Official

I took a picture of a slightly drawn composition (Smimassen in reverse light).

"Isn't it? Do you see the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station? Well, somewhere or XX Street, in short, Yaesu Street." Of course, at first I was thinking of writing, "Hanamomomo is about to be in full bloom on Yaesu Street." (Actually, I think that’s enough for everyday conversations.)

But it's different.

Officially, the road around this area looked like Yaesu Street and was not Yaesu Street.

If you look closely at the Chuo-ku Road nickname list, Yaesu-dori is "between Kyobashi 1-18 to 2-12 Shinkawa". In other words, from the intersection with Showa-dori to the intersection with Kajibashi-dori Street. Surprisingly short.

Then, what is it between Sotobori-dori St. and Showa-dori around here?

It was a short "Tokyo road" with a total length of only 366m, called "Special Metropolitan Road No. 408 Yaesu Takaramachi Line". Since the length of the N700 series Shinkansen is 404 meters, it is shorter than the Shinkansen! (By the way, the main part of Yaessu-dori is "ward road" in Chuo-ku.)

As shown on the map, this will be ↓. The part from Shinkawa to Tsukishima is also a metropolitan road.

When I re-recognized that it was a metropolitan road, there was certainly a sign at the end point of Showa-dori and Sotobori-dori St. I miss the casual display of "408".

In addition, the name "exceptional metropolitan road" is an inaccessible way, but apparently, regardless of the law for determining prefectural roads, Article 7 of the Road Law, `` Roads completed in Tokyo are Tokyo at the discretion of the Governor of Tokyo. It is a road determined by the super rule that it may be a metropolitan road. "

Anyway, in short, it was apparent that it was Tokyo that planted white peaches. Specifically, the Tokyo Metropolitan Construction Bureau. Furthermore, it seems that the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Construction, Daiichi Kensetsu Office, which has jurisdiction over Chiyoda-ku, Chuo-ku, and Minato-ku, is raising it.

Dozens of peaches are planted along Route 408, but unfortunately it does not seem to be reflected in the list of street trees in Chuo-ku ...

Tokyo seems to be putting a lot of effort into the street tree business, and we publish a street tree map called "TOKYO Road Green" every year. (The photo is the 2018 version I have, but now the 2019 version is out. By the way, it is not sold at regular bookstores or amazon, so it may be a little troublesome to purchase.)

You can see as soon as you look at the map, but just because it is published by Tokyo Metropolitan Government, not only the street trees managed by the city, but also the street trees managed by the ward are also posted in detail. is. Especially in the vicinity of Chuo-ku, there is a detailed description in the "city center expansion map" (the right of the figure is some expansion in the enlargement map), but there is too much information! (^^)

The color and line type of the line drawn on the road indicate the type of street tree, but in addition to that, "ze", "ya" and "i" are all abbreviations for the name of the street tree. The legend is enormous, and it is very difficult to read if it is printed, so I drop a color copy into pdf and expand it from a tablet etc. to refer. 。

Too detailed workmanship at the very level, this is not a "map created by workers only by a sense of duty as part of the city's work", but rather a "work of one of the leading street tree enthusiasts in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government"? I think it seems. (My personal opinion is: Laugh)

Actually, I have written an article about "Sakura-dori St." around this time last year, but there are surprisingly many pitfalls ... (x_x)