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Yanagibashi

The Kanda River, which flows under Yanagibashi, is a 25km urban river that uses Inokashira Pond in Mitaka City as its water source, flows through the city center and flows into the Sumida River.

The first bridge was built at this location in Genroku 11 (1698), and it was called "Yano Kurahashi" because there was an arrow store of the Shogunate near "Kawaguchi Exitnobashi". Was.

The origins of Yanagibashi are:

（１）　Yano Kurahashi becomes Yanojo Bridge and Yanagibashi.

（２）　It is derived from the end of the Yanagihara embankment.

（３）　It is derived from the fact that there was a willow tree at the base of the bridge.

There is a theory like this, but the true theory is unknown.

After the Meiji Restoration, Yanagibashi became a place that represents Tokyo along with Shimbashi as a flower town, Shimbashi was a government official from each clan, and Yanagibashi was a merchant since Edo and an old flag book. It seems that it was a place where people gathered.

In the ward, in 1991, in order to pass on this elegant bridge to future generations, the damaged main pillar was restored, the balustrade was decorated with `` Kanzashi '' after the flower street, and granite was pasted on the sidewalk to regenerate it. .

In addition, lighting was produced from dusk, giving the presence of "Yanagibashi" over the mouth of the Kanda River.

The bridge

Format　　　　Tie arch bridge

Bridge length　　　　３７.９ｍ

Effective width 11.0m (roadway 6.0m, sidewalk 2.5m x 2)

Construction year December 1929 (1929)

Spring night and Yanagibashi for a woman

Both the coolness of luxurious people and Yanagibashi are Shiki Masaoka.

Yanagibashi

Location 2, Higashinihonbashi, Chuo-ku

　　　　1, Yanagibashi, Taitou-ku

　　　　(Kanda River)

Yanagibashi is the first bridge located at the estuary where the Kanda River flows into the Sumida River.

Its origin was in the middle of the Edo period. At that time, Shimo-Yanagihara Doho-cho (Chuo-ku) and Shimohira Ishiemon-cho (Taito-ku) on the opposite bank came by ferry, but due to inconvenience, Genroku 10 (1697), it was approved by requesting a bridge over Minamicho magistrate's office and completed in the following year.

At that time, there were many lodgings for boaters on the Sumida River around Yanagibashi.

　　　Futon is poured into the Yanagibashi River

It was a lively atmosphere like Kawayanagi.

In 1887, it became a steel bridge, and Yanagibashi fell in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

The Reconstruction Bureau is devising the design of the first bridge at the mouth of the tributary to change the design of the boatman's return to the port.

Yanagibashi adopted the design of the Eitai Bridge, which was based on the bridge of the Rhine River in Germany, and was completed in 1929.

More than 70 years since its completion (2002 when this explanation board was written), the number of reconstruction bridges has decreased in the ward, and Yanagibashi has been maintained as a valuable modern civil engineering heritage in 1991, and was registered in the ward Tangible Cultural Property in 1998.

Asakusa Yanagibashi was born in 1934 with the integration of several towns.

The name of the town is derived from the fact that there was a bridge called "Yanagibashi" near the confluence of the Sumida River in the Kanda River.

Yanagibashi's name has been well known to people as a flower district since the middle of the Edo period, and there were many lodgings on the banks of the bridge.

There are many restaurants and geishas, and it was prosperous.

"Yanagibashi" was first built in Genroku 11 (1698).

Kanda River is Okawa (also known as Sumida River). The Sumida River downstream from Azuma-bashi Bridge [Azumabashi], which connects Azumabashi 1-chome, Sumida-ku and Raimon 2-chome, Taito-ku upstream from the Chuo-ku basin, was called like this during the Edo period). At that time, Kawaguchiguchinobashi (Yanagibashi and Kawaguchi no Hashi) was called, but it was called Yanagibashi was planted on the bridge.

The current bridge was built in 1929 (1929) and is a rose-style bridge.

1-1-1, Yanagibashi, Taitou-ku

This bridge was built in Genroku 11 (1698) where the Kanda River poured into the Sumida River, and was initially called the "bridge at Kawaguchi Exit".

It is said that there was an arrow storehouse of the Shogunate nearby, and it was called Yanokurahashi and Yanojobashi.

Yanagibashi seems to have been called since the Kyoho era.

The name of the bridge is derived from the name of the bridge.

　○　Located at the end of the Yanagihara embankment

　○　I rewritten Yanojo into a willow character

　○　It is named after a willow on the shore of the bridge (the base of the bridge)

That's what I think.

It was replaced by an iron bridge in Meiji 20 (1887), and the current bridge was completed in 1929.

During the Edo period, the bridge was crowded with lodgings lined up.

Since the late Tokugawa shogunate and Meiji eras, Yanagibashi has been known as the Karyukai, and has been featured in many literary writers and ink artists (Bokkaku: calligraphers and painters).

Yanagibashi also often appears in rakugo, and "Funatoku" etc. are stories set in this area.

[People related to Yanagibashi]

●　Ryuhoku Narushima (Narushima)

１８３７－１８８４

late Tokugawa shogunate's Edo shogunate Shogun Samurai Lecture, Confucian Oku, literary scholar and journalist of Meiji period.

Born in Kuramae. He wrote a collection of essays, "Yanagibashi New Magazine".

●　Kiyochika Kobayashi (Kobayashiki)

１８４７－１９１５

Ukiyo-e artist from Meiji period.

In "Moto Yanagibashi Ryogoku distant view", I drew a scene around Yanagibashi in the past.

●　Shiki Masao (Kashiki Masao)

１８６７－１９０２

A poet and poet from Meiji period.

In the phrasebook "Kanyama Ochigi"

Spring night and Yanagibashi for a woman

I wrote it.

●　Toson Shimazaki (Shimazaki)

１８７２ー１９４３

Poet and novelist.

He lives in Yanagibashi 1-chome today and publishes an essay "In Shinkatamachi (*)" based on Yanagibashi, and in his novel "Silence", he wrote rich scenes about the Yanagibashi area in the Taisho era.

In addition, works such as his representative works "Spring" and "House" were also presented when he lived in Yanagibashi.

※　Shinkatamachi (Shinkatamachi) is the old town name of Yanagibashi.

In addition, "from Shinkatamachi" and "News from Shinkatamachi" were confirmed, but "in Shinkatamachi" could not be confirmed. .

●　Shotaro Ikenami (Shotaro Ikenami)

１９２３－１９９０

Noveler.

He has taken up the area of Yanagibashi in works such as the era novel "Kenkaku Shobai".

As described on the "Chuo-ku Description Board", there are a number of reliefs (embossed) of "Kanzashi" on the balustrade of the bridge after Hanamachi.

"Tama Kanzashi." I photographed the ball, the so-called red gemstone part, but there was also a blue one here.

Yanagibashi was very close to Ryogoku, which was once the best entertainment district in Edo, and was a ferryboat for Yoshiwara.

And here Yanagibashi itself was also a geisha town, so it was a very emotional place with restaurants and lodgings lined up.

Even now, there are departure and arrival points for houseboats lined up on both banks of the river, so the atmosphere is sufficient, but the Geisha Association was dissolved about 20 years ago.

As introduced in "Thinking Newcomers and Ningyocho 10 Years 9-Chuo-ku depicted on the book cover-" on June 9, this angle is the novel "When the curtain of prayer descends" It is the same as the cover of the book.

In the novel "When the Prayer Curtains Fall", "Yanagibashi" appeared in January among the 12 bridges written on the calendar that was the key to the incident.

In the movie "When the Prayer Curtains Fall," it changed to May.

(In the article on June 9, this was mistakenly explained as "Novel = May". I'm sorry, I will correct it.

So why did the order of bridges change in novels and movies?

From here, it's a lozumali guess. I think it's probably the right answer.

In the novel, the bridge that appears in the climax is "Saemonbashi" out of 12 bridges.

In the movie, "Yanagibashi".

Mr. Ginzo's article on June 4 "Saemonbashi is also coming to the three wards of Bakurocho and Yokoyamacho!" However, as explained, "Saemon Bridge" is built across three wards: Chuo-ku, Chiyoda-ku, and Taito-ku.

In other words, the issue of permission.

And I'm sorry to say this, but "Saemon Bridge" is a plain bridge to make a video.

In that regard, "Yanagibashi" has a beautiful dark green form, and there are many scenes that appear in other movies and TV dramas.

If you compare it to an actress, I wonder if there is a difference between "first-class" and "third-class".

The casting change seems to be a matter of course.

This time, we will also show off Edo classical rakugo. It was the 7th time.

As mentioned on the Taito Ward Board of Education's explanation board, we will introduce the story "Funatoku" set here.

First of all, from the background of "Funatoku" ...

Yanagibashi was a ferryboat for Yoshiwara, right next to Ryogoku, which was once the best entertainment district in Edo.

Yanagibashi itself also developed as a geisha's city.

It was a very emotional place with restaurants and lodgings.

Even now, there is a remnant at the departure and arrival point of the houseboat on both banks of the river, but the Geisha union was dissolved about 20 years ago.

When you say a ship, you think of the current big "houseboat", but the ship that comes out in this story is "Inoboat (Chokibune: a long, narrow, like a wild boar fangs) ", A small boat called "No boat", usually only two passengers can ride.

The boat foot is fast, but it shakes quite a bit, so it's a bit difficult to row around.

It's about 3 km from the boarding house in Yanagibashi to Yamayabori at the entrance of Yoshiwara, and it's not so far even if you go up the river ...

Then...

"Funatoku,"

Tokubei, a young husband who has been misunderstood after the dogaku has passed and is taking care of the inn in Yanagibashi, says that he wants to be a boatman.

Master "Youth husband, you can't get into the boatman with a shaky body.

It is said that the pole is three years, and the turret is March.

Can you be patient?"

"Of course."

The consent is also obtained from the boatmen, and the master acknowledges it.

After that, it was called "virtue" and joined the boatman.

One hot summer day, the boatman went out and Mr. Toku decided to leave the ship.

The ship swaying, dangerously treated

"Young people, are you okay?"

"It's okay, I dropped one customer before this."

After that, I went around the same place three times and almost hit the stone wall.

"Sir, please poke the stone wall with an umbrella."

Guest: "The umbrella stabbed the stone wall."

Toku "I can't return there again, give up my umbrella."

Mr. Toku, who is tired, sees sweat and says, "If the ship comes in front, please avoid customers."

Finally, I decided to get up to the shallows and have the guests go down.

I went to Mr. Toku-san.

"What happened to you, young people?"

"Sir, if you go up to the shore, hire one boatman."

2-28, Higashinihonbashi land

A bridge that connects Higashi Nihonbashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku and Yanagibashi 1-chome, Taito-ku.