Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Yukio Mishima's "Hashizukushi" is a short story published in "Bungei Shunju" in 1956, a work when Mishima was 31 years old. Four women in the Hanayanagi world (two geishas, a daughter of a restaurant, and their girls) wished on the night of August 15th of the lunar calendar, and the conditions for fulfilling the "wish" are "I don't cross the bridge twice" and "I can't talk to anyone." Well, who is able to cross safely?

This "Seven Bridge Crossing" is said to be "On the full moon night, the folk religion that if you cross the seven bridges without talking to anyone, your wish will come true, became popular among women in Hanamachi during the Edo period." . It is not clear whether it was still believed in the Hanayagi world at the time of the presentation of the work, but after announcing "Kinkaku-ji Temple", "Spring too long", "Kan Narukan", etc., it was a novel by Mishima, who was a popular writer at the time. After the announcement, "Seven Bridge Crossing" became popular. There is a monument at the base of Miyoshi Bridge opposite "Ginza Blossom", and there is a part of this "Bridge Tsukushi" and a diagram of the bridge at that time.

According to the report, "This bridge was built in 1929 (1929) as part of the reconstruction plan after the Great Kanto Earthquake, where the waterway connecting the Kaede River was cut down at the bent point of the Tsukiji River and the river became a three-pronged shape. Was. The emotional landscape has now been reclaimed and turned into an expressway, and has become an overpass."

I decided to walk while imagining the time when the novel was announced. At the time of the novel, it would have been a 1.2KM walk to Tsukiji Honganji, about 15 minutes walk. ・・

 

First of all, hats, masks, and large sunglasses (convenience store robbery style!) Is completed. Well, I'm leaving. The description of Miyoshi Bridge is as follows.

"A rare three-pronged bridge over the three-pronged river line, the railing of the bridge is low, and each of the elegant Suzuran lights stands at the three corners that shape the triangle. By crossing two sides of the three-pronged, you crossed two bridges."

"Tsukijibashi is a bridge with no taste. The four stone pillars of Hashizume also have a tasteless shape."
→I dropped out due to abdominal pain

The name "Irifunebashi" was written in white on a vertical iron plate that could not be seen at night, either green or black on a low stone pillar of Hashizume. "

"I saw a poisonous white pillar in my way. There is a white paint on the pillars that I noticed with concrete in a strange shape."

→A little bow, an acquaintance told me to drop out

This Akatsuki Bridge and the seventh bridge, Bizen Bridge, have been reclaimed and turned into Tsukiji River Park. There are stone pillars at the entrance and exit of the park.

Originally, there should be "Sakae Bridge" between "Akatsuki Bridge" and "Bizen Bridge", which was described as "a small Sakae Bridge with only a green iron plate", but could not be found . According to other materials, it seems that it was around "Tsukiji 7-chome 2". ・・

"Bizen Bridge, protected by the green balustrade, is a light slope of Arched bridge with a parabolic line. A concrete pillar shaped like a shamisen box is marked as Bizen Bridge, and there is a light on the top of the pillar. Masako, a policeman questioned and answered, and dropped out.

As a result, only one person was able to cross the seven bridges. Did the "wish" come true? I can only cross six, not at night due to photography reasons, but forget to "wish" before starting to cross! I'm here. (I can't win the lottery again this year.)

Mishima wrote a dance script for Kosaburo Nishikawa after the novel of "Hashizukushi". More than 40 years have passed since that shocking death. He was 45 years old when he died! I wanted you to write a lot of new Kabuki works and become "Showa's Silent Ami"! And while walking along the trace of the bridge, I felt as disappointing as it is now.

 

 

　The long-awaited rain in Tokyo, where the dry warning continued, and snow fell from the night of the 23rd to the morning of the 24th.

The campus of St. Luke's College of Nursing is It looks like a White Christmas.

 

You can see Kachidokibashi from Hatoba Park at Tsukiji 6-chome. The dog posed me.

 

Can you see Mount Fuji shining in the distance at the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market?

It's annoying snow for commuting, going to school, and work, but it's exciting. Well, let's go!

 

 

 

The Tokyo Marathon will be held on February 26 this year.

I think that the hard work of the runners running on the day and the volunteers who support it behind the scenes is also difficult.

There's a free guide to walk along this course in a fun way.　

Why don't you have a fun guide to Chuo-ku?　Ginzo also participates.

The contents of the flyer are: 

Free walking tour in Tokyo by volunteer guides

※For details such as meeting place, please contact the following.

Along with the “Tokyo Marathon Festival 2012”, a “free walking tour” will be held in which volunteer guides will guide you through sightseeing routes around the Tokyo Marathon Course.

Participation fee is free of charge. (There are some courses that require admission fees.)
A 6-minute course tour (1-6) and Asakusa area tour (7) divided from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to the finish Tokyo Big Sight. In addition, a tour around Kaminarimon in Senso-ji Temple (8) was held.
Walk all the courses of the Tokyo Marathon while visiting sightseeing points. (about 2.5 hours to 3 hours each day)

 Date of implementation and course

①Saturday, January 28

Meeting place, time: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Minami observation deck 12:50, Departure at 13:00. 　

Course: Tokyo Metropolitan Government - Under Shinjuku Daiguard - Hanazono-jinja Shrine - Shoin-in-Ichiya Hachimangu Shrine - Iidabashi Station

②Saturday, February 4

 Meeting place, time: JR Iidabashi Station ticket gate 12:50, departure 13:00

Course: Iidabashi Station, Tokyo grand shrine, Showakan, Imperial Palace Higashi Gyoen, Kokyogaien, Hibiya Park

③Saturday, February 11

Meeting place, time: Hibiya Park Hibiya Flowerbed 12:50, Departure at 13:00.

Course: Hibiya Park-Zenjoji Temple-Sengakuji Temple-Other Historic Sites-Shinagawa Station

④Saturday, February 18

Meeting place, time: Ginza 4-chome Ginza Mitsukoshi Lion Statue 12:50, Departure 13:00

Course: Ginza Monument-History Historic Sites of Ginza and Kyobashi-Coredo-Suitengu-Ryogoku-Asakusa (detour to the place where newcomers were set)

⑤Saturday, February 25

Meeting place, time: Ginza 4-chome Ginza Mitsukoshi Lion Statue 10:20, Departure 10:30

Course: Ginza-Tsukiji-Tsukuda-Tsukishima (lunch). It's a personal expense.)

⑥Saturday, February 25

Meeting place, time: Exit 3 at Tsukishima on the Oedo Line at 12:50, Departure at 13:00.

Course: Tsukishima, Toyosu, Tokyo Big Sight

⑦Sunday, February 26 10:00 ~ Sensoji Temple and Kaminarimon Area

⑧Feb. 18 (Sun) 9:30 - From Asakusa Mitsuke to Senso-ji Temple

 

※For details such as meeting place, please contact the following.

Contact: NPO Tokyo City Guide Club Secretariat TEL: 03-6912-1518 　

http://tcgc.5.pro.tok2.com/

 

 

In the New Year, there are things that you will definitely want to see in a refreshing mood.

It is a godly figure of Fuji with snow.

"Ichifuji, Nitaka, Sannasubi" is the best three of my first dream.

 

In winter in the Kanto region, sunny weather continues, and there are many days when you can see "Mount Fuji" standing in the tight air through the windows of skyscrapers.

 

You can see it like a picture, but if you look at it, you want to climb it.

However, the mountain of Fuji, which is the tallest in Japan.

It's not a good thing.

 

Now, here is Teppozu Inari Shrine, which is enshrined at 1-chome Minato, Chuo-ku.

On the right and northwest of this shrine, you will see Mount Fuji, a miniature version of the lava of Fuji.

It's Fujizuka.

 

When I climbed a steep rocky area, I worshiped Asama Shrine at the top.

At the entrance, there is also a womb (a hole that has been opened lightly).

Currently, it is about 6 meters high, and the back is surrounded by apartments.

It was also depicted in the Edo period book, "Edo Famous Zoukai," so it would have been quite crowded on June 1, old calendar, where the mountain was opened.

 

The artificial mountain called Fujizuka was built by the Fuji religion, Fujiko since the Edo period.

It is widely distributed mainly in the Kanto region.

On the way around the city, I found a climbing Fujizuka at Shinagawa Shrine in Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Hatomori Shrine in Sendagagaya, Shibuya-ku, and Fuji Shrine in Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku.

 

I would like to climb Mount Fuji, which is far back.

But I can't climb easily.

If so, I would like to stand at the top of Fujizuka, where at least the remnants are left.

You can see a prayer that fulfills your earnest dream.

 

 

 

Hamarikyu Onshi Garden is dotted with two duckbas, tide ponds, and inner moats. You can enjoy watching water birds during this season from the "Oden Bridge" of the tide pond, the bench on the shore of the pond, and the "Large Peeping" where you can see the state of the "former pool" at Kamoba.

birdwatching is the first step to learn more about nature, the environment and water birds.

First of all, it is recommended that you take a closer look at the "Gusa".

Observation of humorous "guises" such as "bathing", "bathing", "wapping", "happing", "ha drying", "rest / sleep", and "single leg standing", as well as "head scratching", "extension" and "missing" You can see the life of the bird.

The spider duck uses a large spatula-shaped beak, soaks water on the surface of the water, and filters and eats algae and plankton with comb-shaped teeth at the end of the beak. It is unique to pick plankton that emerges and gathers as some birds rotate.

little grebe is good at diving, and it can be guessed by air bubbles coming up to the surface of the water that frequently dive underwater for small fish, crustacean and underwater insects. 

 

　　Many birds have no hair on their legs, and their beaks and eyelids are exposed. In cold winters, you often see your neck plunging into your back, and your legs alternately plunging into your stomach feathers and resting. Ducks are basically nocturnal and often sleep during the day, and when resting or sleeping, it is a lovely scene to see the neck plunging into the back and rolling up on the surface of the water. It is said that there are times when you close and open your eyes, repeat a shallow sleep, and sometimes open only one eye and sleep. When you close your eyes, raise the white lower eyelids.

 

        　　　 Foraging <little egret>　　　　　  Surface bait>　　　Foraging <northern pintail>

              

 　　　　　　Feathered <Kawau>　　　　 　Bathing <tufted duck>　　 Flapping <tufted duck>

          

　　　 　　　Landing <mallard>　　　　　　 Growth <northern shoveler>　　　　　northern shoveler

                

　　     Drinking <northern shoveler>      Feathering <great egret & Kingfish>　One-legged northern pintail    

            

   　　　Diving <tufted duck>　　　　　Sleep <Hoshihajiro>　　　　　　　Flying <grey heron>　　　

          

   

   

   

 

Are you spending your time with the New Year?

We will resume a series that introduces the history and episodes of railways in Chuo-ku. This time, I would like to take up the underground station of JR running in the city.

JR's predecessor was the Japan National Railways (Japanese National Railways), but in 1972 (Showa 47), when the Tokyo-Kinshicho was opened as the first underground track of the Japanese National Railways, "Nipponbashi" And "Bakurocho" have been installed. It was quite rare at that time.

"Bakurocho" station is located around Bakurocho, famous for its wholesale district, and is also used as a transfer station to the Toei Asakusa Line and Shinjuku Line.
Above the station, the scenery of Tokyo where cars come and go spreads, and it is difficult to create that the JR Trunk Line runs below it.

This "Bakurocho Station" has been famous as the "lowest station in Japan" since its opening.

There is a platform about 30 meters below the ground.

After that, Tokyo Station on the JR Keiyo Line was further established, and Yoshioka Kaikyo Line (in the Seikan Tunnel), which is the lowest above sea level, was established, so it seems that the name was returned, but it seems that it was long and deep station Has been longed.

It has a friendly relationship with Nobeyama Station (Komi Line), which is famous as the highest station during the Japanese National Railways era, and a commemorative object has been set up on the station premises.　

The next station, Shin-Nihonbashi Station, is located in Nihonbashi Muromachi.

There is a subway "Mitsukoshi-mae" station in the immediate vicinity, and it is a convenient place close to "Kanda" station.

 

In this area, there was a [Nagasakiya] in the Edo period that Nagasaki Mayor Dutch trading post (Capitan) stayed in Edo when he came to Edo for an audience with the shoguns.

 

Reference: Central inhabitant of a ward cultural property Chuo inhabitant of a ward cultural property 67 "Nagasakiya trace"

 

Another thing to remember is Hatchobori Station on the JR Keiyo Line.
This was opened in 1990. It's a transfer station to the Hibiya Line.
It was a town where power and concentric lived in the Edo period, and at the same time, it was also a logistics base utilizing water transportation, and even now most waterways have been reclaimed, you can feel the atmosphere of the past.
It's also good to walk around the Sumida River.　

If you think that not only commuter trains but also limited express trains such as [Narita Express] and [Wakashio] are running underground in Chuo-ku, this town is a town where various people come and go after all I think.　

Well, go on the train today to discover the charm of Chuo-ku!　 

 

More Chuo-ku Railway Story <Part 3> "JR Underground Station"