The stone monument of playwright Hideji Hojo's "Tsukuda is an Old Edo Island" is near the monument of Tsukuda's ferry. This year there was a cold day and I probably had the opportunity to see the snow Tsukuda several times, but I couldn't see it in the end.
Tsukuda Island was built in Edo by fishermen from Tsukuda-mura, Nishinari-gun, Settsu-kuni during the time of Ieyasu Tokugawa. It was about to travel by ferry for 300 years until 1964, when the Tsukuda Ohashi Bridge was completed. At present, River City 21, which was built on the site of Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries, is adjacent to it, and it looks like a view of Manhattan, but once you step into Tsukuda, the remnants of Edo remain there.
Even today, houses built up like fishing villages are still built across alleys where one person can pass. It seems that the city still has a close relationship with neighbors that I do not understand very much in apartment life.
Large fishing boats are moored on the banks of the Sumida River, and small fishing boats and motor boats are moored in the pools of Shimauchi. If you cut it out only here, no one will think it is a city within walking distance from Ginza.
Looking at the streets of Tsukuda, seeing children buying and eating and playing on roads with few cars, it is a mysterious space where you can feel the peace of mind as if you were dating back to about half a century.
