Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　For the first time in a long time, I read Ryotaro Shiba's "Ryoma Goes". When I first picked it up a long time ago, I was not a resident of Chuo-ku yet, but now I lived in Chuo-ku for more than 16 years, I was familiar with the place names mentioned in the text, etc. I was able to read while remembering the excitement again.

　When Ryoma first came out to Edo, he moved to the Tosa Domain's Kajibashi Domain's residence, and then moved to the Tosa Domain Tsukiji Domain's residence. According to Ryoma Goku, "Ryoma was moved from Kajibashi's clan residence to Tsukiji's clan residence. In addition to Ryoma, most of the Wakai clansman were moved to two lower houses in Tsukiji and Shinagawa. This is one of the Tosa clan's defenses in preparation for the invasion of Edo Bay by Kurofune. While the number of people was stationed at these two seaside mansions, the Daiba was being built in Shinagawa with the permission of the Shogunate. "(Bunshun Bunko 1 volume, page 169). This Tosa clan Tsukiji clan residence is near the current Chuo-ku government office ("Monoshiri Encyclopedia"; page 69).

　

　

　Ryoma initially goes from the Tosa clan Kajibashi clan residence Nagaya to the Sadakichi Chiba dojo in Okemachi (2-8 Yaesu, Chuo-ku). Regarding this background, in Ryoma Goes, "I say" Yoraba Daiki's shadow. After all, in order to make a great success, it is better to learn a great style. For that, the Kitashinichi sword style is good. "Oh, don't you be a teacher of Shusaku Chiba." The Xuanwu-kan in Chiba is said to be the three major dojos in Edo, along with Shunzo Momoi on the banks of Kyobashi clams and Yakuro Saito in Kojimachi, and divided the swords of the world into three parts. "... It's best to learn from Mr. Shusaku, but since he's already in old age, it's good to be used by Mr. Sadayoshi, his younger brother who has a dojo in Kyobashi Okemachi. Mr. Sadayoshi's dojo is called Kochiba against Otamagaike Pond's Ochiba. "(Bunshun Bunko Volume; Page 18).

　

　

　late Tokugawa shogunate swordsman Matsuzaki Namishiro describes the characteristics of the three major dojos as "Chiba of Techniques (Xuanwu Museum), dignified Momoi (Shigakukan), and the Saito of Power (Nenheikan). Yakuro Saito is a religious style of Shinto.

　

At first, Hanpeita Takechi, who lived in the Tosa clan's residence Nagaya, said, `` At the head of the school of Mr. Shunzo Momoi on the shore of the clam, a master who enters three fingers in Edo in the Kagamishin Akechi style '' (Bunshun Bunko 1 volume; page 83).

　Regarding this "Ijiri riverbank", "Monoshiri Encyclopedia" states that "There is an explanation board on the site" (page 42), but the exact position seems to be a little far away. The explanation board is installed in Kyobashi Park near the current Kyobashi Plaza (opened in July 1999) at the site of the former Kyobashi Elementary School (closed in 1992).

　

　After that, an explanation board was installed at the site of the warship training center where Ryoma passed ("Monoshiri Encyclopedia"). In Ryoma Goku, "One bridge from Tsukiji Honganji and cross the east to Minami-Odawara-cho." It smells of the sea. Going further east, there was a corner where the former residence of the Geishu clan used to be located, where the Shogunate's Kobusho was located until very recently, and beyond it is the sea. There, since 1857, the Shogunate's warship training center has been set up." (Bunshun Bunko 3 volume; page 175).