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A monument to the ruins of the United States Missionary, which was left in Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, which was a foreign settlement in the Meiji era. There are three types of patterns: Goryo stars, shield-shaped star-shaped flags, and white head eagle, and a total of five are central ward Tangible Cultural Property.

When they were found, they were lined up on a small hill in a deserted garden. What purpose was made, who made it, and when was it made it?…。 It still remains in mysteries.

Chuo-ku fans, me and the yellow Kotori-chan, have begun to elucidate this mystery in life.

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Inference 8 Evidence Photo

　The yellow little bird opened the page of the book earlier and showed me a picture when these monuments were discovered.

　Three monuments were coming to the weeds.

　Several photographs taken separately from 1970 to 1989. For at least 20 years or so long, without being moved, you can see that he was there untouched.

　On the Goryo stars and shield-shaped star-shaped flags, grass on the ground appears from the hollow pattern. The monument of the Whitehead Eagle was located a little farther away than the other two.

　Flowers are blooming little by little. It's monochrome, so I can't see it very well, but white flowers…It might be an azalea. Such flowers are blooming.　

　One of them, a picture of a distant view, caught my eye.

　Below the monuments lined up, you can see a stone wall made in Maruishi. Stone swords are not only monuments, but also large stones are rolling around the grass.

"The small hill was reinforced with stone walls,"　

　I cast my face on the picture and look at it all over. I wonder if there is a slope that people can walk.

"Is it going up on the hill?"　

　It looked like a little walk course.

"Maybe the scenery was good,"　

　And the little bird narrows his eyes.　

　A monument, a small hill where it can be found, and a few trees behind it. It was not shown in the picture, but the other side should be the coast. And there's a dazzling lawn.

"That?"

　I caught my eye.

　A closer look at the picture found that there was a simple enclosure with two pillars made of wooden sticks and a wooden stick on top of them. Something like vines are wrapped around the stick in a spiral shape.　

"I'm worried about it,"　

　And I shook my eyebrows.

　Just as the Goryo star and the monument of the shield-shaped star-shaped flag seem to be in the frame.

"I wonder if this would be evidence that these monuments were used as monuments?"

　The yellow little bird is also swayed.

"Yes, the enclosure of this tree may be lining the monument. Yeah, maybe he was looking around the vines and looking for the frame of the flowers. If it was a rose, it would be beautiful. Then these monuments really seem to be monuments!"

"That's okay! No!'

　And the yellow little bird.

"But…It looks like a swing."

　I'm going to say it.

"With a handmade swing, the chair went somewhere, and only the frame left. Yes, this is a pole. It may have been a place to dry the laundry."

　I had my head.

`or wisteria trellis? Look, Tsukuda has a fine wisteria trellis and has become a tourist attraction, right? It's on the other side, maybe you imitated it…」

"Py!"

　The yellow little bird stops! But he rang like a whistle.

「・・・」

　I have a fancy laugh and silence.

　The yellow little bird began to laugh,

"Surely, the frame of this tree seems to be a clue. But I wish I had a clearer picture."

　He said.

"But I think this is a monument."

　I felt quite sure.

　The yellow little bird also turned his smart eyes to him.

"I made it a lot, maybe I was going to arrange the coagles neatly,"

"And that monument was still in the process of making…What do you mean?"

　I nodded.

"I was going to make it more."

"The time has passed before it was completed."

　The yellow little bird thinks about it.

"Or, it was already completed,"

　I nodded.

"Maybe there were other designs,"

"No!"

And the yellow little bird cut his beak with feathers.

"In the years, it's broken. And finally, there were eight existing units."

"Surely, there may have been more, but some have been damaged or taken out, and Haruro Kawasaki says in the Tsukiji Foreign Reservation."

"It might have been that that the late old man remembered ten. I know if that number was accurate, and there was a reasonable number."

Inference 9 riddle U character

"Hey, it's a U-shaped sign on the survey map of 1883."

　Said the yellow little bird, with a thoughtful face.

"I'm sure there were 18,"

　According to the map, there are 18 U-shaped signs in the garden of the American Embassy. Mr. Kitagawa says in Tsukiji Akashicho Past and Present, this seems to represent the location of the monument.

　I think about the possibility. And think about the meaning of that number.

"It may have been made one by one every year.…」

　Suddenly, when he said so, the yellow little bird swung as if he had swayed.

"It was from 1875 to 1890 that the American Embassy was in Akashicho today."

"What if you made it every year in a commemorative sense?…」

　I had a finger, and the yellow little bird watched it.

「１５」

　They look at each other.

"Yeah, it doesn't fit a little bit,"

　I thought I could see the light.…。

"It's too early to give up,"

Said the yellow little bird.

"Yes, I hope the answer will be 18,"

　That said, we go back to 1890, when the American Embassy moved to Akasaka, and count 18.

"The year 1873,"

"I wonder if something happened that year?"

　Said the yellow little bird, happily to me.

"It was when I became minister of Bingham,"

　So, counting from 1873, when Minister Bingham took office, it spans just 18 years until 1890, when he moved to Akasaka.

"Awesome!"

　I clapped my hand.

　Minister Bingham is said to have made great contributions to Japan. He is said to have laid the foundation for Japan-U.S. friendship, such as moving the Mission to Tsukiji Foreign Residents, taking shape, and working hard to revise the inequality treaty in Japan.

"That's a person who cared about Japan, I wonder if I thought I would make a monument."

　Then, one theory that a monument was brought from Azabu Zenpukuji Temple also means that the target was obtained. The first two or three were already made and brought when they moved to Tsukiji Foreign Settlement. And after that, I made it one by one every year.

"It wasn't a lie that there were 18 pieces!"

　I and the yellow little bird were so happy that they jumped with their hands and feathers.

"I did it, little bird!"

"Blavo! Bravo!"

　The people who were eating lunch on the bench turned around as surprised.

　And the next moment

"Slightly,"

　And the yellow little bird stopped at once.

　After breathing plenty of breath,

"Speaking of that, when was the map with a U-shaped sign?…」

　And you will be able to do it.

　Are you? I thought

"1883!"

　Said with a smile.

　Yeah~ Kotori-chan, you've seen all the things together, didn't you? What do you say?

　The yellow little bird smiled very gently, without responding to anything.

"Well?"

　When his eyes met the yellow little bird, they were two and remained silent for a while. And the next moment I saw my blood all at once.

"Lie!"

　Almost all the screams echoed.

"I can't do it.…」

　The yellow little bird told me to loosen me.

　And the great answer that had come up with was a great deviation of all.

"If that map was from 1890 or 24 years, the present hypothesis would have been established. But we made a ridiculous mistake. I had completely forgotten that the map was the 1883 map."

"Well, according to our hypothesis, there are no eighteen as of 1883. Time is too fast. In 1883, it's strange that there were 11 pieces."

"I think it's totally finished with bran joy,"

　And the yellow little bird sighed.

　I was completely depressed, so we walked a little at a cafe in St. Luke's Garden, buying a warm cafe and I and hot milk for the little bird.

　Go to Akashicho Riverside Park, follow a tree-lined path and follow a curved slope. There is a feeling that the trees are dense and somehow separated from time. At that time, through the gaps of the trees, I saw the lights lit in the window of the St. Luke Garden.

"It's the U.S.…」

　And I muttered.

　The yellow little bird, too

"I wonder if it looked like this. At that time."

　Said a dream.

　The shade of a somewhat cool tree. The smell of grass.

　One day, someone who lived here sits on an old wooden bench. While looking at a small hill with stone monuments…。 A soft but somewhat lonely sea breeze stroking his cheeks…。 It's really quiet here.…Suddenly, I think so. And the shadows of the water birds appear in the reddish light sky.

　For a moment, we felt like we were in the garden of the American Embassy in Meiji period.

　Once again, he returned to Shinsui-Koen Park, where the monument to the site of the U.S.

"Who are you?"

　With a prayer, I touched the monument a little, and I was exposed to scare. I wondered if I'm going to be more nervous.

"andesite feels better than I thought,"

"Oh, indeed,"

　The yellow little bird jumps on the monument and swayed with feathers, said:

　Then the next moment!

"Ah! The stars are shining!"

　Said the yellow little bird, with his feathers fluttered.

"Where are you?"

　I looked into the monument of the shield-shaped Stars and Stripes, and made my face shine.

　There was really a star there.

　In the shield-shaped star flag, there were a number of star-shaped Hidamari.

"The sun hit the corner, and the hollow inside was illuminated."

"That's in the shape of a star,"

　We looked at each other, smiled and nodded. As if they were to share their secrets. So that no one else will notice it.

"You didn't have it yet?"

"No!"

"At a moment!"

`Really,'

　After a while, the star disappeared again without a trace.

"It disappeared…」

"It disappeared…」

　We look at each other, for a while, gently watch the dark, shield-shaped flag.

"I think there's a time when I can see,"

"The weather will change depending on the season, of course."

"It may depend on the position of the sun and the strength of light."

　We exchanged with as little voice as possible.

"We are lucky!"

"Really lucky!"

<Conclusion between me and the yellow little bird>

"I didn't know anything about it. But I feel that the mystery can be left as it is."

　I and the yellow little bird were walking along the Sumida River terrace after St. Luke's Garden.

"Yes, the monument to the ruins of the American Embassy is a Brezent from the past. He left us an infinite story that we could imagine."

　It may be said in other historic sites and monuments.

"That's the fun of history!"

　I looked fine, and said so, and looked like I noticed something.

"Oh, did you start something again?"

　The yellow little bird looks at me interestingly.

　I had a fabulous smile, and still, I could not help but say it.

"Maybe there were 13!"

　He said.

"Really, there were all 13 monuments to the ruins of the American Embassy. If it was a monument made by Minister Bingham when President Grant came to Japan in 1879, he would have had 13 of them."

"But why are you 13?"

　And the yellow little bird seemed to have already noticed, and turned her mischievous smile to her.

"Because there were 13 states at the time of independence!"

　The yellow little bird nods satisfactory.

"I'm sure. What is the number of stars placed on the shield-shaped star flag?…」

「１３！」

"The number of stars surround the white head eagle.…」

「１３！」

　We looked at each other and smiled.

"Really, you're not going to happen,"

　And the yellow little bird laughs.

　We had so many mysteries that we couldn't understand anything, and we were ridiculously excited.

　For those who pick up the lost items of the times, it is truly welcome and delightful that the mystery calls the mystery. Especially for those who love Chuo-ku, like a treasure chest of history.

　And I and the yellow little bird, if they are loose, I want to say that they are one of them.

(Everyth episode 10)

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♪1992, Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia, Chuo-ku Tourism Association / `` Walking in Chuo-ku Ward (3) '' Fugoro Kawasaki, Chuo-ku Planning Department, Chuo-ku Planning Department, 1992 / `` Chuo-ku Residents' Cultural Properties '' Chuo-ku Board of Education, Chuo-ku 1991 / `` News from Local Room No. 61 '' Kikuji Sekiji Sekiji 1 Sekiji Nakano 1 Nishikan 1 Nishinobashi, Sekiji 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 8 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan 1 Nishikan, Chuo-ku, Chuo-Kan, Chuo-ku, Chuo-ku, Chuo-ku, Chuo-ku / Nakano

Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association
No. 223 March 2, 2023