Sekiya Tenmangū Shrine from "Guide to Famous Spots of Edo Vol.7"
Compiled by Saitō Chōshū, Painted by Hasegawa Settan 1834-1836 (Tempō 5 to Tempō 7) Kaga Collection 256

Sekiya Tenmangū is enshrined within the precincts of the Hikawa Shrine located in Senju-Nakachō, Adachi Ward. It was a place of scenic beauty, so much so that it was taken up in a short Japanese poem (tanka). The surrounding reeds were "kataha" (leaves appear only in one side) and so it was also called "Kataha-no-Tenjin".


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