Hatchobori

The name of a town located almost in the center of Chuo Ward, Tokyo. During the Kan'ei era (1624-1644), a moat was excavated to allow boat transport to the Sumida River, and it is said that the name comes from the fact that the moat was eight cho (8 cho) long. In the "Kan'ei Map," there is a temple and a samurai residence, and during the Genroku era (1688-1704), the town magistrate's office provided the deputy and police officers with group residences, and they were commonly called the "master of Hatchobori" and were revered by townspeople. However, in reality, they rented out about half of the land to townspeople (doctors, Confucian scholars, etc.) to make up for their low wages. Currently, it is a commercial area with many small and medium-sized buildings. Hatchobori Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line is located here.

[Kikuchi Masao]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

東京都中央区のほぼ中央部にある町名。寛永(かんえい)年間（1624～1644）隅田川に通じる舟便のため堀が掘削され、堀の長さが八町（丁）あったための呼称といわれる。「寛永図」では寺院と武家屋敷があり、元禄(げんろく)年間（1688～1704）には町奉行(ぶぎょう)所の与力(よりき)、同心(どうしん)の組屋敷が支給され、俗に八丁堀の旦那(だんな)とよばれ、町人の畏敬(いけい)の的になっていた。しかし、実際には薄給を補うため敷地の約半分を町人（医者、儒者など）に貸すなどしていた。現在は中小ビルの多い商業地域になっている。東京地下鉄日比谷(ひびや)線の八丁堀駅がある。

［菊池万雄］

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