Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Even though it is no longer gone, "place names" remain only in station names and signboards.
That's right.

One of them is Takaramachi Station on the Toei Asakusa Line.
Located between Higashi-Ginza Station and Nihombashi Station, it is now Kyobashi 1-3-chome.

"Takaramachi" The name of the name was given in 1931 by the idea of Hikokichi Nakazawa, a businessman and a member of the Tokyo City Council, but in 1978, it was integrated into Kyobashi 1-3-chome. And disappeared.

According to the "30-year history of Chuo-ku", one of the reasons that disappeared was one of the reasons for disappearing was "Muro" in Nihonbashi Muromachi (Muromachi) and Takaramachi's "Treasure (Takara)" in Takaramachi It seems that there was a drawback that caused confusion in the delivery of mail.

Speaking of which, I've heard from a friend who lived in Takaramachi when I was a child that the postal address was "Nihonbashi Takaramachi".
Certainly, if you just see it at a glance or break it, you may not be able to make a mistake.

By the way, the other day, I found a sign called "Kyobashi Takara-dori" in an alley just after going up the stairs of Takaramachi Station.
I'm happy to congratulate Takaramachi on "Treasure Street", so if you think if you buy a lottery in such a place, you will win, etc., discover "Lottery Dream Hall" about 50m away!

Here, there is a lottery stage where lottery events such as "Loto 6" and a song show are held, an exhibition of the history of Japanese lottery, a corner where you can experience the 100 million yen bill, etc. There is also a corner where you can search the winning numbers for the year.

When I asked the information, "Is it made in this place because it is Takaramachi?", He answered with a laugh, "No, it looks just a coincidence."

Although there is an antique street in the immediate vicinity, there are only buildings lined up, and this place can be seen as a terrible business district, but if you take a little care and walk around the city, you will find interesting discoveries that I think.
In particular, Chuo-ku has been the center of Japan since the Edo period, and has various history in every corner of the city, so it is a series of discoveries every time you walk.

Next year marks the 410th anniversary of the opening of Edo. It is said that Gokaido was also established at the time of the opening of the prefecture. From Nihonbashi to the north and south, literally a road network of "Shidorihachida" was laid. The Gokaido, which supported the prosperity of Edo, has been handed down to today's national highway. Let's walk the past and present of Gokaido in Chuo-ku from Nihonbashi. At first, Tokaido.

The busiest Tokaido. Hiroshige's "Tokaido Gojusanji Asanokei" stands out from the high billboard on the west side of Minamizume. At this place, there is currently a monument to Chuo-dori, one of Japan's Top 100 Roads, which explains Nihonbashi, the starting point of the road (upper left photo). Heading south, the Nihonbashi intersection is Tokaido, the current National Route 15 when going south, but when you turn west on Eitai-dori St., it is an Oiwake to Koshu Expressway, and today it passes through National Route 1 and leads to National Route 20 ( Right in the photo).

If you follow the Tokaido, you will soon see Nakahashi Hirokoji Temple. It is listed as "Nakahashi" in "Edo Famous Zoukai". It is an intersection with Yaesu Street. Yaesu-dori was Horikawa in the early Edo period picture. On the east side of Ogamachi, there is a house where Hiroshige produced "Hundred Famous Views of Edo", and it is said that Edo Hundred Views "City Prosperity Tanabata festival" depicted this area, and this is the end of this area. The Tooricho-suji near the Meijiya Kyobashi Building is Minami Temmacho, one of Edo's three Temmacho. There is an illustration of the famous spot event "Minami Temmacho Gionkai resting place of portable shrines", but there is no impression at present.

The first interchange building designed by Kingo Tatsuno, a former landmark at the Kyobashi intersection, has recently been rebuilt as the third generation at the Mutual Hall 110 Tower. This area is 1 km from Nihonbashi (left photo). The main pillars of the Meiji and Taisho eras remain on the site of Kyobashi, which spanned the Kyobashi River (lower right photo). The east side of the bridge Kitazume is depicted in the 100 views of Edo, "Kyobashi Takegashi". Monuments of "Edo Kabuki Birthplace" and "Kyobashi Daikon Riverside Ruins" stand on the west side of Kitazume.

When you enter Ginza, which is said to have been a remote area during the Edo period, Shin-Ryogaecho became the name of Ginza in 1869 (1869), and a monument to the birthplace of Ginza stands now. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the Edo Ginza Office. At present Ginza 5-chome, three kimono shops are depicted in the famous spot event "Owaricho Hoteiya / Kameya / Ebisuya". Today's Ginza 4-chome intersection was once called the Owaricho intersection. Morita-za is drawn on the eastern side of the area crossing the Kobiki Bridge in Sanjumabori, a famous landmark event "Kibikicho Theater". The current location is Ginza 6-chome, around Showa-dori.

The end point of Ginza Street is Shimbashi. It was over the Shiodome River, but in the old days it was called Shibakuchi Bridge, and it is said on the Chuo-ku explanation board on the east side of Kitazume that Shibakuchi Gomon was placed. In this area, there is also a famous spot event "Shiga Raki Tea Shop", which is just 2 km from Nihonbashi, and was it a resting place? At present, this road is nicknamed "Shigaraki Road" in Chuo-ku. The Tokaido in Chuo-ku ends here. ●Akira Makibuchi

In the precincts of Tsukiji Honganji Temple, which sometimes stops, there are various monuments and towers in addition to the statue of Shinran Saints. According to the Honganji pamphlet, there are Basho stone monument, Genseki Habu Tomb, Shinroku Hazama Peace pagoda, Magoemon Mori Peace pagoda, Hoitsu Sakai Tomb, Mrs. Takeko Kujo poetry monument and Shinran Saints.  

Although not in the Honganji pamphlet, in one corner there is also the remains of the deceased in Peace pagoda, who died in the Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War, and in Taiwan. There is a monument to the triumphal kettle donated by Gentaro Kodama. I can't find anything like a kettle. These monuments have no explanation boards from Chuo-ku and their history is not clear, but I always hope that you will consider the explanation boards.

By the way, Takeko Kujo, along with Byakuren Yanagihara and Kinkin Egi, is a poet called Daishozo Bijin, and I was interested in why poetry monument is here.

Takeko was born in Kyoto in 1887 as the second daughter of Koson Otani, the 21st lord of Nishi Honganji Temple. In 1909, he married Yoshiyuki Kujo, who was born in the Duke and works for Shokin Bank, and went to London, where his husband works and studying abroad, but returned to Japan alone the following year. From that time on, he began to study waka with Nobutsuna Sasaki. In 1911, he became the head of the Buddhist Women's Association at the age of 30 with the early life of his sister-in-law, Kuniko Otani. At that time, from the perspective of education based on Buddhism, he also participated in the establishment of the current Kyoto Women's Academy and Kyoto Women's University.

In 1920, her husband returned to Japan and settled in the current Shimo-Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, realizing a married couple's residence. He worked to rebuild the Tsukiji Honganji Temple, which was destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, and set up a temporary relief office in the area to spearhead the relief business. In addition, we built a nursery in Ueno Park and a temporary clinic in Hibiya Park. This was the basis of the present "Asoka Hospital".

Takeko Kujo was the origin of the Count Otani of Nishi Honganji Temple, and was not only a representative beauty of the Taisho era, but also a female poet and social entrepreneur. Mrs. Takeko Kujo of Tsukiji Honganji Temple poetry monument's Waka

poetry monument, Tsukiji Honganji, and the rest of the world.  

He died at the age of 42 due to the onset of sepsis, probably because of the difficulty of struggling in the 1928 earthquake reconstruction project.

The Shuzan Festival, the seventh year of this year, has begun.　

　　　Daytime: "Terakoya" "Kawachiyama"

　　　Night Part: "Toki Imaya Kikyo Flagage" and "Kyokago Musume Dojo-ji Temple"

Somegoro was supposed to appear in the original schedule, but on August 27, his father, Yuki Matsumoto, at the National Theater.

During Shiro's "Koki Memorial Dance Performance", he was dropped to a abyss and was seriously injured.

A change has been made.

　"Terakoya": Shoomaru (Somegoro) Genzo (Yoshiemon)　→　Shoo Maru (Yoshiemon) Genzo (Umetama)

　"Toki Imaya Kikyo Flagage" ... Harunaga Oda (Somegoro)　　　 →　Harunaga Oda (Songroku)

Terakoya is an important play in Harimaya and Komaya, and Yoshiemon is a predecessor of his nephew Somegoro.

It seemed to be motivated to convey what was completed, and I am looking forward to what kind of stage it will be.

I was sorry that I did it. The fact that young people are growing up is a bright future story.

But the evening performance ended at 19:39. I was a little surprised because it was my first performance at this time.

I did it.

I watch it day and night, but Mr. Somegoro's lack seems to be lacking in flowers and lonely. Take care of the actors

Please do it.

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I heard that at the Kyobashi Library, I could see the excavation work of the Temmacho prison.

A large number of people came even on weekdays.

The place is with the bronze bell "Kokumachi Bell" on the premises of Jisshi Park, which is more than 2,600 tsubo, on the right.

The central front was excavated in Jushi Elementary School, and the left was excavated in a rectangular road vertical.

It looked down at a place about 4 meters lower than the road, but the surrounding area was filled.

It seems that it became a park after the prison was abolished.

With the materials of the archeological site layout map, the whole picture of the prison is water supply, fences, stone walls, magistrates, etc.

House of residence, concentric house, house of lower man, etc., Yonekura, book storehouse, prison of identity difference, death crime place, etc.

I understand that the description of the film was not understood in the historical drama of television and movies.

It is interesting because the name of the legendary person who entered the prison is also described.

It is said that it will be released until October.