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


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The other day, I took measures against COVID-19 infection, avoided dense, my meals were taken out, and my travels were limited to cars.
In addition to Jokouji, the birthplace of Takuboku Ishikawa, introduced in the previous article, I followed his footsteps a little more.

First of all, Takuboku's newly married house.
There are some troublesome episodes 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 room of Takuboku and his wife Setsuko, the ceiling height is clearly lower than that of other rooms so that they can not swing swords, and there is a hidden room behind 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 at their best.
When I thought about it, I checked the willow, 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, the willow of Ginza, which disappeared due to the maintenance of Ginza Street, cut branches and became the second generation, and the cuttings became the third generation, connecting "life".
It is a willow that lives longer than I myself, but when I look at the lush willow in Ginza where I go, I feel as happy as a parent who watches over my child's growth.

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

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


When I approached, I found the words "Ginza's Yanagi II" and "Ginza's brick" on the signboard.
It turned out that this is also a willow donated by the Ginza store association to Mayor Morioka.

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


Is there a brick in Ginza here?
It is mossy, but it seems that it tells history again and has a taste.

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


For the first time, I also learned about Takuboku's song, "Spring Snow Ginza's third floor bricks fall suddenly on the back of Spring".
When he saw 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 2nd and 3rd in Ginza.
It will be irregular, but I would like to introduce people, things, and things related to Chuo-ku found outside the ward sequentially.


[Related Articles]
■Willow of Ginza
[Part 4 of the Excursion Series] The relationship between Yanagi II of Ginza (September 2018)
【Excursion Series 11】 What is the charm of Higashine City, a friendship city (January 2019)
Have fun at home this year! "Yanagi" - a symbol of Ginza spreading across the country (May 2020)

■Ginza Brick Street
[7th Excursion Series] The Story of Bricks (November 2018)
[The 20th Excursion Series] Approaching Japan's first "XX Ginza" that followed the head family "Ginza" (December 2019)
St. A little more than Patrick's Day! Relations between Chuo-ku and Ireland (March 2019)