Mud Kame Nitta and Coastal Landfill

In the Edo period, many Nitta developments took place.
In Yokohama, the development of Yoshidashinden (now Naka Ward and Minami Ward), which was reclaimed inland seas in the early modern period, is well known, but at the same time Kanazawa also reclaimed Hiragata Bay.
Until the beginning of the early modern era, the sea was intricate toward Kanazawa to the inn in Kamariya and the Rokuura area near Kodenji Temple, and the current ward office, police department and Kanto Gakuin University were in the sea.
Landfill in the Rokuura area is difficult to back up historical materials, but it is known that the Kanazawa area was promoted by Yuaki Nagashima, a Confucian official of Edo Yushima Seido Temple.
The three villages, Hashikawa, Hiragata, and Irie Nitta, which were reclaimed by the Nagashima family for about 200 years, are named mud turtle Nitta after taking from Yuaki Nagashima's mud turtle and become a village.

In Kanazawa Ward, on October 18, 1993 (1993), a postcard vote from residents of the city selected "peony" as a flower of the city.
In Kanazawa Ward, the peony in the garden of the former Nagashima House, which was located on Nojima since the Edo period, was particularly famous.
In addition, Shintaro Ohashi, who acquired the land of the Nagashima family, took over Botanen from Nagashima's house in Nojima, planted Wakagi Senzo, and opened it to residents.
Until the early Showa era, 100 species of old trees and large flowers were blooming beautifully.

Botanen of the Nagashima family
(Nagao Kusuyama Collection, Kanazawa Bunko, Kanagawa Prefecture)

Botanen of the Ohashi family (provided by Nobuko Sakai)

On the grounds of Ryukaji Temple (Susakicho), there is a tomb of the Nagashima Mudgame clan, a pioneer of Mudgame Nitta. The Nagashima family became the Danya of Ryukaji Temple and became deeply involved in successive Ryukaji Temples. In particular, Kiso Nagashima, who succeeded in developing mud turtle Nitta as Shiota, is committed to the revival of Ryuka Teramoto-do based on its financial strength.

The Kanazawa Ward coast was reclaimed in the 1940s and 1950s as one of the six major projects in Yokohama announced in 1966.
Compared to before landfill, it can be seen that the conditions of the coastline and residential areas have changed significantly.

Kanazawa in the 1950s (Yokohama City History Archives)

Today Kanazawa

Housing construction in the Namiki district (Yokohama City History Archives)

The Kanazawa Landfill Project aims to cope with the rapid population increase due to overcrowding of cities, systematically promote the creation of a city that is in harmony with order, and aim for an excellent environment where all citizens can live happily. It was done.
At that time, Yokohama was following a trend toward weakening of urban functions due to population growth, with shops, housing, and factories in the city center disorderly.
Therefore, the city center was relocated to an ideal form as a business, commercial, and residential area, and the factory in the center was relocated to Kanazawa to eliminate the mixture of housing and engineering, and the aim was to be a livable and prosperous city. .