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Epilogue of Kyobashi Monogatari. This is the last time.

Until the last time　→　①　② ③ ④　⑤

The photo above shows the streets of Kyobashi seen from Ginza around 1962 after the war (pictured by Kyobashi Library in Chuo Ward).

The building standing on Kyobashi Street has hardly changed from the last pre-war postcard. The remnants of the Taisho era when it was Minami Temmacho can be seen that it survived the Pacific War and continued in the Showa 30s.

However, before the Tokyo Olympics, reclamation of the Kyobashi River began in 1963, Kyobashi disappeared, and the buildings in the town of Kyobashi changed one by one.

Just 50 years ago, in May 1969, the demolition ceremony of the most famous building in Kyobashi, "Daiichi Mutual Hall", was held. Until now, there seems to have been a letter from the Tokyo residents who have been watching the landmarks of Kyobashi, saying, "At least that red brick dome roof that rises on the roof can be left alone?" was. However, this sturdy building that survived the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Pacific War was difficult to dismantle it alone.

On the other hand, there is a bridge over the river that still remains at the site of Kyobashi even when the bridge disappeared. It's the main pillar. Three main pillars are left, two of which are the main pillars of giboshi's design, which are said to belong to Ishibashi in 1875, and the other is the main pillars of the Taisho era bridge that looks like a rocket.

The most popular one is the main pillar of Meiji period, which retains the scent of the Edo period, and I think some people feel differently about the main pillar of the Taisho era, probably because it is less familiar with that era.　

This main pillar was always with the city of Minami Temmacho. In the Taisho era, we created a cityscape with a sense of unity with Minami Temmacho, survived the earthquake, watched the reconstruction of Ginza, and Pacific War overcome it together. However, now there are no friends, and in a sense, I feel lonely alone and poor.

This is the main pillar of the Taisho era, but what is the motif of this design in the first place?

Many people know that there is a monument on the banks of the radish and a monument to the birthplace of Edo Kabuki in the Kyobashi Daikon Riverside Hospitality Garden at Hashizume, the current Kyobashi Ruins. However, it seems that it is not well known that the "sleeve pillars" of Kyobashi, a bridge between the Taisho era, is left in this place.

At present, this sleeve pillar is given an important role as a park stop. The recent renovation of the park seems to have moved a little bit, but it may be difficult to see this and imagine it is an old sleeve pillar.

However, this design is excellent. Let's take a look at it. There is a large hemisphere in the middle, and four small around it are Mokomokomokomokomokomoko. Isn't this similar to something? 。 Until now, if you have been involved in this long story, I think there is something you can imagine.

Early Showa period, photo provided: Chuo Ward Kyobashi Library

I can only see it on the "three dome roofs" of a building in Minami Temmacho.

If so, isn't the main pillar simply using the roof of the building in Minami Temmacho as a motif? I guess I just stretched the image of the sleeve pillar upwards with Guy-n. As if the dome roof of the former Daido Life Building had become a Tongari roof.

Well, it's free and fun to imagine. History is a mystery, and it is interesting because there is room to imagine those who do not know the identity. It's a great deal, so I'll imagine a little more.

There are still friends in the main pillars of the Taisho era.

It is Ginza 1-chome police box located in Hashizume, the ruins of Kyobashi. I'm always watching the city of Ginza from the hashi in Ginza.

It seems that this police box building was built in the 1980s, but the design of the roof is undoubtedly the main pillar of Kyobashi with the Tongari roof of the Taisho era.

But that's all.

Looking at the design of eaves and windows, I could see the streets of the "turn corner" that had been watching the reconstruction of Ginza from the Taisho era to the early Showa era, not the brick street in Ginza in the Meiji era. Toyokuni Bank, Daido Life Building, Daiichi Mutual Center, Hoshi Pharmaceutical, 34 Bank, Chiyoda-kan ... And Kyobashi with a Tongari roof.

The former bridge and the cityscape of Minami Temmacho have become one building, and now we are watching the city of Ginza as a police box. If you think so, the design of this police box seems very wonderful.

If you walk along Ginza Street, Kyobashi is a city that looks like a "turn corner". When I tried to find out during the Meiji and Taisho eras in the library, there were many books in Nihonbashi and Ginza, but there were few books in the town of Kyobashi in the middle, and I didn't know how to find it, so I couldn't grasp the image of the city and the background of the times. When I thought so, I found something. This is a picture of a postcard. The postcard is a first-class historical material that allows you to imagine the past cityscape, and the town of Kyobashi has a postcard that is as competitive as Nihonbashi and Ginza. I collected the postcards of Kyobashi, arranged them in chronological order, and spun them in sentences.

We hope that you will be able to walk through the current "turn corner" town while imagining the streets of the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa eras in this story. I'm sure there's something great waiting for you.

It's over.

<Reference>

　An article about the current cityscape of Kyobashi　→ Here

　Old blog version of this article　→ Here

<Kyobashi Monogatari / Reference Materials>

"Do you know Antonin Raymond, the father of modern Japanese architecture?" Project Committee, Kyobunkan Co., Ltd. / 2016

“80 Years with Matsuzakaya and Ginza” Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd. / 2004

“Matsuzakaya Centennial History” Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd./2010

Matsuya Centennial History Co., Ltd. / 1969

"From the Townscape of Earthquake Reconstruction <Large Ginza> (Shimizu Gumi Photo Material)" Ginza Society of Cultural History / 1995

"Meiji-Tokyo Clock Tower Revised and Revised Edition", Mitsuo Hirano, Meikeisha / 1968

Dai-ichi Mutualkan Monogatari Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company / 1971

"People are weak and officials are strong," Shinichi Hoshi, Shinchosha / 1967

"Chuo-ku History Picture Book Kyobashi Hen", Chuo-ku Kyobashi Library / 1996

"Ginza Dori Association 60 Year Historical Materials" Ginza Dori Association / 1980

"Bridge of Chuo-ku, Hashizume open space-Chuo-ku modern bridge investigation-" Chuo-ku Board of Education Social Education Division Cultural Property Section / 1998

"Tokyo Rediscover-Talking about civil engineering heritage" Takashi Ito and Iwanami Shinsho / 1993

"Walking around Tokyo Past and Present from Colored Picture Postcards and Old Maps" Hiroshi Harashima, Chukei edition / 2008

"Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia for Walking" Chuo-ku Tourism Association / 2018

[Kyobashi Library Image Data] Details column on the website

"Prewar postcard" self-owned (collected using correspondent activity costs)

＊Some of the names and company names of the buildings have changed with the times, but for the sake of the story, they have been unified.

＊We tried to match the age of the text and postcard as much as possible, but for the sake of the story, there are things that do not fit.