2:金谷善一郎 -Zenichiro Kanaya-

金谷ホテルの創始者、金谷善一郎は金谷家の9代目として1852年(嘉永5年)10月8日に生まれました
。日光東照宮の楽人で笙(しょう)を担当していました。気骨と実行力のある人柄で、丁寧、几帳面。子煩悩な面もあったそうです。

 
The founder of Kanaya Hotel, Kanaya Zenichiro, was born in October 
8, 1852 (Kaei 5) as the ninth generation of the Kanaya family. He was a musician at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, playing the Sho (Japanese traditional instrument). He was a man of great spirit and ability, polite and meticulous. He was also said to have been very devoted to his children.