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In addition, in the app, you can get information such as the history of each spot, the relationship with Eiichi Shibusawa, address, business hours, etc. at once, very convenient!
You can enjoy learning while collecting stamps, so it's two birds with one stone.
There are participation prizes that everyone can receive and prizes that can be applied according to the number of stamps, so I am willing to participate naturally.♪
stamp rally can be enjoyed with one smartphone in men and women of all ages, including those who are interested in Eiichi Shibusawa in Taiga drama series, those who want to see at their own pace, those who like walking around the town, and those who suddenly have free time.

In Chuo-ku, five spots are designated from the Nihonbashikabutocho area.
I also tried stamp rally, so I would like to briefly introduce these spots along with my impressions.

The first time I visited was KABUTO ONE, a new landmark in Nihonbashikabutocho, which was completed at the end of August 2021.
This large-scale multi-purpose building, consisting of 15 floors above ground and 2 basement floors, is home to offices, conferences, library lounges, restaurants, etc.

The open atrium facing the intersection of Eitai-dori St. and Heisei-dori Street is equipped with the world's largest cube-type large LED display "The HEART", which engraves the heartbeat of Japan's economy from outside the building, has an overwhelming presence!
Under such a display, this spot is the "Akaishi of KABUTO ONE (Eiichi Shibusawa's lucky stone)" that appears frequently in this blog.

Why is it called "Eiichi Shibusawa's Engiseki"?...
Please confirm the reason when you visit the site in stamp rally♪

The next spot we stopped by was "Daiichi National Bank Ruins (the birthplace of the bank)".
Currently, it is Mizuho Bank Kabuto-cho Branch, and the southern wall is embedded with a plate of "the birthplace of the bank" engraved with the exterior of the building at that time.

In addition, on the west wall of the building, there is a Kabuto-cho history map showing the footprints of Eiichi Shibusawa in Nihonbashikabutocho at a glance, and a panel showing the history of Daiichi National Bank.
Don't miss it when you visit this area in stamp rally!

Next, we went to Nishokan, a collective building that gathered stock exchanges at the site of Eiichi Shibusawa mansion.
Eiichi lived in Nihonbashikabutocho from 1873 to 1876 and from 1888 to 1901.
mansion, once located here and lived since 1888, was a Venice Gothic building designed by Kingo Tatsuno.

Nisshokan, which can be seen today, is one of the representative architectural works of the Yokogawa Works established by architect Tamisuke Yokogawa.
It has a three-layer structure in classical style and features an arch window.
With the digital stamp rally app "furari", you can also get information on the process of moving from mansion Eiichi Shibusawa to Nishokan and Eiichi Shibusawa.
Why don't you stop in front of Nishokan and think about the era when Eiichi lived?

If you walk a little east of Nisshokan, you will see the Tokyo Stock Exchange (the birthplace of securities transactions), which uses Inada stone for building materials.
Eiichi Shibusawa, Seinosuke Imamura and Hirayatsu Tanaka are the former site of Japan's first stock exchange, founded by three businessmen.

After learning about the specific contributions Eiichi made in establishing the stock exchange, we will move on to the fifth spot after learning from the app.

The last time I visited at five spots in Chuo-ku was the birthplace of the electric light supply.
I've visited this area several times before, but I didn't know that it was related to Eiichi Shibusawa, so this time I revisited with a fresh feeling.

In 1882, Eiichi Shibusawa and others established the Tokyo Dento Company.
Five years later, Japan's first thermal power plant (the thermal power plant) was built in Tokyo, and began supplying electric lights to Nippon Yusen Corporation and the Tokyo Post Office.
At the birthplace of the electric light supply, we learned what the power generation facilities at that time were like, and were surprised again that Eiichi was involved in a wide variety of businesses.

As I briefly introduced at the beginning, this digital stamp rally offers prizes that can be exchanged and applied depending on the number of stamps.
Fortunately, you can get at least one stamp for the participation prize "Shibusawa-kun Original Sticker".
If more than 5 stamps are collected, you can apply for the former Shibusawa House Award "Old Shibusawa House Postcard (not for sale)".
In other words, if you go around the five spots in the Nihonbashikabutocho area, you will receive a participation prize and you can apply for the former Shibusawa House Award!

I also exchanged and applied immediately, but the sticker was a sparkling Eiichi Shibusawa design that pops out of my smartphone.
It's so cute, I'm wondering where to put it.♪

However, if you do not go around yet or do not walk around the town, the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce A Award `` Tosho Shibusawa Goods Assembling Set '' that can be applied with 10 stamps or more, the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce B Award `` Eitaro Sohonpo Set (Eiichi Shibusawa original design) '', the Paris Expo Award `` Shibusawa Coffee (with 15 drip coffee) '' that can be applied with 33 stamps of all spots There is also a complete award `` JTB travel ticket 50,000 yen '' that can be applied with 333 stamps!

In the digital stamp rally we have participated so far, the type that reads QR codes posted on spots was the mainstream, but this time there is no reading.
Because it is stamp rally linked to smartphone location information, when you press the "Get Stamp" button near the spot, the location information is collated and you can get Eiichi Shibusawa stamp.
At first I unexpectedly searched for QR codes, but with this method, you can collect stamps regardless of spot opening hours or opening hours.♪

After preparing easy walking shoes and installing the digital stamp rally app "furari", why not visit Eiichi Shibusawa related spots in the 8 wards of Tokyo?