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　In "Monoshiri Encyclopedia", only the following "Ginza Yanagi Monument" (Ginza 8-9 ahead) is described (page 47) for the willow monument in Ginza.

 

  　poetry monument written by Yaso Saijo and composed by Shinpei Nakayama, "Ginza Willow". Around 1887, willows planted in the city of Ginza as street trees became a specialty of Ginza with the development of the city. This song, which sang the willow, dominated the whole country. To commemorate this, on April 1, 1954, the Ginza Dorirenkai built this monument.

 

    However, there are two separate monuments about willows in Ginza, one of which, "Yanagi Namiki Monument," is located at Sukiyabashi Park.

 

"Ginza's symbolic willow trees
The willows in Ginza were planted around 1877 and became a symbol of Ginza, but after three transitions, it disappeared with the renovation of Ginza Street in 1968.
This time, Nishi-Ginza Dori has been renewed as a symbol road in Tokyo with the expansion of the sidewalk along with the expansion of the sidewalk and the redesign of granite pavement, and the row of trees has been replaced with willows and the symbol of Ginza has been revived.
Nishi-Ginza Tsukai will build a monument here in Sukiyabashi Park in hope that this willow willow will continue to be loved and loved by people for a long time.
November 1999 Seiichi Yanagisawa, Chairman of Nishi-Ginza Dorikai "

 

And another "Ginza Yanagi-derived dictionary" is located in Ginza 1-chome.

 

 

"Ginza's willowder"
Since the willow in Ginza was planted on Ginza Street around 1887, it was removed in 1920 and after the change of the revival in 1931, the willow, which became a symbol of Ginza, which was sung by many poems and became popular with people, also declined due to the decline of the vigor. In 1968, the transplantation was unavoidable due to the major renovation of the sidewalk.
Once again, a willow will be greeted around this street and named "Ginza Yanagi-dori St.", a monument will be erected to convey the origin of the willow in Ginza for a long time.　　　　Ginza Street Association "

 

   Regarding this "Resurrection in 1931", the cargo wind describes as follows.

March 25, 1932, "... On the way home, see a notice called "Ginza's Yanagi Revival Memorial Festival" at the entrance of the Sukiyabashi Asahi Shimbun. When I use a religious word for such things, I look at this and feel suspicious and laughing. The word disturbance is a testament to the disturbance of the human mind. ・・・・」