Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Today (February 3), the day of Setsubun, I participated in the 11th Chuo-ku Tourism Test. It was a warm day of the week. I took the 7th and 8th exams, but I was thinking about stopping it anymore, and recently I'm busy, but I've never taken the exam after a long absence.

　

　This test should be used as an opportunity to carefully read "Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia" for several days a year while walking around the city while being interested in history, etc., and should continue to take it every year if possible. Will be.

　I've been taking the exam for the first time in a long time, but I felt that the questions were well devised. There are some small parts to say that it is fine, but should you think that it is necessary to walk around the ward on a daily basis and pay attention to the details and read the text carefully?

　For example, the question of photography problems. It is 42, but indeed, this photo is listed on page 3 of the text as "Edo Sakura-dori St.". However, there is also a photo of "Nihonbashi Sakura-dori St." just above, so it is quite difficult to distinguish the building that serves as a landmark, and it is impossible to distinguish it only by photographs. I answered "Nihonbashi Sakura-dori St.."

However, if I walked through this area, I would have been able to easily find the correct answer in the part of the question sentence "I photographed the road from Nihonbashi Honishi-cho to Nihonbashi Honmachi". The map of "Nihonbashi / Kyobashi Area" on page 192 of the text clearly shows "Edo Sakura-dori St." and "Sakura-dori St.".

 

 

After reading "Nyanboku"'s post, "What is Edokko?"

＞There is also a detailed description of CAM's "What is Edokko?"

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　Thank you very much for referring to my previous post.

　

　I have concluded the previous post as follows.

　

＞As a Kansai person, I felt a physiological disgust of the word "Edo kid" or race, and by Seiryo Kaiho (1755-1817), "Edo things are children's nasty, stupid, It's a culture that has sympathized and agrees with the theory of "Edo, the first time that should not be understood."

　

　Nowadays, overconcentration in Tokyo is progressing, and Osaka is declining to be said to be the "top of the region." However, one of the reasons why the capital was changed to Edo (Tokyo) in the Meiji era is that "Osaka will be able to maintain prosperity even if it is not the capital, but if Edo is no longer the capital, it will be lonely." When I think that there was something, I can't stand the feeling of the past and present.

　

　It was "Yoroku" in the Mainichi Shimbun the other day, or as a description of the introduction department that tells "the arrival of the Osaka era" of tennis, "If the location of the government is the name of the era, as in Nara period, the Kamakura era, and the Edo era, the era when Hideyoshi Toyotomi took government affairs at Osaka Castle should be the Osaka era. " The expression "Azuchi-Momoyama period" in the history category is obviously unfair. At least I think it should be called the "Azuchi Osaka Era". This is also thought to have been a conspiracy of the Historical Society of Tokyo.

　

　Even when the prefectural system was created, it is said that Takarada was afraid of the Tokyo government that Osaka Prefecture was too strong to divide the Settsu region and transfer part to Hyogo Prefecture. . If you read Ryotaro Shiba's "Ryoma Goes", you can see that Kobe and other places in late Tokugawa shogunate were not yet urbanized.

　

　I walked in the area of the current Chuo-ku, which should be called `` Hara Edo '', and found in Nihonbashi, Shinkawa, etc., the remnants of the days when Osaka and Kansai were powerful, so I wanted to study the history of Chuo-ku It was the starting point.

 

 

If you want to take a sightseeing test for the first time in a while, purchase the latest version of "Monoshiri Encyclopedia" and look at the 10th sightseeing test problem of spelling, ask. 52 says, "Beside the Chuo-ku government office annex, there is an explanatory version showing that there was a clan residence of the Tosa clan near Tsukiji 1-2-chome in the late Edo period. It is said that Sakamoto Ryoma, the priest of late Tokugawa shogunate, went to a dojo of a swordsman while sleeping in this clan residence. Who of the following is this swordsman?" That's right.

　

　Indeed, on page 69 of Monoshiri Encyclopedia, "It is said that late Tokugawa shogunate's Shishi Sakamoto Ryoma went to the dojo of Sadakichi Chiba while staying at this clan's residence." If you remember this part accurately, you can easily give a correct answer, but it would be a little difficult to read so carefully. However, only too easy problems will lead to a series of high scorers, and it can be felt that the questions are quite devised.

　Regarding this, as I posted on November 25, last year, if you read "Ryoma Goes", you will be able to get the correct answer very easily.

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　Once again, I quote the relevant part of "Ryoma Goes" (Ryotaro Shiba is described as "Chiba Sadayoshi").

　"Ryoma was moved from a clan residence in Kajibashi to a clan residence in Tsukiji. 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 Kurofune Edo Bay. While the number of people was stationed at these two seaside mansions, they were building a Daiba in Shinagawa with the permission of the Shogunate. " (Bunshun Bunko Volume; Page 169)

　"``````````````````` 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. Sadayoshi's dojo is called Kochiba against Otamagaike Pond's Ochiba." (Bunshun Bunko 1 volume; page 18)

 

 

　I visited "Buildings of the Heisei era", which is listed in "Main Events in Chuo-ku" at the end of "Monoshiri Encyclopedia".

　First of all, "Silver Koi Monument". The song "The Story of Love in Ginza" became a big hit in 1961 (1961), but this monument was erected in 1990 (1990) (page 39 of Monoshiri Encyclopedia).

　　

　The Chuo-ohashi Bridge was built in 1994 (1994). Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge was built in 1964 before the Tokyo Olympics (1964), which abolished the ferry, but due to the bridge between Chuo-ohashi Bridge, traffic from Tsukuda Island to Tokyo Station has become more convenient (page 60 of Monoshiri Encyclopedia), page 60, page 1.

　

A "messenger statue" is installed on the pier in the center of the bridge.

　The Paris Square was built on the premises of River City 21 in 1999 (1999).

　

　There is a monument entitled "From Friendship to the Future" (page 111 of Monoshiri Encyclopedia).

　

　The new opening of Kabukiza Theater (Fifth Period) was in 2013 (2013) (page 43 of Monoshiri Encyclopedia).

　

　Kibikicho Square, located on the second basement floor, directly connected to Tokyo Metro Higashi-Ginza Station, offers souvenirs unique to Kabukiza and also serves as a facility to accommodate those who cannot return home in the event of a disaster.

　

　There is also an aerial garden on the 5th floor of Kabukiza Tower.

　

　The establishment of "Tsukiji Ohashi" was in 2014 (2014). As a result, Motohashi became the first bridge from the mouth of the Sumida River.

　

 

 

　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).

 

 

　We went a little preview today (Sunday, October 21), as we will lead the "Waku Waku Tour" industrial course on October 23.

　On the day, we will gather in front of Sukiyabashi Park "Young Clock Tower". Sukiyabashi Park has been renovated and the feeling has changed slightly.

　

　The first visit destination is "Yanagi Gallery" (Ginza 5-1-7 Sukiyabashi Building 3F). It is very close to Sukiyabashi Park and Yasuaki Elementary School, but it was closed on Sunday.

　Founded in 1994, the company is engaged in operations such as "purchase and sale of art works in Japan and abroad, holding special exhibitions, consultation on the purchase and sale of art works, evaluation of art works, appraisal of artworks, etc." I am doing it. Through dialogue with those who come to the gallery, the goal is to learn from each other and contribute to the development of culture (according to the company's website).

　The second visit is "Nichido Gallery" (Ginza 5-3-16). It's very close to the former Sony Building.

The former site of Sony Building is a park.

　The Nichido Gallery was founded in 1928, and its business is "sale of art such as painting, exhibition planning, painting and other art appraisal". "As the oldest Western-style painter in Japan, there are hundreds of artists who handle oil paintings, sculptures, and prints, both domestic and foreign objects and existing ones.
In 1942, he published Morikazu Kumagai's art collections, followed by Takeji Fujishima and Tsuguji Fujita, and published numerous catalogs and large-scale art collections based on a wealth of materials to meet the diverse needs of collectors.
In 1966, he started the Showa-kai exhibition to foster young artists. In 2002, he founded nichido contemporary art (nca) as a gallery specializing in contemporary art. In addition, we have established the Art Registration Committee with the aim of supplying responsible works, collecting a wide range of latest trends in the contemporary art world both in Japan and overseas, and working as a reliable partner for collectors."

　The third and last visit destination is Shiminedo Gallery (Ginza 6-9-4 Ginza Kosaka Building 4F). Founded in Osaka in 1977, the Ginza store was opened in 2009. The business consists of "sales of arts and crafts, sale of watches, jewelry, precious metals, accessories", and "handling works that have power as art even though they are being forgotten from masterpieces. I am trying to do it. Especially for artists who were active in the Meiji and Showa eras, I have a passion. The Ginza store is located on the 4th floor of a building facing the bustling Ginza street so that you can easily drop in. Please enjoy dialogue with the works of masters in a space where you can relax slowly. "(according to the company's website).