The center of commerce
Correspondents visit, see, and hear the shopping streets that are loved by the locals, prospered with the residents, and familiar to them. It conveys the lively charm and vitality, special information, etc.
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◎Correspondent Visit to Shopping Street (12th)◎
Together with Ryogokubashi and Yagenbori Fudoin / Higashinihombashi Yagenbori Shopping Association
We spoke with Kazuo Ozaki, the owner of Nihonbashi Kibundo and chairman of the store association.
①First of all, about the area of the store association
Higashinihombashi Yagenbori Shotenkai is said to be a gathering of retail stores such as wholesalers and wholesalers of "Higashibashi 2-chome" where Yagenbori Fudoin is located.
On the east side of the city is the Sumida River and Ryogoku Bridge, and on the northern Kanda River, there are Yanagibashi and Asakusabashi at the exit of the Sumida River.
There is a characteristic point of access to Yagenbori Fudoin. That's a rare six-way street. This is the point where Fudoin-dori, Yanagibashi-dori, and Naka-dori, where Fudoin is located, intersect.
In the fireworks festival of Ryogoku Bridge, a pier was set up in Sumida river’s edge near this area, and river boats were lined up tightly, attracting a large number of spectators.
Recently, convenience stores and izakaya chain stores have entered the shopping district, and it seems that the number of retail stores has decreased due to the declining population due to the construction of buildings and the sluggishness of wholesale districts, but there are also shops that continue to follow the traditional tradition There is.
It is said that the "Oki Tang Karashi store" of seven colors red pepper was founded in the middle of the Edo period, and Chairman Ozaki said that it was the oldest in this area.
"Horitsu Chapo" was founded in 1717 and is also old here.
It is a long-established Japanese tea specialty store that has been set up on the present Higashinihombashi "Suzuran Street" for 90 years.
"Littlemermaid" is located at the intersection of a six-way street, but it seems that his predecessor was a bakery founded in Meiji period, and was famous for Milk Hall.
Toriyasu, a duck dish in front of Nihonbashi Junior High School, is a long-established store founded in 1872.
The duck restaurant "Ahigamo Sukiyaki Course" is one of the famous long-established stores that has been serving only one dish for nearly 140 years.
"Nihonbashi Kibundo", run by Chairman Ozaki, is famous for baked goods such as doll ware and rice crackers.
Mr. Ozaki, the owner, says, "We are a new person in history." However, it seems that it has been about 70 years since it was founded in the beginning of Showa.
These old shops are decorated with old photographs of this town where the old Ryogokubashi and Yagenbori Fudoin are located, and if you go to the shop, you will definitely see it.
Mr. Ozaki made a handwritten map of the Yagenbori Town Association in the early Taisho era, and a large picture of Sajiki
, which was crowded with customers on the banks of the Sumida River during fireworks festival in both countries.
There is a drug shop "Tamaki" in this shopping street. In Tamaki-san's building, there was a signboard of the famous women's drug "Nakashoyu" sold at Tsumura Juntendo.
In the Edo era, there were many doctors in this Yakken drilling, and during the Tenpo era, a Dutch medical school "Wada Juku" was established, making it the birthplace of Juntendo University.
④ Next, we asked about the events in this area.
The Higashinihombashi and Genbori Shotenkai have various events, but they are said to be held around the 28th of every month, which is the fair of Yagenbori Fudoin.
Famous at the event are "Yagenbori Mobile Shopping Street" and "Yagenbori no Toshinoichi".
This year's "12th Yagenbori Moving Shopping Street" was held on Friday, October 29 and 30 (Sat).
Events and wagon sales in front of Yagenbori Fudoin were held.
It is said that "Yagenbori no Toshinoichi" will be held 42 times, but it will be held for three days from December 27 (Mon) to 30 (Wed).
In December, Toshinoichi in Tokyo, which sells New Year's goods, began visiting Fukagawa Hachiman in December and visiting Asakusa Kannon, Kanda Myojin, Yushima Tenjin, etc.
Finally, it is paid at "Yagenbori Fudoin's Toshinoichi", so it is called "Yagenbori no Toshinoichi".
In the past, Hagoita used to go around, but recently it has disappeared.
It seems that the New Year's goods market was also called the so-called "gasa city", and "Yagenbori no Toshiichi" was opened around 1975, with 200 stores opening and overflowing until Kiyosugi-dori.
Recently, it seems that there is an "Odekoichi" that sells clothing and other items at a disqualified value by asking wholesalers for cooperation. .
The Yagenbori district is also the birthplace of the talk, and every month, the Yagenbori fair talk meeting is held at Fudoin Hondo Hall on the 28th of Fudoin fair. I'd like to say it once.
⑤ Finally, we asked about the revitalization of the store association in the future.
As the first step in the revitalization plan, we regard the six-way road near Yagenbori Fudoin as a landmark of this store association.
It seems that only the road at the intersection is planned to color "Edo-purple".
(The design drawings and image drawings created by the contractor were brought from home and explained.)
It seems to be a collaboration with the Tokyo Sky Tree's night lighting color "Edo-purple". It seems to also play a role in accessing Yakken Domoin.
In addition, on the nearby sidewalk, there are many pillars with golden upper part similar to the pillars of Daimon in the Edo period, and it seems to produce the gorgeousness of the Edo style .
It seems that the goal is to be completed in September next year (2011), or a new landmark will be created and will play a role in the evolution and revitalization of the region.
During the interview, I heard a conversation with a familiar customer who seemed to be shopping at the shop and a person who came to the shop for consultation at the town council or a ceremonial occasion, and it was very reliable I felt that it was a fun being.
During the interview, a grandmother in the neighborhood who came to buy puppet ware with a small grandchild ... I felt the connection of residents of the good old days.
Yagen: A medicine-making tool consisting of a deep V-shaped Fune and a disk-shaped roller with a wooden handle.
Where the moat went out to the Sumida River, "Moto Yanagibashi" was built. Since "Yanagibashi" was created in the Kanda River, it seems that "origin" came to be called.
Yagenbori Fudoin: In 1585, the Daiin monk capital of Kishu Negoro-ji Temple descended to the eastern country with a statue to avoid the fire of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and built Dou on the banks of the Sumida River. It seems that it was the beginning of Yagenbori Fudoin.
At present, it is Omotoyama Kawasakidaishi Hirama-ji Tokyo Betsuin, and has long been known as Edo San Ofudo along with Meguro and Mejiro.
