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　Keiko Minami's `` Poetry, Fairy Tales and Prints '', who was a copper plate painter and also studied with Sakae Tsuboi, a writer for a period of time after the war, wrote fairy tales and wrote poems at the museum Musee Yozo Hamaguchi Yamasa collection in Nihonbashikakigaracho. We hold exhibition.　　　２０１２・５・１２～７・３１

The flashing fantasy and the gaze that wraps gentle things are crystallized in every work.

The title of the exhibition "Ship Journey" is a poem and sketch I wrote on the ship that traveled to France to study copperplate prints in the winter of 1953.

　

In 1964, prints of "Children, Flowers and Dogs" were adopted on UNICEF's calendar.

In 1970, he also dressed as a collection of poems by poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, "Utsumuku Youth".

Access to this museum is near Exit 3 of Suitengumae on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Ningyocho A on the Hibiya Line.

It's an 8-minute walk from Exit 2.

Keiko Minami is the wife of the copper plate painter Yozo Hamaguchi.

Monument to the "Place of Rehabilitation of Chinese Medicine"

2-9, Nihonbashihamacho, Chuo-ku ahead

In 1874 (1874), the Meiji government promulgated the adoption of Western medicine and established a medical system based on German medicine.

During the Chinese medicine eradication campaign, Juro Takashi Wada, who was a doctor in this area, started to recover.

In 1910 (1910), he spared the cost of clothing and eating and published his own "Iron Shii of the Medical World".

The young doctors inspired by this book will inherit the Chinese medicine reconstruction movement and use both West and Chinese medicine medicine.

[Tsukishima] Of course, it is a place name and a subway station name. The current address [Tsukishima] exists in the area between [Hatsumi Bridge] and [Tsukishima Bridge] in the area from 1 to 4 chome.

As I mentioned a little in the previous chapter, [Tsukishima] in the first place pointed to a wider area. When the plan was formulated in 1883 and the landfill of Tokyo Bay began, the first memorable land was named [Tsukishima No. 1 Reclaimed Land]. After that, the landfill plan proceeded, with [Tsukishima No. 2] (currently Kachidoki 1-4 chome), [Shin Tsukuda Island] (currently part of Tsukuda), [Tsukishima No. 3] (current Kachidoki 5-6 chome), [Tsukishima fishing base] (current Tsukishima 4) (current Tsukimi) (The posted map is as of 1958 (Showa 33))

In other words, apart from Tsukuda, this area was all Tsukishima. Therefore, in order to distinguish these areas, there was no choice but to call them "number of issues", and he learned to call them [No. 2] or [No. 4]. Even now, the old people of the land say [No. 2] and [No. 4]. (The 4th place was named "Harumi-cho" in 1937 (Showa 12))

Later, in 1965 (Showa 40), the display of the house was renewed and became the current place name. The range of place names in [Tsukishima] has been slightly narrowed.

At this time, it was organized into [Tsukishima 1-4-chome], but before that, there were places such as [Tsukishima Street] and [Nishinaka Street], and both sides of the large road were divided into the same town. Was.

In the past, in many downtown areas, it was common to divide both sides of the street into one town. As you can see in the tenement house of the Edo period, the idea of "the three houses next to each other" across the alley was normal. I think it was suitable for the actual sense of life.

The new house indication divided the town based on the concept of "block" in Europe and the United States. For this reason, the opposite of the road became "other towns", and the back-to-back houses became "the same town". It is said that the emphasis was placed on convenience such as mail, but there are places where I wonder if this was good now ...

However, even now, the Neighborhood Association of Tsukishima values the old relationship, divides the town in a form close to the old division, and forms a community under the name of [Tsukishima ○ section] (○ is Chinese numerals).

[Tsukishima] The remnants that were once spacious can be seen in the name of public facilities. [Tsukishima Police Station] is located at [Kachidoki 6-chome], and [Tsukishima Playground] is located at [Harumi]. The location of [Tsukishima Daini Elementary School] is [Kachidoki] and [Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School] is [Harumi]. In addition, even in private facilities, the photographs taken in the first chapter [The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Tsukishima Branch] (formerly Sanwa Bank) stands in front of Kachidoki Station.

The land of [Tsukishima], which has nurtured history in this way, is now changing dramatically. Old houses are disappearing more and more, and condominiums are starting to stand in the forest. Nevertheless, I would like to cherish the atmosphere of this town that remains.

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In a corner of St. Luke's College of Nursing, which has the first four-year nursing department and a graduate school doctorate in Japan, is located in a corner of St. Luke's International Hospital. This university became a university in 1964, but was originally founded in 1920 (Daisho 9) as a high school nurse attached to St. Luke International Hospital. If you walk around that area, you can see many monuments to the birthplace of many existing universities and schools throughout the Kanto region.

In the old one, Keio Gijuku was opened here in 1858 (Ansei 5). There is the Nakatsu clan residence on the site, and the translation of dismantled Shinsho is also performed around here.

In 1869 (Meiji 2), foreign settlements were opened in the gunshot, and many missionary halls and churches were built here until the abolition of exotic rights in 1899 (Meiji 32). And the missionaries began teaching as part of missionary work. Among them, there are the following schools.

Women's Academy in 1870 (Meiji 3), Rikkyo Gakuin in 1874 (Meiji 7), the predecessor of Meiji Gakuin in 1877 (Meiji 10), one of the predecessors of Tokyo Matching Shin School and Aoyama Gakuin, Kaigan Girls' School was established near Akashicho. In 1879 (Meiji 12), Rikkyo Jogakuin relocated from Yushima. In 1895 (Meiji 28), Kanto Junior High School, which can be said to be the headwater of Kanto Gakuin, and in 1905 (Meiji 38), Women's Seigakuin and many other schools still remain here.

There were many naval schools in Tsukiji and Akashicho. In 1857 (Ansei 4), a warship training center was established. As a result, a naval military dormitory was built around the current National Cancer Center Hospital in 1876 (Meiji 9), and in 1908 (Meiji 41), the Naval Medical School was established in the same place. In Naval Seki, the Naval Accounting School was opened in 1874 (Meiji 7), and the later Naval Accounting School was also opened in Tsukiji.

Except for St. Luke's College of Nursing, schools at that time moved from Tsukiji to various places due to the effects of the Great Kanto Earthquake. If the school remained as it was at that time, it would be interesting to think that the area around Tsukiji and Akashicho would have become a school city that surpassed the Tsukuba Gakuen City.

 Every year for three days from July 13 to 15, Tsukuda Island Bon Odori is held around the tower built in the center of Wataba-dori Square at Tsukuda 1-chome.

There seem to be various theories about so-called, but as Honganji Betsuin, which was located in Hamacho during the Edo period, was rebuilt at Tsukiji after the Great Fire of the Meiryaku era, a member of Tsukuda Island contributed to the landfill work. It is said that it was started as an event to worship the ancestors' spirits at the Yulan Bonkai in the year of completion.

In the old days, he danced around Nihonbashi and Kyobashi, and received his aspirations and dedicated it to Tsukiji Honganji, but since then he was banned from traveling around the city, it has been done only on Tsukuda Island, and it has been handed down to this day. It is said that

It was counted as one of the folk performing arts in Tokyo after World War II, but was designated as Intangible Folk Cultural Property in Tokyo in 1976.

The dancer dances slowly and quietly around the turret, along with the slow singing song of the ondo and the monotonous rhythm turret drum. It conveys the sorrowful and simple taste to the present.

The first half is the children's part. In the second half, adults are the center of dance.

In order to rediscover the charm of Tsukishima, we will tell you in a series.

The first one is [Nishinaka-dori]. The name indicates that it is a street that runs through the western center of Tsukishima. Of course, there is also [Higashinaka-dori]. Tsukishima's characteristic is that it is neatly divided into east and west across the main road of Tsukishima [Kiyosumi-dori]. When this area was built 120 years ago, it was divided as a pioneer in a new near-future city plan.

[Nishinaka-dori] is now a lively specialty street lined with Monja ware shops, but it was originally an ordinary shopping street. After the war, local shops were quickly united to form a shopping street, and it has been popular as an area that enriches local life.

[Nishinaka-dori] has become a fashionable theme street with arcades and noren with numbers displayed on blocks. However, if you look up at the roof of the store, you can see the old name and business pattern engraved here and there. More than 20 years ago when I started living for the first time, there are still a number of monjayaki specialty shops, and this street also lined with various shops. The figure at that time remains on the roof. Miso shop, toy shop, western restaurant ... The appearance of those days is remembered.

Speaking of the specialty of this street, "Kusaichi" is held every year in mid-July. In the first place, during this season, shops selling tray tools (hemp trunk, straw mats, grooves, etc.) lined up stalls. (Photos are from 4 years ago)

After that, many stalls lined up like fair. According to the local elders, it was not a [Nishinaka-dori], but a stall was crowded on a road that goes straight to it.

Nowadays, shopping streets and town councils play a central role in the community-led “Handmade fair”. For children, it is one of the pleasures before summer vacation. This year will be held on Saturday, July 14 and 15 (Sun) for two days. Please drop in.

I would like to introduce the town of Tsukishima, which retains such a downtown atmosphere. Thank you very much for your continued support.　

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