都市計画とか町割りとかという概念は、日本でははじめての本格的な都城建設であった平城京の頃からの歴史過程に表現されてきたものだろう。わたしが暮らす北海道では日本の都市建設の最後の事例として札幌の街並みが造営されている。わたしはこのことについて身体感覚も持っている。
最初期の時代は中国国家との外交関係構築の意味でも王都の建設が外交であり国家体制の構築そのものだった。そして都に人びとの集住が起こっていろいろな「文化」が生成してきたものだろう。大和地域に王権が成立して、ヤマトタケル神話などの「統一過程」を経て中央国家が成立し、その思想基盤として鎮護国家という概念も成立して日本国家が発展してきた。
近世に至って関東地域にも江戸という大都会が生成した。この大都市計画は世界の都城建設でも大成功の部類なのではないだろうか。平城京・平安京などの都城、堺などの商業都市などとは違った面白い庶民文化・江戸っ子文化までをも生んだのだと思う。上の図は上野のお山、寛永寺とその周辺の「下町」の様子。その実相ではかなり民衆主導型の生活文化を育んでいたように思える。その基盤に「下町文化」がある。
江戸下町について台東区立下町風俗資料館展示では以下のような要旨解説。
「下町は庶民生活の中心地として、江戸に幕府ができて以来今日に至るまで栄えてきた。江戸は江戸城を中心に武家地60%、社寺地20%、町人地20%という武家中心の都市であったが、街道や海路によって全国から物資が集中する消費都市でもあった。そのため諸国から商人や職人たちが集まり江戸町人となった。
江戸の町人は街道や表通りに沿って店を構えるようになった。こうした全国から集まってきた人たちで江戸の街は繁盛するようになっていった。かれらの大多数は「路地裏」の長屋に住まい「住めば都」で、よそもの、よそごとを素直に受け入れて生活の中に消化することも忘れなかった。二代目・三代目はやがて「江戸っ子」の名で呼ばれるようになる。（たぶん初期にはめずらしき人種名のような響きを持っていたに違いない。こういう呼称の初源かも知れない）この江戸っ子が江戸中期以降下町の主人公として続いていく。・・・」
下町長屋の「木戸」アーケードには多様な「看板」が貼り付けられている。「祈祷〜高天原之進」みたいな怪しげな店から「宋学舎寓居」という学者さんの店、尺八指南とかお灸を据えてくれる店舗など。そうかと思えば色っぽいお姉さんが湯屋に向かう様子も（笑）、まさににぎやかで種々雑多な人間模様。
北海道でも全国からの移民によって独特な社会と人間風土が出現したけれど、日本民族としての先行例として、この江戸下町文化は生成したのだろう。

English version⬇

The New Japanese “Edokko”, the Newcomers of Japan, Preceded by Michi-Sanshi: Exploration of the Shitamachi Row Houses – 6
Living in a tenement house, they accept and digest what they see as strange and different. A leading example of the “Michisanko” spirit. Nippon newcomers. The newcomers of Nippon.

The concepts of city planning and town planning have been expressed in the historical process since the Heijo-kyo Capital, which was the first full-scale construction of a capital city in Japan. In Hokkaido, where I live, the streetscape of Sapporo was built as the last example of urban construction in Japan. I have a physical sense of this.
In the early period, the construction of the royal capital was diplomacy in the sense of building diplomatic relations with the Chinese state, and the construction of the state system itself. People began to gather and live in the capital, and various “cultures” were born. The central state was established through a “unification process” based on the myth of Yamatotakeru, and the concept of a “shin-governed state” was established as the ideological foundation for the development of the Japanese state.
In the early modern period, the great metropolis of Edo was established in the Kanto region. This metropolitan plan is probably one of the most successful in the world in terms of the construction of capital cities. It gave birth to an interesting culture of the common people and even the culture of the Edo children, which was different from that of Heijo-kyo, Heian-kyo, and other capital cities, or Sakai and other commercial cities. The above figure shows Kan’eiji Temple in Ueno and the surrounding “Shitamachi” (downtown) area. In reality, it seems to have nurtured a people-oriented lifestyle and culture. The foundation of this culture is “Shitamachi culture.
The Taito City Shitamachi Museum of Folklore and Culture provides the following summary explanation of downtown Edo.
As the center of the common people’s life, Shitamachi has flourished since the establishment of the shogunate in Edo until today. Edo was a samurai-centered city with Edo Castle as its center, 60% of the land belonging to samurai families, 20% to temples and shrines, and 20% to townspeople, but it was also a consumer city with a concentration of goods from all over the country via highways and sea routes. As a result, merchants and craftsmen gathered from all over the country and became Edo merchants.
Edo merchants set up store along the highways and main streets. These people from all over the country made the city of Edo prosperous. The majority of them lived in “back-alley” tenements, and they did not forget to accept and digest the stranger and the stranger in their daily lives. The second and third generations eventually came to be known as “Edokko. （The second and third generations eventually came to be called “Edokko” (probably because it must have sounded like a rare racial name in the early days). ) These “Edokko” continued to be the main characters of the downtown area from the mid-Edo period onward. The “kido” or “door” of a tenement house in downtown Tokyo.
Various “signboards” are attached to the “kido” arcades of downtown tenements. From a dubious store such as “Prayer – Takamagahara no Noshin,” to a scholarly store called “Sungakusha Foryo,” to a store offering shakuhachi instruction and moxibustion, etc., there are a variety of signs. On the other hand, there is a sexy lady going to a bathhouse (laugh), and the scene is truly bustling with a variety of human activities.
In Hokkaido, too, a unique society and human culture emerged as a result of immigrants from all over the country, and this downtown Edo culture may have been a precedent for the Japanese people.

Posted on 2月 10th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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ここしばらくの間、仕事上の懸案対応事項が多くて忙しいのと、降雪が多かったことで毎朝除雪作業でほぼ体力を消耗する一方。で、散歩に出られる機会が極端に少なかった。除雪による筋肉疲労もカラダ各所から悲鳴が上がってきて、ときどきはマッサージのお世話になる季節でもある。
わが家は札幌の西部・山の手に立地していますが、周辺にはこの写真のように「発寒川」があって周辺からは四季折々の変化を楽しむことができる。写真は仕事も除雪も一服状況だったので、久しぶりに散歩してきた2/6早朝の写真光景であります。午前６時頃の気温はマイナス10度ほどでした。気温もだいたい平年並みというところ。一方きのう2/7現在の降雪量（札幌市西区）は345cm・平年値は342cm、積雪深は80cm、平年値は75cmとこれもほぼ平年並みで推移しています。平年では積雪深はほぼこのレベルを１ヶ月弱維持して融雪に向かう。そういう意味では冬至ではなく雪の季節の至り「雪至」とでも表現すべき札幌の季節感。なので「雪まつり」もこの時期に開催されるということなのですね。ことしはようやく感染症による中止が明けて、リアルな雪像群が造形されて、欧米からの観光客の姿が目に付いています。週末には温泉などで欧米人と交流もできています。やはりこういった国際交流の機会を作ってきてくれた先人の知恵には感謝です。
いちばん上の写真は発寒川を囲む緑地から西南側、手稲連山の方向を見晴らす様子。わが家周辺の旧国道５号線道路脇から、視界が急に開ける場所からの眺め。札幌人が北海道人に変わる瞬間でしょうか（笑）。冬以外の季節にはこの周辺緑地を上下して散策するコースがひとつの散歩定番なのですが、冬道なのでついつい足が遠くなってしまう。でも自然の方は忘れずに雄大な季節の営みを知らせてくれる。目とこころの保養。


さて一方、２枚目３枚目のGoogleマップと写真は発寒川をわたる歩道橋からコンクリート製の「段々滝」の様子ですが、雪の最盛期らしくすっかり水面が雪におおわれて、ごく一部が目玉のように見えているだけ。方角的にはマップは手許側が北で上が南になる。人間の感覚って不思議なもので、こういう光景を見るとかえって「あ、もうすぐ冬が終わってくれる」というように反応する。もちろんこれからもたぶん数回はドカ雪があって痛めつけられるのですが（笑）、確実に季節の切り替えスイッチは始動したと感じるのです。
ことしはいろいろなプロジェクトが着々と進行中。来るべき春のスタートに向けて雪と対話しつつ淡々と過ごしていきたいと思います。

English version⬇

Sapporo, where the winter solstice is not the winter solstice, but the “snow solstice”.
Tourists from all over the world are coming to Sapporo for the Snow Festival. Winter is over and spring is far away. The surface of the water with only eyeballs is active under the snow mountain. Winter is here…

For a while now, I have been busy with many pending matters at work, and the heavy snowfall has meant that I have had very few opportunities to go out for walks, while the snow removal work every morning has been almost physically exhausting. My muscles are also getting tired from the snow removal, and my body is screaming for a massage every now and then.
My house is located in the mountain side of western Sapporo, and as you can see in this photo, the Hassamu River is in the vicinity, allowing me to enjoy the changes of the seasons from the surrounding area. The photo was taken early in the morning of February 6, when I went for a walk for the first time in a while, since there was a lull in work and snow removal. The temperature at 6:00 a.m. was about minus 10 degrees Celsius. The temperature was about the same as normal. On the other hand, the amount of snowfall (in Nishi Ward, Sapporo) as of 2/7/2010 was 345 cm, 342 cm above normal, and the snow depth was 80 cm, 75 cm above normal, which is also about the same as normal. In a normal year, the snow depth maintains almost this level for less than a month before melting. In this sense, Sapporo’s seasonality should be described not as the winter solstice but as the “snow solstice. So the “Snow Festival” is also held at this time of year. This year, after the festival was finally cancelled due to infectious diseases, realistic snow sculptures have been created, and tourists from Europe and the United States have been seen. On weekends, we are able to interact with Westerners at hot springs and other places. I am grateful for the wisdom of our ancestors who created such opportunities for international exchange.
The top photo is a view from the green space surrounding Hassamu River to the southwest, looking toward Mt. This is the view from the side of the old Route 5 road around our house, where the field of view suddenly opens up. This is the moment when a Sapporo person turns into a Hokkaido person (laughs). One of my regular walks in the seasons other than winter is up and down this surrounding green space, but since it is a winter road, I tend to go too far. But nature never forgets to inform us of the majestic workings of the seasons. A feast for the eyes and mind.

On the other hand, the second and third Google maps and photos show the concrete “terraced waterfall” from the pedestrian bridge across the Hassamu River, but the surface of the water is completely covered with snow as if it is the peak season for snow, and only a small portion is visible like an eyeball. In terms of direction, the map is north on the side at hand and south at the top. Human senses are strange things, and when I see such a scene, I react as if to say, “Oh, winter will soon be over. Of course, there will probably be a few more snowstorms in the future (laughs), but I feel that the switch to change seasons has definitely been activated.
Various projects are steadily underway this year. I would like to spend my time in an unhurried manner while interacting with the snow to prepare for the coming start of spring.

Posted on 2月 8th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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　本ブログ記事では２日間ほどNEWS篇が続きました。本日からブログはふたたび住宅探訪へ復帰。江戸から続く東京下町長屋探訪シリーズの続篇。
　上の写真は関東大震災前の大正期東京の下町長屋の様子。年老いた母と娘２人暮らしの長屋の居間であり寝室でもあり、生活のすべてを営む和室4.5畳と収納空間。部屋の真ん中に「ちゃぶ台」という収納可能食卓。家具としてのちゃぶ台を使った経験もいまや高齢者だけになってきたことでしょうね。普段はこうして一服する機能を果たし食事時には食卓となり、使用後は脚部をたたんで円形の家具として部屋の端にコロコロと仕舞い込まれ、布団が部屋中央に敷き並べられると寝室空間に早変わりしていた。
このちゃぶ台を中心にして、多機能型の家具類が空間利用の最適化に役立っていた。とくに「踏み台」は高所も活用可能にする最大の利器。狭い空間でも立体的に活用することで２倍３倍の貴重な空間利用ができていたのですね。側面には利用しやすいように穴が開けられていてゴミ箱としても利用された。多目的な活用の工夫の見事さに驚かされる。日本人DNAの庶民の暮らしの知恵でしょうか。


　さらにメイン収納である押入には重要な熱源利用製品類が納められている。炭火アイロンが特徴的ですが極小化されたエネルギー有効活用の知恵が、湯たんぽなどすべてに凝縮されている。江戸期以来の長屋生活には究極的なエコロジーの知恵が表現されている。
　関東までの気候風土ではこういう暮らしでのエネルギー防衛策でなんとか「ガマン」すればやり過ごせたのでしょうか。日本の熱環境的な対応策はこういう庶民の知恵段階に留まっていた。
　北海道開拓・殖民が近代国家として不可欠な課題になったとき、根本的な「住宅そのものの革新」が追求され始めたけれど、基本的には寒冷地が自身で突破口を開拓しなければならなかった。一種、民族の記念碑的な道具類だと思って見ていました。

さてきのうまでのNEWS篇について。日本全体の住宅業界のなかで北海道の住宅施策はその先導性が指摘されてきたものであり、地域メディアとしてその動向と連携した動きは不可欠な地域メディアとしての社会機能と自覚しながら広報活動してきている部分です。
また暮らしの幅を広げるユニークな地域の住宅取材について、昨日の記事でお知らせした2月2日全国放送の「見取り図の間取り図ミステリー」(読売テレビ）にてReplan掲載の住宅が取り上げられた件ですが、番組内で「間取り図大賞」を受賞していたとのこと。弊社の名前はエンディングにて「取材協力先」企業として載せていただいていました。昨日のブログを見てさっそく放送を確認＆感想を送って下さった方には感謝です。
　民放公式テレビ配信サービスのTVerで2月9日まで見られるようなので未見の方は是非。
リンク∶見取り図の間取り図ミステリー
https://tver.jp/lp/episodes/epdjj2owzq

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Functional space for a mother and daughter living together “Density of space” in a downtown row house-4
One room that is both a living room and a bedroom. It is ultimately eco-friendly by using it as a three-dimensional space. However, it is limited in its ability to cope with the cold in winter. Is this a culture of endurance? The culture of endurance.

This blog entry has been in the NEWS section for two days. Today, the blog returns to the exploration of housing. This is a continuation of the series of exploration of tenement houses in downtown Tokyo that has continued since the Edo period.
　The photo above shows a tenement house in downtown Tokyo in the Taisho era, before the Great Kanto Earthquake. An elderly mother and her daughter live in a tenement house with a 4.5-mat Japanese-style room that serves as both living room and bedroom, and where they conduct all of their daily activities. In the middle of the room is a storable dining table called a “chabudai. The experience of using a chabudai as a piece of furniture must be limited to the elderly nowadays. Usually, the chabudai functioned as a dining table during meals, and after use, the legs were folded and the chabudai was stored as a round piece of furniture at the end of the room, and when a futon was laid out in the center of the room, it quickly became a bedroom space.
With the chabudai as the centerpiece, multifunctional furniture helped optimize the use of space. In particular, the “step stool” is the most useful device for utilizing high places. Even in a small space, you were able to double or triple the use of valuable space by utilizing it three-dimensionally. Holes were drilled in the sides for easy access, and it was also used as a trash bin. The ingenuity of the multi-purpose utilization is astonishingly brilliant. Is it the wisdom of the common people’s lifestyle that is part of the Japanese DNA?

　In addition, the main storage area, a closet, houses important heat source utilization products. The charcoal iron is a distinctive feature, but the wisdom of effective use of energy is condensed in everything, including the hot-water bottle. The ultimate ecological wisdom is expressed in the tenement life since the Edo period.
In the climate up to the Kanto region, could we manage to get by if we “gaman” with energy defense measures in this kind of lifestyle? Japan’s thermal-environmental response measures remained at this kind of common people’s wisdom stage.
When the development and colonization of Hokkaido became an indispensable task for a modern nation, fundamental “innovation in housing itself” began to be pursued, but basically, the cold regions had to make a breakthrough on their own. I saw it as a kind of monumental tool of the people.

Now, about the NEWS section up to yesterday. Hokkaido’s housing policies have been pointed out as a leader in Japan’s overall housing industry, and as a regional media outlet, we are aware of the social function of working with these trends as an indispensable part of our public relations activities as a regional media outlet.
As for the coverage of unique local housing that broadens the scope of living, Replan’s housing was featured in the nationally broadcast “Floor Plan Mystery” (Yomiuri TV) on February 2, as reported in yesterday’s article, and was awarded the “Floor Plan Grand Prize” in the program. Our company’s name was listed in the ending of the program as a “cooperating company” for the interview. We would like to thank those who saw our blog yesterday and immediately checked the broadcast & sent us their impressions.
　If you haven’t seen it yet, you can watch it on TVer, the official TV streaming service of commercial broadcasters, until February 9.
Link∶Floor Plan Mystery
https://tver.jp/lp/episodes/epdjj2owzq

Posted on 2月 6th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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北海道のあらたなゼロカーボン住宅政策である「北方型住宅ZERO」を巡っての広範な世論づくりを目指した行政側・北海道とその住宅施策を体現する地域工務店による意見交換会が昨日行われました。ZOOM視聴での参加総数は150名を超えたという発表。地方自治体行政職員の参加も多数だった。
国の省エネ基準は徐々にレベルアップしてきていますが、地域自治体としての北海道は歴史的にそうした動きを一歩リードする動きを示してきた。ちょうど北欧諸国が断熱先進地として世界の技術開発の先導役を担ってきたことと相似的だった。
ヨーロッパではそうした北欧に対しドイツが近年刺激を受けて「パッシブハウス」という住宅基準を掲げ、世界中にその考えを広めてきた。いまではまるでドイツの方が本場的に有名になっているけれど、そもそもは北欧が起点の動きだった。似たような状況がいま日本でも起きていると言われている。
再生エネのもっとも象徴的な存在としてのPVについて東京都が「義務化」する動きが顕在化。温暖地域の一部からは「北海道パッシング」（もう北海道に学ぶべきことはない）というような意見も出てきていると言われる。とくに最近の断熱オタクという人たちに顕著とのこと。まぁ別にそういう考え自体はあって然るべきだし、そういう自信の醸成は喜ばしい傾向でもあると寒冷地としては考えている。しかしその上で経験交流、深化は本来さらに必要ではないでしょうか？
太陽光発電は地域総体の北海道としては一律に効果が高いとは言えない。単純明快な「PV＝環境」原理主義的な発想は持ちにくい。同じ北海道でも多雪地域と少雪地域によって大きな条件格差が存在する。そういう条件下で、ゼロエネに資するいろいろな要素を「ポイント化」して10ポイントをもって１トンのCO2削減とみなす北方型住宅ZEROの原案が策定されたところ。
しかしそうした政策ができても実際に取り組む地域の作り手・工務店の意識に浸透していかなければ、どんな施策も効果を十分に発揮できない。道の審議会内部からもまた連携するメーカー企業からも、こうした行政と現場工務店の対話が重要だという認識が高まったことが今回のきっかけ。
むしろ、こういう地域総体の動きが可能であることが「断熱先進地」北海道の最大のパワーであるのかも知れないと気付く次第。ごく一部の事業者や現場を知らない行政の独走ではなく、まさに官民一体となった住宅性能についての施策の現実化が北海道では十分可能なのだと思います。とくに今回は次世代を担う若い作り手のみなさんが参加者の主体。現場感覚に満ちた発言の交換が大きな熱を生み出していた。参加者のみなさんからは「今後ともこういう機会を継続させたい」という発言が一様に飛び出していた。リーダー的な人物が先導する形式よりもはるかに「民主的」な盛り上がりがそこにあった。
Replanとして今回の司会役を編集長の大成彩君が務めさせていただきましたが、こうした民主的な北海道全体のゼロエネへの動きに微力ながらも役立ちたいと思います。

English version⬇

NEWS 2/3 “Hokkaido x Local Construction Companies” Opinion Exchange Meeting
Arousing broad public opinion to promote decarbonized housing policies in the public and private sectors. Maybe democratic power is Hokkaido’s regional strength.

The ZOOM viewer announced that the total number of participants exceeded 150 people. A number of local government administrative officials also participated.
While national energy conservation standards have been gradually raising their level, Hokkaido as a regional municipality has historically shown a step ahead of such trends. This is similar to how the Scandinavian countries have been leading the world in technological development as an advanced insulation region.
In Europe, Germany has recently been inspired by the Scandinavian countries and has been spreading the idea of “passive house” as a housing standard throughout the world. Although Germany is now more famous than Germany, the movement originally originated in Scandinavia. A similar situation is said to be occurring in Japan today.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun to “mandate” the use of PV as the most symbolic form of renewable energy. Some people in the warmer regions are reported to be calling it “Hokkaido bashing” (there is nothing more to learn from Hokkaido). This is especially true among recent insulation geeks. Well, it is natural to have such a view, and the fostering of such confidence is a welcome trend in a cold region. However, isn’t it necessary to further deepen the exchange of experiences on top of that?
PV power generation is not uniformly effective for Hokkaido as a region as a whole. It is difficult to have a simple, clear-cut “PV = environment” fundamentalist concept. Even within the same Hokkaido region, there are large disparities in conditions between regions with heavy snowfall and those with light snowfall. Under such conditions, a draft proposal has just been formulated for a northern-style house ZERO, in which various factors that contribute to zero-energy consumption are converted into points, and 10 points are regarded as a reduction of 1 ton of CO2 emissions.
However, even if such a policy is established, no measure will be fully effective unless it permeates the consciousness of the local builders and contractors who are actually involved in the project. The recognition of the importance of dialogue between the government and local construction companies, both from within the provincial council and from the manufacturer companies with which it works, was the impetus for this project.
In fact, the fact that this kind of community-wide movement is possible is perhaps the greatest power of Hokkaido, an “advanced insulation area. I believe that it is possible for the public and private sectors to work together to make housing performance measures a reality in Hokkaido, rather than being the sole initiative of a small number of businesses or governments that do not know what is going on in the real world. Especially this time, the participants were mainly young builders who will lead the next generation. The exchange of comments filled with on-the-spot sensibilities generated a great deal of enthusiasm. The participants all expressed their desire to continue such opportunities in the future. There was a much more “democratic” excitement than in a format led by a leader.
As Replan, I would like to contribute to the democratic movement toward zero-energy in Hokkaido as a whole, even if only in a small way, as Aya Oonari, the editor-in-chief, served as the moderator for this event.

Posted on 2月 4th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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人間空間の広さを表す概念として日本人は非常に優れた「畳」という寸法感覚を持っている。立って半畳寝て１畳、という表現をよくしている。徳川家康のように天下を統一しても、個人としての人間に必要な空間面積はその程度だよ、という平等、民主主義的な思考法が根付いているのでしょう。
そういう空間認識はあらゆる場所で体験学習してきていると言えるけれど、今回テーマとしている駄菓子屋さんの子どもたちへの教育体験の刷り込みは、こういう常識を涵養するのに非常に役立っていたのではと思っている。いちばん上の写真は、玄関土間を中心にしたこの駄菓子屋さんの足下見下ろし。左手には座り作業での「台所・水回り」空間も同居している。全体としてはおおむね4.5畳の空間で右手側が店舗部分。土間には大人の靴が置かれているけれど、子どもたちの靴だとしても３−４人分であふれかえっていただろう。
２枚目と３枚目の写真は店舗部分。正面写真はカラフルできらびやかな駄菓子と玩具類のアイキャッチが子どもたちの印象の大海すべてを独占するように直撃してくる。店舗側の徹底攻撃はすばらしくアイコンのそれぞれの寸法は子どもに合わせてごく小さいけれどそれらの大量一気陳列で、こども心を一気に全面開放し、自由な時間が展開するように仕掛けられている。やや丹念に注意を向けていくと、やがて右手に幅30cm程度の通路があってひとあし一足確認しながら行けば、奥にも行けるように誘導している。手前側にはメインの菓子類が置かれ、奥の壁面には棚などが立体的に積み上げられている。商品とPOP類が渾然一体の空間。


こちらの写真は店舗側からみた購入窓口面。デコレーションの真ん中くらいに窓が開いていて、店主の母娘がやさしい笑顔で接客してくれた。下の写真は「番台」のような売り手側の対応窓口内部。この駄菓子屋は大正年代の様子を再現したものだという。キャラメル１箱が10銭ほどの値段で「最高級金額商品」で、ほとんどの子どもたちは１銭２銭の小遣いを握りしめて、個別品を購入していた。
「おばさん、これください」「いつもありがとうね」
やさしい商取引の会話が残照してくるような気がする。
ほんの少額の取引とはいえ、子どもたちにとっては子ども心の開放空間なので、それこそ放課後の貴重な社会交流の場でもあっただろう。狭い空間だけれど、だからこそむしろ子どもたちの「専有性」は高い空間だったことだろう。なんといっても大人には、それこそ足の踏み場もないし、まっすぐに立っていることも難しい空間。この駄菓子屋が集合場所でここを起点にして自由な遊びの時間が共有されていたことだろう。子どもたちの秘密基地にしてベースキャンプ。残しておきたい懐かしい時代を映す鏡でしょう。

PS:この冬一番の今朝の大雪、体感積雪50cmの除雪あらかた完了。ふ〜〜〜。

English version⬇

[A dream space of 3 tatami mats to find a place to step into: “Space Density” in a downtown row house – 2
Because it is a small space, adults cannot move freely, so it fits the children’s space dimensions. Children’s free heaven space. ・・・・・.

The Japanese have a very good sense of “tatami” dimensions as a concept for expressing the size of human space. It is often expressed as “half a tatami for standing and one tatami for sleeping. It is probably rooted in an egalitarian and democratic way of thinking that even if one unifies the country like Tokugawa Ieyasu, the space area required for an individual human being is just that much.
Such spatial awareness can be said to have been learned through experience in all kinds of places, but I believe that the imprinting of educational experiences on the children of the candy store, which is the theme of this project, was very useful in cultivating this kind of common sense. The photo at the top is a view of the entrance to the candy store, centered on the earthen floor. On the left, the “kitchen and water area” for sitting and working is also co-located. The overall space is roughly 4.5 tatami mats in size, with the store portion on the right hand side. The earthen floor is filled with adult shoes, but even if it were children’s shoes, it would have been overflowing with 3-4 people’s shoes.
The second and third photos show the storefront. The front photo is a colorful and glittering eye-catcher of candy and toys, which seems to dominate the entire sea of children’s impressions. The store’s thorough attack is amazing, and although the dimensions of each icon are very small for children, the massive display of these items is designed to open up children’s minds to the full extent and allow them to have free time. If you pay close attention, you will eventually come to an aisle about 30 cm wide on the right side, which leads you to the back of the store, one step at a time. The main confectionery is placed at the front, and shelves and other items are stacked three-dimensionally on the back wall. The products and POPs are all in one space.

This photo shows the purchase window side from the store side. There is a window in the middle of the decoration, and the owner’s mother and daughter served us with friendly smiles. The photo below shows the inside of the “watch stand”-like window of the seller’s counter. This candy shop is said to be a reproduction of the Taisho era (1912-1926). A box of caramels was priced at about 10 sen, which was the “top-end price product,” and most of the children were buying individual items with their pocket money of 1 sen or 2 sen.
Auntie, please give me this,” “Thank you for all your help.
I feel as if I can see the afterglow of gentle business conversation.
Even though it was only a small transaction, it was an open space for the children’s hearts and minds, and it must have been a valuable after-school social exchange opportunity for them. Although it was a small space, it must have been a highly exclusive space for the children. For adults, it was a space where it was difficult to stand upright. This candy shop must have been a meeting place where they shared their free play time. It was a secret base and base camp for children. It is a mirror of a nostalgic era that we would like to preserve.

PS: This morning’s snowfall was the heaviest this winter, and the removal of the 50 cm of snow was almost complete. Whew….

Posted on 2月 2nd, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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