Report on the "2010 Town Walking Tour" Industrial Course <" Important Cultural Property "Nihonbashi Takashimaya Course> held on September 15.
This time, a total of 10 people participated and departed at 10:00 with the guidance of Mr. Shikita of the concierge, who is also a correspondent of the tourist association.
Following the outline explanation at the entrance, after looking around the exterior of the building from the front, toured the rooftop on the 1st and 2nd floors.
The building at the time of its construction was "Toyo Hoboy: Keynote Tosuru Contemporary Architecture", completed in 1933 (designed by Sadataro Takahashi). Since then, it has become a store that occupies one block by repeating the expansion and renovation of the fourth term (design: Togo Murano).
In 2006, it was designated as the Tokyo Metropolitan Historic buildings. In 2009, it was designated as an "important cultural property" for the first time as a department store with an evaluation of "high degree of perfection as an integral part of the design while expanding for about 30 years".
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①Iron door at the front door: A solid iron door that combines Japanese and Western design motifs.
②Ceiling at the front entrance: coffered ceiling is a traditional Japanese style. plaster sculpture is the same as it was built.
③Water fountain at the front entrance: An arch shape decorated with flower motifs.
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④Upper front: A solid Western style and Japanese style architectural design. (arch windows and rafters of eaves)
⑤Image of the balcony on the 5th floor south side: The work of Sueo Kasagi.
⑥South outer wall: The left side is the part at the time of construction. The extension is made of glass blocks from the 2nd to 6th floors.
⑬Marble wall: Fossil of Belemnite.
⑭Rooftop fountain: The work of Shinobu Komori.
⑮Rooftop tower: The motif is the child elephant "Takako", which has been kept on the rooftop for four years since 1950.
Takashimaya is derived from the name "Takashimaya" of a rice grain dealer who adopted the son-in-law of the founder Shinshichi Iida.
It is said that "Takashimaya" was named after his father-in-law Gibei was born in Takashima-gun, Oomi country (currently Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture).
