Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

The cherry blossom season has come again this year.

There are many famous cherry blossom spots in Chuo Ward, but unlike Ueno and Chidorigafuchi, the feature of Chuo-ku is that there are cherry blossom scenery along with people's lives in the town.

Above all, it is Tsukuda Park that I go to "Hanami" every year. In other words, it was the place where Ishikawajima's "Hitoshoro" and "Ishikawajima Shipyard" were located. Now it has become "Okawabata River City 21" and is a modern residential area.

High-rise apartments began to be built around 1989 (Heisei Gen) as a measure to return to the city center of Chuo-ku, which was temporarily suffering from population decline. It has been more than a quarter century.

The cherry trees planted on the banks grow completely and bloom beautifully during this season. It's great to enjoy the feeling of spring while waving your hand on the boat traveling back and forth between the Sumida River and just thinking of the song of Rentaro Taki.

(The photo was taken on site a few years ago.)

Will you be in full bloom this weekend? By all means, please go out for a walk.

We should be able to see the future of this town, which lies in the flow of the river. Look, rich smiles and hopes shine on the river surface.

 

 

Recently, a doctor told me to take a walk, and I took a walk from my home in Toyocho opposite Nikkawa to Ginza via Akashicho.

Akashi Elementary School became beautiful, and an explanatory version of "Tsukiji Foreign Settlement Site" was installed on the corner (2013) along with "Pillars of Gas Street Light, remain of bricks during the Settlement Era, and stepping stones on the stairs of Akashi Elementary School". .

　

(left photo) Pillars of gas street lights and brick wall remain (pictured right) Stepped stone at Akashi Elementary School

 

　

Also on the 19th, I went for a walk to Nihonbashi and saw "Okame Sakura".

It seemed to have passed, and the leaves were coming out. But it was blooming beautifully.

If I thought it was cold, I felt that it was already such a season.

 

 

There is "Shintomi Inari Shrine" between Kyobashi Tax Office and Shin-ohashi-dori St. This area is the site of Shintomiza Theater Town. The shrine luck is unknown, but there is a Chozuya dedicated to Mitsugoro Bando, the seventh generation.

 

After the Meiji Restoration, this area became the Shin-Shimabara Yukaku, and was located in front of the geisha tower called Nakamanjiro, so it was also called Nakamanji Inari. After the abolition of the Yukaku, in 1872 (1872), the 12th generation Kanya Morita rebuilt Morita-za (later Shintomiza) to Shintomi-cho. Was it tutelary shrine in the play town because it is depicted in the picture of the Shintomiza neighborhood at the time of the Meiji era? At present, there is a Chozuya engraved on the grounds of "Dedicated Bando Mitsugoro" and the name of "Seventh Bando Mitsugoro".

 

The eldest son of Kanya Morita, the 12th generation of Morita-za, was adopted by the Mitsugoro Bando family and became the seventh generation Mitsugoro Bando, so he became Morita's surname. The name is Yamatoya. There are three big crests. It is said that Mitsugoro Bando, the tenth generation, was named "Kotobuki" in honor of the seventh generation's real name, Jusaku. The tenth generation died of pancreatic cancer on February 21. 59 years of age.

 

Morita-za, the predecessor of Shintomiza, is one of Edo Sanza, and initially raised a tower in Kibiki-cho as Morita-za. An illustration is included in the "Edo Famous Zoukai", and an explanation board is installed on the site. Later, he moved to Asakusa and Saruwaka-cho, and moved to Shintomi-cho in the Meiji era to perform. In front of the central metropolitan tax office, there is an explanation board for the site of Shintomiza. @ Akira Makibuchi

 

 

 

I went to Tokyo Stock Exchange Arrows for a tour.

This is only available on weekdays, but it is a great place to study the history of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

I got off at Kayabacho Station and strolled around the area.

The Mizuho Bank Kabuto-cho Branch, located in the vicinity, is "the birthplace of banks that were predecessors of Daiichi National Bank."

　

We entered the building of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, completed the reception, and entered the Securities Archives Hall.

　

I saw a lot of photos and objects such as bells used for meetings.

　

I also saw the photos of the Minister of Finance at that time, and felt very nostalgic. These people have led Japan to a high economy.

　

In the quiz, I was able to learn how to communicate information at that time. It's interesting, isn't it?

　

Next, on the 2nd floor, there was a photo of Ms. Charlotte Kate Fox, the role of Elly, who was familiar with NHK's morning drama "Massan", visited the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Oh, it's really neat and wonderful person with a smile.　

Unfortunately, photography was prohibited here, so please check with your own eyes.

　

On the 2nd floor, we proceeded through the tour corridor.

In the market center covered with glass cylinders with a diameter of 17 meters, large rings showing the stock prices of each company were spinning around.

Souvenir T-Shirts, umbrellas, mobile straps, etc. for the Tokyo Stock Exchange were also sold.

　

After the tour, we visited Kabuto Shrine, a symbol of the promotion of exchange officials, visited Nihonbashi Post Office, Nomura Securities, etc., and enjoyed delicious tea in Nihonbashi.

Please refer to this page for details. I think it's good for children to study during the spring break.
http://www.tse.or.jp/about/arrows/
　

 

 

 

"Foreign settlements" designated by the government as foreign settlements and trading areas.

Yokohama and Kobe are famous, but did you know that they were also installed in Akashicho in Chuo-ku?

　

On a cold winter day, I walked around Akashicho, which leaves the impression of "Tsukiji Foreign Reservation".

　

[Walking Course]

 

1: Birthplace of Women's Seigakuin → 2: The birthplace of Aoyama Gakuin → 3: The birthplace of Meiji Gakuin → 4: Henry•The birthplace of Folds' fingerprint research → 5: Monument to the ruins of the United States Missionary → 6: Ruins of Tsukiji Remains → 7: The birthplace of Keio Gijuku → 8: The land of Rikkyo Gakuin's launch → 9: Birthplace of Women's Academy 10: Toysler Memorial Hall, St. Luke's International Hospital 11: → 12: Catholic Tsukiji Church → 13: The land of the opening of the Futaba Gakuen School

　

(Photo left: Toysler Memorial Hall, St. Luke's International Hospital, right: Monument to the ruins of the United States Missionary.)

 

 

 [About Tsukiji Foreign Settlement]

　

In June 1858, Edo shogunate signed a trade agreement with the United States to the Treaty of Commerce and Trade with the Osamu Good Commerce and Industry.•Russia•U.K.•We have concluded each agreement with France. (Convention of the 5th Ansei Convention)

Based on this treaty, we decided to open five ports in Hakodate (Hakodate), Kanagawa (Yokohama), Nagasaki, Niigata and Hyogo (Kobe).

Foreign settlements in Japan have been set up as special special wards for the residence and commerce of foreigners in countries with the treaty.

The opening of Edo (Tokyo) was realized on November 19, 1868 under the new Meiji government, and Tsukiji foreign settlements were set up in the current Akashicho area.

Unlike Yokohama and Kobe, where there were many trading houses, Tsukiji foreign settlements, missionaries from overseas, including foreign ministers and consulates, and other foreign missionaries.•Doctor•Teachers lived in the settlement and opened many churches and schools to educate.

For this reason, it originated in Tsukiji foreign settlement.•There are many Christianity schools that have been opened, and they are still developing while changing the school name and location, and there are many stone monuments commemorating the birth in this area.

Tsukiji Foreign Settlement, which had a great feature as a Bunkyo district, formed a district that had a great influence on the modernization of Japan until it was abolished in 1899 due to the revision of the treaty.

The population of Tsukiji foreign settlements was 336 in 157 units in December 1892, at its peak.

　

Source: Chuo-ku Board of Education

Books ： "Tsukiji Reservation" Tsukiji Reservation Study Group

　

　(The Catholic Tsukiji Church was under investigation and repair of the cathedral.)