Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
In the continuation of the third and fourth excursion series, we will introduce the connection with Chuo-ku found in Shizuoka this time!
　
The leading role this time was not Ieyasu Tokugawa, but Tokasha 19, famous for Tokaido Naka-Kurige, not Ieyasu Tokugawa.
Speaking of what kind of connection there is, there is a birthplace in Shizuoka and a grave in Chuo-ku.
Just a short distance from the monument of the birthplace of Sunpu Ginza, which was introduced in the third installment.
An information board has been set up to show the site of the Tokasha 19th Birthplace.


　
He is the eldest son of the town magistrate, and he is born in a samurai family.
Also, since the place where he was born is 1-chome, currency exchange-cho.
You can reconfirm the connection with Ginza, which was called Shin-Ryogaecho during the Edo period.
　

　
He went to Edo at the age of about 30, and at the age of 38, "Tokaido Naka-Kurige" was a big hit.
Since then, he has made a living with a single writing brush and was called Japan's first professional writer!
19, who was versatile, such as being familiar with martial arts, died at the age of 67.
Asakusa Toyoin, where he was buried, has now moved to Kachidoki in Chuo-ku.
　

　
On the right side of Toyo-in, there are 19 monuments and information boards written by Musei Tokugawa.
The left side of the tombstone in the indoor cemetery is engraved with the following famous diction phrases.
Goodbye to ashes with the smoke of incense stick
Even though it's a resignation phrase, it's a 19-like style that wrote a humorous story.
　

　
If you are planning to take the Chuo-ku sightseeing test, it is a phrase to check!
In addition, regarding the nineteen at Koshodo in Nihonbashi, senior correspondent Akira Makibuchi / Saisharaku.
Please see "◆ There is a history here in Chuo-ku (64) Jukasha 19th Birth 250 Years-Visit a land related to the city-". .