Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

The Gen-Ino, which celebrates the first day of the Pig in October, old calendar, is the day of the Pig on October 9th.

The Chinese folk religion that "Eating rice cakes on the day of the October Pig will not get sick" spread among the nobles during the Heian period. Because it was just the time of rice harvesting, the meaning of Harvest festival gradually became stronger and spread to rural areas. It is said that it became the “Yinoko Festival” and “Yinoko Milling” in various parts of West Japan and the “Ten Night” in East Japan. It seems that the first appearance in "The Tale of Genji" (Aoi's book) says "That night, Inokomochi"

In the Edo period, one of the castle days along with the Goshoku and Kasho was the Gen-ino celebration as one of the climbing days following the flow of this Imperial Palace event. Saito Tsukishin's "Toto Toshijiki" states "Gen-ino's celebration, during the period of various princes (around 4:00 pm). Ote-mon gate and Sakurada Gomon will be fired. It's a good time to make rice cakes. (In the samurai family, the white red rice cake is tattered in retainer, following the public example." It's somewhat funny to imagine that the daimyo and flagships who changed their clothes while the bonfire is lit and go to the castle and have a boar rice cake.

In addition, wild boars were considered "animals to prevent fire," and since they were said to be fired on this day, they opened Irori and digging tatsu from this day. In "Chanoyu", the furnace is switched from a wind furnace to a furnace, and depending on the school, the sweets at that time are "Yinokomochi".

At "Toraya", wild rice cakes are lined up in stores for one month only from November 1st.
"Toraya" was founded in Kyoto in 1586 in the late Muromachi period, and was a long-established store without an explanation that had been used for the Imperial Palace since its beginning, but entered Tokyo with the relocation of Tokyo in 1869. Opened in Ginza in 1879. The Nihonbashi store, which was disturbed, opened in 1946 as a cafe "Mikaku". Since 1948, it has been operating as a directly managed "Nihonbashi store" following Ginza. It seems that "Yinokomochi" has been made since 1999 with reference to the manufacturing method in the literature of the Kamakura period in a simple form that wraps an bean with a dough mixed with yellow flour, sesame and dried persimmon and resembles a wild boar child. .

　　

Chrysanthemum leaves, salts, and trouts used for furnace opening. The "opening" ceremony, which makes you feel a little solemn once a year.

Thanks to the furnace, which will be taken care of for the next six months, we all had Toraya's boar rice cake.

Toraya Nihonbashi Store: Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku 1-2-6 TEL3271-8856

Weekday From 09:00 to 19:00, (Saturday holiday until 18:00)

We recommend that you make a reservation for 420 yen per piece for boar rice cake and raw sweets.

Today, Culture Day, I went north from Tsukuda along the Sumida River while enjoying a walk, and went to cultural festival at Nihonbashi Junior High School.

The brass band club at Nihonbashi Junior High School is a talented player who participates in national competitions. When I entered the school, I heard a wonderful performance that surprised me, "Is junior high school students really playing?"

At the venue, the Chuo-ku Tourism Association will also hold a Chuo-ku sightseeing test simulation problem experience event.
   

It's a great opportunity, so I also try it. There were 10 questions in total, some of which were difficult, so if you got a scoring while pounding ... the result is perfect! A tourist association correspondent.

The actual exam will be held on February 12, next year. For more information, please visit the official website of Chuo-ku Tourism Certification.

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Near Nihonbashi Junior High School, there is the origin and monument of the former place name of this area, Yanokura.

   "Chrysanthemum" is a flower that is very familiar to Japan along with cherry blossoms, but it is native to China. It is said that he came to Japan during the Nara period.

In the Heian period, during the festival of Shigeyo, a banquet for Kangiku was held in the palace, and during the Edo period, cultivation heat increased and breeding progressed, and various shapes, colors and tailoring were widely enjoyed, and it has continued to this day.

It is counted as one of the three major flowers along with rose carnations, and is a representative flower of autumn, but it is a short-day plant and is currently supplied throughout the year by differentiation of crop types using lighting in greenhouses.

The chrysanthemum flower season and the rice harvest season overlap, but the lower part of the kanji chrysanthemum represents the holding of rice in the hand, adding a crown to it, and holding many flowers together and holding round It is said that it shows a flower shaped like it.

The strains and varieties that were bred from China to Western Europe are called Western chrysanthemums, and various horticultural varieties are produced.

You can also enjoy various types of Asteraceae on the terrace of Harumi Triton Square.

        　　　 <Rdope Kia>　　　　　　　<Yuriops Daisy>　　　　<margaret cosmos>

       　　<Anowie sunflower>　　　　　　　　<Tsuwabuki>　　　　　　　　　　　<Isogiku>

　　　　　<Marigold'>

　　　　　Safari yellow　　　　　　　　Safari orange　　　　　　Safari tangerine　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　<Cosmos>　　　　　　　　<Chocolate cosmos>　　　　　　<Pompomum>

　　　　　　<Eupatrium>　　　　　　　　<Shirotaegiku>　　　　　　　　<Mokubiyakukou>　    

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 The traditional dance of Tohoku continues in hope of recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.　　　This is "Urahama Nenbutsuken Dance".　　Speaking of which, in July of the summer of Tsukudashima, Chuo-ku, a venerable "Nenbutsu Odori" is held. 

I heard a familiar song.　It's "Yamadacho Yagibushi".　Jestue is dancing very hard. 　 It's so rhythmic that I just sang together.　Everyone was really fine.                

 The atmosphere suddenly changed.　It is "Soma Nomaoi Equestrian Warrior".　It is rarely seen that an equestrian warrior wearing armor helmets walks around Chuo-dori.　The classic car parade was also cool, but this time slipped scene was a valuable photo.　I pray for the recovery of the environment of your hometown.

 It's a local turn to move on to the "Part 3 Bridge 100th Anniversary Parade".　First of all, it is a collection of traditional town "Highten lanterns". It is the pride of the town raised high on the tip of a long bamboo groove.　　　"Where is our house?　Oh!　Who has it?　I wonder if I'll come here soon."　

"I don't know the pride of Edo kid, portable shrine," "Do you know the best portable shrine in Japan?　Look at that.　The bill that says the best in Japan for the golden portable shrine Teppen!"  "Nihonbashi 1-chome" "Don't live in your favorite place!" 

Next is "Kyobashi Ichinobe".　　portable shrine has a solid yet stylish design.　Everyone's happi coat color is also stylish green. A beautiful and beautiful sister is also carrying together.　And they all had a great deal of strength.　It was a shy group.

          A stunning parade that lasts forever.  I can't introduce everything very much.  　"Nihonbashi" where I saw all of these.　And you must have seen the banner of the Nihonbashi Centennial Festival, which was put on the guard of the Metropolitan Expressway on top of it.　 Let's take care of everyone for the next hundred years "Nihonbashi"! ！ 

The Meguro Fudo Ryusenji Temple fair on October 28 is full of "Sweet Potato Festival". Kunyang Aoki, a Confucian and Dutch scholar in the middle of the Edo period, is buried here. The death date is October 12, old calendar, but after the war, the Sweet Potato Festival began to be held in conjunction with fair. Born in Nihonbashi, he opened a school at a Yorikiyashiki in Hatchobori. He is a person related to Chuo-ku, who saves famine by spreading sweet potato cultivation, and is also said to be the founder of Dutch studies.

Aoki Koyo was born in 1698 (1698) in a fish wholesaler in Odawara-cho, Edo Nihonbashi. Commonly known as Buzo, Koya is the name. He studied with Confucian Togai Ito in Kyoto, returned to Edo, and opened a private school in Hatchobori's town, magistrate's office Yoriki and Enao Kato. At that time, there were 200-300 tsubo of the powerhouse, which could not be rented to merchants, but could have been loaned to doctors and Confucians. In this land, my father and mother died, and each mourned three years each. During this time, the "Kunyo Aoki-sensei's Monument" (upper left in the photo) built on the Meguro Fudo precinct said, "... I forbidden sake meat and eat evening porridge ... ". It is said that Enao Kato, who saw how to spend his time just thanking his parents, named Koya to the town magistrate, Tadasuke Ooka.

Koya wrote "Banshoko" and preached that sweet potatoes were suitable for salvation crops. This book was presented to the 8th Shogun Yoshimune, and sweet potato cultivation was recognized as a shogunate measure. In 1735 (1735), in addition to Koishikawa Oyakuen and Yoseisho, the power supply area Shimousa Ma Kamura (currently Makuhari, Hanamikawa-ku, Chiba-shi) and Kazusa Fudodo Village (currently Kujukuri-cho, Yamatake-gun, Chiba-shi) It was cultivated in a prototype area. At present, there are monuments of "Aoki Kunyo Sweet Potato Prototype" (lower left in the photo) and "Among" in the land of Makuhari (near "Keisei Makuhari Station"). Only the current location (Makuhari) was successful, and (Omitted) sweet potato cultivation in Makuhari gradually increased, and thanks to Tenmei's great famine ... On the other side of the road is Koya Shrine (lower right in the photo), which is enshrined as "Imojin-sama".

Yoshimune was keen on the introduction of Western studies, and Koya learned Dutch. He also met Dutch trading post in Nagasakiya and compiled his work. Ryotaku Maeno is said to have received a Dutch hand from Koya. That fruit led to the publication of the Demolition Shinsho. It is said that the study of Dutch studies in Japan begins in Koya. In 1739 (1747), after becoming a Confucian of the rating office, he worshiped a mansion at 4-chome, Kibikicho (currently near the right slope of Kabukiza). He died at the age of 72 in 1769 (1769), and has a grave (nationally designated historic site = right photo) at Meguro Fudo Ryusenji Temple. ●Akira Makibuchi

As one of the opening ceremonies, the members of the Kawagoe Clan matchlock musket Gun Corps Preservation Society appeared with matchlock musket and banners wearing armor helmets of the time. 

 The main street of Kawagoe City regulates the construction style of the Edo period when rebuilding.

It is called "Koedo" because of its streets.

Next is the members of the "Part 1 Opening Parade" local Nihonbashi Junior High School brass band.　The platoon, posture, and the sound of the song were so impressive that I could not imagine as a junior high school student. 　It's reliable, isn't it?

 Next, the locals, Joto Elementary School in Chuo Ward, came while playing rhythms with a round stick clap.

It was a dashed to arrange the platoon due to the adjustment of the signal at Eitai-dori St.　Everyone played hard.

 "Part 2 Tohoku Reconstruction Parade" A traditional dance was performed in prayer for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

First of all, the two colorful fans of "Sendai Sparrow Dance" were regarded as wings, and they danced cheerfully, elegantly and pretty. 

 "Kanazu-ryu deer dance" wore Shishizu and beat a drum and performed bravely and orderly.

"Kawahara Armor Sword Dance" He wore a sword and performed a brave and sharp traditional dance.