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"Japan Hundred Kaido Exhibition"-Japan is as many as the number of highways-

[O umbrella] September 2, 2011 10:30

As an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Nihonbashi Bridge, "Japan Hundred Highway Exhibition special exhibition" (panel display) will be held from August 20 to September 21, 2011 at the underground concourse between the Ginza Line of Nihonbashi Muromachi and Mitsukoshimae Station on the Hanzomon Line.
IMG_1729coltcomp.JPGThe path pioneered by far ancestors. The road that the daimyo passed in sankin kotai. And the path that is indispensable for the lives of local people. Spots are placed on highways and sideways (side highways) that are closely related to such areas.

IMG_1659coltcomp.JPGThe map of Hyakukaido on display includes Oshu Kaido, Tokaido, Kiso Nakasendo, Nikko Kaido, Dewa Kaido, salt roads, Kawagoe Kaido, Hokkoku Kaido, Gujo Kaido, Mino Kaido, Kumano Kodo, Inaba Kaido, Tosa Kaido, Nagasaki Kaido, etc. are displayed on the map at a sharp edge. (I'm sorry, I can't see the details in the picture above. Actually, please visit the venue and see it.

There were 7 corners as follows.
"Edo-Gokaido" (Chuo-ku), "Koshu Kaido" (Chiyoda-ku), "Hida Takayama, Historical Road" (Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture), "Hagi Gokai" (Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture), "Great East Japan Earthquake and Road".
Each feature is compactly expressed with photos, diagrams and words. There's also a pamphlet in each corner.

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IMG_1755coltcomp.JPG 「 Exhibition Corner in Chuo-ku

At the exhibition, a map of the highways in Chuo-ku, five highways starting from Nihonbashi, and panels such as Nihonbashi, which helped people by enduring the earthquake and war, are on display.


IMG_1696coltcomp.JPGCorners of "Revived Michinoku Road" and "Great East Japan Earthquake and Road"

Since Nihonbashi is the starting point of National Highway No. 4 (Oshu Kaido), which extends to the Tohoku region in major earthquake, this exhibition is a special exhibition to support the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the reconstruction of the Tohoku region on the damage situation and the reconstruction of the Tohoku region. 


 

IMG_1554colcomp.JPGIn line with the Japan Hundred Highway Exhibition special exhibition


The highway product exhibition "National Highway City" was being held, and the city of Hagi City (Ichi) in Hagi was lined up next to the exhibition hall.


 

This "Japan Hundred Highway Exhibition" will display four themes in the four months until December.

1st Japan Hundred Highway Exhibition special exhibition August 20-September 21
2nd "Kiso Nakayama Road Exhibition" September 23-10/23
The 3rd "Inaba Kaido Exhibition" October 25-11/24
4th Nihonbashi "Shizuoka Tokaido Exhibition (tentative name)" 11/26-12/25


At the same time, the exhibition "National Highway City" will be held. Please note that period is short.
"Kori / Kaido City" September 20-21
"Hagi Gokaido City" August 25-28
"Hida Takayama / Kaido City" September 15-21
"Michinoku Kaido Reconstruction City" undecided

IMG_1727colcompt.JPGIf you are interested in history, highways, earthquakes, and product exhibitions, why not take this opportunity to visit us? Also, on the wall of this exhibition hall (underground concourse of the subway metro Mitsukoshimae Station), a photo exhibition (air photographs around Nihonbashi) and "Kidai Shoran" are shown in permanent exhibition.
IMG_1725coltcomp.JPGIn the photo exhibition, two large photo panels are displayed side by side. One was from 2006 (2006), and the other was from 1944 (1944) before the Tokyo Air Raid. In 1944, there was Ryukagawa, Sakaigawa, a ward in Chiyoda-ku and Chuo-ku. Can I find it?

IMG_1739colcomp.JPG"Kidai Shoran" is said to have been drawn around the 2nd year of culture (1805) during the Edo period, the 11th Shogun Ienari Tokugawa, and detailed picture scrolls of the 7 towns (760m) from Kanda Imagawa Bridge to Nihonbashi. I am.

This picture scroll is a replica of the one owned by the National Museum of Asian Art in Berlin (actually expanded from 12.3m to about 17m by 1.4 times).

It's a valuable resource for knowing the state of Edo town at that time.

There are 88 stores, including Mitsukoshi's predecessor, Mitsui Echigoya, and 1671 people come and go, as well as 20 dogs, 13 horses, 4 cows, monkeys and hawks. If you look at it, you can see the bustle of the time.

It seems that he was visited by the Ushimachi Fire (Heitora Fire) in the following year's culture (1806), and it is a valuable picture scroll because it was the picture just before that.
I think many of you have already seen it, but if you haven't yet, please take a look at this "Japan Hundred Highway Exhibition".


 

 

 

 
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