The other day, I have obtained two books issued by Chuo-ku, so I will introduce them.
１．"Chuo-ku Bridge and Hashizume Square - Survey of Modern Bridges in Chuo-ku-"
(Edited and published by Chuo-ku Board of Education in 1998 / ¥1,900 (at the time of publication))
As I have written on this blog before, I, George, likes an unparalleled bridge. The psychic says that my ancestors were bridge craftsmen (surveying and design).
※Previous Bridge Related Articles
/archive/2017/07/post-4453.html (bridge streetlight)
/archive/2017/05/-2322270.html (about the bridge and its name)
"Chuo-ku Bridge / Hashizume Plaza-Chuo-ku Modern Bridge Survey-" was shown by the owner of a long-established restaurant acquaintance in Ningyocho. When I contacted the ward office, it was already out of print. I wanted it, so I found it online. Something in pretty good condition was cheap.
▲At the time of publication, it was also introduced in the Asahi Shimbun.
As described in the "Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report No. 5", a report that surveyed all bridges in Chuo-ku from a professional standpoint of modern bridges built from the Meiji era to the early Showa era. Has become. The contents are broadly divided into <Part 1 Length / Analysis> <Part 2 Ledger> <Part 3 Material>. In the first part, bridges in Chuo-ku are analyzed from various perspectives, such as by time, characteristics of bridge design, earthquake disaster and reconstruction. The second edition summarizes the history, characteristics and design of all bridges over each river, along with photographs and drawings, one by one. The third part summarizes the date of groundbreaking and completion, length, width, format, construction costs, etc. in a list.
This report of about 360 pages, including A4 size and color pages, contains photos of the bridge that are currently reclaimed and only the name of the bridge remains, and photos of the bridge before it was newly rebuilt and its surroundings. I think that it is increasing its presence as a valuable historical document.
▲Page of Armor Bridge
▲Pages of Chiyodabashi and Shinbabashi
▲Shipping Bridge (Kaede River) ▲Former Shinohashi River (Sumida River)
▲Mihara-bashi Bridge (Sanjumabori) ▲Sukiya-bashi Bridge (outer moat)
２．"Walking in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-" All 9 collections
(Edited and published by Public Relations Office, Planning Department, Chuo-ku)
The second book is "Walking in Chuo Ward-Visiting Historic Sites and History-". This is a new book version of the "Walk in the Ward", which was serialized in the public relations paper of Chuo-ku from 1985 to 2010, further enhancing the contents. After the first collection was published in 1988, it was released to the world every few years with two and three collections, and was completed in 2013 by the publication of the ninth (final volume).
It is "Chuo Mayor" that writes "First" of each collection, but for the 25 years of the publication of these nine collections, Mihide Yada has been working as mayor alone for the entire 25 years I want to express my respect.
▲"Walk in Chuo Ward"
This is still on sale and can be purchased at the Information Disclosure Corner on the 1st floor of Chuo-ku Ward Office (9 total ¥4,730 in total). I'm not from Chuo-ku and I don't live, but every time I turn the page, there are new discoveries, fun and learning very much.
The contents of each volume are as follows. (About 160 to 260 pages of each volume)
Collection 1 (500 yen) "One Year in downtown", "Townscape", "Living", "Civilization and enlightenment", "Literary Path"
Volume 2 (500 yen) "The Four Seasons' Koyomi", "Edo's Remnants", "Towards Modernization", "Tracks of Culture", "Bridges and Lively"
Collection 3 (500 yen) "About monuments and cultural properties", "Civilization and enlightenment Urabananashi", "Kaori of arts and culture", "Remnants of the city", "Living of citizens", "Tales of eating habits"
Volume 4 (500 yen) "Edo Town Nariwa", "Edo Culture Brightness", "Ashidori of Kaika", "Original Landscape of Modern Literature", "Emergency of Women", "Utsuro of the City"
Volume 5 (400 yen): "Edo: The Emulation of Modernity", "Encounter with Foreigners", "Leaders of Theater", "World of Literary", "City-Flowing Memory", "Memories Arata"
Volume 6 (400 yen) "Starting to Modernity", "Photographers of Kaika", "Literature born by Nihonbashi", "People around Kaikakan", "Kafu Nagai and Chuo-ku", "Tsukiji Small Theater"
Collection 7 (600 yen) "Chuo-ku Haiku Group Statue", "Baron Satsuma Jirohachi", "Torahiko Koori, a playwright who died in Europe", and "People who lived in the water"
Collection 8 (700 yen) "Nihonbashi", "Yumeji Eternal Woman Kasai Hikono", "Sumida River Water Refinery", "Chuo-ku Seen by Foreigners" and "Tsukiji 350 Years"
Collection 9 (630 yen) "Chuo-ku seen by foreigners", "Great Kanto Earthquake", "Ginza in the early Showa era", and "Ginza in the War"
