I spent my childhood in Chuo-ku, Osaka, but when I walked around the city of Nihonbashi in Tokyo, I felt something reminiscent of the city of Osaka. After learning the history of the Nihonbashi area during the Chuo-ku sightseeing test, I learned that it was those who came to Kansai from Oomi, Ise, etc. who created the area, and my sense was supported. I thought.
As is well known, Junichirou Tanizaki (1886-1965) left Tokyo and moved to Kansai in the wake of the Great Kanto Earthquake of September 1, 1923, and although it was initially uncomfortable, it gradually became familiar with the climate of Kansai. Tanizaki saw before the city of Osaka was destroyed by the war, but I learned that he said:
"When I walk along the urban streets of Kansai, I think of my boyhood and feel shy. The old towns of Tokyo today have completely lost their old towns in Kyoto and Kyoto, but somehow similar storehouses in the old towns of Osaka. "("Osaka and Osaka people I saw" Chuo Koron "February to April 1975).
Tanizaki was familiar with Kansai culture because he was born and raised in Nihonbashi was a major factor. The current city of Nihonbashi in Tokyo must have been destroyed twice in the Great Kanto Earthquake and the war, but since I was selected as a correspondent for the tourist association, I wanted to study the history and culture of Nihonbashi a little. （２０１５．０３．３０）
