Kinshicho & Kameido: Waterways of Culture and Industry - Dive in Tokyo

Added: 2026-05-31

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[00:04:30]yes. Well, a characteristic of ships commonly known as Edo-style ships is that they have the same type of plank used as decoration in places like this. As time passes, it starts to corrode, and this green color comes out, which gives it a certain charm. Yes, that's one way of looking at it. I like this kind of thing.

[00:05:26]Yeah. This is a little different; this is just for transporting people, like a taxi, as we would call it today. I look forward to working with you, de are. thank you. My name is Eji. Let me introduce myself briefly. My name is Katsu. Oh, is this a famous shrine?

[00:06:42]Of course it is. The oldest shrine in Taka Ward. The oldest.

[00:06:45]yes. That's correct.

[00:06:47]Because, well, back then, this was the only land available.

[00:06:52]Wait, was it all ocean around you?

[00:06:54]Yes.

[00:06:56]This map shows sea east around the mid-15th century. A large river flowed from the current. When it took on a certain shape and was viewed from a distance, it resembled a turtle, hence the name "turtle."

[00:07:24]Yes. And that later became Kameido.

[00:07:31]The Japanese name comes from the fact that it was once surrounded by the sea. Yes.

[00:08:02]Oh, what year was this shrine built? It was in 665.

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[00:08:08]yes. So, it's been about 1360 years now.

[00:08:31]Kamei is, well, if you walk from the Nihonbashi direction, it's 1. It's 4km, so if you bring some rice balls and come for a walk, you can spend the whole day there.

[00:08:46]So this area is a high-altitude area.

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[00:09:11]Oh, what is this place? Can I call someone over there? That's Umeyashiki. Around here, yeah. So there was a plum blossom garden there. And this is a slight forward lean at Umeyashiki.

[00:09:29]Yeah.

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[00:10:18]Um, um, Kameyashiki and Miyayashiki were around here. Oh, really? Oh really?

[00:10:26]So, as someone from Kameido, I'm honestly very happy that what's considered the decisive masterpiece of the area still exists. They must be happy.

[00:10:42]Computom this woodblock made a deep impression on one particular foreign painter Vincent who Fellin loves with the work and even a little bit. I really think they were invading Japan, this floating island.

[00:11:21]Ah, I might have been the first otaku.

[00:11:25]No, I really thought he was a hardcore otaku. Well, I think this is what created Japanese fans like me. is that so. That's right. If Kasumi is buried, I would be very happy, and I wonder if we were somehow connected in a past life, and well, I'm feeling quite happy about that.

[00:11:46]Ah, then perhaps I came to this life to express my gratitude for my previous deeds. Oh, thank you very much for that time.

[00:11:54]No, no, no, it's nothing.

[00:11:57]This is how picture lovers are prints from the periphery that scenes in this spot to the top of the bright red arched bridge for sweeping view of the ground in the spring with blossomstretch. What this view is and everything. This is what we can do, so it's changed from turtle hunting, right?

[00:13:14]yes.

[00:13:16]Yes, because the customers who are coming later will be there. Yeah. Looking at the artwork from that time, it seems that it was very popular back then as well.

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[00:13:47]So, what are these people doing? They're watching fireworks.

[00:13:51]firework. You can see the flowers of Mount Fuji blooming here, right?

[00:13:54]Yeah.

[00:13:54]So, I suppose they're growing at the foot of Mount Fuji and eating delicious food.

[00:13:59]Oh, do you know about this float?

[00:14:06]Ah, I feel like I've seen something like that before. Yes, yes, yes.

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[00:14:54]Oh, so this is close from this angle?

[00:14:58]Yes, it is.

[00:14:59]Ah, I see. But is it around here in terms of location?

[00:15:02]Yes, that's right. So, from this angle, they look the same, right?

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[00:18:54]Oh, hello. Ah, thank you for today. is. thank you. please. That movie theater district is really booming, isn't it? oh yeah. Well, that area in front of the JR station, both to the south and north, has become quite lively with all those fairly large buildings.

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[00:19:54]Oh, right, right, that's how it is. It's like this, it's a straight line, and what's more, there's another road that intersects it at a right angle, and that's called the fifth point.

[00:20:06]Is it number 5?

[00:20:07]This isn't something that suddenly developed and became like this; it's been like this since the Edo period.

[00:20:15]yes. is that so. That's right. Yeah.

[00:20:17]Well, I think it's unusual for Tokyo, but usually it's always this kind of chaotic, yes, that's right. There were slopes and such. This layout was designed some 400 years ago with... By that time, the town of Edo had grown bigger and bigger, the population had increased and the number of samurai had also increased, so this urban area had become full. The reason housework arises is because the density of the house becomes too high.

[00:21:25]Oh, right.

[00:21:26]hey. So, the area east of the Sumida River, the area far from the castle, had to be turned into an urban area, and when that was the case, the first thing to consider when creating a new town was to create a river.

[00:21:40]Oh, so they're intentionally creating a river.

[00:21:41]Yes, yes, yes, that's right. I see. They had incredible planning skills. I think that's amazing. For example, this place wasn't originally a river; they apparently dug it by raising the ridge to prevent it from curving.

[00:23:33]Chris crossed by canals and roads. The strategically planned layout remains an integral part of its DNA today. In the late 19th century, the same gave way to the period and the town underwent great transformation. The areas along the canals were side-suited for logistics, so thrived. Right, that's how it is.

[00:24:09]Oh, this is where the chemical fertilizer factory used to be, built back in the time of that master craftsman.

[00:24:15]Oh, a factory.

[00:24:16]Yeah. In this park.

[00:24:17]Yes, that's right. And that also involves various aspects, such as the lateral experimental side and the same side.

[00:24:24]yes. I see.

[00:24:25]Because we can transport the materials.

[00:24:27]ah. And this isn't limited to science funding, but also to cement factories, or textile-related businesses, and then companies and housing are provided nearby, and people live there and commute to work, and in that way, the town moves forward significantly.

[00:24:49]Yeah.

[00:25:03]As technology advances, the role of rivers changes, but their importance doesn't change all that much.

[00:25:11]Ah, well, you could even say it's actually increased. Oh really? Perhaps it's fair to say that the river network, which was created during the Edo period, played a role in the creation of modern Japan.

[00:25:41]Now, here is a large building with a sign that says "Rakutenchi," and this is the high-class Rakutenchi, an entertainment complex that will eventually include a movie theater and a hot spring. I see. Because of that, the situation gradually develops in a way that allows people working in factories to enjoy themselves in places like this. Yeah. And so, that one entertainment district became the largest entertainment district east of the Sumida River.

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