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　At the St. Luke's Tower in Akashicho, the U.S. Embassy was located in the Meiji period. Before that, during the Edo period, the whole area was a daimyo residence. Here is the Wakasahan Kamiyashiki of the Inaba country, and Sadatsune Ikeda of the fifth feudal lord was also known as a literary scholar.

　The figure above shows an old map of the Ansei period. The Wakasa clan is a branch of the Tottori clan, and is also called the Tottori Nishi Tachi Nitta clan. It is said that the second generation of the Tottori clan feudal lord ‣ Tsunayoshi Ikeda knew 15,000 stones of Nitta to his younger brother Kiyoshi Ikeda in 1700. Edo Yashiki was said to be a gunshot family because it was located in the gunshot. The second feudal lord ‣ Ikeda Sadaken became a 20,000 stone daimyo, and the Shogunate granted Matsudaira surname. In 1868 (1868), it was renamed the Wakasa Nitta clan and became an abolished clan prefecture. Mr. Ikeda is outside. Edo Castle Yanagimazume.

　feudal lord ‣ Sadatsune Ikeda, the fifth generation of the Wakasa clan, was born in 1767 and died in 1833 at the age of 67. Adopted by Sadanori Ikeda, the fourth generation of feudal lord. In 1773, he became the fifth feudal lord. He studied Confucianism from Issai Sato and was familiar with geography and Buddhist scriptures, and was said to be one of the three princes of literature. Visiting with a large number of writers such as Jussai Hayashi. 1801 (1801) retired at the age of 35. After retirement, he worked on writing in Edo. (From the Japanese Master Dictionary, etc.)

　The above figure is the preface sent to the beginning of "Edo Famous Zoukai", and the name "Kanyama Sadatsune Matsudaira" is written.

　The works of Sadatsune Ikeda are held in the National Archives. I would like to introduce it from the museum's website.

　Not only did Senso-ji Temple Shi conduct a field survey by himself, but also sent a large number of retainer to perform actual measurements and sketches of monuments, gate towers, bridges, old trees, etc. After these in-depth investigations, he was released in 1813 (1813). In addition, this book was completed in 1820 (1820).

　The figure above shows a part of the sketch of the temple grounds from Senso-ji Temple Shi.

　"Shihiidekusa" is an essay written at the age of 66 in 1832 (1832). I remember a lot of things. It contains excellent evidence and interesting recollections unique to the author who was a first-class intellectual. The eight volumes of regular continuation were completed in leap November 1832, but the regularity died in July of the following year at the age of 67. （＠AM）