- We came to Suginami-ku.
- Where is this?
- This is the Igusa Hachiman shrine.
- What kind of Shinto shrine is this?
- This is a place granting a wish to win a fight.
- Wow.
- I will pray here.
- Whom do you fight against?
- It's secret.
- It is a residential area of Suginami-ku here.
- Look at this small river.
- There is little water.
- The source of this river is a pond nearby.
- The pond is here.
- Zenpukuji Pond.
- Quiet pond.
- In the summer of 2005.
- Local heavy rain fell.
- This river has overflowed its banks.
- I can't believe it.
- The source of a river is near.
- Where is such much water?
- It is rainy.
- Rain?
- What a terrible rain.
- It was amazing rain.
- It was the rain which people had not experienced.
- Why did such rain fall?
- There are various causes.
- One is The Heat Island Phenomenon.
- What is it?
- Buildings increase.
- The concrete becomes hot.
- Trees missing heat decrease in Tokyo.
- So, Heat gathers in central Tokyo.
- I know.
- The heat of the city makes a thunder cloud in hot summer.
- The exhaust gas becomes the cloud, too.
- It is a dirty cloud.
- The clouds gather here.
- It is a very thick thunder cloud.
- This river is low altitude.
- All rain flowed into here.
- I understand.
- Do you know any story in Suginami-ku?
- Fairies appear around Omiya Hachiman Shrine.
Related spot
- Navel of Tokyo
The place of Oomiya Hachimangu Shinto shrine is the center of population in Tokyo. - Tokyo Garbage War
Koto-ku was trash stash from 1655. Tokyo decided to dispose in each area from 1956. - Ikeduki of Senzoku pond
Yoritomo Minamoto tamed a wild horse on Senzoku pond. He named the horse Ikeduki. - Toshimaen
Toshimaen is Amusement park. Why is it the name called Toshimaen?