For the time being, I went south on the right bank of the Sumida River (Chuo-ku side) from the vicinity of both countries. It's not interesting because it runs on the Riverside, so I wanted to go around historic sites, shrines, buildings, etc., mainly in alleys one step from Riverside. When I noticed, I was pedaling toward Yanagibashi. Yanagibashi is one of my favorite bridges that still has emotional scenery. The balustrade of the bridge is decorated with flowers.
And if you go to Yasukuni Dori, it is the ruins of Ryogoku Hirokoji Temple. Even today, the width of the road is quite large and it can be felt that it was a fire-reclamation area in the Edo period. Along the Yasukuni Dori, there is a retro Tamaki Bunjiro Building, which is also a nationally registered Tangible Cultural Property.
If you return a little along the Sumida River, you will find Kawakami Inari Shrine, the stone monument of "Yanokura" behind Nihonbashi Junior High School, and the sky tree from near Nihonbashi 2-chome.
It's weeping cherry tree in Hamacho Park, which was still in full bloom. It's a one-way, one-lane tunnel. If you look only at this picture, is this Tokyo? I think there are some people who think about it. (Hamacho Tunnel) It passes under Hamacho Park. But it's a one-way street. And the third photo shoots the famous Hakozaki Junction from below.
The permanent Inari Shrine, which was under the Hakozaki Junction, is difficult to understand. I didn't have any information boards, so I looked it up. "Eternal Inari: Located on the shores of Hakozakicho, Eikyu Bridge, it was founded when this land was buried after entering Tokugawa, and flourished as a local god of production since ancient times. In addition to Inari, Konpira and Koshin were enshrined. You stood by the side of Eikyu Bridge from the history of Chuo-ku. And the third photo is the famous Takao Inari Shrine. Apart from the truth of the anecdote, it seems that a real skull is enshrined in the company as the god of Takao Inari. I was a little surprised.
And there is a monument to the place where the Bank of Japan was founded right next to Takao Inari Shrine. And Toyomi Bridge is in front of you. Today it was only an hour and 15 minutes of bicycle walk, but I once again realized the charm of Chuo-ku. I would like to continue my blog on bicycle walks in the future.
