Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

This is the rosemary sea, which covers "gifts and I enjoy myself."

As I mentioned in the "History" last time, Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten Higuchi said, "< Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten> Junichi Higuchi in the corner of "A little good story of a big husband" on the homepage of Toto Norenkai. "Nihonbashi postcard surprise exhibition" is serialized.

It is currently listed up to the 5th time. I heard that it will be a series of 10 to 12 times in total.

President Higuchi personally collects "old postcards of Nihonbashi" and carefully selects them to introduce them.

Please take a look at it.

Click here for the homepage of Toto Norenkai.

⇒　　http://www.norenkai.net/

With the permission of President Higuchi, I would like to introduce "Old postcards of Nihonbashi" on this blog.

This is the first time.

Then...

The first thing you can see is a postcard when the current Nihonbashi was opened on April 3, 1911.

It seems that this series is the most common among the scenery of Nihonbashi.

Ishibashi is the same as the current one, but it is new so the whiteness of the bridge stands out.

The Metropolitan Expressway is not yet on the bridge.

It was before the last Tokyo Olympics that the capital city was built on the river. The view is good.

Both the statue of Kirin and the statue of the lion are of course the same as you can see now.

　

Both Kirin and lions are made by Yorinaka Tsumaki. It's majesty.

According to the information received from Mr. S, a correspondent, the total construction cost of the bridge was 523,692 yen, of course, the money at that time.

And about 10% of that, more than 50,000 yen, is the cost of this statue.

The four statues of Kirin representing the prosperity of Tokyo City and the four lion statues representing the protection of Tokyo City are fine.

The lion's one forefoot is the mark of the former Tokyo city.

・・Is it the only one who seems to be very imbalance in how to spend money?

　　

It looks like the opening ceremony.

It seems that the ceremony started at 1 p.m. And it rained on the day. It's light rain, but the umbrella is in the forest.

There is also a guard umbrella, but at the end of the Meiji era, there are many bat umbrellas.

At the opening ceremony, at the beginning of the crossing, "Kimura-san family" was selected.

The Kimura family said that three generations of couples in Nihonbashi crossed Nihonbashi together.

At that time, families that symbolize prosperity would have been rare.

　

It's an object at the base of the bridge. It is written in the center as "Holiday Opening Bridge", but the sake barrels are piled up.

It seems to be a "Seki barrel" donated by the fish bank in Nihonbashi. It's a smart way.

　

At night, both bridges and stacking barrels are lit up. It's beautiful.

　

Nihonbashi-dori (now Chuo-dori) is also in a festival state.

　　

Cherry blossoms planted in commemoration of the opening. Since it is April 3, is it just the flowering season? It's beautiful at night.

　

Now back, Nihonbashi before completion is under construction.

　

・・・ This is the second exhibition of Nihonbashi postcards collected by President Higuchi.

　

Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten

1-10-7, Nihonbashimuromachi

3-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Ginza Line.

０３－３２７９－２３６１

Business hours Weekdays 9:30 to 15:00

　　　　　　Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 9:30-12:30

Telephone reception Weekdays 8:30-16:00

　　　　　　Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 8:30 to 13:00

Click here for the homepage of Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten.

⇒　http://www.benmatsu.com/

Soak in the scenery of the good old Nihonbashi through an old postcard of a bridge called Nihonbashi.

Then...

 

 

This is the rosemary sea, covering "gifts and I enjoy myself" to the bliriant.

The other day, I introduced Mr. Funasa Nihonbashi's products and history.

This time, I would like to talk about "stone monument derived from Matsuo Basho" in front of the store.

　

Mr. Yu Miyauchi (Yuu Miyauchi, General Manager of Nihonbashi Funasa Co., Ltd.

Then...

"Hakuya Matsuo Momo Aojuku Spring (Hokkamatsu Otosei Yado no Haru)"

　

At the beginning of the year, if you compare it to Kasen (so-called consecutive phrase), you say (first phrase).

Spring has come to my Soan now. This New Year can be called the phrase of my life in haikai.

　

It is said that he wrote the spirit of Yingchun with high praise.

At the same time, it is said to be a phrase of self-establishment. A phrase that reveals the determination of young man Basho to start his life.

According to the explanation board ...

Matsuo Basho came to Edo in 1672 (Kanbun 12) at the age of 29 from his hometown of Iga Ueno.

And since then, in 1680 (Yonho 8 years), he seems to have lived here around Nihonbashi Funasa for eight years until the age of 37.

This area is now Nihonbashi Muromachi 1-chome, but at that time it was called Odawara-cho.

Here is a mansion of village headman called Taro Ozawa, and Basho lived in the rented house.

Taro Ozawa was also a haiku poet, the haiku title "Bokuseki Ozawa".

He is said to be the master of Basho.

　

However, when I came to Nihonbashi, Basho called Matsuo Momoo.

This phrase was written as peach blue during the New Year of 1679.

　

In 1680, he suddenly stopped the Sosho family business, left Nihonbashi, and retired to Fukagawa. I don't know what happened.

It was still after that to claim Basho and go on a journey of "Nozarashi Journey" or "narrow road to the interior". ・・・

Nihonbashi Funa Samoto Store

1-12-13, Nihonbashimuromachi

It is a 3-minute walk from Exit A4 of Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hanzomon Line.

０３－３２７０－２７３５

Business hours Monday to Saturday 10:00-18:00

　　　　　Holidays from 11:00 to 16:00

Regular holiday Sunday (Open on Sunday in December)

　

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Branch

1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store

03-3241-3311 (large representative)

Business hours and regular holidays The same applies to department stores.

Click here for the website of Mr. Funasa Nihonbashi.

⇒　http://www.ganso-tsukudani.com

 

 

This is the rosemary sea, which covers "gifts and I enjoy myself."

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According to the "First Time Story Map" issued by the Chuo-ku Tourism Association, Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten is introduced as "the shop of the Orizume cuisine specialty store".

Click here for the last time.

⇒ /archive/2019/02/post-6111.html

This time, I would like to introduce the history of Benmatsu.

　

This time, we also took care of Junichi Higuchi, the eighth generation of Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten.

I took a picture in front of the store with the image at the top, half-wearing.

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☆　From the opening of a restaurant Higuchiya to Benmatsu, a specialty of lunch box sales.

　

As you all know, from the opening of Edo to the Great Kanto Earthquake, there was a fish shore in Nihonbashi.

In the 7th year of culture (1810), Yoichi Higuchi, born in Echigo, opened a restaurant called Higuchiya on the Nihonbashi Fish Bank.

This is the beginning of "Benmatsu".

Higuchiya was reputed for his good cooking and seemed to be very prosperous.

But the people on the shores of the fish are so silly that they are too busy to have their own time.

Even if you have a meal, you may have to stand up before you finish eating everything.

So Yoichi recommended that the remaining dishes be wrapped in a sutra tree (thin wooden board: in this case wooden fold) or bamboo skin and taken home.

This attentive became even more popular, and the number of customers wishing to take home has increased.

This is the root of Benmatsu's folded lunch box.

And in the days of Takejiro, the second generation, he began selling lunch boxes wrapped in bamboo skin from the beginning.

In addition, Mr. Matsujiro, the third generation, changed from a restaurant to a specialty restaurant. This is said to be the first specialty store in Japan to sell lunch boxes.

At this time, the name of the shop was reduced by "Matsujiro of the lunch shop" and became "Benmatsu".

Therefore, Mr. Benmatsu is also published in the "Chuo-ku First Story Map" issued by the Chuo-ku Tourism Association as "the shop of the Orizume Cooking Specialty Shop".

☆　Benmatsu-san's dish arranged by Tsugumichi Saigo

　

Toshimichi Okubo: Former Order of the Meiji Restoration, the first Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Together with Saigo Takamori and Takayoshi Kido, they are called "the Three Greats of the Restoration."

Toshimichi Okubo was assassinated on May 14, 1878 (1878).

This is "Kioi-zaka's strangeness."

Earlier, he lost and died in Saigo Takamori and Satsuma Rebellion, who were defeated in conflict over the conquest of South Korea.

The ally, Okubo, who had already been separated, was defeated by this strange by the complainants in the aftermath.

Tsugumichi Saigo, who longed for Okubo and stayed in the government without following his brother Takamori Saigo, would have been shocked many times. But it was really cool and thin.

After hearing about this incident, Tsugumichi Saigo prepared and delivered a large box of dishes to the residence in Okubo.

This is Mr. Benmatsu's dish, for 150 people. For those who have gathered in the incident.

Speaking of the dishes and lunch boxes to deliver, Mr. Benmatsu would have been.

☆　"Dark Yui" taste passed down from the Meiji era to the present day

　

Sweet, spicy and dark seasoning. This is the taste of Benmatsu-san that has been handed down.

At first, it may have been a means of aiming for high calories for physical workers working on the fish shore in Nihonbashi.

And because of the nature of a lunch box, it can be considered to have a long life.

However, the lunch box, which used plenty of sugar, which was expensive at the time, seems to have been accepted not by finding it but by the high society layer.

The folding of the trees has been continued to date.

The upper part of the image is Benmatsu's advertisement. It was from 1896.

The shape has changed a little, but the lunch box from the Meiji era, the taste of Edo before that, and it is still handed down to Benmatsu-san.

　

After entering Mr. Benmatsu's shop, there is a wooden signboard and noren on the front.

President Higuchi said he did not hear that the signboard was probably after the war and that he escaped the raid with it. It's the eighth generation of Benmatsu.

　

☆　Ainosuke Kataoka, the sixth generation

　

On the right side of the store, the signature of Kabuki actor Ainosuke Kataoka, and a photo taken in front of the store. Matsushima-ya, right?

Ainosuke and Benmatsu's lunch boxes are very popular.

Benmatsu of "deep taste" because he likes a clear taste.

You say it's easy to diminish the taste. But then, the taste of the tradition will be blurred.

It is said that such a change will no longer be Benmatsu's lunch.

We have a desire to continue to protect as long as there are at least one customer who likes this taste that cannot be imitated elsewhere.

　

☆　About the Toto Goodwill Association

　

As I mentioned in the article by Funasa Nihonbashi the other day, Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten is also a member of the "Toto norenkai". ・・・

President Junichi Higuchi serialized "<Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten> Junichi Higuchi's" Nihonbashi postcard surprise exhibition "" in the corner of "A little good story of a big husband" on the homepage of Toto Renkai. .

It is currently listed up to the 5th time. I heard that it will be a series of 10 to 12 times in total.

President Higuchi personally collects "old postcards of Nihonbashi" and carefully selects them to introduce them.

Please take a look at it.

Click here for the homepage of Toto Norenkai.

⇒　　http://www.norenkai.net/

　

・・・ Next time, we will continue with an exhibition of Nihonbashi postcards collected by President Higuchi on this blog, and an interview with the president.

　

　

Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten

1-10-7, Nihonbashimuromachi

3-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Ginza Line.

０３－３２７９－２３６１

Business hours Weekdays 9:30 to 15:00

　　　　　　Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 9:30-12:30

Telephone reception Weekdays 8:30-16:00

　　　　　　Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 8:30 to 13:00

Click here for the homepage of Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten.

⇒　http://www.benmatsu.com/

　

　

　

 

 

This is a rosemary sea, which covers "gifts and I enjoy myself" formally.

The other day, I introduced the items of the shop of Funasa Nihonbashi, a long-established Tsukudani.

Click here for the previous article.

⇒　　/archive/2019/02/post-6101.html

This time, I would like to talk about the history and origin of Mr. Funasa Nihonbashi.

　

Mr. Yu Miyauchi (Yuu Miyauchi, General Manager of Nihonbashi Funasa Co., Ltd.

Then...

Funasa Nihonbashi was founded in 1862 (Bunkyu 2), around the end of the Edo period.

Sakichi was originally a samurai. Hokushin Kazuto style, skill of licensing.

My hobby was fishing, and I sold the caught small crucian as a skewer, and sold it as "Funa Kotobuki Umeyaki" with soy sauce.

One day I set up a fishing boat and got into time. It was Tsukuda Island.

So I got hints that a local fisherman was salty and boiled small fish and sold it. It is said that the soy sauce boiled at this time created the prototype of the current Tsukudani.

　

Tsukudani came to attract attention in the battle between Nisshin and Russo.

Tsukudani, which was highly preserved, was regarded as a wartime food, so that soldiers after returning to Japan could buy Tsukudani.

　

The name of the shop is "Sayoshi of Funaya", which is the naming from there, but "Kinfunasa Tsukudani" is registered as a trademark.

It is derived from the memorial of Kanemori Ono (Kanemori), the third generation, who further devised the taste of the secrets inherited, and created Edo's specialty Tsukudani.

Funasa Nihonbashi, who has a reputation for Edo food, is now the fourth generation Ryuhei Miyauchi (Ryuhei), and the fifth generation Yu Miyauchi, are creating items such as Tsukudani.

　

By the way, Mr. Funasa Nihonbashi has been quoted in a rosmari article before.

It is "I will talk about the history of Mr. Shigeru Kami 2" uploaded on March 9, 2017.

At that time, Mr. Kamimo and President Inoue's talk. ・・・

"When actor Masanobu Katsumura went around Nihonbashi on TBS's program "Pantankokan Kan" broadcast in August 2012, my mother also came out with the shop.

Katsumura's father was a craftsman of Tsukudani's Funasa. ・・・』

・・Yes, Mr. Katsumura's father was the manufacturing manager of Funasa Nihonbashi.

It is diagonally opposite across the road from Kamaboko's long-established store, Nihonbashi Jinmo and Funasa.

Both are members of the Toto Goodwill Association.

　

Mr. Toto Norenkai ...

A collection of old goodwill shops that have been in the same business for more than 100 years in Edo and Tokyo, and still meet the conditions of thriving.

There are more than 50 stores, and Rosmari articles also include Eitaro Sohonho, Kuroeya, Senbikiya Sohonten, and Haibara (in no particular order).

In addition, Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten, who will write articles in the future, is also a member.

　

Nihonbashi Funa Samoto Store

1-12-13, Nihonbashimuromachi

It is a 3-minute walk from Exit A4 of Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hanzomon Line.

０３－３２７０－２７３５

Business hours Monday to Saturday 10:00-18:00

　　　　　Holidays from 11:00 to 16:00

Regular holiday Sunday (Open on Sunday in December)

　

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Branch

1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store

03-3241-3311 (large representative)

Business hours and regular holidays The same applies to department stores.

　

Click here for the website of Mr. Funasa Nihonbashi.

⇒　http://www.ganso-tsukudani.com

　

 

 

It's rosemary sea, covering "gifts and enjoy yourself" to Nifty.

The long-established knife shop Nihonbashi Kiya Main Store and Gallery izutuki will hold a work exhibition by Mayumi Watanabe from March 4th (Mon) to March 27th (Wed).

This is an event commemorating the 5th anniversary of the opening of Gallery izutuki.

This time, I will introduce it as a notice, but I will introduce the state of the exhibition again around the middle of this month.

　

Thank you for taking care of Mr. Kaneko, the head office of Kiya Nihonbashi Co.

Let me introduce you.

Mayumi Watanabe ...

A printmaker. Lives and works in Italy.

Born in Urawa City, Saitama Prefecture in 1972 (currently Saitama City).

Graduated from Saga Art College Painting Department II (oil painting department) in 1993.

In 1996, he moved to Italy to establish his own style of oil painting and entered the Venice Academia Academy of Fine Arts.

In 1998, he studied the traditional techniques of printmaking at the Atelier Aperto Print Studio, and continues to produce prints at the studio.

In terms of style, it is a technique style called Shin Kore (chine colleae).

Shin Kore ... Direct translation: Put paper

A technique of pasting thin paper on a backing paper in the process of printing.

　

From 235mm x 150mm 22,680 yen (tax included)

　　　350mm x 1000mm 151,200 yen (tax included)

　　　※　It's the price without the picture frame.

　　　There's a picture frame on this.

About 10 or more points will be displayed.

　

Mayumi Watanabe's future solo exhibition:

From April 6th, at "Gallery Space Anna" in Matera, Italy.

From June 1st, at the Kokonton Gallery in Venice, Italy.

Will be held.

Please take a look at the exhibition held in Japan.

It is also a chance to purchase Mr. Watanabe's print works. ・・・

Nihonbashi Kiya

2-2-1 Nihonbashi COREDO Muromachi 1st floor

Exit A6 of Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Ginza Line.

０３－３２４１－０１１０

Business hours 10:00 to 20:00

It's open except New Year's Day.

Click here for Kiya's website.

⇒　http://www.kiya-hamono.co.jp/

　

 

 

It is rosemary sea, which produces and covers "gifts and I enjoy myself."

　

Hakutsuru Ginza Style (HAKUTSURU GINZA STYLE), as I have explained so far, was set up for the purpose of transmitting a lifestyle with sake from Ginza here.

Since 2006, various seminars on sake have been held mainly.

Click here for past articles, "Seminar classrooms are like this" that can be imagined of classrooms.

⇒　/archive/2017/05/post-4353.html

　

Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. Hakutsuru Ginza Style Fukumoto also took care of this time.

This time, I would like to introduce three seminars that are currently being recruited from late March to mid-April.

Then...

Beautiful Japanese sweets and carefully selected sake

Let's enjoy a Japanese marriage

March 20 (Wednesday)

　　　Lecturer: Representative of "Kunpu" / Japanese confectionery planner Sachiko Tsukuda

　　　Participation fee: 5,000 yen (with sake, 5 Japanese sweets and souvenirs)

　　　Time １８：４５～２０：１５

　　　Application deadline: Wednesday, March 6

This is a fresh collaboration seminar where you can enjoy 5 beautiful Japanese sweets like kaiseki meal and 5 carefully selected sake.

Lecturer Tsukuda is a Japanese confectionery planner who advocates a marriage of Japanese sweets and sake, and sends a new style to the world of traditional Japanese sweets.

Taking advantage of the experience trained at French, Italian, and Japanese restaurants, we propose the best combination of original creative Japanese sweets and sake using seasonal ingredients.

Why don't you get drunk with the luxurious mariage of Japanese sweets and sake?

　

Introduction of Japanese sweets fragrant-style shops ...

A small shop near Sendagi Station, an area where you can feel the atmosphere and history of downtown Tokyo.

You can enjoy seasonal Japanese sweets made from ingredients sent directly from farmers along with selected sake and Chinese tea.

Depending on the season, the ingredients used for Japanese sweets are selected by yourself, and each one is carefully made.

In addition, we propose a marriage of Japanese sweets and sake, and we always have about 30 to 40 sakes.

As with Japanese sweets, sake is the same as Japanese sweets, and you choose the sake that you can taste the most delicious now depending on the season.

Every month, events are also held, such as a seasonal Japanese confectionery class and a marriage course that offers Japanese sweets and sake in a course style.

　

Enjoy the spring!　Hanami Sake with flower arrangement

March 28 (Wednesday)

　　　Lecturer: Dr. Mami Koizumi, Principal of Royal Flower School

　　　Participation fee: 5,000 yen (including lunch box, sake, souvenirs and flower material costs)

　　　Time １８：４５～２０：１５

　　　Application deadline: Wednesday, March 13

We invite Mr. Mami Koizumi, the principal of the royal flower school, as a lecturer, and hold a "Flower Arrangement Seminar to Meet Hanami Sake".

After learning the flower arrangement of spring flowers, you can enjoy cherry blossoms and seasonal lunches.

In addition, the completed work can of course be taken home and decorated.

Even beginners can participate with confidence.

<Two times to select the date of participation>

The world of sake spread with RIEDEL glass

April 4 (Thursday)

April 11 (Thursday)

　　　Lecturer: Lecturer, RSN JAPAN Co., Ltd.

　　　Participation fee: 6,000 yen (with souvenirs such as lunch box, sake, readel glass, etc.)

　　　Time From 18:45 to 20:15 on each day

　　　Application deadline: Thursday, March 21

It is held twice when you can select the date of participation.

A collaboration seminar held with a lecturer from the prestigious Austrian glass maker "Leedel".

This Lidelglass was developed to make sake delicious, and you can compare daiginjo and Junmai sake.

In addition, you can experience the taste and aroma of sake that changes depending on the shape and thinness of the glass.

In addition, there is also a nice benefit for participants to get a souvenir of Leedelglass.

This is a very luxurious seminar where you can enjoy sake and wine along with lunch boxes.

　

※　In the case of a large number of applicants, a lottery will be held.

(Every seminar is popular. The probability of winning lottery is high.

For more information, please refer to the following website.

Hakutsuru Ginza style

（ＨＡＫＵＴＳＵＲＵ ＧＩＮＺＡ ＳＴＹＬＥ）

Ginza 5-12-5 Hakutsuru Building 7th floor

It's a building opposite the traffic light corner of Kabukiza.

Contact

Telephone 03-3543-0776

９：００～１２：００ ・ １３：００～１７：００

(excluding weekends and holidays)

Click here for details.

⇒　http://www.hakutsuru.co.jp/g-style/