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The other day, I went to the site of Tsukiji Market for the first time in a long time at lunchtime on weekdays, but I was able to see the demolition work, so this time I will introduce the situation.

I walked along Harumi-dori St. from Kachidoki toward Tsukiji and crossed the Sumida River. Looking at the direction of the site of the market from the top of Kachidokibashi, the building of the market, which should have been a year ago, was almost gone.

Thanks to that, you can see Tokyo Tower, which was difficult to see from Hashigami, to the base. The tower is a bit painful among the buildings, but it is a very valuable landscape in that it can be seen from Kachidokibashi to the base.

As you walk along Harumi-dori St. toward Tsukiji, you will see a notice explaining the details of the demolition work of the market.

As of July and August, you can see the progress of construction and the transition of the landscape of the old market in the photos. Looking at this, it seems that there are few buildings that need to be dismantled anymore. One of the reasons why the market moved is that the facilities have become too small, but if you look at the map posted, you can see that the market was a vast site. It seems that the size is 5 pieces of Tokyo Dome.

Then turn left at the intersection of Tsukiji 6-chome and head to the one where Namiki Inari Shrine is located. Soon, I will hit the entrance of the parking lot. On the right side is the Tsukiji Fish Bank / Kaisaibashi Building on the out-of-office market.

Today, I would like to see the dismantling of the building in the old market, so I will go up to the rooftop of this seafood bridge building.

It's a view from the rooftop window. The Tsukiji market was empty, as if it had lost its history. It's a beautiful landscape. You can see Tsukiji Ohashi, which you should not have seen, and you can see the Rainbow Bridge far away. The pedestrian crossing in the foreground was "Umiyuki Hashikado" in the market. It was still standing there, whether only the old guard buildings are now being used for different purposes.

When I looked for past photos, I happened to take pictures at a similar angle. This is a photo of the end of 2016. People's memories were really ephemeral, and without photographs, I couldn't remember what was built here. It's really gone out of everything.

There is a place where I am most concerned about the demolition work, so I will look for it today. From the roof of the Kaiyuki Bridge building, you can see many of the current construction sites, even through the fence.

One of the favorite spaces in the market was the hills of Uokawagishimizu Shrine. When I entered the market, I always came to this shrine, so I was always worried about the construction. With all the surrounding buildings being demolished, this green hill remains like an oasis in the desert. What will happen to this hill in the future?

I imagined how wonderful urban oasis would be if all of the market ruins were covered with greenery like River Park, like this green hill. But in terms of effective use of land, is it difficult to realize?

The site, which was the market on this site, will be developed as a parking lot for the Tokyo Olympics. However, for the land use after that, although the policy has been announced, it is still vague. It is very interesting to see what color this place, which has infinite possibilities, will be dyed in the future.

Historically, this was a naval facility during the Meiji Taisho era, and before the Edo era, there was a Daimyo mansion and a separate residence of Sadanobu Matsudaira, "Yuonen". Therefore, it seems that these archeological sites may be buried under this ground, and we have heard that excavations will be conducted after the Olympics. For history fans, the infinite dreams are buried, so this is also a very fun situation.

After this, I went to the out-of-market market full of tourists.

The outside market in Tsukiji is still lively. The Tsukiji Outer Market, which can be said to have the most Asian atmosphere in Tokyo. There are so many foreign tourists, so is this Japan? That's enough to think. Today I was thinking of eating seafood bowls, but I wanted to eat while looking at the scenery of the construction, so I bought Shoro Sand and returned to the rooftop of the Tsukiji Fish Bank and had lunch there.

It's getting cooler these days. In the off-site market, various events increase in the fall. There is a homepage in this out-of-market market, and various information is posted, so we recommend that you check it when you come. If you come to the event, I think you will be able to enjoy this out-of-market market more.

　●Tsukiji Outer Market Homepage　→ Here

　　　　　　　　Tsukiji Fish Bank　→ Here