Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

At the Chuo Ward Local Tenmonkan (Time Dome Akashi), a special exhibition "Edo, excavation of play town! ~ Edo Kabuki and Archeology ~ "was started on January 24 (Sat). In Chuo-ku, there was a playhouse called Edo Yoza (later Sanza) from the early Edo period. In this exhibition, distinctive materials from excavated materials from the remains of the playmachi archeological site in Sakaimachi and Fukiya-cho (currently Nihonbashi Ningyocho 3-chome) are displayed. Admission is free until March 8 (Sun). Local Tenmonkan HP Click here>>

From the Edo period, Nakamura-za in Sakaimachi and Ichimura-za in Fukiya-cho were performed, and there were puppet show huts such as puppet theaters, and the area where teahouses gather around it was formed as a play town . This scene is depicted in the Edo Famous Zoukai. The archaeological site was excavated in one corner near Ichimura-za.

From the excavated materials, there are artifacts related to the play, such as wood products with ink or baked, and board materials with the word "Ichimura". Several imitation swords used for play props are also on display. The tools of the puppet show, such as the head and ankles of the puppet show, seem to be traces of the puppeteer.

From the place that seems to be the site of the teahouse, the bottom plate of a curved container marked "tea shop" has been excavated, and pottery pieces with the name of the shop are also displayed. It is unusual that a large number of high-quality products such as Nabeshima ware and colored porcelain were excavated because the teahouse was a customer service place.

There are also iron ware (kanetsuki), red boar (benichoko), bone-crafted hairpins (kanzashi), and kogami (kogai). From the ruins, remain was found, such as stone-framed sewage and sewage gutters, an underground warehouse, and an actor's bath tub or a buried basin. @ Akira Makibuchi

At the Chuo Ward Folk Tenmonkan (Time Dome Akashi), the third mini-panel exhibition "What is at the border of the ward" by supporters of the building began on December 20, last year. Photo panels and maps show what is going on at the border adjacent to Chuo-ku. The exhibition will be on display in front of the Kumin Gallery until February 1. Free viewing. Local Tenmonkan HP Click here>>

Chuo-ku borders Chiyoda-ku, Minato-ku, Taito-ku and Sumida-ku and Koto-ku on the opposite side of the Sumida River. What's going on at the border? In the south, 11 locations from Harumi Ohashi to Saemon Bridge to the north and the west corner of Hamarikyu Garden are introduced with photos and commentary.

Most of the bridges are bordered by the center of the bridge is the ward border, but the Aioi Bridge is different, and the Nakajima site near Echinakajima is the ward border. Saemon Bridge over the Kanda River at the northern end is complicated and forms the border between Chuo-ku, Chiyoda-ku, and Taito-ku. Bridge management is carried out in Chiyoda-ku.

The boundary line of Bakurocho with Chiyoda-ku is the only land boundary, so it is intricate. It is due to the fact that the ruins of the county mansion were leveled by land readjustment. The ruins of the Ryukagawa River are bordered by Kanda, Chiyoda-ku. Joban Bridge, a pedestrian bridge currently under restoration work, is also the border, but the bridge is managed by Chiyoda-ku.

Near the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station is bordered by the ruins of outer moat. I can hardly notice, but there is also a boundary line in the underground shopping mall. The expressway company line on the west side of Ginza is the site of outer moat, which is the border with Chiyoda-ku, but the boundary has not yet been determined.

The ruins of Tsuchihashi are also bordered by the ruins of outer moat and Shiodome River, and are bordered by Chuo-ku, Chiyoda-ku and Minato-ku. The Hamarikyu Garden is Chuo-ku. If you look at the old map, you can see that the boundaries are based on rivers and moats, except for some parts. Currently, most of them have been reclaimed and connected to land, so this is the boundaries? There are many places where I am lost.

The mini-panel exhibition, which has been exhibited three times so far, is scheduled to be held from February 7 to March 29. @ Akira Makibuchi