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The highest birth rate in the 23 wards is Chuo-ku. In addition, Chuo-ku has the lowest aging rate. I think it's ideal because there are many working generations.

2

There are nine important cultural properties of the country in Chuo-ku. The one that has not been designated yet is Tokiwa Hashikado. Those that have already been designated are Eitai Bridge, Kiyosu Bridge, Kachidokibashi, Nihonbashi, Bank of Japan Head Office, Takashimaya Nihonbashi Store, Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tsukiji Honganji and Mitsui Main Building.

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The first in-store escalator in Japan was installed at the Mitsukoshi Kimono Store (currently the Mitsukoshi Main Store), but the prime minister who visited the inauguration ceremony was Takashi Hara, who was said to be the Prime Minister of the People. It was assassinated at the south exit of Tokyo Station in 1921 (Daisho 10).

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Every July, "Tsukishima Kusaichi" is held just before the tray. Kusaichi is lined with more than 100 stalls in a shopping street called Monja Street. Originally, there were decorations and offering used for trays such as Japanese lantern and Hozuki. Nowadays, there are almost no stalls selling tray supplies.

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Henry Falls, a British doctor, came to Japan as a missionary and opened Tsukiji Hospital in addition to Christianity's missionary work, and engaged in medical treatment.

　He was interested in the custom of fingerprinting in Japan and discovered the fingerprint of an ancient person who was impressed by the pottery (Omori Kaizuka) that happened to be excavated, and inspired by this, he was the first scientific fingerprint here. I did research.

　On April 1, Meiji 44 (1911), the first Japanese police adopted the fingerprint method.

Chuo Ward Senior Center

〒104-0051 1-11-1, Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo