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It was opened to pass through a tall ship like a sailing ship, but it seems that the number of ships decreased due to the passage of the times, and on the contrary, the traffic of cars increased, so it stopped opening .

This Kachidokibashi was completed in 1940 (Showa 15) before the war, and is said to be 80 years old this year.

　From 1940 to 1970 ... 30 years
　From 1971 to 2020 ... 50 years

It has become a natural bridge to not open anymore.

However, the remnants of that time still remain dark, and when you cross the bridge, you can remember when it was open. A lot of posts have been posted on this correspondent blog.

　　Correspondent RIEdel's article　→ Here

I have never seen this Kachidokibashi open. I've seen it open with something that was made as a fiction, such as manga and commercials, but I still envy those who have seen the open figure in Namah.

I was wondering if there was a way to watch it somehow, but after reading a column written by Masato Izumi, I learned that there was a way to "watch old movies".

It's a coincidence, but this year's actress Setsuko Hara is the 100th anniversary of her birth, so a special feature is being set up at the National Film Archive in Kyobashi. I went to see that there is a scene where Kachidokibashi opens and closes in one of the works, "Lover in Tokyo".

This movie was released in 1952, and contains a number of valuable images of Chuo-ku, such as Ginza shortly after the war. It's Kachidokibashi, the most important thing, but did you open and close the scene four or five times? Of course, I was impressed, but I was able to fully enjoy the atmosphere of that time, such as pedestrians and cars waiting for the bridge to open, the sound of alarms, and the tram passing through Hashigami. . After all, it is very good that the scene that is the key to the story of this movie is the opening and closing of Kachidokibashi. I think this is a very recommended movie for those who want to see the opening and closing of Kachidokibashi.

It's a movie that can be easily seen with comedy touch, but not only beautiful Setsuko Hara, but also Toshiro Mifune was cool. There was no muddy place, and after seeing it, it was very refreshing.

Now it's a closed bridge, but if everyone wants it to open it, it will be time to open it in the near future. I think it's a wonderful bridge with dreams for the future.

On the night of late November, when the cold weather became quite severe, I went around Kachidokibashi. This is Kachidokibashi, which can be seen from Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge on the upstream side.

The blue arch in the middle is Tsukiji Ohashi, which stretches further downstream. The end of this blue bridge is already the sea. It is the newest bridge over the Sumida River, and opened in 2018 after the relocation of Tsukiji Market.

On the other hand, it is the upstream side seen from Kachidokibashi. You can see Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge.

After 10 o'clock at night, if there is no wind, the Sumida River will become calm and the water surface will change very beautifully, but as a place to look at Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge, from the Akashicho side where the St. Luke's Tower is located, It is very good to use the apartment group in Tsukuda in the background. Recently, autumn has deepened, and fallen leaves are coming to an end.

Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge was built in 1964 at the last Tokyo Olympics. On the other hand, Kachidokibashi is a bridge built in the year of the phantom Tokyo Olympics that could not be held due to the effects of the war, so if you introduce it from the upstream, I would like to introduce it.

　Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge: 1964 (the last Tokyo Olympics)
　Kachidokibashi: 1940 (phantom Tokyo Olympics)
　Tsukiji Ohashi: This Tokyo Olympics

The three downstream bridges of the Sumida River are bridges that reflect the times of the Tokyo Olympics. After Kachidokibashi and Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge were completed, the scenery around the bridge should have changed completely, but since the types of bridges are different, you can enjoy remembering each era from the shape of the bridge. May be.

A few months ago, Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge and Tsukiji Ohashi have been newly lit up, and the area around the lower part of the Sumida River has also turned into an attractive night view promenade, but what has not changed before is star I look up at the sky. I can't see it at all. I thought that it was the Sumida River with a slightly wide sky, so when I looked closely, I was able to find the stars.

Did the stars see more 50 years ago when the bridge was open? As it is already in December, winter Orion and Omitsu square are also appearing in the sky of Tokyo. When we are about to enter the winter, the third wave of COVID-19 has come, and it is likely that the time of obstruction will continue for a while, but I hope everyone will do their best and turn it into a spring with a sense of liberation at the end of winter.

　<Reference>
　National Film Archive ⇒ Click here
　Mato Izumi's column ⇒ There is a spoiler