Unfortunately, it was unfortunate on Saturday, June 28, but I participated in "Edo digging and long-established tour". After gathering at the Nakagawa Funabansho Museum in Higashiojima, which I don't know much as a resident of Koto-ku, and reviewing the history of river traffic in Edo, the cruise finally began.
As a lecturer, Mr. Hisasome of the Nakagawa Funabansho Museum boarded and enjoyed a one-hour cruise with Nakagawa, Onagi River, Sumida River, and Nihonbashi River while listening to the famous tone. After receiving an explanation of the history of Fukagawa and Kiba, I passed the Ogibashi Lock Gate on the Onagi River on the way. This lock is an ultra-compact of the Panama Canal that adjusts the water level difference between the Onagi River and Sumida River. On the day, we were able to pour more than one meter and proceed to the Sumida River. I went up the Nihonbashi River and got off the boat at the dock at the base of Nihonbashi. There are many opportunities to see on the bridge, but it was a very interesting experience to see it from below.
From Nihonbashi, on behalf of Mr. Hisasome, Mr. Tsukada of the Nihonbashi Regional Renaissance 100-Year Planning Committee in the costume of a car husband was guided by Mikadokasa. First of all, after receiving an explanation of the bridge, we received a lunch centering on Edo vegetables at a restaurant "Honen Manpuku" with a riverbed. During that time, I also experienced throwing fans in the tatami room.
After lunch, we were divided into three groups and went to a long-established tour. We visited Yamamoto-noriten, Saruya, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, and received an explanation of the store from the person in charge of each store. Yamamoto-noriten heard that actress Yoko Yamamoto has been registered with Guinness because he has been an image character for more than 40 years. I also heard interesting stories about Japan's first drive-through sales. Recently, there has been a collaboration with Kitty-chan, and I realized that the image of a long-established store changes with the times. At the end, I felt like I had a souvenir.
Mitsukoshi offers an in-store tour of about 2 hours free on the second Saturday of every month, but on the day we had a special 30-minute tour. I heard a lot of stories about the origin of Echigo-ya, the purpose of the statue of the heavenly woman, the tour of the ammonite, the location of the pipe organ pipe, the history of the lion, etc. that I would like to boast to people.
"Saruya" is a specialty store of black toothpicks that is unique in the world, founded in 1704. When asked why the toothpick shop was "Saruya", there was a clear answer saying, "Because the monkey's teeth are white, it doesn't matter." Originally, toothpicks are the mainstream, and with the spread of Western-style toothbrushes, the tufts disappeared, and only toothpicks remained.
Shotaro Ikenami often writes, "Fukagawa was Venice in the Orient." This cruise was interesting, and the tour around the long-established Nihonbashi area was not exhausted.
