高輪築堤を視察　明治の技術「感動した」―菅首相

　菅義偉首相は２９日、明治初期に開業した鉄道遺構「高輪築堤」（東京都港区）を視察した。築堤は、ＪＲ東日本による山手線高輪ゲートウェイ駅周辺の再開発工事で２０１９年に出土。首相は橋梁（きょうりょう）や日本初の信号機跡を含むエリアを巡り、ＪＲ東日本の深沢祐二社長らから説明を受けた。
　視察後、首相は記者団に「錦絵に描かれている橋梁がそのまま残っている。明治の技術屋は素晴らしい能力を持っていた。正直言って感動した」と語った。（2021/05/29-12:34）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday visited the ruins of structures in Tokyo of a railway system that opened in the early part of the country's Meiji era (1868-1912).
   The "Takanawa Chikutei" ruins, in the Japanese capital's Minato Ward, were discovered in 2019, during redevelopment work including the construction of Takanawa Gateway Station, which opened in March 2020 as the first station on the Yamanote Line of East Japan Railway Co. , or JR East.
   Suga toured around a bridge, a site where there was Japan's first railway signal system and other areas of the ruins. During the visit, the prime minister received explanations from JR East President Yuji Fukasawa and others.
   "I was moved, learning that Meiji era engineers had great skills," Suga told reporters after the inspection. He was accompanied by Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Koichi Hagiuda.
   The Takanawa Chikutei is believed to have high historical value, with the government's Council for Cultural Affairs saying that the ruins deserve to be designated as a national historical site. JR East plans to preserve some of the ruins at the site where they were discovered.