The 14th special exhibition "Two Ginza Reconstruction - Civilization and enlightenment and Modern Culture" is being held at the Chuo Ward Local Tenmonkan (Time Dome Akashi). Overcoming the disasters of the Great Ginza Fire of 1872 (1872) and the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 (1923), special exhibition, which cut Ginza, which was reconstructed from the perspective of Civilization and enlightenment and modern culture, reveals the origins of today's Ginza development.
The exhibition will be closed on Monday until November 25, and special exhibition will be free to enter.
Ginza 140 years ago, the great fire of 1872 (1872) spread to Tsukiji and burned out 4,879 houses. The Ginza Brick Street was built in the reconstruction project. Newspapers and other companies have entered the non-combustible Ginza, which became a place for information dissemination. Precious newspapers from the time are on display. The waves of Civilization and enlightenment formed a modern Ginza. The photograph of the store show window of the Taisho era is interesting for its innovative design.
It is said that the cafe, which was born in the late Meiji era, gathered literary artists and painters to create a new culture of Ginza in a Western-style atmosphere. In 1921 (1921), Tokyo Mayor Shinpei Goto and others attended to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reconstruction from the Great Ginza Fire.
Two years later, the Great Kanto Earthquake, which suddenly struck in September 1923 (1923), caused unprecedented damage. The photographs of the disaster at that time convey the disaster vividly. In Ginza, which stood up for reconstruction, a rosek architecture was built, and it was moving forward to reconstruction. The Imperial City Reconstruction Festival was held in March 1930, six years and six months after the disaster. At that time, department stores have advanced and stores have been converted into buildings, and some of these buildings still exist today.
After the earthquake, the customs of Mobo Moga became popular as modern Ginza. Many exhibits show that cafe culture, mannequin girls, etc. have progressed, and Ginza culture has spread from literature, magazines, publications, and popular songs.
Ginza, which suffered enormous damage in the subsequent Pacific War, has led to the development of today's "Ginza power", which has overcome many difficulties. special exhibition is made to think about such a thing. ●Akira Makibuchi
◇A related lecture will also be held. For more information, please visit the Local Tenmonkan website. >>Here
