Ningyocho Area

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Ningyocho neighborhood with a variety of faces
Areas with a glimpse of various history depending on the town

The towns in this area have their own faces. Many puppeteers lived in Ningyocho, a town of the common people where Nakamuraza and Ichimura-za were located, and wholesalers developed near Bakurocho and Yokoyamacho, which were important roads. Speaking of "Hamacho / Hisamatsucho", it is known as a town where smart sisters come and go, and a town with Meijiza, but this neighborhood was mostly Samurai residence. "Kodemmacho / Otemmacho" was home to many people who served as horses carrying luggage on the back of horses. "Higashinihombashi" is a town that integrates the names of Yakkenbori-cho, Muramatsucho, Yanokura-cho, Tachibana-cho, etc. in the area such as Ryogokubashi and Yanagibashi, and local people still call each other with old town names. . The area around "Kofune-cho, Horidome-cho, Tomizawa-cho" is rich in the Horidome River where merchants carry goods, and Kakigara-cho, which used to be a seaside, was an area where Daimyo-yashiki and Hagimoto-yashiki were lined up. Koamicho still has shops that have been operating for more than 200 years, and Nakasu, which was once bustling with Okawa fireworks, and Hakozakicho, which was a samurai area, were commercial and industrial towns. It is known as the headquarters of Japanese financial institutions that developed and opened in 1882 (1882).

  • Nihonbashikodenmacho

    It is derived from the fact that the horse government office in Edo Castle Guo was set up here in 1606 (1606). It is a place where there has been traffic along the Oshu Highway before entering Ieyasu. Jisshi Park preserves the bell of Kokumachi that informs Edo citizens of the time.

  • Nihonbashiodenmacho

    As with Kodemmacho, the Denma Office, which was moved out of Edo Castle Guo in 1606 (1606), was located here to connect suburban post stations from the city of Edo, and became Otemmacho. . The former 2-chome used to be called Tori-Nagogo-cho, and the edict dispatched to the festival at Nikko Toshogu Shrine said that this was a place to stay.

  • Nihonbashikobunacho

    At the time of the town split in 1603 (1603), it was called Shimo-Funamachi, but in 1720 (1720), it was changed to Kofunemachi for the west side of Ofunemachi. In the past, the Nishiboriru River passed here, and banks were lined up on both banks, and unloading activities were active as part of Edo Minato, and many wholesalers lined up.

  • Nihonbashihoridomecho

    It is literally the name of the town born because the digging was stopped here. Horidome-cho was almost the same as before the display of residence, and has long been a shopping district and wholesale district in the Nihonbashi district. Sugimori Shrine, which was famous for the lottery, is also located in this area.

  • Nihonbashitomizawacho

    Around the Keicho era, the land was provided to Tobizawa Jinnai, who was ordered to crack down on thieves in Edo, and was initially called Tobi Sawacho, but later changed to Tomisawacho.

  • Nihonbashiningyocho

    In this town, there were maneuvering plays and Joruri playhouses, and Ichimura and Nakamura Ryoza flourished, many puppeteers lived, shops that made and sold dolls, so what was commonly called Ningyocho was officially named after land readjustment after the earthquake.

  • Nihonbashikakigaracho

    In the past, it seemed to be a beach where oyster shells were deposited, and it is said that the name of the town was derived from the fact that oyster shells were used for the roof of the house and the craftsmen handling the shell lived there. In the Meiji era, a rice grain exchange was established, and it is known as a town with many soy sauce, sugar wholesalers, and Setomono wholesalers. "Setonoichi", held by nearly 30 ceramics specialty stores, is now an annual annual event.

  • Nihonbashihakozakicho

    The origin of the town name is not clear, and it is said that it was named Chikushi Hakozaki (Fukuoka Prefecture) and that it used to be Hakoike (or Hakozaki Pond). Originally, this area was an island built in the southeast of Kakigara-cho, all of which were samurai areas.

  • Nihonbashikoamicho

    The origin of the town name is said to be associated with the name of Koami Shrine, but is not clear. Koamicho was developed as a fishing village before the early modern era, and it was known that there were many shipping wholesalers since the middle of the Edo period, and that there were many rowing companies after the Meiji era.

  • Nihonbashibakurocho

    In the past, this area was called Bakuromachi because Hakuro, who sells horses, lived, but it was changed to Bakurocho during the Masayasu period (1644-1648). In the Edo period, it was known as a town of Hatagoya, and there were 42 inns in Bakurocho alone.

  • Nihonbahyokoyamacho

    The name of Yokoyama is the place name that existed before Ieyasu Tokugawa entered the castle in 1590 (1590), and it is said that the name originated from Yokoyama created a town. Together with Bakurocho, it is a booth textile wholesaler district that forms the center of Tokyo commerce.

  • Higashinihombashi

    It is the name of the town born by the display of houses in 1971 (1971). Yonezawa-cho 3-chome, Wakamatsucho, Yakkenboricho, Yanokuracho, and Muramatsucho were Higashi-Nihonbashi 1-chome, Ryogoku was 2-chome, and all Tachibana-cho was 3-chome. This area is one of the early days in Edo, where old wholesale districts and shopping streets are united around Ryogoku Hirokoji.

  • Nihonbashihisamatsucho

    In 1683 (1683), the site of Honda Buzen Moriyashiki, which was located in Muramatsucho, was called Hisamatsucho as one town. The origin of the town name Hisamatsu is not clear. There are Hisamatsu Elementary School and Hisamatsu Police Station since the Meiji era.

  • Nihonbashihamacho

    In the past, it was said that Hamacho had a common name because it left a remnant of the beach, and it seems that it became the street name. There is Hamacho Park, which occupies a vast area, and it is a place for residents to stroll and relax.

  • Nihonbashinakasu

    The origin of the name of the town is not clear, but it seems that this name was born because it was a city area built on Okawa (Sumida River) across a waterway, where Ogi grows in clusters. During the Meiji era, a small theater "Masago-za" opened here, forming Kohanayanagi Street around the theater.

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  • Name: Ruins of Juzaburo Tsutaya "Koshodo"

    Edo's leading publisher who published works by playwrights and painters

  • Name: The bell of Kokumachi

    The sound of a bell that rewarded people in Edo city (Designated Cultural Property, Tokyo)

  • Name: Ryogoku Hirokoji Monument

    ★ A fire reclamation area established based on the lessons learned from the Great Fire of the Meiryaku era

  • Name: Ningyocho-dori and amazake Yokocho

    Discover the heart of Ningyocho, a city where the Edo atmosphere and modern are fused.

  • Name: Suitengu Shrine

    God who benefits safe delivery, water shortage, water dealership

  • Name: Suehiro Shrine

    A shrine that has been worshiped since the time of Motoyoshihara.

  • Name: Sugimori Shrine

    A stone monument commemorating the lottery industry is located in the precincts of the shrine (Kumin Tangible Cultural Property).

  • Name: Monument to Evacuation of the Great East Japan Earthquake

    People's Helping Bridge (resident Tangible Cultural Property), which saved many lives during the earthquake.

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