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 (19th)◎
A town full of history and culture / Nihonbashi 3-chome Nishimachi-kai and Shopping Street Federation
We interviewed Kiichiro Nonaga, chairman of the Nihonbashi 3-chome Nishimachi Association and Shopping Street Association. The place is the long-established Japanese restaurant "Yukari Nihonbashi". This is the shop where Mr. Nonaga serves as president.
Ｑ） How long does the shopping street have?
<Chairman> This is the third year since the Shopping Street Federation was formed in 2009. However, there are some long-established stores with a history of 400 years since the town of "Edo" was created, such as Mr. Nishikawa, who follows the flow of Omi merchants.
Ｑ） Please tell us the number of shops and what kind of genre there are many shops.
<Chairman> There are about 60 shops. There are many restaurants, but the feature of this shopping street is that there are many art and culture-related shops such as world-famous antique shops and galleries.
Ｑ） Could you tell me the appeal of the shopping street?
<Chairman> I try to create a city that brings the scent of culture to the forefront, taking advantage of the fact that there are many shops related to art and culture, exhibitions are held at Takashimaya, and the Bridgestone Museum is nearby.
As the surrounding redevelopment progresses steadily and high-rise buildings are being constructed one after another, high-rise buildings cannot be built in our area due to the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance. However, on the contrary, I would like to use it as a strength to increase greenery in the city and provide a relaxing space consisting of low-rise buildings.
"Yoju-in Street" related to everyone "Sakura-dori St." with beautiful greenery in the city.
Ｑ） Please let us know about the future event.
The 100th anniversary event will be held in October, with Nihonbashi becoming a stone bridge, led by the “Meabashi / Nihonbashi” preservation society. We plan to open a large number of antenna shops and merchandise stores. I hope you will enjoy it while thinking about the history of Nihonbashi, the center of Edo, so please come and visit us!
<Report>
Mr. Nonaga, who answered in a nasty mood like an Edo kid. As expected, I felt that I was raised in Nihonbashi, born in Nihonbashi.
I hope that this shopping street, which values the history and culture of the city, will flourish more and more.
