Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Hello, this is Minato kid.

This time, I would like to introduce books published by Chuo-ku. It is available at all libraries, Chuo Ward Kyobashi Library, Nihonbashi Library, and Tsukishima Library.

♪　Cultural assets of Chuo-ku

We introduce many remaining Cultural Heritage in Chuo-ku, which has developed as the center of economic and cultural since the opening of Edo period. A total of 7 books. (Chuo-ku Board of Education, about 21cm, around 80 pages)

(1) Revised New Edition Cultural Properties Historic Sites, Historic Sites, Monuments in Chuo-ku 1995　

(2) Cultural Properties of Chuo-ku Art, Crafts, ancient document, 1976

(3) Cultural Properties Bridge in Chuo-ku, published in 1977

(4) Cultural Property Tangible Folk Cultural Properties of Chuo-ku -Faith-Published in 1981

(5) Cultural Property Tangible Folk Cultural Properties of Chuo-ku-Tools-Published in 1984

(6) Cultural Property Tangible Folk Cultural Properties of Chuo-ku-ku-Tools 2-Published in 1987

(7) Cultural Properties Building in Chuo-ku, published in 1988

♪　Talking about the old days of Chuo-ku

This is a compilation of the contents of the cultural property round-table conference "Meeting about the Old Age", which has been held every year in various parts of the city since 1984. Mainly, people born and raised in Chuo-ku tell about old life and change of town mainly from the state of the town from the early Taisho era, memory of the Great Kanto Earthquake, life in elementary school, etc. . A total of 17 books. (Chuo-ku Board of Education, about 21cm, around 80 pages)

(1) Hatchobori and Tsukuda Island, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1989

(2) Higashinihombashi, Bakurocho, and Yokoyamacho, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1989

(3) Irifune, Minato, and Tsukishima, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku

(4) Kyobashi Yaesu (2) and Kyobashi Daikon River Bank, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1991

(5) Published by Hamacho and Koamicho, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(6) Muromachi, Honmachi, and Shinkawa 1999, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku

(7) Akashicho, Tomizawa-cho, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(8) Kobuna-cho, Shintomi Heisei 6, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(9) Hakozaki-cho, Tsukiji, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(10) Honishi-cho, Hisamatsu-cho, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(11) Ningyocho and Horidome-cho, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku

(Twelve) Otemmacho and Kakigaracho, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1998

(Thirteen) Kayabacho and Kodemmacho, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1999

(14) Kabuto-cho, Nihonbashi 2012, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(15) Yaesu 1-chome, Nakashu 2001, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(16) Kachidoki, Toyomi-cho, Harumi 14, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(17) Ginza 2016, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

♪　Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report

This is a record and report based on a deep delve into each theme in Cultural Heritage, Chuo-ku. A total of 5 books. (Chuo-ku Board of Education)


(Photos are in order from left in both upper and lower rows.)

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 1

Tsukiji's Foreign Housing-Survey Report on Polaba Bungalow, an attached foreign housing at St. Luke's International Hospital-Published 1992 (26cm, 118 pages).

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 2

Wooden buildings in Chuo-ku, published in 1993 (30cm, 154 pages)

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 3

Documents owned by the Old House of Chuo-ku-ku-Ozu Shoten, Sasagi In Store, Nakamura House Document-Published in 1995 (26cm, 195 pages)

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 4

Documents from Sugimori Shrine, published in Heisei 8 (30cm, 208 pages)

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 5

Bridge, Hashizume Plaza in Chuo-ku-ku-modern bridge survey-published in 1998 (30cm, 354 pages)

♪　Walk in Central Ward - Visit Historic Sites and History -

This book looks at Chuo-ku from the perspective of life, streets, Civilization and enlightenment, literature, etc., and introduces the footprints of Cultural Heritage and Chuo-ku in the ward. A total of 9 books. (Chuo-ku Planning Department Public Relations Section, 18cm tall, around 200 pages)

1st Collection Walk in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 1988

Vol. 2 Walk in Chuo Ward - Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 1992

3rd Collection Walk in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 1995

4th Collection Walk in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 1998

5th Collection Walking in Chuo Ward - Visiting Historic Sites and History-Published in 2001

6th Collection Walking in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 2004

7th Collection Walking in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 2007

8th Collection Walk in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 2010

9th Collection Walking in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 2013

※　After applying to the Chuo Ward Kyobashi Library Regional Archives, we photographed a book.

Now, it is a book that you can realize how Chuo-ku, which we know, changes with the changing times, and that there is something that does not change only in Chuo-ku. I would like to use it for city walks and local research.

Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association

No. 33 January 18, 2019

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
The other day, when I took a walk in Kodemmacho, I stopped by Minobu Betsuin.
The Nichiren Shonin seated statue (Tangible Cultural Property designated by Tokyo) whose eyes are made of crystals is famous.
Actually, there are a lot of other interesting things.
Therefore, I would like to introduce the charm of Minobu Betsuin, which makes you want to stop by in two separate sessions.



This time, I'll cover "Daikokuten Oil Spilling".
At the Flower Festival, sweet tea is poured into Historical Buddha, and you are here in Daikokuten, where you can oil anytime throughout the year....
I was worried about it, and looked it up



[I say] ※There are various theories.
In Fushimi, Kyoto, there is a town called "Aburake Town", which in the past, an oil merchant accidentally poured oil on a stone statue on the roadside.
Since then, there has been a legend that business has prospered greatly.
Mrs. Shige of Showa's famous actor Kazuo Hasegawa from Fushimi is deeply dependent on Shinto and Buddha.
Shortly after the war, I accidentally dreamed of this oiled Tenjin as a dream.
I was told by patron saint of academics that I would worship in Tokyo and connect with many people.
head priest Nichijo Fujii of Minobu Betsuin at the time.
I decided to worship at Minobu Betsuin.

[Losss]
Prosperity of business, good luck, safe delivery



There are not many shrines and temples that worship the oiled Daikokuten even when viewed nationwide.
When you come near, why don't you pray for Daikokuten with oil?

■Minobu Besin
Address: 3-2, Nihonbashikodenmacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Access 1 minute walk from Exit 4 of Kodemmacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
　　　　　A 12-minute walk from the south exit gate of Kanda Station on the JR Yamanote Line, Keihin Tohoku Line and Chuo Line.

[References and Website]
“Oyukake Daikokuten” http://www.oil.or.jp/trivia/daikokuten.html (Japanese only)
Minobu Betsuin, Kodemmacho http://minobu-betsuin.jp/index.html

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The current Yaesu-dori is a landfill of the Momiji River, which was dug as a canal for transporting materials for the construction of Edo Castle in Keicho 17 (1612). Ten canals (Funairi moat) were dug on the coastline between the Edobashi Junction on the Metropolitan Expressway and the Kyobashi ramp. Eight of these were reclaimed in Genroku 3 (1690). The canal of Yaesu Street (Momiji River) connected to outer moat between Kaji Bridge and Gofuku Bridge. During the Enpo era (1673-80), the western half of the area, that is, Chuo-dori, the Momiji River (west side) on the outer moat side was reclaimed, and in 1774, the area from Kyobashi Intersection to Kuyasu Bridge (east side of the Momiji River) was reclaimed.

A picture showing the cityscape of Nakahashi Hirokoji appears at the Edo Famous Zoukai. Two roads (Chuo-dori and a right-angle road) are drawn, which one is Chuo-dori? You can guess that the road running from right to left is probably "Chuo-dori", can you decide?

There are many townspeople on the thick road, so I guess they are walking around the commercial areas of Ginza in Nihonbashi. The samurai and their servants are walking along the road that crosses from the upper left to the lower right, but they probably head to the castle. If this guess is "positive", the road going left and right is Chuo-dori. Let's analyze whether the guess based on this situation evidence is correct.

Looking at the oldest existing gu ticket map, the width of Tooricho (currently a block along Chuo-dori) was as shown in the figure below.

　　A = Countryside 10 B = Kyoma 6 C = Yokocho / Shindo Kyoma 3-4 (1 between Kyoma and 1 between Edo and 1.83m)　

According to the "Hoei era 7 Tiger Year (Minami Temmacho Figure), the east side of Nakahashi Hirokoji Temple is only down between Chuo-dori and "X-A". After understanding this, let's take a look at the Edo famous place map. If you connect the eaves of the cityscape presumed to be Chuo-dori to the north and south (red line), it will be (red line), and you can see that the east side is decreasing in number as expected. From this consideration, it can be seen that the road leading to the left and right of the famous place is "Chuo-dori". I don't know how many X is.

　

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
During the New Year holidays, I went to Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, a friendship city in Chuo-ku.
When it comes to Higashine City, it's still "snow" and "cherries"!
This time, focusing on the two, we will introduce the exchange between Chuo-ku and Higashine City.



The opportunity for the exchange between these two cities goes back to 1988.
Higashine City learned that the city is promoting greening at a cherry exhibition held in Chuo-ku.
On June 14, we donated a cherry Wakagi with red fruits.

On the day of the event, in the fine weather, with the attendance of many mayors including Mayor Yada and Mayor Nasu Higashine, representatives of the ward assembly, cherry daughter (Mis Higashine), local town council officials, and children from Kyobashi Kindergarten attended.
A tree-planting ceremony was held at Kameibashi Park (on the west highway of the ward office), and after the ceremony, the cherry daughter handed freshly picked cherries to children and those who were watching the tree planting.
You can see the situation at that time on the YouTube channel of Chuo-ku government office.


(16 minutes and 56 seconds-: The state of the "Cherry Donation Ceremony" at Kameibashi Park is recorded.)

Higashine City donated 15 cherry trees.
To thank you, in 1989, we gave 25 willows, including a willow that was 6m long on the sidewalk of Ginza 2-chome in Chuo-ku.

There are now six willows in Ginza in front of the city hall government building at Higashine City Hall and 13 in the adjacent "Citizen's Square".


(The willows in Ginza seen in the shadow also have a taste.)

Here's one of them!
In winter, even in Higashine City, where there is always snow, it grew robustly.



If you look at the base, you will find a monument buried in snow!
It is engraved with "Ginza's willow Government Building Completion Commemorative Tree Planting Donation" August 18, 1989, Chuo-ku, Tokyo".
Over 30 years in Higashine City...Even if you leave your hometown, if you look at the cheerful willow in Ginza, you will get mysterious and energetic.



I want to go to see you again when you have lush leaves and cool in the wind.



Also, as you can see from the photos, there is quite a lot of snow in Higashine City.
Chuo-ku does not have much connection with snow, but once every two years snow is carried from Higashine City.
"Chuo-ku Snow Festival" is being held.

Mayor Higashine's New Year's message states, "At the Chuo-ku Snow Festival held in February this year, along with the gift of 200 tons of snow, the taste of the city's winter, such as potato boiled and tamakonjac. I will prepare it. "
I'm very excited from now on.
In 1989, when the exchange through this snow began, the Nihonbashi Snow Festival was held as a gift for 10 heavy-duty trucks.
It is said that about 1,300 children gathered.
Therefore, isn't the "Chuo-ku Snow Festival" a winter event that can not be overlooked especially for those with children?



And in June, the annual “Cherry Seed Flying Tournament” was also held.
I think that the characteristics and goodness of Higashine City have deepened exchanges and have become known to more people. .



In addition, special products of Higashine City may be sold at events held in Chuo-ku.
I can't keep an eye on the exchange with Higashine City again this year.



Why don't you visit Higashine City, which can be enjoyed both in the snowy season and in the cherry season?

[References and Website]
Yasuo Katsumata, Miseko Tanaka, "Ginza's Yanagi Monogatari" (Ginza's Yanagi Monogatari Policy Committee, 2003)
Tokyo National Highway Office “Ginza willow” http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/toukoku/info/ginza/
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, "Chuo-ku Government Yearbook 1989 Edition" (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 1989)
Public Relations Section, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, "Chuo-ku Public Relations Magazine Ward News Compact Edition", April 1960 to March 1991 (No. 462 to No. 581) (Public Relations Section, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 1990)

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The masterpiece "Nihonbashi" by literary writer Kyoka Izumi is a work that was originally written as a novel and is so enthusiastic that Kyoka himself plays. I drew two geisha, Kiyoha and Takashi, who care for the same man. It is said that Kyoka from Kanazawa's longing for Edo culture is deeply rooted, and the air of Nihonbashi at the time of the Meiji era is transmitted. It was also talked about the fact that I found a handwritten manuscript last year. This "Nihonbashi" is being performed at the Mitsukoshi Theater until the 25th as a New Year's Hanagata New School performance.

It was a commemorative performance 130 years since the beginning of the new school, and at the time of the premiere, Shotaro Hanayagi played Osensei and became a success. At the Nipponbashinishi Riverside Jizo-ji Church, there is a "plane-colored millennium figure" dedicated by Shotaro Hanayagi and is registered in the ward Tangible Cultural Property. The stage of the story began with this Nishi River Bank Bridge, and Shotaro also came to pray.

The book binding of Kyoka's book was Komura Yukidai, a Japanese painter, and the figure was also requested by Taro Shodai to Yukidai. On this day, the temple was closed and I couldn't see the picture, but there is a temple, and if you ask, you can show it. The photo shows Ema of the Millennium drawn by Yukidai. He was said to be a genius of design, worked on bindings, illustrations, and stage art, and was also a "designer" who was also enrolled in the Shiseido Design Department, which was just inaugurated.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　“Nihonbashi” binding

Nihonbashi was also performed at the Mitsukoshi Theater in 1999 to commemorate the 88th anniversary of the Nihonbashi Bridge and the 100th anniversary of the bridge in 2011.

Mitsukoshi Theater　　　　　6th floor of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Building, 1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku　　　　　　　　　　　

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
When you hear the Tohoku region, do you think of any relevance to Chuo-ku?
After all, many people think of Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, a friendship city.
This time, apart from Higashine City, we will introduce places related to the historic sites of Chuo-ku that I found when visiting the Tohoku region.

[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture x Tsukuda] Kaikaikan
Kaikaikan, a Kappo cuisine inn where cultural figures from the Meiji and Taisho eras stayed.
It was burned down by the Great Kanto Earthquake, and now only information boards remain in Tsukuda.
In fact, the building of this ryokan was relocated from Sendai City.
At that time, it was a scenic and quiet place with a panoramic view of Tokyo Bay.
It is said that Toson Shimazaki, Kaoru Osanai, Mokutaro Kinoshita, Rofu Miki, Isamu Yoshii, Manjiro Kubota, Yumeji Takehisa, and Ginnosuke Nisutsu also visited.


(I'm sorry for the evening photo.)

[Yamagata Prefecture x Nihonbashi Honmachi] Mt. Haguro
At the beginning of the Edo period, the benevolent bamboo became the lower daughter of the Sakuma family in Otemmacho.
One day, the conductor of Mt. Haguro in Dewa told him that he was an incarnation of Dainichi Nyorai.
Later, it is said that many people in the city who heard the story came to worship.



There is a stone monument called "Otake Dainichi Nyoraiido Ruins" at the site of the well she used now.



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[Nakoso, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture x Nihonbashikabutocho] Yoshiie Minamotono
During the Heian period, Yoshiie Minamotono headed for the attack on Oshu, suffered a storm near the current armor bridge.
When I threw a piece of armor into the sea and prayed to Ryujin, I was able to cross safely.


(Currently, there is an information board for the remains of armor.)

You can see the Yoshiya appearing here at Nakoso Seki and Nakoso Station in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.


Photographed at Nakoso Seki. I'm sorry to rude again with the night picture.

On the monument at Nakoso no Seki, it is engraved that "the Heian period is nearing the end of the Gosannen War, the Mutsu Mamoru Genyoshi will go here on the way down to Oshu for its peace."
Then, just as we approached Nakoso, Yoshie stopped pieces and wrote such a phrase on the cherry blossoms flying on the warlord's iron clothing as if we had the spring to go.
"Is yamazakura?" ("Senjo Wakashu")
Bulse: It's Nakoso's Seki, named "I'm coming," so I don't think there's a blowing wind, but yamazakura's flowers are scattered enough to block the road.


Photographed at Nakoso Station.

Some of the historical sites in Chuo-ku are linked to Tohoku and all over the country.
You can also think about history by connecting historical sites while traveling.
And when I find a connection with my hometown, I'm sure it's not the only one who makes it even more fun to see historic sites.

There are some signboards that are not very noticeable and tend to spend time.
When walking around the town, be sure to check the information boards of these historic sites.