Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

For business customers from overseas, I would like to pursue "Chuo-ku where they can enjoy the" Japanese style "in a limited time" for those who have difficulty securing sufficient sightseeing schedules.

This time, on the homepage introducing Hamarikyu Gardens, "We provide a garden guide in English (free) for foreigners. Saturday / Sunday: 11:00 am ", and on sunny Saturday, May 14 without prior permission, I asked to accompany me. This means that I will come to the site where the volunteer guide guides guide the customers walk around. The volunteer guide for this day is Mr. T. Mr. T, who speaks beautiful pronunciation fluently, is an active business person with experience living abroad who can serve as an auditor at a logistics company. I heard that I was in my 50s, but I was jealous not only of my English speaking ability but also of my gentleman-like appearance.

By the way, in the actual performance, when Mr. T called out to a group of four foreign men who came immediately after I got Mr. T's permission to accompany him, Mr. T said, "Good morning," and the leading partner said "No!" Was passed. Mr. T explained to me, “That misunderstands me as a key money. It is especially common in developing countries, but some tourist destinations give a guide as a kind, and some people ask for chips later. If you are mistaken for that kind of thing, do not be afraid.   I once thought, "Mr. T should lower the placard heavily written as 'GUIDE FREE' in my chest," and thought, "But this seemingly free appeal may be suspicious."

Mr. T started a one-on-one guide for the next visiting men in their early 30s and awkward men. He wants to take a water bus bound for Asakusa at 11:45, so he will proceed with a good tempo walk from the "300-year-old pine" to the "Non Liaokan Ruins" and the "Shioiri Pond" with a good explanation. I will omit the explanation. The guest told me that his second visit to Japan last fall was with his wife, and this time for business purposes, he arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday and flew to Hong Kong on Monday tomorrow. Because I belong to a foreign financial company, it is a breathtaking sightseeing while traveling on a business trip.
Looking at guests listening to the explanation of the reconstructed model of Masugata castle pointed to by Mr. T in the arbor in the garden, I thought it was effective to visualize past scenes like this restored model and make it easier to contrast with the landscape here. The era is likely to come in several years when CG videos such as falconry in the Edo period and duck hunting in Meiji period are blown by wireless LAN, and visitors come to the duck field while watching videos on the screens of smartphones and smart pads to carry. The guests were taking pictures in the wind that felt the high-rise building over the garden. The contrast between the traditional Japanese landscape and the modern look seemed interesting. It may be a sale of Hamarikyu Gardens, which cannot be found in Kanazawa, Kenroku-en Garden, Okayama, Koraku-en Garden, and the gardens of the Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane Prefecture.


If you press the "ENGLISH" button at the top right at the beginning of the screen operation, you can buy the ticket according to the English display. Of course, for the known, I was impressed.