Shiba Ryo Taro "Kaido Wo Yuku" Yogo Kaisetsu Shosai Chizu Tsuki Kanda Kaiwai Zembun Keisai Chukosei Kara Otona Made

[Machine Translation] Kanda is "a town of used bookstores, publishers, and associated printers. In the Edo period, this town was a field (=fire-escape area) to avoid fires, but as the times changed, it was transformed into a student town that supported the intellect of modern Japan. Yukichi Fukuzawa, Ogai Mori, Soseki Natsume, Shiki Masaoka, Shigeo Iwanami, the founder of Iwanami Shoten, and the owners of antiquarian bookstores whom Mr. Shiba admired... This article traces the footsteps of the people who lived in and were involved with this town, and explores the source of modern Japan's intellect. Full text. For junior high and high school students as well as adults.

「古本屋さんと出版社と、それに付随する印刷屋のまち」神田。江戸時代は火事を避けるための野っ原(=火除地)だったこの町は、時代が転換したことで、近代日本の知性を支える学生街へと変貌していきます。福沢諭吉、森鴎外、夏目漱石、正岡子規、岩波書店の創業者である岩波茂雄、そして司馬さんが敬愛する古書店の店主たち...。この街に住み、かかわった人びとの足跡をたどり、近代日本の知性の源泉に迫ります。全文掲載。中高生から大人まで。