Kaisuikan Monument

I run past the Kaisuikan Monument several times a week.

The Kaisuikan Monument is a grey slate stone with an inscription honoring Japanese author Shimazaki Toson, who wrote his novel "Haru" (Spring) while staying at a boarding house once located at the sit...

and i thought about the literati

Original Text

　I found this monument in a green park that stretches along the Harumi Canal. It is the site of a Kappo Ryokan in this place at the end of the Meiji era. It seems that many literati such as Fujimura Shimazaki were writing here. It is said that it was a scenic spot where you can see Boso's mountain 々, so I think it is very quaint to walk around this monument and the surroundings while looking at the scenery seen from here.

if you're interested

Original Text

I went there because it was on the map, but I didn't know it at all until I read the explanation board. From Aioi Bridge to Tsuji Sanchome Park, I walked by the side of a house where I could not see the river. Although there is a stone monument, there is nothing to remember the past, so I think it's good for those who are interested ...

The site of the boarding house where the cultural person gathered.

Original Text

A monument built on the site of the Kappo Inn and boarding house "Seawater Museum" where many cultural people such as Fujimura Shimazaki wrote. The monument itself is not so conspicuous, and it seems to be overlooked if you walk without knowing it. For the time being, I arrived because there were several signs called "→ Monument" from the main street. It used to be seen in Boso, but of course, nowadays there are many things that block the view, and it seems that I can only imagine what kind of scenery the writer wrote before. Visit this monument for the purpose alone ...

The writers who left their names later produced writings in this place.

Original Text

When I tried to take a walk on Tsukishima in early spring, I stopped by because it was on the map. After getting off Tsukishima Station on the Oedo Line, seeing Aioi Bridge, I walked along the river. About 5 minutes from Aioi Bridge on the riverside road. The seawater hall is a Japanese-style inn and boarding house where you can see the mountains of Boso, and it seems that literati from the Meiji to Taisho eras created works here. The information board and stone monument were built toward the river.