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Hamarikyu viewed from the sea

[Wind in all directions] 12:00 on October 7, 2015

 It's wind on all sides.

In the midsummer, I have posted for the first time in a long time since I made an article about the town walking tour "Asahi Shimbun Tour".

 In September, we will talk about "Hamarikyu Onshi Garden", which is written by some correspondents.

When unraveling the history of Chuo-ku, it is impossible to surpass the 270 years of Tokugawa period after Ieyasu Tokugawa entered Edo.

Hamarikyu was originally the residence of Matsudaira Tsunashige, a brother of the fifth shogun Tsunayoshi, and was in Tsunayoshi.

Since there was no succession and Tsunashige died earlier, his child, Tsunataka, became the sixth general (name changed to Ienori).

The name has also been promoted from the mansion to the palace. Even though it is a garden, it is used for falconry, and the 11th generation family Yoshichiko is the 12th generation family.

He seems to have been hunting many times.

 The site of about 500m square (approximately 76,000 tsubo) is from Edo to Meiji Taisho Showa and Heisei to become a park.

I did it. In the meantime, it seems that there was a danger of natural disasters and turning into a fish market, but now there is a danger of changing to a fish market.

It is one of the important cultural properties of the city and a special historic site of the country.

(Address display is also Zubari, Chuo-ku, 1-1 Hamarikyu Garden)

 It is a peaceful garden with a pond that allows you to enjoy flowers throughout the four seasons and draws in seawater.

However, sometimes it was a naval base in Edo shogunate. I've noticed this lately.

 The other day, a crew from the Nihonbashi River to the Sumida River Asashio Canal and the Kamejima River was organized by the NPO Mizuto Tokyo Creation Association.

I participated in the meeting. The Sumida River, which branches off from Arakawa, ends at Tsukiji Market. From there, it will be Tokyo Bay.

A few hundred meters from Takeshiba Pier are lined with embankments, and Hamarikyu is inside it. Ships enter and exit at the Tsukiji River sluice gate.

It is tasteful to sound a whistle to inform you of safety. There is also a water bus, but there is a dock from Tsukiji.

There is not enough stone walls along the sea. This time, the ship steered and proceeded to the left of the cove (Fujimiyama in the garden)

(Direction) I was able to see the stone wall well.

 It's called Edo Sosei. The stone walls on the ground of the garden do not match the garden enclosure, but they also mean as castle.

Isn't it coincidence?

 When you change your perspective, you can see something new. Chuo-ku, where oldness and newness coexist, will continue to be various.

I would like to introduce it from an angle.

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