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At the time of opening, Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Co., Ltd. was constructed.
Tokuji Hayakawa, who was later called the "father of the subway," contributed most to the opening of the business.
Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Co., Ltd. will continue to extend its routes.
With the opening of Ginza and Shimbashi in 1934 (Showa 9), 8.0 km between Asakusa and Shimbashi will be completed.

This photo shows a bronze statue in the subway museum, which is the same as one on the underpass of Tokyo Metro Ginza Station, and the author is Fumio Asakura.

Fumio Asakura is a sculpture (sculptor) who is also called the Oriental Rodin who produced the statue of Eiichi Shibusawa at Tokiwa Bridge Park and the statue of Shigenobu Okuma at Waseda University. The next sculpture is Nagao Watanabe, who produced the statue of Nichola, located in front of the Chuo-ku government office. The next sculpture, Kyoko, is the next sculpture.

The same name and same name include Tokuji Hayakawa (Hayakawa and Kuji) from Nihonbashihisamatsucho, the founder of Sharp Corporation, and Tokuji Hayakawa on the subway is 12 years old, but he was born in the same snake.

The area between Asakusa and Shimbashi was constructed by Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Co., Ltd. led by Tokuji Hayakawa, but the area between Shibuya and Shimbashi was constructed by Tokyo High Speed Rail Co., Ltd., where Keita Goto, who started the current Tokyu Corporation, took substantial management command. Did.

Tokuji Hayakawa seems to have planned to extend to the Shinagawa area, but due to twists and turns, both lines will be connected at Shimbashi.

Due to the influence of the war, the special corporation, the Teito Expressway Transport Corps, was born and operated in 1942, but until the Marunouchi Line was established in 1953, there was only one subway line, so the Ginza Line It seems that there was no line name. Somehow it's "nodding."

In special exhibition, explanations are posted through panel displays in the following four areas, but unfortunately photography is prohibited, and the only real display of driving equipment and vehicle lighting at that time was allowed to be photographed.
 
・Why was the subway built?
・How did you build tunnels and stations under the ground?
・What kind of vehicle is the train running underground?
・Why can the subway operate safely?

This is a real exhibition of a 1000-type vehicle that has become an important cultural property.

Along with this special exhibition, a photo exhibition of Toden, which was running on the ground when this 1000 model vehicle was running, was also being held. Nihonbashi, Kyobashi, Ginza, and Toden run dashingly, and buildings in the old-fashioned area are clearly reflected. It was photographed by railway photographer Hisashi Morokawa.

In addition to this special exhibition, please visit the Subway Museum, which has a wide range of exhibitions related to planning, construction, operation and management as well as subways.

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