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"New River" is a correspondent starting from "Shinkawa".

Last June's blog (Thoughts for Takao Inari Shrine-Connecting the Fragments of Memory to the Future-) I went to Nihonbashihakozakicho away from Shinkawa. At that time, I crossed Minato Bridge over the Nihonbashi River.
In this blog, I would like to introduce nine bridges that span Shinkawa (*) in a series entitled "9 bridges over Shinkawa." The first series is Minato Bridge and Toyomi Bridge over the Nihonbashi River.

（＊） It is not Shinkawa, which used to flow east in parallel with the Nihonbashi River, but Shinkawa (Shinkawa 1-chome / 2-chome) as the name of the town (house indication). By the way, at the time, there were three bridges (Ichinobashi, Ninobashi, and Sannobashi) in Shinkawa, which was flowing east, and traces still remain. I would like to introduce you again about that.

In the beginning of the Edo period, Shinkawa was founded in 1624 (Kanei 1st year) by Oyoreigan, 1554 (Amabun 23) to 1641 (Kanei 18)), Reiganji Temple (Reiganji, the southeastern part of the Meiryaku era, is said to have been relocated to the current location (Sumida River, Sumida River).

This time, we will introduce Minato Bridge and Toyomi Bridge over the Nihonbashi River, which runs northeast of the Shinkawa River, both of which will be rebuilt during the Great Kanto Earthquake reconstruction project. That's right. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake (occurred at 11:58 on September 1, 1923 (Daisho 12), magnitude 7.9).

<Nihonbashi River>

The Nihonbashi River is a first-class river with a total length of about 5 km that divides from the Kanda River near JR Suidobashi Station, flows southeast along the north side of the Imperial Palace, passes through Nihonbashi, and flows into the Sumida River in Nihonbashihakozakicho.

Historically, after Ieyasu Tokugawa entered Edo in 1590 (Tensho 18), it was excavated as part of Edo's town planning, and played a major role as a canal connecting Edo Castle's large tactics and Sumida River almost in a straight line. I lived with the prosperity of Edo on the river line that has played a role. However, most of them are now covered by the Metropolitan Expressway, which was built in conjunction with the Tokyo Olympics (1964 (Showa 39).

<Earthquake Reconstruction Bridge>

The day after the Great Kanto Earthquake, the second Gonbee Yamamoto Cabinet was established on September 2, 1923 (Daisho 12), and on September 27, the same year, as a special organization responsible for the reconstruction of the earthquake. Shinpei Goto, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was appointed as the governor and served as Minister of Internal Affairs and also served as Minister of Internal Affairs, Shinpei Goto. He drafted and planned an earthquake reconstruction plan, proceeded with large-scale land readjustment, road and bridge maintenance, and construction of parks, and built an earthquake reconstruction bridge as part of the earthquake disaster reconstruction project.

"Chuo-ku area map" near "Monument of the Ruins of Shinkawa"

(Information boards established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Construction in March 2006)

Located in Echizenbori Children's Park

Explanation board that describes the origin of "Reigan Island"

(March 1977 Reiganjima Preservation Society)

The second bridge of the Nihonbashi River (Kayaba Bridge upstream and Toyomi Bridge downstream), connecting Shinkawa 1-chome and Nihonbashihakozakicho, and the road that passes from Shinkawa to Tokyo City Air Terminal (T-CAT) (Hakozaki Minatobashi Street).

The construction was built in 1679 (Yonho 7), and the current bridge is an earthquake reconstruction bridge that was rebuilt in June 1928 (Showa 3).

The bridge name is derived from the fact that it was at the entrance of "Edo Minato" (Edo Minato), which flourished as a key point of waterway traffic during the Edo period, and was a maintenance project in 1989 (Heisei 1st year). As a symbol of the bustle, reliefs of "Senishi Ship" were inserted into the upstream and downstream sides of the two piers.

In addition, the Minato Bridge Water Supply Bridge (March 1977, Tokyo Metropolitan Waterworks Bureau) is bridged on the upstream side of Minato Bridge. It is a silver arch bridge in the upper left photo, and in the upper photo, in front of Minato Bridge (upstream side).

[Bridges]

<Format> Triple concrete arch bridge

<Bridge length> 49.68ｍ

<valid width> 18.0m (roadway 11.0m, sidewalk 3.5m x 2)

<start of construction> May, 1927

<Completion> June, 1928

<Constructor> Tokyo City

※ From the information monument on the east side of Minamizume (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, March 1990)

※ The following is a summary of the types of bridges, so please refer to them.

There are various types of bridges, and if they are classified in form, they are divided into 1 girder bridge (Ketabashi), 2 arch bridge, 3 truss bridge, 4 Shachokyo Bridge, 5 suspension bridge, etc. You. The type of bridge to be used is mainly called spans, and is determined by the length of the junctions that support the bridge, and with the above bridge, the span can be extended in the order of 1 to 5. In addition, materials used include wood, stone, brick, iron, concrete, etc. The iron bridge is called a steel bridge and the concrete bridge is called a concrete bridge. It goes without saying that most of the current bridges are made of iron and concrete.

[Literature Works in which Minato Bridge appears]

The bridge in Chuo-ku has been featured in numerous literary works, and Minato Bridge appears in the following works, for example, (some are quoted). 。

■ Shuhei Fujisawa, “Fox Sword Beard Hizukisho” (Chapter of “Kidsabduct”) Shincho Bunko, September 1984, P.166

They followed Shizuma in the late-night town, but when Shizuma crossed Takahashi into Reigishi Island and crossed the Ichinobashi bridge over Shinkawa from Nagasakimachi to the east. I lost sight.
Sachi told him to run along the riverbank to see the direction of Minato Bridge and Reigishi Bridge, and he went into the town street of Shinhamacho. Haru ran up to two bridges, and after confirming that there were no figures, he looked around the east bank of Minami-Niborimachi, went around the town, passed Shinhamacho, and returned to its original location.

■ Shotaro Ikenami, "Swordsman Business Thirteen Crests" (Chapter of "Disappearing Woman") Shincho Bunko, February 2003, P.25

It is pleasant to walk the path of late night in spring, and since Seinosuke Nagayama is a detective of the Metropolitan Police Department in modern times, he is not afraid of the darkness of the night.
Nagayama Concentric, who crossed Eitai Bridge west, went for a while and left at Minato Bridge.
This area is a landfill called "Reigan Island", but it is lined with wholesalers of salt, sake and dried goods.

※ In the past, Eitai Bridge was about 150m upstream of the current bridge position, so Nagayama Concentri crossed Eitai Bridge west and then crossed Minato Bridge to the left (south). In addition, it is said that on December 14, 1702 (Genroku 15), this same route was passed to Sengakuji Temple by the Akaho Nanji party, who had achieved his true spirit at Kira's residence, also passed to Sengakuji Temple (there is a theory that it crossed Toyomi Bridge). ) 。

Relief of "Senishi Ship" at Minato Bridge

It is not visible from the top of the bridge and sails on the Nihonbashi River.

It has a stylish design that can be seen by sailors.

Nihonbashi River Daiichi Bridge (upstream Minato Bridge), which spans the mouth of the Nihonbashi River pours into the Sumida River, also connects Shinkawa 1-chome with Nihonbashihakozakicho.

The Sobuku was in 1698 (Genroku 11) and was also called "Otome Bridge". The current bridge is a renovation of the railway bridge (1903), which was damaged by the Great Kanto Earthquake, and was rebuilt in September 1927 (Showa 2) and is also an earthquake reconstruction bridge.

The feature of this bridge is a design that uses a heavy steel frame and looks like a ladder lying down, taking the name of the inventor, Furen Dale, and is called Furen Dale Bridge, and is designed in consideration of the balance with the Eitai Bridge over the Sumida River. In Japan, it is a rare and valuable bridge that has only a few other than Toyomi Bridge, and it is a ward inhabitant Tangible Cultural Property (building) in Chuo-ku, and was selected as a civil engineering heritage by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in 2022.

[Bridges]

<Format> Fee Ren Dale Bridge

<Bridge length> 46.13ｍ

<valid width> 8.00ｍ

<start of construction> May, 1926

<Completion> September, 1927

<Employer> Reconstruction Bureau

※ From the information monument on the west side of Minamizume (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, March 1991)

※ Fe Ren Dale Bridge may be considered a type of truss bridge from its exterior, but it seems to be classified as a ramen bridge that reinforces the intersection of skeletons (ramen).

※ The Reconstruction Bureau was abolished in February 1924 (Daisho 13) and was established as a successor organization.

[Literature Works in which Toyomi Bridge appears]

Toyomi Bridge is also featured in many literary works, for example, in the following works (some are quoted). 。

■ Aya Koda, "Rohan Complete Works Vol. 29" (Danmizu no Tokyo) Iwanami Shoten, December 1954, P.515

○If the oil moat is this, and if it becomes a culvert that reaches Kiba like Sendai moat, you should know the large number of timber boats and rafts in both waters. The Fukagawa side has already been preached, and on the Nihonbashi side, it is located on the opposite shore of Sendaibori in the northwest of the Kanda River, and (the theory) from behind Nakasu, between Hakozaki and Oyster shell town There is a water downstream from the place where the oil moat and Okawa dive below Toyomi Bridge. If you go back to the flow, you will find it first.
○Look under the Minato Bridge of Toyomi Bridge
○Arrior Hashimoto. Upstream of Armor Hashimoto, one branch that passes through the father of Shishibashi Hashimoto to Horidome, Arafubashi Naka Hashimoto to Horidome. If you follow the main stream without entering one branch, you will reach Edobashi.

■ Sokichi Nagai (Kafu Nagai) "23rd volume of Kafu Complete Works" (Shokutei Nijo Sankyutei Diary Volume 19th (Continued 1935) December 7th) Iwanami Shoten, October 1993, P.354

The small path in front of the stone torii gate leads directly to the banks of Toyomi Bridge, which is the riverbank of Niihori. The view overlooking the Eitai Bridge and the lights on the Sagacho area diagonally from between the Toyomi Bridge steel frames, this evening has a slightly more artistic taste than seeing it at noon with the light of the moon. The full tide shines brilliantly with the moonlight, and the sound of the water hits the side of the stone wall of Hashimoto or the connected transport boat.

■ Yumie Hiraiwa "Onjuku Kasemi Masterpiece Selection 1 Early Spring Customers" (Chapter of Early Spring Customers) Bunshun Bunko, February 2014, P.8

The mansion of his older brother, who served as the scrutiny of magistrate's office Minamicho, was at a time when the gate was standing.
From the time I leave the mansion, I intend to go somewhere in my heart tonight to Ruino in Okawabata-cho.
When Togo Kanbayashi broke up with his friends, he naturally turned his drunk feet there.
A little off the side of Toyomi Bridge, "Onjuku Kasemi" and a small oriental lamp float in the night fog.
It's a moist night with no stars or moons.

View the Minato Bridge from Toyomi Bridge (current)

Minato Bridge can be seen in the distance, and the Metropolitan Expressway is beyond the Nihonbashi River.

You can also see how it curves to the left toward Hakozaki.

This basin (approximately 500m) flows from Minato Bridge to the Sumida River via Toyomi Bridge.

Since there is no Metropolitan Expressway, it is open and the visibility is very good.

View the Minato Bridge from Toyomi Bridge (around 1957)

Many barges are berthed on both banks of the Nihonbashi River.

You can see that boat transportation was developed.

(Provided by Kyobashi Library, Chuo Ward)

Toyomi Bridge (around 1930)

Beyond the bridge is the Sumida River, which seems to have been close to Tokyo Bay at that time.

Indeed, as the name of the bridge, it is a photograph that feels the "rich sea".

(Provided by Kyobashi Library, Chuo Ward)

In this blog, we introduced Minato Bridge and Toyomi Bridge over Nihonbashi River as the first series of "9 bridges over Shinkawa".

In the Edo period, this area along the Nihonbashi River was bustling with wholesalers such as alcoholic beverages, soy sauce, miso, etc. carried by boat from various countries, just like the area along the Shinkawa River, which used to flow east parallel to the Nihonbashi River. Was showing. Even now, on the right bank of the Nihonbashi River (Shinkawa 1-chome), Tatsuma Honke Sake Brewery and Shirataka (all headquartered in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture), Higashimaru Shoyu (Headquarters in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture), Mizkan (Headquarters in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture), and other branches of manufacturers that make sake, soy sauce, vinegar, etc. On the left bank (Nihonbashihakozakicho), there are also monuments to Takao Inari Shrine, which I visited the other day, and the place where the Bank of Japan was founded, leaving the remnants of Edo and Meiji period.

Since ancient times, bridges have been supporting economic activities as infrastructure that connects villages and towns, crossing obstacles such as rivers and valleys, allowing people to come and go. It has also become a stage for people to meet and break up, creating numerous history and dramas.

Regarding such a bridge, the second time in the series (the timing is undecided, but we plan to introduce Reigishi Bridge, Shin Kameshima Bridge, Kameshima Bridge, and Kameshima Bridge over the Kamejima River.) I hope you can tell the charm.

[Main reference materials, quotations, etc.] ※Some descriptions in the text

・"Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia" Chuo-ku Tourism Association

・"Boat Transport Sightseeing Guidebook Nihonbashi River, Kamejima River, Kanda River, Sumida River (Central Area)" Chuo-ku Tourism Association, March 2014

・Hidenobu Jinnai + Hosei University Jinnai Laboratory “Water City Edo / Tokyo”, Kodansha, August 2013

・Reconstruction from the Great Kanto Earthquake TOKYO Reinforcement Project (Special page for the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake)

・Japan Society of Civil Engineers Kansai Branch "Science of Illustration and Bridge Why is it shaped? How do you build it?" Kodansha, March 2010

・Hiroshi Isohata “Introduction to Illustrations The latest“ Bridge ”Basic and Mechanism” Hidekazu System, June 2013