Sanjūsangen-dō Hall (Thirty-three "ken" hall) from "Guide to Famous Spots of Edo Vol.7"
Compiled by Saitō Chōshū, Painted by Hasegawa Settan 1834-1836 (Tempō 5 to Tempō 7) Kaga Collection 256

The Sanjūsangen-dō Hall (thirty-three "ken" [length] hall) of Fukagawa was modeled after the Sanjūsangen-dō Hall in Kyōto, and it was initially located in Asakusa. It suffered a fire in 1698 and was relocated to Fukagawa in 1701. Its grounds were used for archery practice and shooting practice, and t ōshiya (archery exhibition contests) were held in the main hall during the Edo period of 1646 to 1852. The record score was said to be established by Kajikawa Katsuzō, a vassal of the Ishikawa Bicchū-no-kami (Lord Ishikawa Bicchū), who at the age of twelve, hit the target 10,011 times. The hall was removed in 1872.


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