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[The 32nd Excursion Series] It was also in Kyoto! Willow in Ginza


Hello. I'm Hanes, an active correspondent.
When I settled down with infection status, I went to Kansai.
I have met willows in Ginza at my destination, so this time I will take up the willows in Ginza that I can meet outside Chuo-ku for the first time in about a year!

I'm going to Kyoto since my junior high school school trip!
I no longer remember where I went sightseeing at that time (laughs).
Since I became a member of society, I have never had the opportunity to visit Kansai outside of work, and this time it was my first sightseeing in more than a dozen years, so I carefully examined my relationship with Chuo-ku.
Among them, I got information that a willow in Ginza was planted near Anekojibashi and visited it in the morning.♪

[The 32nd Excursion Series] It was also in Kyoto! Willow in Ginza


This is a willow like that.
The signboard near the side says, "The proud tree of the inhabitants of the ward, weeping willow."

[The 32nd Excursion Series] It was also in Kyoto! Willow in Ginza


Not only this street, but many willows were planted in Kyoto City, so when I walked around this street with a little anxiety about getting clues about willows in Ginza, I saw this information board .

[The 32nd Excursion Series] It was also in Kyoto! Willow in Ginza


It is described as follows.


This willow is a weeping willow that returned home from Ginza, Tokyo. The willow on Tokyo Ginza Chuo-dori, which appears in the "Tokyo March", which is sung as "The willow in Ginza I miss in the past," disappeared due to road maintenance. However, local volunteers who missed the past increased the number of second generation from the remaining willows and revived the row of willow trees in order to revive the atmosphere of that time. The name "Ginza" is said to be the birthplace of Fushimi in Kyoto. In addition, the parent of this "Ginza's willow" is also said to be the hexagonal willow (Kyoto's Chohoji) and is closely related to Kyoto. Volunteers who revived "Ginza's willow" donated to return their "Kyoto culture" and planted trees at Kiyamachi St. along the Takase River, which looks like willows, in June 1996.

In June 2013, "Ginza's willow II" was transferred from Chuo-ku, Tokyo to the Matsuzakaya Ginza store, and planted trees because "Ginza's willow II" died.


To put it simply, the willow in Ginza that I met during this visit is the Yanagi Shisei of Ginza, which nested from the roof of the Matsuzakaya Ginza store, and the place name "Ginza" connected Chuo-ku and Kyoto.
It's about one month until the Chuo-ku Tourism Test, so let's review the history of Ginza and the origin of the place name here!

[The 32nd Excursion Series] It was also in Kyoto! Willow in Ginza


Actually, it was Meiji 2 (1869) that "Ginza" officially became the place name!
Going back, in Keicho 6 (1601), the Ginza Office, which is responsible for the casting and cracking of silver coins, was created in Fushimi, Kyoto.
Eleven years later, the Ginza government office in Sunpu was relocated to Shin-Ryogaecho (currently Ginza 2-chome) in Edo, and began casting silver coins.
Although it was the name of Shin-Ryogaecho, people at that time came to call it "Ginza".

Ginza also features many old shrines recommended by Kyoto Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.
Among the shrines included in the course of the Ginza Hatcho Shrine tour, Ko Inari Shrine, Azuma Inari Shrine, and Kakugo Inari Shrine are applicable.
If you look into it, Ginza has a surprisingly deep relationship with Kyoto!

By the way, back, what is the hexagonal willow of Johoji mentioned on the willow information board?
If there is a theory that Ginza's willow parent is, I've been a little detour, saying, "I can't return without seeing it as a Chuo-ku sightseeing correspondent!"
On the grounds of Joho-ji Temple, a splendid willow with a presence was planted, and fortunes were tied to bundle the two branches.
Apparently, it seems that it has been popular as a willow that has benefit from marriage since the Heian period.

[The 32nd Excursion Series] It was also in Kyoto! Willow in Ginza


As you may know, this temple was founded in Prince Shotoku and the birthplace of ikebana.
In addition, the unglazed pigeons have a Omikuji like a stop tree is famous.
In retrospect, I remember that when I was on a school trip to junior high school, I really wanted to pull this Omikuji and came to Omikuji just before the meeting time on the last day....
Thanks to chasing the history of willows in Ginza, nostalgic memories have been revived!

[The 32nd Excursion Series] It was also in Kyoto! Willow in Ginza


There are many pigeons in the precincts as expected, and it is impressive that the eyes of worshipers were entertained.
In the next excursion article, we will dig deeper into the history of Chuo-ku with this "dove" as a keyword!

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