Ruins of Juzaburo Tsutaya "Koshodo"
Edo's leading publisher who published works by playwrights and painters
Juzaburo Tsutaya (1750-1797) is a publisher of the Edo period, one of the leading actors who formed Edo culture. Line-off a bookstore near Daimon Yoshiwara. In 1783 (1783), he moved to this area and opened the Koshodo, a local bookstore dealing with fashionable books and ukiyo-e. He has published works by painters such as Hokusai, Utamaro, and Sharaku, and works by playwrights such as Kyoden Santo and Nanpo Ota, and has achieved many achievements.
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Address | 13-8 Odenma-cho, Chuo-ku |
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Access | 3-minute walk from Kodemmacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line. |