The current Tsukishima was built in 1892 as the first landfill in Tokyo Bay.
Many factories and warehouses were located one after another in the area, as well as many jobs and workers' housings were built, and the population increased rapidly. It is said that Nishinaka-dori was formed at the end of the Meiji era as a shopping street for the procurement of food and daily necessities for these residents.
I heard that the population increased further from the Taisho era to the early Showa era, and street vendors were lined up on the street. Fortunately, except for a small part, the city survived the war and was quickly restored after the war. In 1946, the shopping streets that were divided into individual were integrated and newly established as "Tsukishima Nishinaka Kyoueikai Shopping Street".
In 1987, Kyodo Shisetsu, a semi-mall-style downtown area (arcades with current gable roofs, street trees, gates, information boards, color pedestrian paths, etc.) was completed and continues to the present day.
Although it has been newly renovated, behind the arcade, in addition to the traditional "girder structure" and "signboard architecture", traces of old signs that show the type of business at a glance can be seen everywhere.
Nishinaka-dori, which was originally started by a candy store for children, now attracts visitors to Nishinaka-dori, which is completely familiar as Monja Street.
Along with the changes in the surrounding environment, when you see the changes in the business format from the type of business on the signboard behind the arcade, the transfer to a monjayaki shop, etc., you can feel the transition of the times.
On weekends, it is crowded with many visitors, but in addition to the monjayaki, in addition to the cityscape that retains the remnants of Showa, please look up above and enjoy the history of the shopping street.
