Ichiyusai’s memorial tablet

Ichiyusai’s memorial tablet is a memorial in Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo. Ichiyusai’s memorial tablet is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Mimeguri Jinja, as well as near Koume Elementary School.

Photo: Higa4, CC0.

Type: Memorial
Description: Monument dedicated to Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Also known as: “一勇斎国芳先生墓表”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Mimeguri Jinja.

Tokyo Skytree

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Tokyo Skytree, a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa. Tokyo Skytree is situated 670 metres southeast of Ichiyusai’s memorial tablet.

Mimeguri Jinja

Shinto shrine

Photo: Takayama Sora, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mimeguri Jinja is a Shinto shrine.

Sumida Heritage Museum

Museum

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Sumida Heritage Museum is situated 120 metres south of Ichiyusai’s memorial tablet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mukōjima and Imado.

Mukōjima

Quarter

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Mukōjima is a quarter.

Imado

Quarter

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Imado is a former township located today in Asakusa, eastern Tokyo. A maneki-neko legend of an old woman takes places in Imado. Imado dolls come from there. Imado ware also originates from there.