Tekona of Katsushika

Katsushika-ku and Ichikawa-shi in Chiba
  • This is Katsushika-ku.
  • Here is the legend that there was a beautiful woman.
  • Is it her?
  • No.
  • She is a character of comics.
  • What comics?
  • This is the police box in front of Kameari park.
  • He is the main character.
  • Who is the legendary woman?
  • Her name is Tekona.
  • What person is she?
  • She is a character of Manyoshu tanka collection.
  • What time of book is Manyoshu?
  • about 759.
  • What is she like?
  • She is too tender.
  • All the men demanded her.
  • But, She did away with herself.
  • Why?
  • If she chooses somebody, other people become unhappy.
  • Was there the princess in Katsushika-ku?
  • Old Katsushika of the book is not here.
  • Where is old Katsushika?
  • That is across the river.
  • Ichikawa-shi in Chiba.
  • Chiba?
  • Chiba is not Katsushika.
  • Katsushika was larger in old days.
  • The place was in Tokyo, Saitama and Chiba.
  • I changed my mind about Katsushika.
  • Look.
  • That is Tekona Bridge.
  • Is this the river where she jumped off it?
  • Too shallow.
  • Is there no evidence elsewhere?
  • This is a Tekona street.
  • The drawing is the character of TE KO NA.
  • There are a lot of word 'Tekona'.
  • Look.
  • The shrine dedicated to Tekona.
  • Why do you know it?
  • It is written on the map of my smartphone.
  • She is a famous person here.
  • Is she Tekona?
  • I think that she is different.
  • Do you know other stories?
  • No more.
  • I know some of the legendary stories of Edogawa-ku.