Kikufuji Hotel

…[Oishi Shoichi] Modern Hongo has a strong image as a student town, so much so that it brings to mind Tokyo University, which was built on the former site of the Kaga clan's upper residence. As befitting this, there were many bookstores and coffee shops around Hongo 3-chome, and in Daimachi and Kikusakamachi there were many inns, boarding houses and dormitories, including Kikufujiro, the predecessor of the famous Kikufuji Hotel, which was a stronghold for writers and scholars. With the Shinkoji Yakushi festival held on the 12th of every month, combined with the bustle of the night stalls on Hongo Train Street, Hongo was once one of the busiest areas in Yamate, but it gradually shifted to Hakusan. …

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…【大石 庄一】　近代の本郷は加賀藩上屋敷跡地にできた東京大学を連想するほど学生の街としてのイメージが濃厚である。それにふさわしく本郷3丁目周辺は書店や喫茶店が多く，台町，菊坂町には文士や学者などの根城だったことで有名な菊富士ホテルの前身，菊富士楼をはじめ旅館，下宿屋および寄宿舎などが多かった。真光寺薬師の縁日が毎月12日，それに本郷電車通りの夜店のにぎわいが重なって，本郷は山手有数の盛場だった一時期があったが，しだいに白山（はくさん）の方へ移っていった。…

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