The center of commerce Chuo-ku There are many lively shopping streets in Japan.
Correspondents visit, see, and hear the shopping streets that are loved by the locals, prospered with the residents, and familiar to them. It conveys the lively charm and vitality, special information, etc. Chuo-ku This is the 16th "correspondent's Shopping Street Visit" that introduces the shopping associations and shopping streets.
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◎Correspondent Visit to Shopping Street (16th)◎
This year, [Kan YEAR Year] / Muromachi Odorikai
The Nihonbashi area has been bustling and developed as the most popular downtown area since the Edo period.
Located in the Nihonbashi Kitazume area, Nihonbashi Muromachi area is home to long-established and companies from that time.
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Muromachi Odori-kai: Yamamoto "Muromachi Odorikai" is a compilation of that: Mr. Yasuto Yamamoto, Executive Vice President of Yamamoto-noriten, Inc. (* The character of the chairman's name "Thailand" is officially the kanji "water" with the head of "self" in the "volume".)
Q： When did you start your business?
Chairman: I guess it's around 1955 ... yes, 1960.
Q： What is the range of "Muromachi Odorikai"?
Chairman: 1-chome (pointing the map) is here, right? 2-chome is this, 3-chome is here, but it is not very active now, but it is up to 4-chome. 1-chome was originally called "Muromachi 1-chome-kai", and the association itself is also a member of "Muromachi Odori-kai".
Q： It's really the center of commerce that has been around since the Edo period.
Chairman: Well, it was also the center of finance. The current Bank of Japan was originally "Koza", and there are still many financial industries in this area.
I wonder if such a flow of finance and the development of commerce are also related.
The Mitsui Kimono Store (now Mitsukoshi) also started from the kimono store, and the financial industry (former Mitsui Bank, former Mitsui Trust Bank) started.
Q： Even though I grew up in Kyushu, there are large shops (Odana) with the name of a store that I have been used to since I was a child, but which is the oldest store?
Here, the chairman himself said, "Somewhere ...", [Toto norenkai] = a meeting where 53 long-established stores with a history of more than 100 years, founded in Tokyo from Edo to the early Meiji era = I brought a member list.
Chairman: ・・ ・ For example, "Senbikiya Sohonten", here is 1834 (Tenbo 5), of which ("Yamamoto-noriten") is 1849 (Kaei 2), and "Shigeru" is 1688 (Genroku Gen), and "Kuroeya" beyond that street is 1689 (Genroku 2). "Eitaro" Mr. ... 1857 (Ansei 4), "Haibara" was 1806 (Culture 3). There is a fan called "Ibasen" behind it, but it was during the Tensho era (1573-1592).
"Ninben" is also more than 300 years in 1699 (Genroku 12).
Q： Not only in the 1800s, there are many long-established stores that have been around for a long time.
Chairman: Around Muromachi Odori, there are only shops that belong to the members of the Toto Norenkai, so if you look at it as a whole, there may be older shops. I'll give you this (and I got a list of members of "Toto norenkai").
Q： Not only marine products, but also various things were sold.
Chairman: In the Edo period, there was a fish shore in Kitazume, Nihonbashi, and this area was surrounded by many rivers and moats, where marine products and specialty products from all over the country were gathered. I guess the business has also developed because it is the knee of Edo Castle.
Q： Do you have any unique events or services of "Muromachi Odorikai"?
Chairman: I don't think I'm doing it as a whole.
Q： Nihonbashi is "Nihonbashi Tour" (http://www.ninben.co.jp/meguri/), historic sites and remain tours, "Consortiums" (http://www.edo-tokyo.info/) In the fall, the Chuo-ku Tourism Association's "City Walking Tour" is sponsored by various groups, and all of which seem to be popular.
Chairman: I don't do it in particular, but one of the biggest business involved in the business is the Nihonbashi / Kyobashi Festival, which is held every fall.
A parade walks between Nihonbashi and Kyobashi.
At first, a rickshaw started led by the mayor, and there were brass bands such as elementary schools and girls' halls in the city, Awa Odori ...
Q： Yes, I know!
Chairman: There seems to be a "Korean Communications Envoy", which seems to have been going on since Hideyoshi's era, and it seems that during the Edo era it was also for audiences with Shoguns.
For the past few years, we have received entries from women wearing kimonos, and have them go to a parade or take a commemorative photo in front of the Bank of Japan. Recently, there are few opportunities to wear kimonos, so I would like to offer you a little opportunity to wear them. Nihonbashi is a place where the culture of [Japanese] is strong.
I've been doing this festival about 38 times more, but "Muromachi Odorikai" and "Chuo Odorikai" on the Kyobashi side cooperate. Every other year, the chairman of the executive committee and the vice chairman are replaced. Last year, "Chuo Odorikai" was the chairman of the executive committee, so this year I am "Muromachi Odorikai" chair.
That's why this is the biggest annual business of Muromachi Odorikai http://www.nikkyo.net/hyottoko/index.html (2010 Oedo Kazuki Parade)
Q： Speaking of the event ... It will be celebrating the [100th anniversary of the bridge] after Nihonbashi became Ishibashi on April 3rd.
Chairman: That's right. In April, you can have a [dock] at the end of Nihonbashi.
Chairman: On April 2, "Nihonbashi boat boarding" was called "Koedo" in Tochigi City, Katori City in Chiba Prefecture, Kawagoe City in Saitama Prefecture, etc., but in the past it was connected by water transportation . From there, there is a [Boat Transportation Festival] that arrives at Nihonbashi's dock by boat and sells special products that have been carried to reproduce [Nihonbashi Fish Bank].
Shimanekan There are antenna shops such as "Nara Mahorobakan" and Yamagata Prefecture ... "locally grown and consumed" or [counter traffic city] that collects things from various places.
The parade on the 3rd starts with a tape cut by a family of three generations of parents and children who have both couples. And the shrine came out. Classic cars will come out, and more than 40 sets of armor corps will come out from Kawagoe.
Q： The mikoshi is still from the Sanno Festival or Kanda festival.
Chairman: Yeah. I'm representative of shrine parishioners of Kanda Myojin.
Q： Is this [100th anniversary of the bridge] event scheduled to be held throughout this year?
Chairman: Yes, I'll do this year as "Year".
It has a great meaning to be able to do this [dock].
There are many requests to "use it." Around Asakusa, it will be possible to tour such as the Sky Tree that can be done next year.
However, because the water depth of the Nihonbashi River is shallow, large boats cannot enter. In the past when there were no highways, there were 60 to 70 docks around here. That's why I went to Asakusa in about 30 minutes. I'd like to revive this kind of thing by boat on the side of Senso-ji Temple.
Q： By all means, I hope you will come back!
Chairman: Every year at the end of July [Bridge Wash], this year we are thinking of a big event for this day (I've heard a little plan, but it seems that it's still secret ... I'm sorry).
April [100th Anniversary of Bridge] Details of events and other events ...
http://www.nihonbashi-meikyou.jp/ (Nonbashi “Nihonbashi” Preservation Society)
Q： [Bridge washing] The Nihonbashi Preservation Society is hosted by the Nihonbashi Preservation Society, but what kind of interaction do you have with Muromachi Odorikai?
Chairman: This [100th anniversary of the bridge] event is mainly held by the Nihonbashi Preservation Society, and there is also the Nihonbashi Renaissance Committee, and I am also a director of both.
Well, there are many businesses that focus on such places.
http://www.nihonbashi-renaissance.com/ (Nihonbashi Renaissance Committee)
Q： Finally, could you tell us about the appeal of "Muromachi Odorikai"?
Chairman: Well ... it's a parade of [Nihonbashi / Kyobashi Festival]! This year, I am the chairman of the executive committee and [100th anniversary of the bridge]!
There are plenty of events in particular this year, so please look forward to it! I guess.
Q： Thank you very much for your precious time during your busy schedule today.
＝Edit postscript =
He served as chairman of "Muromachi Odorikai", director of "Namabashi" Nihonbashi "preservation society" and "Nihonbashi Renaissance Committee", and was involved in the operation of "MetroLink" and cooperated with organizations that organize various tours. Please cooperate with events hosted by Chuo-ku ...
Nihonbashi Muromachi, Nihonbashi district ... No, for Chuo-ku, Chairman Yamamoto himself, of course, felt how great the existence of "Muromachi Odorikai" and each group involved was. Was.
In addition to my lack of study, I also talked about uncoordinated questions that fly here and there, with a gentle glance and carefully one by one (sometimes, go to a separate room to get materials). Was.
I wrote a booklet about the correspondent blog of the previous year. If you bring "Chuo-ku", "Oh, our house is listed! It's Kitty's can." (Mapo ☆'s article) and I was very pleased. In order to convey such a friendly personality, I wrote it in a form that does not overly edit the words as much as possible.
There was no omission in the example, and the time I received was quite over, but 15 minutes later, "Let's guide the store if it's about 5 minutes away!" Although there was a plan, I was guided to the store on the 1st floor.
I was so honored to meet you, but I was filled with gratitude and excitement.
Thank you very much.
(At the end, when I took a picture of the person himself, he said, "Please put it small." I'm going to make it as small as possible while having a desire to introduce it to everyone (pictured at the beginning)! Mr. Yamamoto, please forgive me ...)
At a later date, I will post the information of "Yamamoto-noriten" on "Corresist Blog".
