2.nifty.com/kenkitagawa/h-tsukinomisaki.jpg&ISZ=65&IW=358&IH=540&TW=86&TH=129&EXT=jpg&PURL=http%3A%2F%2Fhomepage2.nifty.com%2Fkenkitagawa%2Fhiroshige.html&TL=h-tsukinomisaki.jpg&ABST=h-tsukinomisaki.+http+homepage+2+nifty+com+kenkitagawa+h+tsukinomisaki+jpg+g00g13+%B9%AD%BD%C5%A4%CE%CC%BE%BD%EA%B9%BE%B8%CD%C9%B4%B7%CA.+%3Cb%3E%B7%EE%3C%2Fb&REFURL=http%3A%2F%2Fbsearch.goo.ne.jp%2Fimage.jsp%3FUI%3Dweb%26TAB%3Dweb%26FT%3Dall%26IMGC%3Dall%26CK%3D0%26QGR%3D1%26IE%3DEUC-JP%26OE%3DEUC-JP%26FILTER%3D1%26QGA%3D1%26SM%3DMC%26DC%3D12%26OCR%3D1%26MT%3D%25B7%25EE%25A4%25CE%25CC%25A8&AN=i1&THITS=10&IDX=2&MT=%B7%EE%A4%CE%CC%A8&SM=MC&QGA=1&QGR=1&FT=all&DC=12&OCR=1&IMGSZ=&IMGC=&CLICK=1　)