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SHIMO MEGURO SERIES
In the Edo Period this temple was part of series of temples dedicated to a Buddha known as Acala, who is called 不動 Fudō, “the unmovable one” in Japanese.
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One common story is that the name derives from a temple called 瀧泉寺 Ryūsen-ji in Shimo-Meguro. This type of place naming was typical of pre-modern Japan. Hopefully you can see the path of the river and the placement of the upper, middle and lower Meguros. BTW, the family claimed descent from the 藤原氏 Fujiwara-shi Fujiwara clan.įollowing the old Japanese tradition of naming of villages based on their locations along rivers and roads, there were (and still are) a 上目黒 Kami-Meguro Upper Meguro (upstream), a 下目黒 Shimo-Meguro Low Meguro (downstream), and a 中目黒 Naka-Meguro (goldilocks, baby, goldilocks). The Meguro clan’s name derived from the place name. Either way, the place name does not derive from the Meguro clan.
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We can assume this was a noble family from the Kantō area, either originating in the Meguro area of 武蔵国 Musashi no Kuni’s Musashi Province 荏原郡 Ebara-gun Ebara District or a noble family who controlled the area (or both). In the early Kamakura Period (circa 1190), the name 目黒氏 Meguro-shi Meguro clan first appeared in shōgunate records. It appears to be fairly ancient possibly dating back to the 800’s when the culture of the Yamato hegemony was more or less finalized in Honshū. There is no consensus on the etymology of this place name. While Naka-Meguro is great, there probably isn’t much of a reason to get off at Meguro Station on the Yamanote Line.Īnd OMG, this is the most annoying graphic ever…. I shouldn’t be wasting my time (or yours, dear reader) with mindless pleasantries, so without further ado, let’s take a look at why Meguro is called Meguro. That’s always fantastic, in my opinion! The more the merrier. And I uploaded a few filler pieces since then which actually got a lot of hits and brought a lot of new readers to Japan This. And I apologize for the slow pace as of late.īut I feel like that last series on Edo’s Three Execution Grounds was a great place to take a break. It’s not so much his advice as much as it’s my own lack of time that has created an unusual silence over here at Japan This. A doctor actually told me to give the blog a rest for a while. The O-bon holiday is about to kick off now in Tōkyō and I’m juggling three projects in addition to my regular responsibilities. Meguro (Black Eyes) The Meguro River, as it passes through Naka-Meguro.