Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

At the intersection of Shin-ohashi-dori St. and Harumi-dori St., there is the Tsukiji KY Building, a landmark of Tsukiji Outer Market, and on the second floor, an exhibition and event space for transmitting Tsukiji culture, Tsukiji Yori Michikan "was born at the beginning of this year (2010).

 

Currently, there are 22 Nishiki-e paintings depicting Tsukiji from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period, and 20 photographs (monochrome) related to Tsukiji today.

I've seen it recently, so I'll introduce you.

(The photo on the left shows the Tsukiji KY Building at the Tsukiji intersection.)

The floor on the second floor of the Tsukiji KY Building, where the Tsukiji Yorimichikan is located, is made of wood flooring.

Compared to the grocery store on the first floor, Tsukiji Fun Market, the second floor creates a quiet and calm space.

Even if you say "Tsukiji Yori Michikan", there is no room for exhibition, it is an open space where anyone can enter and exit freely from the aisle.

In the exhibition space where Nishiki-e is displayed, there are "Edo-zu" (Ansei 2 (1819)) in the late Edo period and "Oedo bird's-eye view" (Koka 4 (1847)), as well as "Tokyo Tsukiji Tetsubosukei", the phantom hotel "Tokyo Tsukiji Hotel Tatenozunozu Map", and "Tokyo Shikiji Tsukiji Tsukiji Gomon Ruins" are on display.

Among them, I was interested in "Tsukiji Hotel Building", which is said to be a phantom hotel.

"Tsukiji Hotel Building" Japan's first authentic Western-style hotel

In Keio 3 (1867), construction began on the site of the Tsukiji Naval Training Center (currently around the Central Wholesale Market Parking Lot), and was completed in the first year of the Meiji era (1868).

At that time, a Western-style hotel (Japanese-style eclectic style) was very rare, and many people came to see it as a new attraction in Tokyo, and many painters painted a lot of Nishiki-e.

The building is 3 stories (partially 4 floors, with towers).

Designed by American architect Brigens,

The construction was undertaken by Kisuke Shimizu, the second generation of Shimizu Gumi (currently Shimizu Construction), applying to the Shogunate.

By the way, the construction plan of the Tsukiji Hotel Building was invented by Oguri Kozukenosuke (Tadamasa), who served as an account magistrate during the late Tokugawa shogunate period.

 

In fact, it is said that Kisuke Shimizu and others built and operated under the leadership of Oguri.

 

 

 

 

 

Oguri Uenosuke is not well known as a historical figure of late Tokugawa shogunate.

 

Ryotaro Shiba (writer) praised Uenosuke Oguri as "the father of the Meiji era."

 

Shigenobu Okuma said, "The modernization policy of the Meiji government is nothing more than the imitation of Tadamasa Oguri."

He is one of the most notable figures in the history of late Tokugawa shogunate.

 

Unfortunately, the Tsukiji Hotel was destroyed by a large fire in less than four years after its completion, and was not rebuilt afterwards.

 

Therefore, later generations call it a "phantom hotel" and remember the appearance and liveliness of the Tsukiji Hotel building at that time.

 

 

 

 

 

There is also a photo exhibition Conner of "Current Tsukiji".

 

This is on the wall opposite the Nishiki-e exhibition space.

 

About 20 monochrome photos are on display in a row.

 

 

 

 

In the picture

 

"Tuna auction,"

 

"Dismantling of tuna,"

 

"A bird's-eye view of Tsukiji Central Wholesale Market" and

 

"Lionhead of Tsukiji Namiki Shrine"

 

It conveys the vitality of the current Tsukiji Central Wholesale Market.

 

 

　These exhibition deadlines are, but when I asked the information on the same floor, it seems that the deadline has not been decided, and when a new project comes out, the exhibition will end at that time.

 

　It's free. If you are interested, please visit Tsukiji Yorimichikan as soon as possible to see the lively Nishiki-e paintings of Tsukiji in the early Meiji era of late Tokugawa shogunate. Let's take a look at it.

 

(In addition, we received the consent of the information regarding the shooting of the exhibited works and posting on the blog on this blog. Thank you very much.