Kujira to Umi to Ningyocho Monument

Whale

Original Text

An unusual monument I met by accident walking around Tokyo. A Keith jumping from the depths of the sea (bridge). It looks very interesting.

why are whales in doll town?

Original Text

What is it that is suddenly appearing on the street corner? Looking at the explanation version, I remembered that Bunraku dolls were indispensable materials because the beard whale beard had moderate elasticity. Well, was this a doll town? It's a good object that reminds me of the origin of the town name.

to study history.

Original Text

I stopped by when I took a walk around Nihonbashi at the end of December 2019. It was on the corner of the building on the way from Nihonbashi Elementary School to Ningyocho Station. Whale beard is used to move dolls in puppet theaters that were popular in the Edo period, and I was able to learn that the doll town and whales are very deeply related.

Whales!

Original Text

It is located at the corner of the road from "the birthplace of Junichiro Tanizaki" in the direction of "Saigo Takamori Mansion Ruins". According to the explanation of this monument, the area around this area during the Edo period was related to Bunraku and Ningyo Joruri, so it became the place name "Ningyocho" in Showa ８.

It's more like a rare monument than a monument.

Original Text

　At １ chome, Nihonbashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, the half-body of the whale jumps out on the side of the building on the right hand side (north side) corner of the crossroads, which went from the Amazake Yokocho intersection to the opposite (southwest) direction of Amazake Yokocho １ about a minute. I can see it immediately. Looking back and forth, there is a large stone slab that looks like a seabed, and it feels like a whale swimming in the seabed. Since there is an explanation board, the spring of the Ayatsuri doll is still used for whale beard. ...