札幌は明治開拓から150年あまりと若い都市なので
あんまり「古民家」的なたたずまいを見せる風景は存在しない。
個人的には民族らしさを深く感じられる空間性が数寄なので
現代住宅を離れてノスタルジックに楽しみたいというときには
本州地域の古民家群にどっぷりと浸かる時間を持ちたい。

なんですが、そういう札幌周辺で数少ない古建築がこちら。
年に１−２度は足を向ける「簾舞〜みすまい〜通行屋」。
開拓使の時代に「本願寺街道」という道路建設が行われた。
札幌から定山渓〜中山峠〜室蘭方面への縦貫道路。
北海道開拓では多くの労役寄進が民間に求められたけれど
そのなかで宗教勢力として巨大な組織を誇っていた本願寺は
政権から道路建設の命を受けざるを得ず、この難工事に臨んだ。
今に残る定山渓〜中山峠の難所を通る度に
よくぞ、と手を合わせたくなるような瞬間がある。
本願寺と言えば織田信長時代の一揆勢力華やかなりし時代のことが
日本史では一般的だと思いますが
北海道人としてはむしろこちらの事跡に深く思いを致す。
その難工事のひとつのランドマークがこの「通行屋」。
この施設自体は明治のごく初期から開拓者たちのために設置された。
官営の「旅宿」設備であって、日本史のなかで伝統的な宿駅が
北海道でも設置されたことがわかり、また奈良期から開始された
「街道整備」の最後的な文化痕跡だとも思える古建築。
なんどかの移築・復元などを繰り返した後、
いまも札幌市南区に残っているのです。
上の写真のように、地元の子どもたちの「写生会」の対象にもなり、
地域の歴史を学ぶ機会にもなっている。
建築としてはシンプルな切り妻で煙出しがアクセント。
しかし、原始の森を抜けてこの建物にたどりついた人々の思いが
どうも時空間を越えてこだましてくるものがある。

わたしたち年代からこの写生会で見つめている世代へ、
地域の歴史残照が記憶としてつながっていく契機になるのでしょうね。

English version⬇

My favorite old building in Sapporo, “Norenmai Toll House
Children will inherit the old buildings they like as objects to be sketched. This kind of baton relay is a core part of the “spirit of the people” of the region. I am very happy to be able to work in this area.

Sapporo is a young city, 150 years or so since its development in the Meiji era.
Sapporo is a young city, 150 years or so since it was first settled in the Meiji era (1868-1912).
Personally, I like the spatiality of the houses, which give me a deep sense of nationality.
When I want to enjoy a nostalgic experience away from modern houses, I go to the old private houses in the Honshu area.
I would like to have time to immerse myself in a group of old private houses in the Honshu area.

This is one of the few such old buildings in the Sapporo area.
This is the “Misumai Toll House,” which I visit once or twice a year.
The road called “Honganji Kaido” was constructed during the period of the pioneer mission.
It was a longitudinal road from Sapporo to Jozankei, Nakayama Pass, and Muroran.
The Hokkaido Settlement required the private sector to donate a great deal of labor.
Honganji Temple, which boasted a huge organization as a religious power
The Honganji Temple, which boasted of its huge religious organization, was obliged by the government to construct the road, and faced this difficult task.
Whenever I pass through the difficult section between Jozankei and Nakayama Pass that remains today
I feel like putting my hands together and saying, “Well done!
I think that Japanese history is generally associated with the Honganji Temple in the days of Oda Nobunaga, when the revolting power of the Honganji was in full swing.
I think it is common in Japanese history.
As a Hokkaider, however, I am more deeply concerned with the history of this temple.
One of the landmarks of this difficult construction is this “passage house.
This facility itself was set up for pioneers from the very beginning of the Meiji era.
It was a government-run “traveling inn” facility, and is the first time in Japanese history that a traditional inn station has been established in Hokkaido.
Hokkaido, and it was also the last of the “highway improvement” projects that began in the Nara Period (710-794).
The building is also considered to be the last cultural trace of the “maintenance of highways” that began in the Nara period.
After repeated relocations and restorations
It still remains in Minami Ward, Sapporo City, after being moved and restored several times.
As shown in the photo above, the building has been the subject of local children’s “sketching sessions,” and has also provided an opportunity to learn about local history.
It also serves as an opportunity to learn about local history.
The architecture is a simple gabled structure accented by a smoke vent.
However, the thoughts of the people who reached this building through the primitive forest
The building is a simple gabled structure with a smoke outlet as an accent.

From our generation to the generation that is watching at this sketch session
The historical relics of the region will become an opportunity to connect as memories from our generation to the generation that is gazing at this sketch session.

Posted on 6月 5th, 2022 by 三木 奎吾
Filed under: 「都市の快適」研究, 住宅マーケティング