Nezu

Developed as the front gates of the Nezu Gongen (Nezu-jinya Shrine). The Nezu Gongen was originally an old shrine in Sendagi which was re-enshrined to its current location where the Matsudaira family's Edo residence was located when the 5th Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi took in the head of the Kofu Domain, Matsudaira Tsunatoyo (who would later become the 6th Shogun Tokugawa Ienobu) as his adopted heir, and the shrine pavilions, which managed to escape both fire and the ravages of war, are deemed an important cultural property. Restaurants lined the grounds of the shrine, and it was much loved by the people of Edo as a recreation area called Akebono no Sato (Village of the Dawn). In addition, the area also feature an unofficial pleasure quarter for the Shogunate Government, but this was relocated to Suzaki during the Meiji Era.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

江戸名勝図会　根津

根津

Other Materials

• 根津権現社（本文）　松濤軒斎藤長秋 著 et.al, "江戸名所図会 7巻 [15]" (須原屋茂兵衛[ほか] 1834)
• 根津権現社[其一]（挿絵）　松濤軒斎藤長秋 著 et.al, "江戸名所図会 7巻 [15]" (須原屋茂兵衛[ほか] 1834)
• 根津権現社[其二]（挿絵）　松濤軒斎藤長秋 著 et.al, "江戸名所図会 7巻 [15]" (須原屋茂兵衛[ほか] 1834)

Landmarks around Nezu

Yanaka　Shinobazu no ike Pond　Sendagi　Kanei-ji Temple　Nippori　Hongo　Ueno Hirokoji / Shitaya / Yamashita　Dokanyama　Hakusan　Kanda Myojin Shrine