Atagoyama
A 26m elevation hill at present day Minato Ward Atago 1 chome. The slope features the steeply inclined stone steps "otokozaka" and the more gentle "onnazaka", and it was a popular spot for moon viewing and other activities because it overlooked Edo and Shibaura. In addition, the unique festival with original customs "Gohanshiki" which was carried out on January 3rd of each year, was a very famous event in Edo. The ceremony would be signaled to start by the "Bishamon-no-tsukai" (servant of Bishamon) tolling a bell, whereupon 3 participants would then go down the otokozaka steps, enter the attached Enpuku-ji Temple, then in front of the priests there preparing for a banquet, strike the large cutting board of approximately 2m with a rice scoop and force them to eat their meal, then once the dialogue has been completed, return to the shrine. In addition, the "Bishamon-no-tsukai" is dressed in suou (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai), and using a large rice scoop as a staff, wear a large sword of over 2m and a wooden pestle, and wear the basket in which the ferns used in Shimekazari (a Shinto decoration of sacred straw festoons hung with strips of white paper) and oranges, etc. were decorated on their head, then serve as the proprietor of a tea stall on the onnazaka steps.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
愛宕山
愛宕山
江戸八景 愛宕山の秋の月
江戸自慢三十六興 愛宕山毘沙門ノ使
江都名所芝あたご山
江戸名所發句合之内 愛宕山
名所江戸百景 芝愛宕山
東都名所 芝愛宕山上見晴之図
江戸名所 芝愛宕山吉例正月三日毘沙門之使
〔東都名所〕 〔芝愛宕山之図〕
芝愛宕山之図
秋月 （愛宕）
新板浮絵芝愛宕山遠見之図
東都芝愛宕山遠望品川海図
Photos
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東京景色写真版
東京景色写真版
最新東京名所写真帖
Other Materials
Landmarks around Atagoyama
Atagoshita Toranomon Kasumigaseki Zojo-ji Temple Akasaka Akabane Hibiya Sotosakurada Shiba-daijingu Shrine Kanasugi-bashi Bridge
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