tachiaigawa

Tachiaigawa was an area featured on a local television program.

Since we hadn't been to this area, we decided to check it out.

Right outside of the station is a shopping arcade, most shops were closed for the New Year holidays.

There was a plant shop that was open.

They sold unusual succulents as well as rare plants.

Tachiaigawa (Tachiai River)

Statue of Ryoma Sakamoto, an active advocate for democracy and adversary to the Tokugawa Shogunate.

The Tosa Shimoyashiki (clan residence) is located nearby.

Bummer there was no actual objet/thing to indicate the area of the residence, just a "sign" on a fence.

Down the street, almost close to the next train station, Omorikaigan, is the Suzugamori Execution grounds which was used between 1651 to 1871.

Gruesome details of the different ways people were executed.

There was also a bridge called Namidabashi (literally tear bridge) where loved ones said “goodbye” to the prisoners before the were executed, I didn’t get a photo of the bridge 

At the Shinhamagawa Park is the Hamakawa Battery, a restored cannon.

The area was built in order to ward off the return of Commodore Perry in 1854 

We were glad to be able to check out this area of Tokyo