Imaike (今池) 今池
A black market after the war, then cinemas, bowling alleys and a skating rink.
Imaike is in Chikusa Ward, around the crossroads served by the Higashiyama and Sakura-dōri lines. After the war a black market formed there, and its position on a traffic hub made it an entertainment district. Around 1955 three shopkeepers’ committees were formed around the crossroads, to the north, south-east and south-west, and around 1965 they became three separate associations. In 1989 the three joined together to hold a single festival: that is where the shopkeepers’ federation and the Imaike festival come from, and the festival has been repeated ever since.
Aichi
Chikusa, Imaike
