Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

The fresh memories of last year's Great East Japan Earthquake are unlikely to disappear easily, but I have heard that local communities are gradually making progress toward recovery. I am just impressed by the tenacity and humanity of our people.

I'm ashamed because I can only participate in donations, but at least I would like to contribute to economic recovery by going on a trip to a hot spring in Tohoku or purchasing agricultural products from Tohoku.

Under such circumstances, "Green marche" is held every Saturday at [Tsukiji Smile Plaza] outside Tsukiji. Tohoku agricultural products are lined up in stalls to provide fresh taste.

This project is hosted by the NPO Tsukiji Food Town Development Council and is held every Saturday until May 26 of this year.
Please stop by when shopping at Tsukiji.

Unfortunately, it was raining on Saturday 24th last week, but the stalls were cheering for cheerful calls. Everyone is really bright and strong. It is also fun to exchange words while watching and walking.

On the 31st of next week, the special event "B-class gourmet champion is coming", and the local gourmet "Fujinomiya Yakisoba" and "Atsugi Shirokoro Hormone", which are now popular among the people, will appear. 100 yen per dish can be used to support restoration, so you can experience "Eating delicious food and making a little contribution". If you like delicious food, why don't you come and visit us?

In addition, there is a permanent "green station" nearby, so please take a look at it. The banner is displayed in the store, and I feel that I can't beat the Tohoku soul.

 Make use of this product as a course for walking outside the Tsukiji area.

More Tohoku reconstruction support is based on food culture ... Tsukiji "Green marche"

"Market Street" in Tsukiji Market.　In front of Tsukiji Subway Station, we will guide you to a young lady who came on a trip from Osaka Prefecture, operating a smartphone.　I walk while paying attention to the cars in the hall.

He took a pose in front of Shigeru-suke Dango. In front of Mizu Shrine, we explained that Yuonen, late Tokugawa shogunate, the birthplace of the Navy in the early Meiji era, and that the market moved from Nihonbashi to here after the Taisho Great Earthquake.　 I went to work with a few remaining back hairs.

Indeed, Tsukiji is one of the best tourist spots in the world.　In addition, we handed "Chuo-ku Fureai Town Walking Map 2 Ginza" to her. I think you enjoyed shopping with silver bra.

Today, we invite close friends to our home and have a seafood hot pot party.

Get up early and go shopping at Tsukiji Market 

First, I bought a rice octopus at Iwara, an octopus specialty store.

Vegetables at vegetable Ishibashi outside the shrimp grounds used in a shrimp shop

Tofu at Tora-san at Tsukiji 7-chome, Tofu at Tora-san.

I bought alfonsino and clams at a fresh fish shop

Toast with champagne and white wine

It was very delicious because the fresh fish served came out.

At the end, tighten with udon

It's really fun to eat with friends you like. 

What kind of ingredients shall we have this party? 

Wind

　　I am more than a flower

　　　　　How thin the remnants of spring

It was on March 14, 1701 (old calendar) that Takumi Asanouchi died in writing this one, which was well-known among many warlords and politicians. He was 35 years old. There is no need to explain the Akaho Incident because it is too famous, but Gengoemon Kataoka, a Asano family servant, visited Tamura Ukyotayu's house to begged for his master servant's time, and was approved by Denhachiro Tamon. It is said that he wrote at this time. Kabuki (Chushingura Genroku era) is one of the most famous scenes. (There seems to be a theory that the truth is not clear. ・・）

The Edo clan residence and Ako Castle were to be brought down on the same day because Uchi Takumi was cut off on the same day, and the family was cut off.

The Akaho clan gunshot Kamiyashiki occupied the area around the current St. Luke International Hospital and Nursing College. A stone monument and an explanation board indicating the site of Takumi Asanouchi's residence are installed on the premises of St. Luke International Hospital.

In 15 days from the house, which is said to have been 8,900 tsubo, retainer almost paid it to a rented house in town.

The following is the change of the Asano family residence as seen in the old map.

"Asano Mataichi" is the young name of Uchi Takumi, who inherits his family at the age of 9.

You can see that the site of the Kamiyashiki has been subdivided since the Akaho incident. The last is a map of the Tsukiji settlement in the Meiji period.

By the way, the resignation of Oishi built-in assistant

"There is no cloud over the Ukiyo Moon, Haruru's body is thrown away,"

The site of Takumi Asanouchi's residence: 10-11 Akashi-cho Area

This is also a story related to railways in Chuo-ku.

At one time, there was a "waste line boom." It's about visiting and walking on the trajectory of the abolished railway. Of course, it's still popular. Recently, the number of railways that will be abolished has increased, inviting the nostalgia of people who nostalgic their former appearance.
There is also a place for such memories in Chuo Ward.

One is the "Ginza railroad crossing" that I have introduced before.

To be precise, it keeps the memory of the times as [the railroad crossing in front of Hamarikyu]. In the past, there was Shiodome Station on the Japanese National Railways, where it is now [Shiodome Shiodome Sight], from which the rail extended to Tsukiji Market. The demand for trains decreased as freight shifted to truck transportation, and finally abolished in 1987 (Showa 62).

I barely remember Shiodome Station, which is about to be abolished, and the track that extends to Tsukiji. If you think about it now, I think it was a milestone in an era where the world of logistics and information changed drastically.　

The days when rail transport supported the logistics of the Tsukiji market were far away, but the remnants are seen in the unique structure of the market facilities. The arc-like building was built to match the cargo rail. You will be able to see this figure for a long time.

In the past, there was the Tokyo Metropolitan Port and Harbor Bureau dedicated line, and the track starting from Echinakajima reached Toyosu as the Fukagawa Line and branched as the Harumi Line. This track crossed the Harumi Canal in parallel with Harumi Bridge, extending to the warehouses at Harumi Wharf. The iron bridge at that time (Harumi Bridge) was rusted and blended into a part of the waterfront landscape.

Until a few years ago, some tracks were still left, but as the redevelopment of Toyosu and Harumi progressed, they disappeared steadily. The area where rails were once lined up is a grassland for development. For some reason, there is a signboard that retains its appearance at that time, and rather invites melancholy.

I once lived here, and I liked walking beside this freight line. In spring, I remember that the scenery was well matched with the cherry blossoms along the road. When it was abolished in 1989, I couldn't forbid a bit of loneliness. Now it's a distant memory.

After a long time, I walked through the warehouse street at Harumi Wharf, and found traces of the rail. I just wonder if there were wagons carrying cement and flour in this area once.

Even in the middle of Tokyo, there is nostalgia of "wasted lines". The silver railway, which has reflected the transition of the times and the transformation of the city, seems to be biting memories in a dull rust color now.

Even if the rail disappears, "memory" remains. Along with the history of prosperity, as a memory of the people who worked there and those who were involved, I'm long and nostalgic ...
 

More Chuo-ku Railway Monogatari <Part 7> "Memory of Rail"