Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Since it was the autumn tourist season, a foreign passenger ship entered the port for the first time in a long time.

Looking at the telescope, I could see a large number of foreigners looking at Tokyo from decks and windows on the top floor.

The flag was "BAHAMAS" and entered the port from Sendai around 9 o'clock and left for Osaka in the evening.

It was a day trip to Tokyo ... Where did you see ...? ？

 

SILVER SHADOW    28,258 Total tons

 

The cruise ship terminal at Harumi Wharf and the SILVER SHADOW

 

 

On September 28 (Tuesday), it was raining since the morning, but the rain stopped in the evening and the change in the sky at the sunset was too beautiful, so I pressed the shutter. I took a picture of "Shiodome" from "Kachidoki".

 

 

The fare is free for everyone on the Edo bus on October 1, 2, and 3 (Friday).

Let's rediscover the charm of the new Chuo-ku on the Edo bus for the autumn day.

Invite your family and friends to participate in the Chuo-ku Commercial Festival “Treasure Hunting” event, which is being held at the same time.

Sunday, October 31 The whole museum day of Chuo-ku is also free.

 

 

 

The date of the 3rd Chuo-ku Tourism Certification Test has been decided, and the text was released on September 15 at Chuo-ku Tourism Association and each bookstore.

The text is 182 pages in A5.

History, Culture, Industry, Geography, Festivals, Events (including Events)

At the end of the text book, "Chuo-ku Chronology" and "40 Past Examination Questions" are included.

Sales price ¥2,100. -

The examination application period is from October 15, 2010 (Friday) to January 14, 2011.

The new text was shot at "Taro Shobo-san" opposite the Mitsukoshi Main Store.

"Taro Shobo" will be closed on September 18, 2010 (Saturday), and will be relocated and opened on Thursday, October 28 to the first basement floor of the Muromachi Higashi Mitsui Building commercial area "COREDO Muromachi".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think that you can enjoy and take the exam by keeping in mind early on the Chuo-ku certification test.

You will feel something different from studying for the exam when you were young.

I became a correspondent of the Chuo-ku Tourism Association, and every day I have new discoveries and I can afford my life ...

I live while enjoying Chuo-ku to the fullest.

Just having fun and reading the text makes you feel like you are walking in Chuo-ku.

We hope that many people will take the Chuo-ku Tourism Test.

 

 

 

The Bank of Japan was born on October 10, 1882, at the side of Eitai Bridge (now Nihonbashihakozakicho).

At that time, the building was relocated due to narrow buildings and poor transportation, and the Bank of Japan's head office was completed in Nihonbashi Honishi-cho in 1896.

Nihonbashi Honishi-cho long ago had a Nauman elephant, and its fossils came out ... It's true.

In addition, the current location of the Bank of Japan is Koza, which made gold during the Edo period.

The designer of the old building was Dr. Kingo Tatsuno, who also designed the brick station building at Tokyo Station and the former Ryogoku Kokugikan.

The Bank of Japan "Neo Baroque architecture" is modeled on the Belgian central bank.

In Western architecture, it is two masterpieces alongside the guesthouse, and is now designated as a national important cultural property.

In the "City Walk Tour", there was the "Bank of Japan and Money Museum Course", and 20 participants (three leaders) gathered at the west gate to start the tour.

      

At first, they showed me the video and were briefed on the outline.

The old building of the Bank of Japan is rarely used now, but I walked along the corridor on the second floor with portraits of the first to the 26th president.

 Current Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (Masaaki) is the 40th President.

The Governor who was interested in ...

First Governor, Shigetoshi Yoshihara

The reason why "NIPPONGINKO" is printed on the back of banknotes such as 1,000 yen bills because he is from Kagoshima (Satsuma), he pronounced "Japan" as "Nihon" and pronounced "Nihon". It seems that is the reason.

4th President Yanosuke Iwasaki

He is an 18-year-old younger brother of Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi.

7th President Takahashi Koreyoshi

It was said that he was called "Dharma Governor" because he looked exactly like Daruma's face.

16th President Keizo Shibusawa

He is the grandson of Eiichi Shibusawa, who led the business world from the Meiji era to the Showa era, but since he was the governor of the Bank at the end of the war, it is a portrait standing in a burnt field.

 Materials gallery space

There was an oak clap that was used at that time.

Until the new building came out in 1969, the start and end of the bank's business hours had been announced in claps.

It seems that if you hit four, "Ha-ji-ma-ri", if you hit three, it was "O-wa-ri".

 

Happi (deer skin) worn on firefighting was displayed.

Deer skin is lighter than cow skin and has breathability.

In addition, we were guided to the underground safe that was used until 2004.

The large American door, which was installed in 1932, had a heavy and dossiri style.

There was a small hole in the wall and a hole in the floor of the corridor.

It seems that the dry wind was taken in from the wall and moist air was released under the floor to adjust the humidity.

The bricks on the walls and ceilings in the safe are the same as they were built in 1896.

The white spots on the wall are like water spots during the Great Kanto Earthquake, fire fighting, and restoration.

 

 Currently, the banknotes in use have been replaced by new banknotes in the Bank of Japan in a few years.

The old banknotes are checked one by one with a high-performance machine, and the old banknotes are replaced with new ones.

The souvenir on the day of the tour was a crushed piece of shredder with old or damaged banknotes that were no longer used in a business card-sized plastic bag.

And a tour of the room when I was open in the past ...

At that time, there were customers who came to the store by horse, and there is still a horse drinking fountain in the courtyard.

  

The Currency Museum, located opposite the Bank of Japan, had a free tour of about 30 minutes.

I visited the chronology of the history of money in Japan very interestingly.

"How much is one car from the Edo period now?" ・There was also an interesting pamphlet.

It is a place where you can easily visit Nihonbashi while shopping.　

Please come and see it.　

Opening hours　：　From 9:30 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00)

Closed days　：　　Monday/holiday (but open if it overlaps with Saturdays and Sundays)

　　　　　　　　　Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 4)　

Admission fee　：　Free of charge

　　　　

The same course will be held again on November 19 (Fri).

Please apply for the Bank of Japan and the Currency Museum Course.

 

 

 

 

The Nihonbashi River is a Koishikawa Bridge near the border between Chiyoda-ku and Bunkyo-ku, separated from the Kanda River, and joins the Sumida River at the end of Toyomi Bridge.

 The Nihonbashi River is a river line that was opened by Seki after the battle of Hara in 1600 (1600) and played a major role as a canal connecting Edo Castle's large tactics and Sumida River almost straight, and has supported the prosperity of Edo. .

In Chuo-ku, there are Toyomi Bridge, Minato Bridge, Kayaba Bridge, Armor Bridge, Edobashi, Nihonbashi, Nishikawabashi Bridge, and Ichiishi Bridge, but this time from the mouth, Toyomi Bridge, Minato Bridge, Kayaba Bridge, Armor Bridge, Edobashi I will introduce in the order.

   

It's Toyomi Bridge. It is located at the bottom of the Nihonbashi River.

It has an unusual design like a ladder lying down.

It has been replaced several times, but the current bridge was completed in 1927 (1927).

It is Tangible Cultural Property inhabitant of a ward.

The following is Toyomi Bridge seen from Minato Bridge.

 

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In the center of the bridge, "Minato Bridge" is written.

(Nihonbashihakozakicho-Shinkawa 1-chome)

It was built to connect Reigishi Island (now Shinkawa) with Hakozaki on the opposite bank.

The surrounding area was the entrance to Edo Minato, so it became Minato Bridge.

The pier is a three-piece arch made of reinforced concrete. 

 

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Kayaba Bridge (Nihonbashi Kayabacho 1-chome - Nihonbashikoamicho)

In the past, the area around Minamizume of the bridge was a storage area where kaya was cut and piled up, so it became "Kayaba Bridge".

One of the features of the balustrade of the bridge is the design of three triangles on the handrails. 

 

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 Armor Bridge (Nihonbashikoamicho, Nihonbashikabutocho, 1-chome, Nihonbashi Kayabacho)

 Until it was bridged in Meiji 5 (1872), there was a ferryboat called "handing of armor".

The bridge was aging and the current bridge was replaced in 1957.

The outside of the balustrade is going out like an elbow. 

 

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  Edobashi (Nihonbashi Muromachi 1-chome, Nihonbashi Honmachi 1-chome to Nihonbashi 1-chome)

The current bridge is a steel arch bridge that was built as part of the reconstruction plan after the earthquake in 1927.

The fine continuous pattern of the balustrade is illuminated by the sun and looks beautiful. 

  

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