It's been a long time since I began to feel nostalgia in the alley.
The current Tsukishima 1-chome to 4-chome is an artificial island that was created in 1882 as the first landfill since modern times.
There are various theories that the origin of the name is based on the famous moon viewing spot, and that "Tsukishima" turned to Tsukishima.
Roads with a width of 10.91m (6 spaces) and 5.45m (3 spaces) run in a grid pattern, and the standard block size is divided into 60 spaces (approximately 109m) square, which is the historical town split, are divided into two. I have.
When constructing a tenement house for workers working in factories and warehouses located one after another in the area, it is said that the so-called "alleys" were passed through the block from the viewpoint of effective use of the back site.
Water and electricity were laid in 1904, but at that time, the water supply was shared, the kitchen was near the entrance, and the fire was put out seven wheels in an alley.
It is said that by the time the Machiya and Nagaya were rebuilt after the Great Kanto Earthquake, water and gas were laid in each house and the kitchen moved to the back, but the streets were not largely reorganized, and flower pots and bonsai were lined up in the alleys, laundry was dried, and curtains fell on windows and eaves.
And small ceramic residents who lived in the planting space.
Although the damage of the war and the wave of redevelopment before the Tokyo Olympics have been almost avoided, the "alley" space of Tsukishima, where the typical historical town layout can be seen together, has recently been surrounded by ultra-high-rise apartments. However, it is a rare area in Tokyo that preserves the scenery of the early Showa era, which was restored after the earthquake.
Time to flow slowly. Cats look good in the alley.
