Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　Among the many Edo pictorial maps, the oldest one with certain content is the Kanei era Edo map.

　Two islands are lined up in the lower center of the figure, slightly to the right, between which "Niihori" is written.

　Niihori is the estuary of the current Nihonbashi River, Reigishima on the left and Hakozaki on the right. It is written as "town".

　The figure refers to the one listed in [Chuo-ku History Chart, Nihonbashi Hen, '' but it seems that it shows the appearance of Edo city around Kanei 9 (1632), and by this time, the island and town It is certain that it has already been done.

　On the other hand, in the "Chuo-ku Chronology" section of Genwa 6 (1620), there is a description that means that Niihori was excavated and Machiya was established around this time, but this is based on the "Tokyo Prefectural Shiryo". There is no doubt that it reflects the fact that Kita Niiborimachi and Hakozakicho were already on this island at this time.

　If it was founded during the Genna period, it would be natural that it was named as the so-called "Edo Furumachi 300 towns".

　Born and raised in Kakigara-cho, it was in 1997 that I folded the house at Kakigara-cho 2-chome, which I had lived in for many years, and decided the last home in a condominium in Hakozakicho.

　In less than 10 years, Hakozaki-cho has undergone a major transformation, and this area was an island called "Eternal Island" until about 40 years ago. Isn't it?

　One of the most prominent things during this time is that the number of baby faces and strollers has increased significantly throughout the town.

　Ten years ago, I rarely saw a baby's face in my apartment, but now it's a birth boom.

　According to what I heard, the population growth rate in Chuo-ku, especially in the Nihonbashi area, is the highest in Japan, and it is a very encouraging data since the declining birthrate is said to be.