Nice to meet you. This is "Minatokko-chan" who joined the correspondent this year. Thank you very much.
When I first came to Chuo-ku, I was surprised that the sidewalk was beautiful. There are many sidewalks paved to make it easy to walk, various colors and patterns, street trees lined up, bicycle lanes, cute pictures, etc. You. Please let me introduce the wonderful sidewalks found in Chuo-ku.
♪Welcome to the sidewalk museum!
In Chuo-ku, there are nicknames on various streets. It seems that there is a wish that it will be an easy-to-understand way for residents of the city in their lives. There are a total of 98 routes, including 43 routes in the Kyobashi area, 45 routes in the Nihonbashi area, and 10 routes in the Tsukishima area.
First of all, this is the sidewalk of Minato 1-chome. At my feet, I found a picture of a gun. There seems to be various theories why this town came to be called "gungunsu". One is that the riverbank from the mouth of Hatchobori to Akashicho was shaped like a gun (matchlock musket's tube). The other is that Masatsugu Inoue and Naoken Inatomi, who played the shogunate artillery, played a trial shot of the large cylinder (currently near Minato 3-chome).
This is the sidewalk of St. Luke Street. Meiji period, a pattern that tells you that this was a foreign settlement, decorates your feet. The illustrations that show the characteristics of the region are charming.
The top is the sidewalk of Tsukiji River Park and Akatsuki Bridge. The characters were hidden here. The letters of the block are assembled with "flower azalea of the ward", and a picture of red azalea is expressed on top of it. On the other side of the sidewalk, a pattern indicating east, west, north and south was shaped. It's interesting!
There were other sidewalks where the flower azaleas of the city were drawn.
This is a street near Chuo-ku government office.
This is St. Luke Street.
Well, do you know the snail mark?
This pattern is set up on the "History and Culture Promenade" course maintained by Tokyo from 1983 to 1995. This promenade has 23 courses in Tokyo, with a total of 240.5 km.
There was also a nice sidewalk on the bridge.
This is Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge. From a distance, it looks like the sparkling waves. I play harmony with the Sumida River flowing through my feet.
This is "Aioi Bridge". It expresses the swell of the waves.
The paved sidewalk is hard to slip on rainy days and is easy for anyone to use. Chuo-ku is a pedestrian-friendly town, isn't it?
So far, I've introduced Minato kid's well known path. I want to walk in Chuo-ku, cherishing the road that I have never walked, the place I have never been to, and the encounter with the road in the future. .
Chuo-ku Tourism correspondent Minatokko-chan
No. 1 April 10, 2018
