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　The so-called "Weightlifting Hall Building" (Abe Building), which was previously introduced in "Deep Chuo-ku" Kaikan Edition "", seems to be finally dismantled or renovated.

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History of the weight hall

　The National Stadium, which began in 2014 with a 56-year history. There was also a training ground for weightlifting World Cup medalists and all-Japan players. However, with the end of the National Stadium, the weightlifting practice area has also moved. In March 2014, an alternative weightlifting practice facility opened on the second floor of this building as Nihonbashi Weightlift Club. The sleeve sign called "Weightlifting Hall" seems to have been attached at that time.

　At the stage of last year (2017), it was confirmed that Nihonbashi Weight Club had already withdrawn from this building, and the name of Nihonbashi Weight Club at the entrance of the building was erased. Only the sleeve sign of "Weightlifting Hall" remained lonely. Therefore, due to the demolition and renovation of the building this time, the signboard will not be seen only a few more.

　And the fact that the lunch shop on the first floor of the building had been working hard at this place for 21 years is something deeply moved in another sense. Thank you very much.

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　Nihonbashinakasu, like Nihonbashi Honmachi or Nihonbashi Ningyocho, does not have a "town" at the end, but it is a town name in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. There is no "Chome" in Nakashu. This is the only independent town name in the Nihonbashi area.

　

　

It seems that this Nakasu area and the other side of the Sumida River (Koto-ku) originally came and went by "Nakasu no ferry". It is now connected by Kiyosu Bridge. By the way, the names of Kiyosubashi were given from Kiyosumi-cho Fukagawa (currently Kiyosumi, Koto-ku) and Nakasucho, Nihonbashi-ku, both sides of the building at the time of construction.

　

　Nakasu used to be literally Nakasu on the Sumida River. This area was also called "Mitsumata" (Mitsumata, etc.), but there seems to be various theories about which flow I pointed to and read so. In any case, it seems that it was "Nakasu" surrounded by the Sumida River, Hakozaki River, and Hamacho River.

　The area where the Hamacho River pours into the Sumida River is called the "Hamacho Riverside", and the reclaimed reclaims the sandy reclaim leads to Hamacho, the Okawa Nakasu Shinchi is maintained, and it is called Tominagacho, and in the middle of the Edo period It seems that there was a time when it was bustling like a flower town.
　After that, it seems that he returned to the shallows full of reeds due to repeated floods, etc., but in the Meiji era, landfills were reclaimed, and Masago-za was formed, making it an entertainment district where restaurants were crowded. However, this prosperity did not last for a long time, and it is said that it declined as early as the Taisho era.

　

Nakasu in the Edo period
　

　The state of Nakasu during the Edo period can be imagined in the picture of Hiroshige Utagawa. This picture is one of Hiroshige's ten picture books depicting famous places in Edo. The lyrics in the upper right corner of the picture are written.

"North of Shinohashi, there is a teahouse in a long time ago, and its liveliness is not a fool. It's a sweeping place now, but it's a landscape of graceful snow."

I'm introducing it.

　
[Kotohiragu Shrine]
　

　Kotohiragu Shrine is located on the northwest side of Kiyosubashi Bridge. Tamagaki, which surrounds the precincts, is engraved with many names of restaurants that can sneak that it was a entertainment district.

　
[Masago-za]
　

　The stone monument at the site of the theater in Masago-za stands quietly in the planting beside the entrance of the apartment. This Masago-za is also known as a theater where Soseki Natsume's "I am Cat Deal" was adapted by Kaoru Osanai and performed as a play "cat". Next to the monument of "Masago-za Ruins", there is a stone slab written as follows in the inscription.

==================================
　　Soseki Natsume's "I'm a Cat Deal" is
　　It was adapted by Kaoru Osanai.
　　Yobee Ii and others appeared.
　　At the site of Masago-za in Nakasu, Nihonbashi-ku.
　　1906 (Meiji 39)
　　From November 3rd to 30th
　　It was performed.
　　October 2003 lucky day
　　　14th President of Waseda University
　　　　　　Takayasu Okushima

==================================

　

[Mebashi]
　

　The Hakozaki River was located between the town of Nakasu and the neighboring Hamacho. It was reclaimed in 1971 (1971), and now the capital height runs above the head, so you can see the remnants of the waterway trace.
　On the Hakozaki River, there were two bridges, a man bridge and a woman bridge.
　The commemorative plate embedded at the entrance of the apartment is engraved as follows.

　

=======================================

　
A man

　　　　 Origin

　　　　　　　　　　 A man
　　　 It's a long time when I look at Ii Mebashi
　　　　　　　　　　　 A child who goes over and over many times
　　　 Invited by the sound of the banner of Masago-za
　　　　　　　　　　　 You don't know what you do.
　　　 The Nakasu-style flow is
　　　　　　　　　　　 A fun voice boat happened to come
　　　 Evening, the dark night is a man bridge
　　　　　　　　　　　 I don't know if I'm going to go over with you
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　From Isamu Yoshii "Okawabata"
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1927

　

　According to the 1907 edition of Tokyo Anning, Nihonbashinakasu is Hamacho 3-chome.
An urban area built in Okawa in the southeast. The first year of Yasunaga, the first year of the year, was filled with three towns.
After gaining the ground, he retired from the first year of Shiga Kansei, called Mimata Tominaga-cho, and later with Nagisa Nagisa.
No,? A reed grassland or Shiga, buried again in 1886, the current town
The name is added.
　At that time, Nakasu was a small island town, crossing the Hakozaki River between Hamacho and Hamacho.
And there were two bridges, a man bridge and a woman bridge.
　Later, in the war of Showa, Otokobashi became the only burnt female bridge, but Hakozaki
It disappeared due to river reclamation and construction of highways.
　　　　　　　　　　　　Nyobashi November 1901 Bridge
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Length 21, width 3 to 4
　　　　　　　　　　　　Expenses of 6595.70 yen
　　　　　　　　　　　　Then, in June 1929
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　Nakasu Youth Club Sho Yoshida
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Nobuaki Yoshizawa
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 All the gifts

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　There are more than 50 soba shops in the area named Nihonbashi alone. I think there are many people compared to other regions.
　Kosei, where he was born, was said to be "If you can't beat soba or udon, you can't get married." One-third of the body is made by side, so I'm convinced that the feet are now on Nihonbashi.

　It is no exaggeration to say that the history of soba is the history of Nihonbashi. About 400 years ago, I remember reading a literature that a monk at a temple called Toko-in in Nihonbashi-Nanawa-cho (now Nihonbashi Honmachi 4-chome) ate soba (soba-cut) for the first time in Edo.
　In addition, the first soba shop in Edo was called Shinanoya, which opened in Nihonbashi. In this Shinanoya, it seems that "Bukkake soba" (now Kakesoba) was born afterwards.

　By the way, this time, I would like to introduce the neighborhood of the Nihonbashi area that I ate during the six months from July to December last year. It's still far from conquering all stores, but all are shops that offer unique soba.

　Why don't you find your favorite soba in Nihonbashi?

　

▲From the left, we see the reconciliation (Nihonbashikobunacho), Ariga Nihonbashitomicho, Kaneko (Nihonbashihamacho), Kiyokawa (Nihonbashi).

　

▲From the left, SUSULU (Nihonbashi Ningyocho), Sobasuke (Nihonbashi Ningyocho), Tamura (Higashinihombashi), Hasegawa (Nihonbashi Ningyocho)

　

▲From the left, Motojima (Nihonbashi Ningyocho), Hanayoshi Tatsu (Nihonbashi Horidomecho), Kano Soba (Nihonbashi Horidomecho), Kamejima (Nihonbashikayabacho)

　

▲From the left, Yoshida (Nihonbashimuromachi), Oshimizu-an Kiyoe (Nihonbashimuromachi), Sarashina Maruya (Nihonbashikayabacho), Sarashina Maruya (Nihonbashi Honmachi)

　

▲From the left, Momiji River (Nihonbashi Muromachi), Takamatsu (Nihonbashi Horidomecho), Shinano* (Higashinihombashi), Muromachi Sandbox (Nihonbashi Muromachi)

　

▲From left to right, Jurokubun Soba Shichi (Nihonbashikodenmacho), Edobashi Syogetsu-an (Nihonbashi Ningyocho), Suzakaya Soba Kossa-an (Nihonbashihisamatsucho)

　

▲From the left, Suitengu Chojuan (Nihonbashikakigaracho), Makotoya No. 9 (Nihonbashi Ningyocho), Soan (Nihonbashi Ningyocho), Chojuan (Nihonbashikayabacho)

　

▲From the left, Tokyo Basso (Nihonbashibakurocho), Tojima-ya (Nihonbashi Ningyocho), Owari-ya (Higashinihombashi), Hamacho Yabusoba (Nihonbashihamacho)

　

▲From the left, Horidomeya* (Nihonbashi Horidomecho), Manruga (Nihonbashihamacho), Rikyu-an (Nihonbashimurocho), Rabbitya (Nihonbashihamacho)

　

※Note that the * mark is a store that has been relocated or closed.

 

 

　From the Edo period, which was the turning point of Japanese medical care to the present day, traces of people and facilities that became the starting point of various medical, medical and pharmaceutical sciences can be seen in the current Chuo-ku area.

　And even today, there are many companies and facilities related to medicine and pharmacy in Chuo-ku.

　I would like to introduce it to you.

（１） Historic Sites

●Site of Genji Store: The site of the mansion of Genya Okamoto, a famous physician in the Shogunate who fully opened the 3rd Shogun Iemitsu. (Nihonbashi Ningyocho)

●The site of the residence of Hoshu Katsuragawa: The site of a Dutch doctor's residence who participated in the translation work of "Dismantling Shinsho" with Genshiro Sugita. (Tsukiji)

●Monument of origin of Dutch studies: A monument related to the publication of "Dismantling Shinsho" at Nakayashiki of the Okudaira family of the Nakatsu clan in this area. (Akashicho)

●The Tomb and Stone Monument of Genseki Habu: The tomb and monument of a Dutch doctor who learned how to treat ophthalmology in Siebold. (Tsukiji Honganji precinct)

（２） Medical related

●The birthplace of Juntendo (in the precincts of Higashinihombashi and Yagenbori Fudoin)

●The birthplace of Tokyo Jikei Medical University (Ginza)

●Stone monument of the land of the reconstruction of Chinese medicine: A stone monument honoring the feat of Dr. Juro Kei Wada, who worked on the reconstruction of Chinese medicine that was about to disappear at the time in the late Meiji era. (Nihonbashihamacho)

●Remains of Naval Medical School: The site of a medical school that trained naval military physicians during the Meiji period. (Tsukiji)

（３） Others

●Sieboldt bust: A bust of a German doctor who contributed to the development of Dutch studies in Japan. (Tsukiji)

●Pharmaceutical ancestor patron Co., Ltd. The shrine is made up of Takamitsu Omi (Onamuji Mikoto) and Naohiko Meiko (Sukuna Hikona Mikoto) as enshrined deity, and benefit from disease-free health and disease healing. In September 2016, the third generation Yaku ancestor patron was transferred to Fukutoku no Mori.

（４） Major pharmaceutical manufacturers and organizations currently headquartered in Chuo-ku (headquarter functions)

・Tokyo Pharmaceutical Affairs Association (Nihonbashi Honmachi)
・Nippon Seiyaku Co., Ltd. (Akashicho)
・EA Pharma Co., Ltd. (Eisai + Ajinomoto) (Irifune)
・Sumitomo Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Head Office) (Kyobashi)
・Showa Yakuhin Kako Co., Ltd. (Kyobashi)
・Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd./Meiji Seika Falma Co., Ltd. (Kyobashi)
・Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Head Office) (Nihonbashi)
・Yamada Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi)
・Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Head Office) (Nihonbashikoamicho)
・Sin Nippon Yakugyo Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashikodenmacho)
・Zeria New Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashikobunacho)
・Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi Ningyocho)
・ES Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashihamacho)
・Astellas Pharma Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi Honmachi)
・Iwaki Seiyaku Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi Honmachi)
・Kowa Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Branch) and Kowa Drug Discovery Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi Honmachi)
・Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi Honmachi)
・Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi Honmachi)
・Wakamoto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi Honmachi)
・Japan Generic Pharmaceutical Association (Nihonbashi Honmachi)
・(Tokyo Head Office) (Nihonbashi Muromachi)
・Denka Institute, Ltd. (Nihonbashi Muromachi)
・Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi Muromachi)
・Toa Eiyo Co., Ltd. (Hatchobori)
・Shiono Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Yaesu)

・・・・・

 

 

There are various "XX Halls" in Chuo Ward. Of course, there are many buildings owned by one company, but many of them are operated and managed by the central organizations of Japanese industry organizations.

Above all, there are two worrisome halls near the company where I work.

（１） Weight House
　If you look along Kiyosubashi Street from Meijiza toward Kiyosubashi, you will see the sleeve sign of "Weightlifting Hall". Previously, there was "Nihonbashi Weight Club" on the second floor of an old building with "Other Benya" on the first floor, but it is not currently used, and the sleeve signboard seems to be a remnant.

　

▲Weight House: Nihonbashihamacho 2-28-1

　

　
（２） Japan Margarine Hall
　This building is owned by the All Japan Margarine Association (general incorporated association) and includes the Nippon Shokuhin Oil and Oil Inspection Association (public interest incorporated foundation).

▲Margarine Hall: 3-27-8, Nihonbashihamacho　

　　

　　

In addition, there are "XX Kaikan" in various industries in Chuo Ward. For example, if you look at food-related issues alone, there are soy sauce hall, milling hall, Tokyo Nori hall, and amino acid hall.

▲Soy sauce hall: 3-11, Nihonbashikoamicho

　

▲Milling Hall: Nihonbashikabutocho 15-6

　

▲Tokyo Nori Kaikan: 2-35, Nihonbashiningyocho

　　

　

In other industries, we were able to find Textile Hall, Cotton Shokaikan, Paper Pulp Hall, National Fuel Hall, Steel Hall, etc.

　

▲Cotton Shokaikan: 8-10, Nihonbashitomizawacho

　

▲Steel Hall: 3-2-10, Nihonbashikayabacho

　　　

　

When walking around the city of Chuo-ku, why don't you pay attention to the name of the building?　Finding unexpected facilities and encountering interesting names can also be one of the pleasures of strolling.

　

(Amino Acid Hall: 3-15-8 Nihonbashi, Textile Hall: 3-1-11 Nihonbashi Honcho, Paper Pulp Hall: Ginza 3-9-11, National Fuel Hall: Ginza 8-12-15)

 

 

　Kabukiza in Ginza, Chuo-ku has restaurants on the 2nd and 3rd floors. You can have a meal at Kabuki during the intermission, and in addition to Makunouchi Bento, there are menus such as sushi (* reservations must be made up to 2 days before the theater).

　

　And the restaurant "Hanago" on the third floor is also used as a variety of event spaces. This time, we have participated in a collaboration seminar with Kabukiza Tochikuma University (Chikuma Shobo) held on September 28 (Thursday), so I will briefly tell you the details.

　　

　

　The title is "Food Diary of Lower Samurai".

　

　Based on a diary left in detail by Banshiro Sakai, a member of the Kishu Wakayama Domain (a samurai who was transferred alone) in the Edo period, Mr. Naomi Aoki, who is familiar with drama eras, became a lecturer, `` Edo's surprise eating habits ".

　

As is said to be "Edo Ichi, Osaka 2, and Kyosan", Edo food, which is gathered from all over the country in sankin kotai and other places, is the most delicious, and "Japanese food", which is currently attracting worldwide attention, seems to have been completed in Edo. Thanks to the rich Edo Bay, the catch of seafood was the highest in Japan.

　

　Furthermore, due to infrastructure development and the large number of fires, craftsmen from all over the country gathered to support the stomach of Edo, which has become a large city with a population of more than 1 million, a vegetable production area was created in the suburbs and the distribution system was improved. Was. Nerima / Kameido radish, Komatsuna from Komatsugawa, Senju / Sunamura / Oi green onions, Taninaka ginger, Meguro bamboo shoots, Fuchu / Sunamura's makuwa melon, etc. ..

　

　In addition, he taught me various knowledge about Edo period food as follows. (The photo above is Dr. Aoki's book)

　

●A lower-ranking samurai who was transferred alone lived together with a few of them.

●"Nihachi soba" originally started when the price of 16 sentences were fashionable and said "28-16". In addition, there were 27 soba, 29 soba, 37 soba, and 38 soba, but the wide and auspicious eight is preferred, and 28 and 38 (24 sentences) are common. It was in late Tokugawa shogunate that I started to say about the combination of buckwheat flour and bridging. Soba became popular in Edo because there were many watermills in Tamagawajosui, where a large amount of soba could be ground into flour.

●Most of the time, they were drinking hot. Choshi was used after the end of the Tokugawa period, and until then, it was hot with "chirori" (made of metal). When people gathered, it was commonplace to drink sake first.

●The set with legs was for meals, and at the banquet, he used a set without legs (Obon).

●The meat (pork, wild boar, deer, etc.) was also quite familiar. They were also selling meat at the stall. He said, "Yakugui" and said, "I'm eating medicine instead of a beast."

●The bonito was eaten with mustard instead of garlic or ginger.

●Most of the samurai who climbed Edo Castle had lunch boxes and did not eat out. When the samurai ate out, they hid their faces with Tenugui or a hood.

●Even among the townspeople, the upper people seemed to have little eating out.

●It was normal for tempura to be fried at home (because it would be a fire). It was sold at a stall.

●With the spread of oil, night meals have become common (because the lights have become available).

●Tea was a man's pleasure.

●At the store, they were eating and drinking, going up to the parlor or sitting on the porch. There were no tables and chairs in barrels, which were often seen in historical dramas.

　

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　And after the lecture, it's time to eat. We had a dish that reproduced a part of the meal of a lower-class samurai that was eaten in Edo in late Tokugawa shogunate. Under the guidance of Dr. Aoki, this dish was specially cooked for this day in a basket (right photo).

　

　A variety of events and study sessions are held every month at Hanago, a restaurant in the Kabukiza Theater. In addition to restaurants, the event has meals and souvenirs, and it seems that there are many events with high satisfaction.

　

　In addition, Hanagoro can be used by the general public as a space for meetings, seminars, social gatherings, and various parties.