Hill overlooking Japan of tomorrow

Spring has arrived at Momo no Sato, Ichinomiya Town as well.
Today I will introduce the hidden places of Yamanashi, the spotting spots where people who know it will know.
Do you know a person named Noritsugu Hayakawa who laid the first subway in Japan? He is also called "the father of the subway" he is from Ikuya Town, Fuefuki shi, Yamanashi prefecture.



After graduating from Waseda University, Mr. Hayakawa, born in Meiji 14, he will get a job at the Manchurian Railroad. I was shocked by the subway in London that I visited during my visit and will try to introduce a subway in Tokyo to modernize Japan. Geological survey and search for sponsors, applications to national agencies, etc. Over the years I repeated steady efforts. At that time in Tokyo, a tram and a car were running, but also a rickshaw and a horse-drawn carriage travel. You would have imagined that a train would run under the ground.
After overcoming a number of difficulties, opening up between Ueno - Asakusa, then Asakusa - Shimbashi in Showa 2, he said he returned to his hometown after retiring from the president of Tokyo Underground Railway Co., Ltd. in 15 years.
I thought that I wanted to create an academic site "Youth Dojo" like Matsushita village school in the place where my birth place was, first built the instructor's dormitory. It would have become his new dream to develop a leader who will lead the future of this country. The building that is over 75 years old remains in Ichinomiya-cho Higashi Niitoshi overlooking Tōgen Genji.











It is impossible to introduce everything, but in this era the toilet is flushing, we can do luxury in the details of fittings and arrangements, we can see that it was an epoch-making modern building at that time. There was fun that I really did not get tired of watching.
Mr. Hayakawa suddenly died after building this dormitory, but unfortunately "Youth Dojo" did not come true.





Children were challenging to make dolls this day at the event. It seems that it is a dharma named after Mr. Hayakawa 's plump face. I painted it colorfully, and it seemed fun.
Although it is a facility that is not open to the public normally, you can visit if you book in groups of about 10 people. For inquiries up to "Ichimiya Scoop's Association".
The Tokyo Metro Ginza line is still running between Asakusa Shimbashi which Mr. Hayakawa drew on his beliefs.