Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Nihonbashi Takashimaya was completed on March 20, 1933 (Showa 8), and the first department store-wide air-conditioning and ventilation system was introduced.

It's been 80 years since then. In the meantime, the building was expanded in 1952, 29, 38, and 40 years, and was designated as the first national important cultural property in department stores in 2009 (21).

 This is a diorama created by diorama writer Takaki Yamamoto, the building at the time of its opening. This building was designed by Sadataro Takahashi, incorporating Orient-like elements into the solid Western history style. At that time, there was a streetcar running, and there was no red tent like it is now.

 At that time, this eight-story building could be seen well from a distance, so TAKASHIMAYA's illumination signboard would not have been needed.

The poet Akiko Yosano wrote, "Takashimaya Overlay the towers that add the area of the shining capital."

It seems that he claimed the hard work "ro" and the tower of the tower.

Around Ginza 5-chome 13-9 to 14.

From the explanation board indicated by the Chuo-ku Board of Education, you can see that "Kano Painting School" had a reasonable size.

There is an explanation board at the corner of Sun Building on the northeast side where Showa-dori and Miyuki-dori intersect.

It seems that there was an art school in the back area.

It is located one block south of the newly renovated Kabukiza Theater, which will be dropped in April.

This area is the neighborhood of "Kibikicho" in terms of the place name of Edo.

What was the art school in Kano school that continued throughout the Edo period?

Speaking of Kano school, Japanese history textbooks also show shohekiga boldly depicting flowers and trees such as "Tang Lion" and "Pine" on golden land.

It was founded by Masanobu Kano, a painter of the Muromachi Shogunate.

Since Muromachi, he has been tied to the powers of the time, such as Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Shogunate, and has solidified his ground at the center of the art gallery.

The image of Azuchi-Momoyama culture in me is strongly influenced by the shohekiga created by Kano school painters.

From the Imperial Household Agency Sannomaru Shozokan, you can feel the magnificent radiance of Momoyama.

During the Edo period, Yotsuya Kano took power as a master painter.

The three brothers, Kano Shuyu (Morinobu), Shoshin, and Yasunobu, each had a worship house from the Shogunate in Kajibashi, Kibiki-cho (initially Takekawa-cho), and Nakahashi, respectively, and became the founder of each Kano family. . Later, it was called Kano Yotsuya, together with the Hamacho Kano family of Shinshin, which was branched from Kibiki-cho.

Looking at the old map of Edo, the worship mansion is displayed in the white of the samurai area.

The Oku-e artist was said to have been allowed to see the general and have a sword, so he had the same formal style as Hagimoto.

Since the Kano clan inherited the Oku painter, you can see the momentum.

Was there a demand for painting?

Even the fusuma picture surrounding the hall of Edo Castle alone is enormous.

When it comes to creating a magnificent group of works that show off the authority of the Shogun family, an organizational production system similar to construction work would have been required.

From paintings on sliding-door panel and folding screens to kakejiku and folding fans, production and restoration work continues.

Indeed, when there are no printers, a group of skilled painters is needed.

And the Kano family was also a producer who led the group of painters and led the whole.

It is said that the Kobikicho Kano family's painting school, which is said to have been the most prosperous in Kano Yotsuya, was attended by children of painters from various clans at the age of 14.5, and spent more than 10 years of training. .

More than 50.60 junior high school students were constantly improving their skills and waiting for the opportunity to enter the world.

The mansion was also vast because he had many juku students, stored a wide variety of art materials, and stored various works.

The ambitions of young painters would have been swirling in the painting school.

With the Oku-e artist Yotsuya at the top, 15 houses called "Omote-eshi" were the paintings of the Shogunate and temples and shrines.

Painters called "Machi Kano" responded to the demands of townspeople.

The activities of these painters laid the foundations of Edo culture.

It is said that Kano school's learning method was simply copying an example.

In a sense, it was necessary to not show individuality when conducting organized production by groups.

However, in the sense of the common people, Kano school appears as a formal and stagnant painting and applauds the ukiyo-e who freely asserts individuality.

This feeling continues even now, and the works of Kano school during the Edo period are not very popular.

However, Kano school, which was at the center of the art gallery for 400 years from the middle of Muromachi to the end of the Edo period, continues to have a great influence on Japanese culture.

The worship residence of Kano Yotsuya is located in Chuo-ku, so that it is convenient for climbing Edo Castle.

With the "Guide Map of Kazuo Confectionery Association in Chuo-ku", we are purchasing representative products of each shop.　At that time, a shop sells "broken rice crackers", and the bag says "Kusuke".

　Hey, I knew that "I call a broken rice cracker called Kusuke." Speaking of which, I remembered that I learned such a thing from Kyoba Peony.　According to the dictionary, Hisa is the same pronunciation Q.　→　　It means that one is not enough for the perfect 10, so it is called this, and it is said that it is an industry word mainly used in the rice crackers industry.　It's stylish!　

The "Guide map of Kazuo Chuo-ku Confectionery Association", which I always bring when I go out, is very useful. There are 38 merchants, so far we have visited 20 stores, put their receipts on a map, and used them as stamp cards.　It's very fun.　　How would you like to join us? In addition, the guide map of the Kazuo Confectionery Association in Chuo-ku can be obtained at the stores of each member store.　For more information, please refer to this guide from "NPO Chuo Net".　http://www.tokyochuo.net/sightseeing/wagashi/index.html

The Takashimaya Nihonbashi store, which completed Nagar Skin Care at the end of last year, celebrated its 80th birthday on March 20. The effect of careful care is outstanding, and this skin is 80 years old! I'm a little enviable.

Takashimaya, founded in Kyoto, built a new store in Tokyo in 1933. It is 2 floors below ground and 8 floors above ground and is fully air-conditioned. The copy at that time, "Hot place in Tokyo, where I left Takashimaya" is famous. After that, the extension was also made by Togo Murano, and it was designated as a heavy sentence for the first time as a department store building in 2009 (2009).

Various events are scheduled from March 20 to April 2 as the 80th anniversary of the opening of the store. I missed today's `` mini-concert by Chuo-ku Joto Elementary School Children '' to decorate the opening, but on the 22nd, talk show by Somegoro Ichikawa, and on each floor, 800 yen in the name of an anniversary pack, 800 yen, 800 yen uniform bargain price The product PAK is crowded.

The left above is a miniature that reproduces the store at the time of opening. Next door is a panel of the history of the store since its opening.

You can also see Takashimaya's specialty mascot, "Rose-chan" dolls, are slightly embarrassed here and there on the floor with different kimonos.

Is this year's cherry blossoms fast? Nihonbashi Sakura-dori St. The flowers bloom for another 3 minutes.

Why don't you go to Nihonbashi to serve as a cherry blossom viewing?

　"Maruzen World fountain pen exhibition and spot sale" The other day, when I passed through Maruzen in Nihonbashi, I noticed such a guide. Maruzen was a pioneer who invited not only Western books but also Western stationery to Japan of the Restoration. Regarding the fountain pen, the encyclopedia states, "In Japan, Maruzen Co., Ltd. in Tokyo launched a small amount of waterman products at stores in 1895 (Meiji 28), and full-scale imports were in 1902 (Meiji 35). " (The whole book of Japanese University Encyclopedia (Shogakukan))).

　After that, fountain pens spread rapidly, and a large number of celebrities wrote and sketches (drawn with a fountain pen) in the booklet entitled "Impressions and Illustration Catalog" issued by Maruzen in 1912 (Meiji 45). ) Etc. The beginning of the book is Soseki Natsume (1867-1916)'s "Yoto Mannen Pen".

　In this sentence, Soseki says that he has just started using a fountain pen and is less familiar. Twelve years ago, when studying in the UK, a fountain pen that I received as a farewell from a relative (Mrs. Kyoko's sister Tokiko) broke down on the ship by mimicking an instrumental gymnastics (iron bar). Three or four years ago, I bought two "pelicans" in Maruzen, but I returned to the original pen writing because "I was unhappy and I was not very grateful for the remaining pelicans." He said that he felt like "I miss my separated wife later." He said, "This manuscript was written by Roan-kun (Roan Uchida (1868-1929), who was an advisor to Maruzen at the time), and was given to him to look at it, but it was very comfortable and I was able to write smoothly. " This booklet also contains a photo of the manuscript of this sentence written by Soseki in "Onoto G".

　It is a sentence that has no advertising smell to put it on a fountain pen PR booklet, but when I read what Luan wrote, "Natsume-san was a person who favored me. I asked me to write about a fountain pen, but I didn't have a bad face, but said, "I'm in trouble." So, no, I just asked you to write something useful because you only have to say it bad." Also, in Soseki's discourse later published in a newspaper, "I'm using the second generation, Onoto." I don't think this is good, but I got it from Maruzen's Roan Uchida, so it's until I use it." Even though I bought the convenience, I didn't think so much. According to Luan, Soseki hated glass ink stands, and ink hated blue black and liked sepia color.　

　At the time of joining Soseki, the Asahi Shimbun was located in Takiyama-cho, Kyobashi-ku (now Ginza 6-chome), as is known for the song by Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912). Sojinkan Sugimura (1872-1945), who entered the morning sun at the invitation of his main writing Ikebe Sanzan (1864-1912), said Soseki rarely came to the office, but when he came out at an editorial meeting held on Wednesday, everyone was laughing and laughing at every moment. Did Soseki's hand at such times have Onoto's fountain pen?

　Soseki also favors Onoto, who did it, dominates the world as a luxury fountain pen, but after the war, the manufacturer U.K. de la Luo stopped manufacturing fountain pens. Currently, Maruzen sells a high-end fountain pen of "reprinted version" bearing the name of Onoto. In Nihonbashi Maruzen, the fountain pen section is on the first basement floor. As I looked around the sales floor where everything from ultra-luxury items to popular items was beautifully lined up, I noticed myself, who had no connection with fountain pens for a long time, and at the same time, when I was a child more than fifty years ago, my late parents now came back to the excitement of buying a fountain pen for the first time.