Hello, this is Minato kid.
Today, I would like to walk "Bank of Japan Street" from 4-6 Nihonbashi Honishicho to 1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi. As the name implies, the Bank of Japan Street is the main building of the main building of the Bank of Japan.
In accordance with the Bank of Japan Ordinance promulgated in 1882 (1882), the main building of the Bank of Japan began operations as a central bank in Japan.
Initially, it was the beginning of using the building of the Hokkaido Kaitaku Savoy Product Sales Office, located at the base of the former Eitai Bridge.
This is a building that displays and sells Hokkaido's specialty products, completed in 1881 (1881), and was designed at Kannarukan, and is a British man Josaiah Condor hired by the Ministry of Construction.
It is a building with a solid and beautiful appearance of the "Venetian Gothic style" and is said to have attracted the attention of people.
The Bank of Japan moved to its current location in 1896 (1896). It is designed by Kingo Tatsuno, who studied under Condor.
"We look into the future and make something solid and magnificent," was the slogan advocated by the then Bank of Japan Governor Koichiro Kawada.
The masonry brick building is said to have been modeled on the Belgian central bank and is considered two masterpieces of Western architecture in Meiji period. In 1974, it was designated as a national important cultural property.
The main building of the main building of the Bank of Japan is the site of "Kinza" in the Edo period. Koza was the place where the oval casting was performed, and the magistrate was responsible.
Prior to that, there was no foundry called "Temaebuki", and there was no foundry, and under the direction of Gokin Reformer, Shozaburo Goto Koji, the ovalian made their own original gold and passed the Goto family's seal. It was a mechanism to hit the Goto family's seal.
In 1869 (1869), the establishment of the Mint concluded its history with the history of Koza.
Since the Meiji 20s, the Bank of Japan began to set up branches nationwide, and many of them, like the head office, started operating using existing buildings. As the new store of the head office was completed and the business of each store expanded, Shingo Tatsuno created new stores one after another.
♪ Welcome to the sidewalk museum!
Here are some wonderful patterns found on the sidewalk of the Bank of Japan Street.
The picture on the sidewalk I found this time was astringent stone, with pride and attachment to the town. From now on, I would like to walk in Chuo-ku, cherishing the encounter with a wonderful sidewalk where you can see the face of the area.
Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association
No. 24 October 7, 2018
