Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Speaking of Kamono Mabuchi, along with Motoori Norinaga, Atsutane Hirata and Azumamaro Kadano, it is still regarded as one of the four major national studies. The inscription of Kamono Mabuchi hangs on the wall of Nihonbashihisamatsucho on Kiyosubashi Street.

Kamono Mabuchi is nowHamamatsu-shiAt the age of 37, he entered Azumamaro Kadano in Fushimi, Kyoto.

After the death of Shiharuman, at the age of 41 at Mabuchi, he descended to Edo and was collected by Munetake Tayasu (the second son of Yatsushiro Shogun Yoshimune) for Japanese studies, and his residence was given to Tayasumon.

In 1764, at the age of 68, Mabuchi moved his residence to Nihonbashihamacho, and he himself called this new house "Prefectural residence" (Agata I). "Prefectural residence" means "country residence", and let's do it because both houses and gardens were made in a rural style.

According to the inscription, the location of "Prefectural residence" is about 100 meters northeast of this point, so I guess it is probably near the red bus in the photo (currently Nihonbashihamacho 1-chome).

In Hamacho's "Prefectural residence", we often hold "Tsukimi no Utakai", and the song at that time is written in the inscription. .

As you say, "Slow down Hara, where the dew went down," at that time, this area was a field where you could hear the sound of insects, and I think it was a windy countryside that you could not imagine today.

In the life of 1769 and 73 years of Mabuchi, I personally imagine that it was the land I loved most as a "prefectural residence" despite being in this area for only six years.

 

 

 

"Yonajo Fukina Yokokushi" is a popular performance of Kabuki, commonly known as "Otomi Yosaburo" and "Kirire Yozo". Recently, Kabukiza Sayonara performed last January, "Yosaburo / Tomi" Many people have seen it performed at "Somegoro / Fukusuke". This kyogen was based on the true story of Izaburo Yoshimura, the fourth generation of Nagauta, based on a lecture by Bunsha Ichiryusai, and was adapted to Kabuki Kyogen by Joko Segawa. The premiere is a feature-length feature of 9 acts and 30 places in 1853 (Edo Nakamuraza, 8th Danjuro, 5th Kikugoro), but now the second act `` Kisarazu Hamabemisome '' fourth act `` Genji store concubine house '' Most of the performances are performed.

The stage of the fourth act of "Genji Store", which began with a well-known line of "Goshinzo, Ouchigi, wealth, no Saotomi, it's been a long time" was the stage of this "Genji Store" . At that time, Genji's store was famous as a concubine residential area in Edo, and with that, "Genji" was replaced by "Genji". → It was replaced with "Genji" and moved to Kamakura to make it "Genji store".

The Genji store is near the current Ningyocho 3-chome intersection, and there is a historical monument in front of the drugstore next to the Mitsubishi UFJ Bank at the intersection. According to the explanation board set up under the name of the Chuo-ku Board of Education

"In the early Edo period, this area around Shinwa Izumicho was called "Genji-ten" because there was a worship house of Genya Okamoto, a doctor of the Shogunate. According to the Kanpo gu ticket map, the worship house is "60 Omotekyoma back, 25 Kyoma, 1,500 tsubo". It is reported that descendants lived here for nine generations after that, and repatriated the land during the Meiji Restoration. "Omitted."

As you know, "stores" are rented houses. Genji, who became famous for treating the pox of Iemitsu and became famous, was a worship house (wide! I built a rented house in a rented house and rented it to the common people, so "Genji Store (Genji's rented house)"

After that, it seems to have become a common name for the whole area. Behind the Mitsubishi UFI Bank, "Tachibana Inari Shrine" (a gift from the Shogun family and took the name of Tachibana, the family crest of the Okamoto family. It is said that it is worshiped as a god of fire protection), there is the site of the former Suehirotei, and the three-star Michelin "Genji store Hamada family" is also nearby. It is a narrow area one block from the intersection, but why don't you go back a little and play in the world of Kabuki? The wealth of bathing with a red bran bag with a red bran bag and a snake's eye umbrella may appear in the background of "Smart Black Fence, Overlooking pine".

By the way, "virginan fukina Yokokushi" (Otogo no Mikina no Yokogushi) commonly known as "Kiri-Otomi" is a rewritten Kyogen (parody) written by Avenge Ami to Mizedanosuke, and his wealth is in love with Yosaburo (34 places in Yosaburo, 75 hands in wealth), and "I'm sorry for a long time. Recently, in May 2015, the Progress Theater performed at the National Theater. I've missed this. I'm sorry! 

 

 

　The hot summer has come again this year. When you go out in the hot weather, you just get your hands on shaved ice and ice cream.

　Ice, as is known in the story of Kaga Domain's ice offering on June 1 (the lunar calendar) during the Edo period, seems to have been eaten only by noble people. After the Meiji Restoration, he moved to Yokohama, and in Tokyo in 1872 (1872), Hakodate's natural ice was sent to the ice room in Shintomi-cho and sold to citizens. It seems that artificial ice was founded in 1883 (1883), when an ice making company was established in Shinsakaemachi, Kyobashi Ward. ("History of Chuo-ku")

　Ice cream was introduced by foreigners at the end of the Tokugawa period, and in 1869, a person named Fuzo Machida opened an ice shop on Bashamichi Street in Yokohama, and sold it with a banner called "Aisukurin". ("Milk and Japanese") However, it seems that foreigners rarely stopped by and suffered a great loss. The ice cream was sold to the general public around 1879 and 13 (1879, 80) at Hakodateya in Ginza, and "Chuo-ku Fumishita" said it was probably the first shop in Japan.

　Shin Okura (1831-?), the owner of the Hakodate shop, is said to be the former Owari clansman, and is the remnant party of Hakodate Goryokaku, who fought according to Takeaki Enomoto. In 1876 (1876), Mount Fuji was formed at 2-9 Hiya, Owari-cho, Kyobashi-ku (now around 6-9-7 Ginza). (Roan Uchida's "Ginza Prosperity", Shogetsu Yamamoto's "100 episodes of Meiji Seso") He was said to be a strange man and famous man in Ginza in an unexpected Australian language of customers, such as a drum belly like a beer barrel, wearing clogs on clothes, etc. Was Roan Uchida says that the presence of a grandfather at Hakodateya is proud of Ginza, and that the disappearance of the store is even the loss of Ginza.

　The grandson of Shindaizo is actor Kinzo Shin (1910-1988). He has been active as a famous supporting role for a long time and has appeared in many movies and TVs. He is a graduate of Yasuaki Elementary School.　His writing, "Genso Ice Cream Hakodateya", states, "Grandpa borrowed money from Takeaki Enomoto and opened Hakodateya," "How to make ice cream from a Frenchman of the Shogunate adviser during the Hakodate War. I got it. " By the way, what was the taste of the ice cream at Hakodateya? I'm writing this.

"My misfortune is that ice cream grew up thinking that the house is the best, so I still can't afford the ice cream at any shop and I can't feel like eating it."

　The graves of the Hakodate family and Kinzo Shin are located in Yanaka Cemetery.

 

[On the photo] Around 2-9 Owaricho, former Owaricho

[Lower photo] "Hakodateya" in Taninaka (right) and "Kinzo Shin" (left) tombstone

 

 

On the morning of July 5 (Tuesday), it was a sunny and hot day, but we led a customer of the town walking tour “Nihonbashi Long-established Course 1” hosted by the Chuo-ku Tourism Association with correspondent “Catherine”.
All of the long-established stores are famous stores such as "Ninben", "Eitaro Sohonho", and "Yamamotoyama", which were founded in the Nihonbashi area during the Genroku era and Ansei era in the Edo era. We had you explain about the history and products.

The tour started by gathering by 10:00 in front of "Ninben" on the first floor of Choledo Muromachi and explaining the participants' confirmation, precautions, questionnaires, etc. The required time per store is about 40 minutes, including the explanation of the store, shopping, and moving to the next store. Below, we will briefly introduce the descriptions of each long-established store and recommended products.

[Ninben]

 
Mr. Tomita explained the history of the store and the products.

  It seems that the beginning of Genroku 12 (1699) during the Edo period, the first generation, Ihei Takatsu, lined up doorboards in Nihonbashi with "no cash price" and started trading bonito and salt dried fish. Mitsui Echigo-ya started the business of "no cash discount", but the first Ihei also built confidence at a low price.
Also, at the end of the Edo period, "Ninben Bonitobushi Store" issued the first gift certificate in the world. The gift certificate at that time was a stamped silver thin plate, and then turned into paper.

It seems that new products have been developed with the relocation to Cored Muromachi and is popular.　Natto Japanese sweet "Iromame Hoheto". You can enjoy various kinds of flavors.

Then, with a new idea, he started "Nihonbashi Dashiba", which offers "Katsuobushi rice", which is said to never get tired of eating every day. Under the theme of the basics of Japan's unique food culture, one soup and one rice, lunch menus include "Katsubushimeshi" and "Soup" (350 yen) (in July, cold mozuku soup, meat dumpling sesame miso, mokuzu soup) And "dashi drink" (bonito-bushi, bonito and konbu taste, etc. are offered at a restaurant, 100 yen per cup). We had a little salt in "dashi drink" (bonito-bushi and konbu flavor) to prevent heat stroke. It was hot and delicious.

It happened that the president, Katsuyuki Takatsu, came to the store and greeted him.

[Eitaro Sohonpo]
   Mr. Nishiwaki explained the history of the store and the products.
In the Edo period (1857), Yasubee Hosoda (young name: Eitaro) sold "Kintsuba", which was named from the sword Tsuba on the banks of Nipponbashinishi. It seems to be. It seems that the name of the shop was changed from "Izutsuya" to "Eitaro" after his childhood name.

It is a store curtain with the name of the store, but the color is said to be white on a dark blue background in Edo and white on the upper part.

At the entrance, there is a large red stone "Akadamaishi", which is a red stone carried from Sado at the villa of the Koza official "Goto" who manufactured the oval in the late Edo period. It seems that this was handed over by the first Anbei (Eitaro). There is a good benefit, and there is a good idea to pray with a lottery ...
Since the villa of "Goto" was handed over, valuable paintings of Oukyo Maruyama were included in it, and Mr. Hosoda currently has it. I'd like to see it.

After entering the store, the "Japanese Confectionery Eitaro Main Store Mansion Factory" (written by Shinya Shibata) is displayed on the left wall, but at the "Bangkok Invention Expo" held in London in 1885 (Meiji 18) It is a valuable thing exhibited to explain Eitaro's manufacturing process, and is said to be the inhabitant of the ward Tangible Cultural Property in Chuo-ku.

In the introduction of the products, of course, there was famous confectionery's Kintsuba, but he emphasized the stick-shaped ball-shaped ball. It is a rare confectionery in the world that uses this wasabi as a raw material and is said to be Eitaro's original product. It is said that it is made by mixing sugar and grilled rice flour (steaming glutinous rice into rice cakes, baking and crushing), mixing the grounded Yamato potatoes and wasabi, and wrapping them in kneaded rice cakes. It seems that the soft touch and wasabi taste are good. Some of the participants were asked to buy it.

In addition, matcha candy, black candy, tea candy, throat candy (released in the spring of 2010), sweet name sugar (Amanatsuto: Nihonbashi limited), plumboshi candy, Arihira sugar (Aruheito: Nanban Watari sugar confectionery), freshly made bread etc. There was introduction. O umbrella I bought Eitaro candy and Kuzumochi.

There was also a restaurant in the restaurant where you can enjoy meals, sweets, shaved ice, etc. at reasonable prices.
Weekdays are from 9:00 (9:30 on Saturday) to 18:00, meals are lunchtime: From 11:00 to 17:00 (Saturday at 15:30).

[Yamamotoyama]
When I entered the shop, I was guided to the cafe in the back. There are 16 seats on the table, and it is a small room based on black, but there is a large red parasol in the accent, and ukiyo-e on the surrounding walls, giving you the atmosphere of Edo.
In each seat, there were cool water tea and hojicha plastic bottles in glass vessels, rice crackers, seasoned seaweed, etc.

At first, Mr. Inoue (male) talked about the history of the store.
In Genroku 3 (1690) during the Edo period (1690), Kahei Yamamoto (the first generation) went out of Kyoto to Edo and traded tea.
Yamamotoyama was the product name of Uji Sencha, which was sold during the Edo period. It seems that it became the name of the store in 1941.

Next, there was an explanation of the product received from Ryo Chiki (female).
Fukamushi Sencha seems to be delicious even when watered, and in fact it was delicious because I walked outside the hot weather. Two types of seasoned seaweed (ume and sesame flavor) and two types of tea friend "Nori Senbei" are recommended.

Recently, they sell Brazilian tea in autumn. October is the spring of the Southern Hemisphere, a new tea season. It seems that the quality of Brazilian tea is as good as Japanese tea.

Then, it was broadcast on the TV commercial (early 1940s) of the example, "Yamamotoyama, even if you read from the top, Yamamotoyama even if you read from below", but it seems that tea cultivation is performed on the mountain rather than flat ground, Yamamoto It is said that it is Yamamotoyama because it is a mountain of Sanchi's tea garden.

Mr. Chiki was carefully answering questions from the participants while pouring water tea to the participants. .

The coffee room menu consists of matcha, Gyokuro, Hojicha, Kombucha, Sencha (specialty deep steaming, Shizuoka, Uji, Sayama, Kagoshima Chiran, Fukuoka Yame) tea and Japanese sweets set (600 yen), tea and rice crackers (400 yen) ... Japanese sweets and rice crackers are collaborations with Japanese sweets "Nihonbashi Nagato".
And it is ochazuke (900 yen, green tea pickled + green tea ume taste + Nagato Japanese sweets + Example tea). I want to try it once.

As mentioned above, there was a nostalgic Pessen "Nihonbashi Edo Long-established Tour" with the logos of "Ninben", "Eitaro Sohonpo", and "Yamamotoyama" at every shop.

Participants listened to the explanation at each shop, and enjoyed shopping such as recommended items.

I think that everyone was very good in 2 hours. With the souvenirs and shopping items received from the shop, I returned home with a regret.
I'm glad I could lead you safely!

The photo below is taken from each long-established store on this course. Thank you very much.

   

This "Nihonbashi Long-established Course 1" will be held on the morning of September 13th (Tuesday). Participation fee is free. The application deadline is September 2. If you haven't yet, please apply and check with your own eyes. I hope you win the lottery.
About "town walk tour": http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/machiaruki/index.html
Click here for "Application" http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/machiaruki/moushikomi.html

 

 

In Chuo-ku, there are many buildings that have a wonderful atmosphere while getting older.

Today, I walked [Heisei-dori] from Hatchobori to Tsukiji while looking at such a stylish building.

First, near Hatchobori Station, facing [Yaesu Street] that leads to Tokyo Station, the building of [Tomojosha] shows a distinctive appearance.

It is reminiscent of the former appearance of Tokyo, and even the breath of modern merchants seems to be heard.

The building of [Kikumasamune Tokyo Branch] is located right next to Shintomicho Station.

From Showa 2 to Showa 36, it was [Shochiku headquarters].

Next to this building, there is a building where the Kyobashi Tax Office is located on the site of Shintomiza. His historical interest spreads. 

 

 Finally, the one that stands at Tsukiji 1-chome is [Miyakawa poultry chicken egg].

The famous shop packed by regular customers every day is said to have been built in 1929. The copperplate used for wall goods illuminates blue and black, leaving a stylish and stylish atmosphere.

This year (2011), we were selected as "Historic buildings" in Tokyo.

There are still many buildings in Chuo-ku that are still alive.

Enjoy walking around the town while visiting your favorite buildings.

 

 

History, culture｜ Tsukiji, Shintomi, Minato area
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Chuo-ku NewDiscover!　Every year, a town walk tour organized by the popular tourist association has begun. This fiscal yearChuo-kuIn conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the Federation of Shopping Streets, it is divided into an “industrial course” that visits long-established stores and a “cultural course” that covers history and culture, and attractive courses are being prepared and applications are being accepted.

 

The first cultural course, a pioneer of this year's tour, was held on July 2nd (Sat). This is a course that walks through Nihonbashi depicted in Hiroshige Utagawa's masterpiece "Hundred Famous Views of Edo", and 12 participants gathered at Otohime's Square. Those who have been elected from a large number of applicants, including residents of the ward as well as participants from nearby prefectures.

 

At 1:30 pm, we leave here at Nihonbashi Fish Bank Ruins (pictured). In the Hundred Views, it is the neighborhood depicted in "Nihonbashi Yukiharu". Hundred views "Nihonbashi Edobashi" also depict the scenery east from this area. Cross Nihonbashi, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the bridge, and head around Edobashi. "Shirakiya Meisui Ruins" is the area where the Shirakiya kimono shop used to be. The choledo Nihonbashi on Chuo-dori can be compared with the 100 views "Nihonbashi-dori 1-chome map".

 

If you go west along the former West Bank Street, you will hit Sotobori-dori St. To the north, there is Ichiishi Bridge over the Nihonbashi River. Hundred Views "Yatsumi no Hashi" is a view from here. Eight bridges including Zenbe Bridge and Dosan Bridge to the west, Gofuku Bridge and Kaji Bridge to the south, Nihonbashi / Edobashi to the east, Tokiwa Bridge to the north, and this Ichiishi Bridge to the north. Was called. Walk through the main building of the main building of the Bank of Japan and the main building of Mitsui Main Building, which is a national important cultural property, to Chuo-dori. The place overlooking the west from Edo Sakura-dori St. is the 100 views "Suga Tefu", or Surugacho, where the large store Mitsui Echigoya is thriving. At 3:00 p.m., it broke up in front of the planned Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store.

 

On this day, it was a town walk under a cloudy sky where the temperature exceeded 28 ° C and the sultry heat increased, but in Nihonbashi, the center of Edo, the 100 famous views of Edo drawn by Hiroshige in Kyobashi and Nakahashi. By comparing it with today's scene, I think you could have experienced the past and present of Nihonbashi. In this fiscal year, we will continue to guide cultural courses.Chuo-kuThe first volunteer guideChuo-kuThe Cultural Property Supporters Association is in charge. ●Akira Makibuchi

 

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