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After the war, this place was held at the blue sky show at Ryogoku Kokugikan and Jingu Gaien, which had no ceilings that were damaged. If it rains, it will be postponed.

In 1949, a temporary Kokugikan, which could be performed regardless of the weather, was built in Hamacho Park, and the first place was held. The winner was Shinyokozuna Higashi Fuji.

In the next May place, Ozeki Masuiyama won the championship, and it was a parade on foot from Hamacho to the Dewanoumi room in both countries.

　The temporary Hamacho Kokugikan, which is a great success, was demolished only in this location, and from 1950, it will be performed at the temporary Kokugikan in Kuramae.

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Ginza rule "56m". This is a number indicating the height limit of the building determined by the district plan "Ginza Rule". Buildings in the Ginza district are within this limit except for some large-scale developments. While the height of the building was restricted to 31m by the Urban Building Law of 1919, the height of the building along the main road was up to 56m due to the revision of the Building Standards Law and discussions between Chuo-ku and the Ginza Street Federation. Decided to be. The Shiseido Building is the first building to which this rule was applied.

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It is derived from the name of Nagamasu Oda (Yurakusai Urakusai), the younger brother of Nobunaga Oda and famous as a tea master. In 1603 (Keicho 8), when Ieyasu Tokugawa opened the Edo Shogunate as a conquering general, Yurakusai was given land and mansions around Sukiyabashi Gomon, and called this area "Yuuraku Hara Urakuhara". Was. 1872 (Meiji 5) This town was named "Yurakucho".

Sukiya Bridge is a bridge built over the outer moat of Edo Castle in 1629 (Kanei 6). "Sukiya" means a tea room in the sense of "a house made according to your preference", and the etymology of Sukiyabashi comes from "Yurakusai's tea room". The name of this bridge remains at the Sukiyabashi intersection and Sukiyabashi Park.

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Heading toward the Imperial Hotel in front of Ginza Miyuki Dori Yasuaki Elementary School, there is an elevated expressway, followed by a JR elevated train.

A narrow and long space of about 2.3m wide and about 300m long between these two elevated tracks (on the left side) extends far to the vicinity of Shinkobashi intersection. 

The left side is the Tokyo Kosoku Doro, and the right side is the elevated JR Tokaido Shinkansen. This is the site of the former outer moat of Edo Castle, and since it has fallen considerably, the bottom of the outer moat is also imaged.

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The Kojunsha Building on Kojunsha Street is the first intellectual social salon in Japan. Yukichi Fukuzawa and others from Keio Gijuku were founded in 1880 (Meiji 13). Chairman Yukichi Fukuzawa, Shigenobu Okuma and Shojiro Goto, as well as Chinese people, bureaucrats, scholars, landowners, and commercial and industrialists, participated.

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　In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the central ward system, we solicited "tree of ward" and "flower of ward" suitable for symbol of ward from May 15 to July 15, 1986, and trees of Chuo-ku, Tokyo・ The flower selection committee of the ward (consisting of representatives of residents, etc.) was selected based on the application results.　

The "flower of the ward" in Chuo-ku has been decided as an azalea, and the tree of the ward has been decided as an eel.

Chuo Ward Senior Center

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