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March 15 is the anniversary of shoes established by the Japan Shoes Federation in 1932.
Back on this day of 1870, Katsuzo Nishimura opened Japan's first Western shoe factory, Ise Katsuzo Shoesyard, when he entered the ship.

For more information, please refer to the past article "[Excursion Series 13th] Show fashionable from your feet ♪ Japanese shoe industry in the life of 'successful people'."

On this day of 1965, Meiji Mura, which preserves and displays Meiji buildings, opened in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture!
Why did you introduce this time even though it is not a facility in Chuo-ku?...I have a history of that.

This is because a part of the old bridge of Shinohashi, also known as the "help bridge", was relocated and preserved in Meiji Mura because it saved the refugee of Hashigami without being burned down or dropped in the Great Kanto Earthquake!
(Reference: Chuo-ku "Cultural Property in the City-Shinohashi Bridge Nameplate")
Shin-ohashi Bridge, which is also depicted in woodcuts of Hiroshige Utagawa....For information on relocation and preservation in Meiji Village, please refer to the article "◆ A helping bridge in Meiji Village" Sumida River Shinohashi Bridge in Meiji Village "Old Bridge in Sumida River Shinohashi".

Meanwhile, of the bridges in Chuo-ku that have just retired, Dansho Bridge is now preserved and used as an active bridge near Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine in Koto-ku as the former Dansho Bridge (Hachiman Bridge).
For more information, please refer to the past article "[Excursion Series 6] Searching for the oldest active railway bridge in Tokyo".
(* Please note that some photos are not displayed correctly.)

March 24 is the anniversary of the establishment of Kurumaya Nihonbashi (currently Nihonbashi Matsubuya), which operates rickshaws in Nihonbashi.
On this day of 1870, the three people who invented the rickshaw were granted permission from the Tokyo government to manufacture and operate the rickshaw, commemorating the commencement of business in Nihonbashi.

Nihonbashi in the early 20th century (Source: Meiji and Taisho eras in photos - from the National Diet Library Photo Book, expiration of the protection period)

Even after the Meiji Restoration, you can see rickshaws in photographs of Nihonbashi.
Even today, in order to revive the good old tradition of the time, there have been an increasing number of opportunities to see rickshaws not only in Asakusa but also in Nihonbashi and eventually in Chuo-ku.
I haven't used a rickshaw yet, as is probably the case with many Japanese.
However, when I thought that there would be an opportunity to introduce rickshaws to tourists coming from overseas in the future, I was wondering if I could actually use them.

On this day of 1683, the daughter of a greengrocer, Ochichi, was sentenced to a fire after a city round.
I will omit the details, but when I evacuated in a large fire, I set up myself to meet a man who fell in love again, and died for that crime.

It was Suzugamori prison that was sentenced to fire, but it is said that until then he was put in a prison in Kodemmacho.
You can learn about the inside of the prison during the Edo period in Kabuki "Shisen Ryokoban no Umeha".

As an aside, it seems that the executioners of the Edo period were hereditary, like the Samson family in France and the Reich Heart family in Germany.
Until now, we have taken up only the offenders, but I decided to look into the prisoners (or execute) side with awareness in the future.