Teppozu
The name of Teppozu is said to originate either from the fact that the sandbars were long and narrow, like the shape of a rifle, or because of the test firing of artillery. It is said that at the time a Fujizuka (mound made in the image of Mt. Fuji) was constructed in Minatoinari Shrine (present day Teppozu Inari-jinja Shrine) and Mt. Fuji could be viewed from here. Ships from various regions entered the port at Teppozu, so the shrine was revered as a god of safety on the sea for ship passengers. In the Meiji Era it was moved approximately 100 meters to the southwest.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
江戸自慢三十六興 鉄砲洲いなり富士詣
名所江戸百景 鉄炮洲稲荷橋湊神社
Other Materials
Landmarks around Teppozu
Eitai-bashi Bridge Tsukudajima Kyo-bashi Bridge Tori-itchome Nihon-bashi Bridge Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Odenma-cho Mannen-bashi Bridge Konya-cho Yamashita-cho
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