Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

The first noon of 2018 was February 7.

It's the day of Inari's festival.
In rural areas, we wish for rich harvest, and in town
It is the day when merchants hold a festival to pray for business prosperity.

In the town of Edo, where there are many Inari shrines, it was very lively.

And I went to Terakoya from the first day.
It is said that reading and writing will improve, and children will become masters.
It was a day when I often entered the temple.

　It's better to learn more than the character and Mt. Inari

It was Kikaku Takarai who wrote this phrase. Matsuo Basho's first master,
He was counted as one of the 1000s of Shomon.

The ruins of the corner residence are located in Nihonbashikayabacho.
The neighborhood is the town where Tadataka Ino and Harumi Murata lived.
It is also fun to take a walk while remembering the intellectuals.

◆The ruins of the house
1-6-10, Nihonbashikayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

February 3 is Setsubun and "Ooka Echizen Day".

On this day of 1717 (Kyoho 2), Mr. Ooka Echizen Mamoru Tadayoshi was introduced.
I was appointed as Minamimachi magistrate.

For Edo, the great enemy is fire.
The 8th Shogun Yoshimune ordered Tadashi to strengthen fire prevention measures.

So Tadao thought about "the installation of a town fire extinguisher."

"Iroha Forty-eight sets," a self-defense fire extinguishing system for townspeople.
I organized it.

The stylish items related to "town fire extinguisher"
It can be seen at the Kabuto-cho and Kayabacho town corner exhibition hall.

Above all, around 1877, it contained a series of clothes from the time.
The picture is a must-see.

◆Kabuto-cho, Kayabacho Machikado Exhibition Hall
15-3 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, in Sakamotocho Park
Opening hours: 8:30～20:00