Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

A tour of spring cultural properties hosted by the Chuo Ward Folk Tenmonkan "Treasure House of Modern Bridges-Chuo-ku"Inquiry the Bridge" was held on March 26 (Saturday). In particular, this time it was an opportunity to reconsider the reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

 

About 20 participants gathered at the Local Tenmonkan at 9:30 am, received a pre-lecture from Professor Takashi Ito (Department of Social and Traffic Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Nihon University) and walked to Kachidokibashi. It is one of the bridges designated as important cultural properties, and the topic of what will happen to opening and closing. Take a bus to Uneme Bridge. It used to be the Tsukiji River, an arch bridge that now spans the highway. Following the site of Sanjukenbori from Miharabashi, this area was reclaimed with post-war rubble. After passing the Shimbashi ruins, finish the morning course.

 

In the afternoon, take a bus to Shin-Tokiwa Bridge. Walk along the Nihonbashi River, including Joban Bridge, Tokiwa Bridge, and Ichiishi Bridge, and arrive at Nihonbashi. The event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the bridge seems to be self-restraint in Great East Japan Earthquake this time. Proceeding on Showa-dori, this road was newly established in the Great Kanto Earthquake Reconstruction Project. Eventually, from Asakusabashi to Yanagibashi. Including this bridge modeled on the Eitai Bridge, there is a bridge for reconstruction projects downstream from Ryogoku Bridge over the Sumida River. Mannen BridgeKoto-kuYou can see Kiyosu Bridge from the side. Take the tour of Toyomi Bridge and Eitai Bridge (photo: the first bridge of the Sumida River, which was built during the earthquake reconstruction project and was said to be the gate of the Imperial Capital at the time), and head to Minami Takahashi, the final destination. It is interesting to see a reuse bridge that uses a part of the former Ryogoku Bridge built more than 100 years ago. It's sunny this day, but the chilly wind is strong. The buds of cherry blossoms are waiting for a warm spring. After 4:00 pm, I returned to the local Tenmonkan and finished the day's journey.

 

Reconstruction projects after the Great Kanto Earthquake in September 1923 (1923) invested a large amount of capital and continued for about seven years until 1930 (1930). Even in Chuo-ku, some of the bridges constructed in this project still play a good role as active duty, and I am impressed that it is registered as a cultural property as a modern bridge. Roads opened in the reconstruction project are utilized in today's urban functions. People at that time must overcome the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great Tokyo Air Raid and the devastated hardships, and remember that the current town is established.

 

In the cities affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan will work together to recover from restoration. It may be a long way, but I hope that urban planning that is resistant to disaster prevention will be promoted and that better urban reconstruction will be possible than ever before. Let's do our best in Tohoku!