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[The 27th Excursion Series] Ginza's willow ~ The edge connected by Takuboku Ishikawa~


Hello. I'm Hanes, an active correspondent.
The other day, I took measures against COVID-19 infection, avoided crowds, took out meals, and limited travel to cars, and went to Iwate Prefecture.
In addition to Jokoji Temple, the birthplace of Takuboku Ishikawa, which was introduced in the previous article, I traced his footprint a little more.

First of all, the house of Takuboku newlyweds.
There are some episodes that were troubled, such as not returning home on the day of the wedding, but this is the only Takuboku archeological site that remains in Morioka city.
This house is a samurai residence, and in the rooms of Takuboku and his wife Setsuko, the ceiling height is clearly lower than other rooms so that they cannot swing their swords, and there are hidden rooms in the ceiling.
Currently, there is only one such Samurai residence in Morioka city.

[The 27th Excursion Series] Ginza's willow ~ The edge connected by Takuboku Ishikawa~


At the entrance of such a house, autumn leaves and lush splendid willows are planted.
When I checked the willow, I thought it was Yanagi III of Ginza!
It was donated to Mayor Morioka by the Ginza Store Association in 2002 because Takuboku worked for the Asahi Shimbun in Ginza 6-chome.

[The 27th Excursion Series] Ginza's willow ~ The edge connected by Takuboku Ishikawa~


In 1968, Ginza's willow, who disappeared for the maintenance of Ginza Street, became the second generation by cutting branches, and the cutting became the third generation, connecting "life".
It is a willow that lives longer than myself, but when you look at the lush willows in Ginza where you go, you will feel as happy as a parent watching the child's growth.

Next, I visited "Morioka Takuboku / Kenji Seishunkan".
It is a cultural facility where you can enjoy exhibits about them who have spent 10 years of youth in Morioka.
As you can see, willows are planted near the building.

[The 27th Excursion Series] Ginza's willow ~ The edge connected by Takuboku Ishikawa~


I was worried and approached, and when I approached it, the letters "Ginza's Yanagi Nisei" and "Ginza's Brick" were written on the signboard.
It turns out that this is also a willow donated to Mayor Morioka by the Ginza Store Association.

[The 27th Excursion Series] Ginza's willow ~ The edge connected by Takuboku Ishikawa~


Is this the bricks in Ginza?
It is mossy, but it seems to tell the history again and has a taste.

[The 27th Excursion Series] Ginza's willow ~ The edge connected by Takuboku Ishikawa~


For the first time, I learned about Takuboku's song in "One Handful of Sand", "Spring Snow falls on the bricks on the third floor behind Ginza in Spring".
Looking at the snow in Ginza, he would have remembered his hometown of Iwate.

[The 27th Excursion Series] Ginza's willow ~ The edge connected by Takuboku Ishikawa~


This time, I was able to meet Yanagi Nisei and III in Ginza.
It will be irregular, but I would like to introduce people, things and things related to Chuo-ku that I found outside the city.


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Let's have fun at home this year! "Yanagi" - The symbol of Ginza spreading throughout the country (May 2020)

■Ginza Brick Street
[The 7th Excursion Series] The story of bricks (November 2018)
[The 20th Excursion Series] Approaching Japan's first "XX Ginza" that hit the head family "Ginza" (December 2019)
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