Take-chan

Underpass exploration
[Higashiginza, Ginza, Hibiya, Tokyo Station, Yaesu Underground Shopping Street]
Episode 2 From Kabukiza to Ginza
(for kids)

My name is Kenki Sakamoto. Born in Chuo-ku. A class member of the Chuo-ku Momijigawa Elementary School (* fictional elementary school) 5th grade. Elementary school students who love construction machinery, railways, history and animals. I like to walk around Chuo-ku with Dr. Doboku.

My name is Civil Engineering (Doboku Manab). Lives in Chuo-ku, currently 73 years old. In the past, I taught students the pleasure of civil engineering at a university, but retired at the age of 65. I'm teaching local children about the history of the town these days. Before the pandemic, I was a volunteer and also a "town walk guide".

Ph.D. This is Kobikicho Hiroba. It's connected by an underpass from Higashi-Ginza Station.

Kobiki-cho is an old place name around here. In the old days of Edo, there were a lot of craftsmen called wood grinding around here.

That's right. This Kibikicho Square is on the first basement floor of Kabukiza Theater. There are many interesting shops such as Japanese sweets, miscellaneous goods, and Kabuki collaboration goods.

A cool slope from Higashiginza to Ginza

Exploring cool slope underpass from Higashiginza to Ginza [Higashiginza, Ginza, Hibiya, Tokyo Station, Yaesu Underground Shopping Street] Episode 2 from Kabukiza to Ginza (for kids)

Ph.D. Did you enjoy Kiboricho Square? Okay, I'll go from Higashiginza to Ginza.

Well, here's a cool slope.

In this passage, there are some pictures of Ginza about 100 years ago. Look at it.

Well, before I was born, Ginza was such a peaceful scenery.

Tips for Free Research: Let's find old photos of Ginza on this slope and compare it with the current landscape of Ginza.

The father of the subway Tokuji Hayakawa

Subway father Tokuji Hayakawa Underpass Exploration [Higashiginza, Ginza, Hibiya, Tokyo Station, Yaesu Underground Shopping Street] Episode 2 from Kabukiza to Ginza (for kids)

Ph.D. I've been walking to Ginza Station.

That's right. I knew that Ginza Mitsukoshi could enter immediately from the ticket gate at Ginza Station, but it was said that the underpass extended to Ginza Six. If you don't walk, it's hard to understand.

Ph.D. Do you know who this is?

I know the name. He is said to be "the father of the subway in Japan."

That's right. This is "Tokuji Hayakawa." Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, after graduating from Waseda University, joined Manchuria Railway. After that, he joined the Railway Institute and worked with Tobu Railway's second president, Kaichiro Nezu, to rebuild the Sano Railway and Takano Tozan Railway.

Well, Kenki-kun. I checked it well. I'm impressed.

Tips for Free Research: Later, "Tokuji Hayakawa" founded Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd. in 1920. In 1927, Japan's first subway (currently Ginza Line) was born between Ueno and Asakusa. Why did "Tokuji Hayakawa" decide to build a subway in Tokyo? Let's check it out.

 

 

Hello, this is the correspondent "Take-chan". This time, I wrote it for kids too. Among the many underground shopping malls in Tokyo, this course is a long course that is ranked high in Tokyo. I think it's probably more than 3km.

Hot days continue, but underpasses are hard to reach heat stroke, so why not walk together as a candidate for free study for your child? It's pretty fun.

Oh, of course, Kenki Sakamoto and Dr. Civil Engineering are fictional figures. It has nothing to do with a real person.