In 1600 (1600), a Dutch ship drifted to Usuki, Bungo Province (now Oita Prefecture). Jan Jooss Ten and William Adams (Anjin Miura) who were on the ship were heavily used as diplomatic advisors to the Shogunate. As you know, there are traces related to Chuo-ku now.
The name of the ship is "Leafde", and its sculpture monument (Photo 4) is displayed on the south side of the Maru Building. This was given by the Royal Government in 1980 when the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands came to Japan. In response to the wind full of sails, it expresses the bravery sailing over the rough seas. "Leafde" means "love".
The place where Jan Jooss Ten worshiped the site was "Yasukashi", named after its name. Later, in 1797 (1797), Hiroshige Utagawa was born in the Ando family, a concentric fire extinguisher. Speaking of its current location, it is the same as Maru Building, which faces Hibiya Street in front of the Imperial Palace and Baba-Saibori.
In 1872 (1872), the area from Baba Sanmon to Kajibashi was called Yaesu-cho 1-chome and 2-chome [Note: Tokyo's 15 wards were established in 1878 (1878)]. In 1884, the Yaesu Bridge was built in outer moat. It is in front of the current Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station. In 1929 (1929), Yaesu-cho was renamed Marunouchi 2-chome, Kojimachi-ku.
In the earthquake reconstruction project, the east exit (Yaesu Exit) was constructed at Tokyo Station, and the road at the border between Kyobashi Ward and Nihonbashi Ward was widened and extended, and the main line No. 7 street was named "Yaesu Street". . From this time, it was a place separate from the original "Yatsushirosu River Bank", but did the east side of Tokyo Station, that is, the current Chuo-ku side, come to be collectively referred to as "Yaesu".
Twenty-five years later, in 1954 after the war (1954), the town name "Yaesu" was revived in Chuo-ku from 1-chome to 6-chome. At the same time, the old town names such as Gofukumachi and Makimachi disappeared. The Daimaru Tokyo store opened during this period when the outer moat on the east side of Tokyo Station was reclaimed and the Yaesu Exit was being improved.
In 1973 (1973), Yaesu 1, 2, and 3-chome were integrated into Yaesu 1-chome, and in 1978 (1978), Yaesu 4, 5, and 6-chome became Yaesu 2-chome. I have. By the way, the current Yaesu 1-chome is the former Nihonbashi area, but it is the only town name that does not have the name of "Nihonbashi", and Yaesu 2-chome is the former Kyobashi area.
From Yatsushiro Su to Yaesu--After many changes, it still has a history.
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