Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Go up the exit for Hatchobori at Tsukiji Station on the Hibiya Line and walk toward St. Luke International Hospital, you will find Tsukiji River Park immediately.

It is a small park surrounded by buildings, but right next to it is the campus of St. Luke's College of Nursing, and beyond it is Akatsuki Park at St. Luke's College of Nursing, and it is a very calm place with greenery around it.

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom now, but there are many other flowers and trees, you can hear the singing of birds, and the hustle and bustle of Tsukiji Market in front of your eyes and nose is like another world. Although it is small, there is a day campground, so in the middle of Japan, it is less than a 10-minute walk to the intersection of Ginza 4-chome, and you can enjoy the luxury of having a barbecue while listening to the singing of birds surrounded by greenery.

About 10 years ago, I was transferred from Hamamatsu to Tokyo. I broke one lens of my glasses while I was preparing to move. I went to an eyeglass shop in a department store near Hamamatsu Station, where I was in a hurry, but I was told that I couldn't repair it because I didn't have time. However, he said, "If you go to the main store in Ginza, I will contact you so that you can repair it." As soon as I moved to Tokyo the next day, I went to the main store in Ginza where I was taught.

So I have been taking care of it many times, including my family glasses, since I had it repaired it neatly.

What I particularly care about is that you can repair it properly when the vines of the glasses are cut or the nose is broken.

At first, when I went to Washin Honten in Ginza 8-chome, I was distracted by the image of a luxury store.

However, there is not only an expensive one but also an assortment that salaried workers can buy with peace of mind.

Recently, the old eye has progressed, and it has become a store that frequently enters and exits not only during adjustment every 12 years but also when going nearby to see the glasses and have them cleaned.

I have to continue using the glasses I have used since I was a child, and I'm going to have a long relationship with Kazuma.  

 Ishikawajima Park extends along the Sumida River and Harumi Canal from Chuo-ohashi Bridge across Aioi Bridge. 

This year, probably due to the weather, the vegetation gradually blooms all at once, and it is just spring atmosphere.

Flower color competition of various rose family plants will delight your eyes.

Genpei peach (Genpei peach) is a flower peach that has been improved for ornamental use. One plant blooms red, white, light red, and squeezed flowers, and is glossy.

Some of the chrysanthemum peaches, a kind of dark pink flower peach with chrysanthemum-like flowers, have begun to bloom.

Invited by the soft sunlight, the appearance of people visiting for a walk is also noticeable.

From the top left of the photo

weeping cherry tree, Yoshino cherry tree, oshima cherry

Gen Paymomo <Red and White> <Peach> <Squeezing>,

Hana Momo, Kikumomomo, and Bokeh. (All roses)

April 8. I went out for cherry blossom viewing with my family today.

On the way back from Yasukuni Shrine and Chidorigafuchi, it is Echizenbori Park near my home.

Echizenbori Park has a small pool, and during the summer vacation, children play under the supervision of neighbors adults.

There was also an elephant, and I was watching the cherry blossoms today.

April 7.

On a chilly spring night, I walked "Sakura-dori St." toward Tokyo Station from Kayabacho Station on the Hibiya Line.

There were 169 cherry trees in full bloom.

In front of Tokyo Station, the "Hichihachikai Sakura Festival" was held, and many people were crowded.

There are many stalls under the illuminated cherry blossom tunnel, and the live performance of JAZZ excites the atmosphere.

And......What!

Kamakura!

In front of Tokyo Station, kamakura is under the cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Somehow, my head is cluttered.

It was an exciting, fun and beautiful night.

 This year, Ginza's tradition, "Kyo no Sakura," will be exhibited at Garden Plaza in front of the Ginza Mikimoto Main Store, and it is at its best. (Scheduled by April 16)

An annual project that has been implemented since 1996 (Heisei 8) with the desire to "enjoy the four seasons and nature of Japan in the city of Ginza."

This year's cherry blossoms are "Kirigaya" cherry blossoms raised by the 16th landscaping artist Touemon Sano, who is famous as "Sakuramori". A light pink cherry tree that is characterized by a mixture of single and Yae.

After the exhibition, it is said that it will be donated to public facilities such as schools, kindergartens, nursery schools, welfare facilities, and hospitals after public offering as usual, and planted.

This year, the government hopes to recover and restore the affected areas in Great East Japan Earthquake as soon as possible.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Japan's sending approximately 3,000 cherry blossom seedlings to Washington D.C. as a proof of friendship between Japan and the United States. The company manufactures and donates pearl crowns for the queen of Sakura, selected at the Sakura Festival held in Japan and Washington D.C. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary, a pearl crown for the "Queen of Japan Sakura" is on display on the first floor of the main store. (until April 11)

In addition, in the Ginza area, about 50 rows of cherry blossom trees on Ginza Sakura-dori St., from Sotobori-dori St. to Chuo-dori, are in full bloom at Yoshino cherry tree prior to Yaezakura.