Recorded Joy·Rakuchū / Shijō

Birthplace of Ito Jakuchu

In 1716, the painter Ito Jakuchu—later famous for his teeming roosters and plants—was born here at Masuya (also called Masugen), a greengrocer's wholesale house on Nishikikoji. The family dealt in vegetables, and Jakuchu himself ran the shop until he handed it to his younger brother at the age of forty. A small panel at the western mouth of Nishiki Market marks where his birthplace stood.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.