Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Hello, this is Minato kid.
Today, I would like to walk "Odenma Honcho-dori St." from Nihonbashi Honmachi 3-chome 6 to Nihonbashi Daidenmacho 16.

♪　Otemmacho as a publishing town
In the Edo period, there was a town called "Toyu-cho". It's the 13th area of Odenmacho today. In this area, there were many Shoshi because the play town was close.
In the Genroku era (1688-1704), the scale shop dealing with joruri books, and in the Tenmei era (1781-89), it was a town famous for red-e (a type of ukiyo-e).

In such a town, there was a Shoshido by Juzaburo Tsutaya (1750-1797), a popular publisher in the middle of the Edo period.
Koshodo opened a store in this area in 1783 (1783), and published yellow covers, stylish books (Sharebon), Kyoka books, Nishiki-e, etc. Among them, many leading writers such as Ota Nanbo) and Kyoden Santo (Santo Kyoden), many of the leading players such as Katsushika Hokusai Kitagawa, and many Torakutama.

　"Higamoto Toyu" Katsushika Hokusai painting

The information board of Koshodo is located along the Odenma Honcho-dori St., in the 13th area of Odenmacho.

In addition, one of the publishers who published "Tokaidochu Hizakurige" of Jukkasha 1765-1831, which has a grave in Chuo-ku, is the same Toyu-cho, You can give Jirobei Murataya.

In addition, print shops such as Senzurudo Tsuruya Kiemon, who sold the Edo calendar and Chiyo paintings, and Gun Gyokudo Matsumoto Zenbei, and Matsumodohama Matsuya Kosuke were also famous. Japanese paper is light and durable and not bulky, so these prints were perfect for Edo souvenirs.

♪　Otemmacho as a cotton wholesaler district

Another characteristic of Otemmacho is the cotton wholesaler district of the former 1.2-chome.

On the north side of the former Odenmacho 2-chome, there is a mansion from Mikawa country (now eastern Aichi prefecture) and a village headman in Otemmacho. Was. It is said that the townspeople under the control opened a Mikawa cotton wholesaler in the town.

In addition, the Hamacho River, which was once excavated on the east side of Otemmacho, laid the foundation for this town to prosper as a wholesale district. In the late Edo period, "Edo Shopping Sogo Guide" states that there are 22 cotton wholesalers alone.

On the south side of Daidenma Honcho-dori St., there was a street called Daimaru Shindo (Daimaru Jinmichi) in the former Totagocho. As the name implies, in 1743 (1743), a kimono store run by Shoemon Shimomura, Daimaruya opened here.

Since then, Otemmacho has formed a cotton wholesaler area called "Momendana" and boasts its prosperity to this day.

From the Daidenma Honcho-dori St. I walked this time, I could see the Sky Tree straight ahead. Looking back, the other side of the street is the liveliness of Bettara City. Even in the old days of the Edo period, the large store in Otemmacho performed the Ebisu-ko on New Year's Day 20 and October 20.


Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association

No. 25 October 22, 2018

Hello, this is Minato kid.
Today, I would like to walk "Bank of Japan Street" from 4-6 Nihonbashi Honishicho to 1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi. As the name implies, the Bank of Japan Street is the main building of the main building of the Bank of Japan.

In accordance with the Bank of Japan Ordinance promulgated in 1882 (1882), the main building of the Bank of Japan began operations as a central bank in Japan.
Initially, it was the beginning of using the building of the Hokkaido Kaitaku Savoy Product Sales Office, located at the base of the former Eitai Bridge.

This is a building that displays and sells Hokkaido's specialty products, completed in 1881 (1881), and was designed at Kannarukan, and is a British man Josaiah Condor hired by the Ministry of Construction.

It is a building with a solid and beautiful appearance of the "Venetian Gothic style" and is said to have attracted the attention of people.

The Bank of Japan moved to its current location in 1896 (1896). It is designed by Kingo Tatsuno, who studied under Condor.

"We look into the future and make something solid and magnificent," was the slogan advocated by the then Bank of Japan Governor Koichiro Kawada.

The masonry brick building is said to have been modeled on the Belgian central bank and is considered two masterpieces of Western architecture in Meiji period. In 1974, it was designated as a national important cultural property.

The main building of the main building of the Bank of Japan is the site of "Kinza" in the Edo period. Koza was the place where the oval casting was performed, and the magistrate was responsible.

Prior to that, there was no foundry called "Temaebuki", and there was no foundry, and under the direction of Gokin Reformer, Shozaburo Goto Koji, the ovalian made their own original gold and passed the Goto family's seal. It was a mechanism to hit the Goto family's seal.

In 1869 (1869), the establishment of the Mint concluded its history with the history of Koza.

Since the Meiji 20s, the Bank of Japan began to set up branches nationwide, and many of them, like the head office, started operating using existing buildings. As the new store of the head office was completed and the business of each store expanded, Shingo Tatsuno created new stores one after another.

♪　Welcome to the sidewalk museum!
Here are some wonderful patterns found on the sidewalk of the Bank of Japan Street.



The picture on the sidewalk I found this time was astringent stone, with pride and attachment to the town. From now on, I would like to walk in Chuo-ku, cherishing the encounter with a wonderful sidewalk where you can see the face of the area.

Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association

No. 24 October 7, 2018

Hello, this is Minato kid. Today, we will walk "Tokikan-dori" from 4-5 Nihonbashi Muromachi to 3 Nihonbashi Kodenmacho.

Speaking of "Time Bell Street", "Kokucho Bell" is "Kokucho Bell". At present, there was a bell at the time of the street, just as it was called "Jinmichi", which entered the back street from the Muromachi 4-chome intersection.

It was founded in the era of the second shogun Hidetada, and it was Genchi Tsuji who took the role of bells. It is interesting because their ancestors also served as an accused (Katsujiki) to inform the time of meals at the temple. After that, he served Ieyasu, played the role of drums, and played the morning and evening time signals.

The bell of time conveys the time to the city of Edo. There is an interesting song and Kawayanagi that gives a glimpse of the daily lives of the people of Edo, surrounding the bell of time.

I'm gonna
Travelers from Edo to Kyoto and Osaka departed after hearing the bell of Kokumachi at seven o'clock (4 o'clock in the morning) on Nihonbashi, which has not yet dawned. This song lasts from the fifty-three Tokaido to Kyoto.

"The bell of Kokumachi is heard to the Netherlands."
It was written like Nagasakiya, the residence of the chief of Dutch trading post, who came from Nagasaki, because it was very close.


On the banks of the bell at the time, in 1737 (1737), the haiku master Hayakawa Hayakawa joined an hermitage called "Yahantei". As an inner apprentice, young Buson Yosa lived here and tried to train haikai. The name of "Night Hantei" is named after the Tang poem "Night Hanno Bell Voice Passenger Ship Nishiru".

The bell when it entered the Meiji era and finished its role. Although it was temporarily lost due to the Great Kanto Earthquake, it was protected by Shichibei Kuwabara in Kodemmacho, and in 1933, a bell tower was built in Jishi Park, and the bell when it was popular with the people of Edo, It was preserved here. The bell has the inscription of casting in 1711 (1711).

The area around Jisshi Park is the place where the Temmacho prison was located during the Edo period. It is said that when there was salvation in prison, he slowed the bell as if praying for life extension. For this reason, it was also called the "bell of compassion."
The ruins of Temmacho prison are the land of the demise of many priests who donated precious blood to the establishment of modern nations, including the Yoshida Shoin, and are considered a sacred place for the history of the Meiji Restoration. At present, there are Daianrakuji Temple and Minobe Betsuin Temple opposite Jisshi Park across the bell street of time.

Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association

No. 23 September 29, 2018