On May 1, this year, the Crown Prince was enthroned as the new Emperor and switched to a new era.
In the streets, "The Last of Heisei"...It was around this time when I often see and hear the word ""
Did you know that there are several streets in Chuo-ku with the name of the era?
Today, of such "the street with the era", those passing through Chuo-ku are passed.
I would like to introduce it in two parts, dating back to Heisei.
■Part 1 "Heisei-dori" 
Nihonbashi Kabutocho No.2 (Amibashi Minamizume) 2-15 Tsukiji (intersection with Harumi-dori St.)
It's a street running parallel to the west side of Shin-ohashi-dori St.
I don't know why it became the name "Heisei-dori"...。
(I would like somebody to explain to you!)
In Kabuto-cho and Kayabacho near the starting point, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Photo 1) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Photo 1).
In addition to the auxiliary shrine Hie-jinja Shrine, it reminds me of the period of high economic growth.
Office buildings (second photo) are lined up.
If anything, there is a taste of "Showa", but it is also a taste of "Showa".
Redevelopment of the area has begun beyond the era of Heisei.
I feel the flow of the times.
Tsukiji near the end point is also the Historic buildings selected by Tokyo.
There is a building of "Miyakawa Shokutori Chicken Egg" (built in 1929).
In addition, there are historic sites along the road, such as the site of Shintomiza and the site of Hoshu Katsuragawa Yashiki.
While saying "Heisei", it has become a way to have various eras.
■No. 2 Showa-dori
Connecting Shimbashi (Shimbashi 1, Minato-ku) to Ozeki Yokocho (5, Negishi, Taito-ku).
It is a wide street between Shimbashi and Ueno, including in Chuo-ku.
It runs parallel to the east side of Chuo-dori.
The Heisei-dori just mentioned is parallel across the Metropolitan Expressway.
This road was constructed after the Great Kanto Earthquake that occurred in 1923 (Daisho 12).
This symbol road was created as a centerpiece of reconstruction city planning.
In 1931 (Showa 6), when the era was just changed to Showa.
Since it was completed, it was nicknamed "Showa-dori".
It was a street that symbolized the new era of Showa.
Its wide width (44 meters) has plenty of street tree belts and sidewalks.
It is also a remnant planned as a park street.
(By the way, at the beginning of the concept, it was planned with a width of 108 meters.
It's more than twice the current width!)
Looking for an old photo in the library, when it was completed, it was between the upper and lower lanes.
It seems that there were two rows of trees and sidewalks. (Partial as parking lots)
It seems to have been used.
The current figure is a section with three or more lanes one way, an underpass dedicated to passing traffic underneath.
In the north of Edobashi, the underground parking lot connected from there is an overpass of the Metropolitan Expressway overhead....
The structure emphasizes functional aspects, handling a large amount of automobile traffic as an aorta in the city center.
In a sense, it has become a road that symbolizes the Showa era, especially the post-war era.
Nowadays, it is often thought that there are no sights or highlights just because there are many streets.
This Showa-dori is located along the Nihonbashi Post Office (the birthplace of mail), a monument derived from Betta City, and a monument derived from the city.
Historic sites such as the ruins of Kano Art Juku and like the Nihonbashi Diamond Building (formerly Edobashi Warehouse Building).
In addition to the famous buildings
In Nihonbashi Honmachi, there are Ozu Historical Museum and Daiichi Sankyo Medicine Museum.
There is also a spot.
If you walk separately from Heisei-dori and Showa-dori from the viewpoint of street, you can see that you can walk around.
There seems to be a different kind of fun again!
By the way, next time I would like to go back to the Taisho era.
Some people think, "There is no Taisho-dori!?"
Actually, when you go back to the past, there was also Taisho-dori in Chuo-ku.
I'm looking forward to it!
