Official

I took a picture of a slightly drawn composition (Smimasen with backlight).

"Well? What you can see in the back is the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station? Well, I'm going to hear a voice saying, "It's like a certain place or XX street, in short, Yaesu street." Of course, at first, I usually wanted to write, "Hana Momo is about to be in full bloom on Yaesu Street." (In fact, I think that it can be fully understood as a daily conversation.)

But it's different.

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

If you look closely at the list of nicknames on Chuo-ku Road, Yaesu Street is "Between 1-18 Kyobashi and 2-12 Shinkawa". In other words, from the intersection with Showa-dori to the intersection with Kajibashi-dori. It's surprisingly short.

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

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

If you show it on the map, it will be like this. The part from Shinkawa to Tsukishima is also a metropolitan road.

When I realized again that it was a metropolitan road and looked at it, there was certainly a sign at the end of the starting point, Showa-dori and Sotobori-dori St. I'm lonely with just a casual display called "408".

In addition, the name "special metropolitan road" cannot be heard, but it seems that regardless of the law of Article 7 of the Road Law, which determines prefectural roads, "roads that are completed in Tokyo are metropolitan at the discretion of the Governor of Tokyo. It is a road determined by the super rule that "it can be done."

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

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

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government seems to be putting considerable emphasis on the street tree business, and publishes a street tree map called "TOKYO Road Green" every year. (The photo shows the 2018 edition that I have, but now the 2019 edition is out. By the way, it may be a bit troublesome because it is not sold at ordinary bookstores or amazon.)

You can see as soon as you look at the map, but just because it is published by Tokyo, not only the street trees managed by the city but also the street trees managed by the ward are posted in detail, so it is convenient to be. is. Especially in the vicinity of Chuo-ku, there is a detailed description in the "City Center Expansion Map" (partial expansion in the enlarged map on the right side of the figure), but the amount of information is too large! (^^)

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 of the name of the street tree. The legend is enormous, and it is very difficult to read if it is printed, so I drop the color copy into pdf and enlarge it from a tablet etc. for reference. 。

Due to the fine workmanship at a very level, isn't this a "map created by workers only with a sense of duty as part of the work of the city", but a "one of the best street tree enthusiasts in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government"? I think so. (*I'm an individual's impression: laughs)

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