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◎Correspondent Visit to Shopping Street (11th)◎
Redevelopment is crowded / Nihonbashi Muromachi/Honmachi Store Association
We interviewed Nihonbashi Muromachi and Honmachi Store Association.
The chairman of the store association is President Hashimoto of the long-established kappo dish "Toyoda", but this interview was not convenient and we interviewed the secretariat Taketo Kamibayashi.
Mr. Kamibayashi is also the editor-in-chief of the monthly "Nihonbashi", loves the Nihonbashi area, and is more familiar with this surrounding situation than anyone else.
Q.First of all, please tell me the area of the shopping street.
A. Nihonbashi Muromachi 1-chome to 4-chome and Honmachi 1-chome to 4-chome
I guess it's a relatively wide area as a shopping street.
Q.Please tell us about the history and origin of the shopping street.
A.It may seem surprising, but the history of Nihonbashi Muromachi / Honmachi Store Association was still short and started in 2007 for the fourth year.
There are many long-established stores in this area, such as "Mitsukoshi", and it is often thought that the history as a shopping street is long, but it is not surprising.
When renewing by burying telephone poles on Muromachi Nakadori, I think that it was around 2004 that the "Muromachi 1-chome / Honmachi 1-chome Store Association" was established as a recipient of a subsidy from Chuo-ku. These two organizations developed and resolved in June 2007, expanded the area to 4-chome each, and started the Nihonbashi Muromachi / Honmachi Store Association.
Q.What kind of activities have you been doing so far?A.The meeting is held about once every two months. We use the meeting room of Shimizu Corporation, a member of the store association.
The activities are still new as a shopping street, so we first gave lectures and publicity activities.
For example, we distributed a pocket-sized guide map called "Nihonbashi pictorial map" at member stores. This was very popular, and it was out of stock soon. (I'll give you a souvenir.)
Q.What are the characteristics of the shopping street?
A.After all, I think there are many long-established stores. For example, "Ninben", "Yamamoto Nori", "Civilizationdo", "Kiya", "Shigeru", "Senbikiya", etc. are all familiar shops.
In addition, since this neighborhood is also an office district, I think it is characterized by the fact that there are many stores for business workers.
Currently, there are 78 stores that have joined the store association, but there are still many food and drink related by industry.
Some customers are elderly people who are aiming for shopping at long-established stores, but we can't say about the customer base. men and women of all ages has been supported by many customers.
Q.Please tell us about your plans for future activities.
A."COREDO Muromachi" opened on October 28 opposite Mandarin, and four large buildings are planned to be built in the redevelopment of Nihonbashi Muromachi east area, so the flow of people will change significantly.
As redevelopment is progressing at a rapid pace, I would like to firmly capture the intentions of local stores.
In addition, next year will be the 100th anniversary of the Nihonbashi Bridge, and it seems that various events are planned, so I would like to cooperate so that the local shopping street can be as exciting as possible. Nevertheless, it is a store association with a short history and there are still many issues, and it is undeniable that it will take a little longer to become a positive awareness of holding hands and contributing to the local community. It may not be.
[Nihonbashimuromachi/Honmachi Store Association]
Secretariat: 1-8-2, Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku Suehiro Building Monthly Nihonbashi
TEL.03-6202-1221 FAX.03-6202-1224 (Monthly Nihonbashi)
