In 1925 (1925), two years after Tokyo was devastated by the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923), Wajiro Kon carefully investigated the clothes of people going to town on the streets of Ginza, where reconstruction is progressing. Currently, the "Wajiro Kon Collection Lecture Exhibition", which summarizes his lifelong achievements, is being held at the Panasonic Shiodome Museum. Closed on Monday until March 25, admission fee for general 500 yen, website here>>。
Wajiro Kon (1888 (1888)-1973 (1973)) studied under folklore Kunio Yanagida and studied and studied private houses. He served as the first chairman of the All Japan Architects' Association.
In May 1925 (1925), in the section from Kyobashi to Shimbashi over four days, the cards recorded customs such as clothes and behavior of people walking along the street. This was his own coined word for "archeology" to "examine the present", the first survey "1925 Early Summer Tokyo Ginza Street Customs Record" named "Kyogengaku".
It may be difficult to see on the screen, but the illustrations in the exhibition brochure (photo) are survey items of record customs.
Here, the ratio of Western and Japanese clothing between men and women, which was examined on Ginza Street, is shown. Men are 67% Western clothing and 33% Japanese clothing, women are 1% Western clothing and 99% Japanese clothing. In particular, it can be seen that most of the women were dressed in kimono. It seems that it is often referred to as Ginza's Mobo Moga later.
Looking at the man's clothes, the cloak had more spring coats than raincoats. The tie is 11% butterflies, usually 89%. For shoes, red shoes are more red shoes than black shoes and more ameye shoes than short shoes. In women's clothing, 90% of Japanese clothing was out-of-home. "I'm surprised at the Ginza place in Ginza, which is not seen in other towns," he said.
"Ginza itself is recognized as a major center of Tokyo's customs culture, and its propagation has the property of spreading around Tokyo and almost all parts of Japan," he wrote. It can be said to be the moment of the late Taisho era, staring at the streets of Ginza, the appearance of the common people who are hard to appear in history.
Kenkichi Yoshida, who was born in Nihonbashihamacho and attended Kyobashi Hirone Elementary School. According to his research, there were "1931 (Showa 6) Ginza Street Advertising Hosomi" and "Ginza Stall". You can see the past and present of Ginza Street, which sketches the times. ●Akira Makibuchi
