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Go-Hojo clan
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File:Yumoto.Go-Hojo.graves.jpg
Grave of the five Hôjô lords, plus Ujitsugu (far left), established in 1672 in Sôunji, Yumoto.
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Edo waterways
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File:Edo.well.model.jpg
The underground water system involved various technical devices.
File:Edo.Well.Diagram.jpg
Ordinary people in Edo accessed the water brought through the waterways by wells.
File:Hamura.Tamagawa Josui.JPG
The Tama-gawa Waterway near its source. Shortly, much of the water will be diverted to various areas as part of the Tokyo Water System.
File:Hamura Seki.jpg
Hamura Weir. The gates on the left take water from the Tama River to the Tamagawa Waterway.
File:Hamura Seki.JPG
Hamura Weir. The gates on the left take water from the Tama River to the Tamagawa Waterway.
File:Inokashira.Ochanomizu.jpg
Ochanomizu Spring in Inokashira Park, the source of the Kanda River. It is said Ieyasu often used water from here for tea when he was hawking near here.
File:Kanda Gawa.jpg
The Kanda River was part of the early Edo water system
Japanese calendar
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Edo waterways
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
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Minamoto clan
Selected members of the Minamoto clan
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Edo waterways
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File:Hachioji.Matsuki view.JPG
View from Matsuki Circuit (Kuruwa) On 1590/6/23 Maeda Toshiie's troops attacked and overwhelmed this circuit, which was defended by Nakayama Kageyu Ienori.
File:HachiojiC.honnomaru.JPG
The flat top of the mountain where the hon-maru was is only about eight meters in diameter.
File:HachiojiC.hillside.JPG
The steep sides of the mountain were also fortified with stonework.
File:HachiojiC.stonework.JPG
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File:HachiojiC.diagram.JPG
Diagram of the castle as it was in the 16th century, viewed from the south. The approach was from the right. The residential area was at the bottom right. The Hon-maru was at the top of the mountain, with the Matsuki Circuit 松木曲輪 just below it.