Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

 From November 3rd, Harumi Triton Square has been illuminated with blue-based illuminations again this year. (until December 25)

This year, lighting starts to coincide with the Harumi Flower Festival 2012.

Focusing on the "water terrace", you can enjoy fantastic LED illuminations of dolphins and light objects of sea friends with the motif of the sea.

Three dolphins emerge above the front pool and two dolphins emerge in the side pool, and the surrounding trees are lit up in blue and white light.

The trees at "entrance" and "cherry blossom promenade" are decorated with golden and white glowing light.

 

           

           

             

 

 

It's a good souvenir for the elderly! And a specialty store of Amanatto that I've been worried about for a long time.

This is Suzuya in Ginza 8-chome.

Actually, I can't eat Amanatto, but I think it's good as a souvenir (laughs).

It looks good on the day of respect for the elderly.

When you look at various things on the net, what a chestnut sweet natto!

This is no longer a natto (laughs).

　

It's time for New Chestnuts! This is decided~ (*^^*)

As a souvenir, I made it a combination of new chestnut and astringent chestnut.

And new chestnuts in a bag for myself.

However, this is almost 1000 yen for 5 pieces (^^;

At that time, I received tea and Yuzu Amanatto, which was newly released on that day (November 5) at the shop.

Uses citron skin from Kochi prefecture and Tokushima prefecture.

This is also delicious (*^^*)

I bought something in a bag for myself.

　

After all, I gave it to my friends, but it's good when I want to eat something sweet!

Ginza Suzuya, a Japanese sweet shop of Amanatto, is a long-established store that has been in business for 60 years.

It seems to be relatively in the Kanto department store, but the main store is Ginza 8-chome.

There are still shops in Ginza that I didn't know yet.

Suzuya's homepage

 

 

Tsukiji Market where you can always meet wonderful items.
On this day, there was a product that seemed to be awkward at the market.

First of all, this dish can only be thought of as carbi meat.

Actually, it seems that it is a "diaphragm" of tuna.
The shop also said, "It's a rare item, but it looks like a carbi, so customers say it's a tuna carbi."

After returning home, when I baked it with the grill of the house, the white part certainly has the sweetness of fat, but the red part is baked until the brown part is burnt, and even if the raw smell disappears, naturally the fish taste.
Because there is an image of carbi meat, it feels strange and may be just called "delicacy".

In fact, the first thing I noticed at this time was "India Tuna Kama".
For those over 20cm, 3 pieces cost 750 yen.
Recently, there is also "Tuna Kamayaki" on menus such as izakaya, but my aim is the pink part in the foreground.
It is a super large toro with fat, so-called "kamatoro" with so-called fat.
Even if it is such a big kama, you can get only less than two people with 3 bottles, but if this large toro is 750 yen, it will be very satisfied.
The rest is grilled with salt and pepper, but this time it is cut off with a kitchen knife and turned into green onions.
The area with lots of streaks was boiled sweet and spicy in a tsukudani style.

In addition, baby scallops for heating were as cheap as 200 yen, so I purchased them.
It can also be used as spaghetti and Chinese rice bowl, and if it is boiled in a tsukudani style, it can also be a side dish for rice.

I was satisfied with this, so I walked to the exit through the fruit and vegetable section.

Speaking of Tsukiji Market, the image of "fish shore" is strong, but there is also a fruit and vegetable section in the market that handles vegetables and fruits.
However, the hall is, in principle, a market for professionals.
Especially for fruits and vegetables, it is commonplace to trade in boxes and cases, so I never had a lot of feet Fumiiri, but while most stores are cleaning up on this day, there is a lot of people.
If you look closely, there was a shop that sold in subdivideds.
So I got 100 yen for 3 salad spinach, 100 yen for 2 bundles of basil, 35 yen per bag of carrots.
It happened to be Saturday, so when I asked, "Do you sell subdivided on Saturday with many visitors?", "I do it even on weekdays." But I can't do it early, so come around 11 o'clock because I'm busy. "
There are many rare items in the fruit and vegetable section, which has a different charm from the fresh fish section, but I've been looking forward to going to the market in the future.

　  

In addition, the "outside" market is private land and there are various shops, but the "inside" market is exactly called "Tokyo Central Wholesale Market Tsukiji Market" and is for professionals established by Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Market.
There, "food professionals" are doing business seriously every day.
When amateurs enter such a place, there are various precautions such as doing after 9 am.
At the entrance gate, such as the main gate and Umiyuki Hashikado, there is a pamphlet with maps and notes on the hall, so be sure to read here.

 

 

 

 

Recently, because I'm close to my workplace, I often went to Tsukiji Market for lunch. Tsukiji Market is very famous as a comprehensive market dealing with marine products and fruits and vegetables with the oldest history of the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo, and in particular, marine products transactions are one of the world's largest trading scales. However, the story of relocation to Toyosu has begun to make noise about the news due to aging, etc., and I am worried about the trend. That's why I go to the market with the feeling of engraving the current Tsukiji deeply anyway.

There are a number of restaurants in the Tsukiji Market. It was originally for market participants, but it is also open to the public. Each has its own taste, volume, and price that satisfy the stomach of food professionals, and it is a fierce battlefield with many beloved shops, but this time we will introduce the most unique shops.

The shop is Tsukiji rice flower. I'm overwhelmed by this atmosphere. Photographs, ink painting, menu on the wall. Originally it was an eel shop, but you can eat a variety of other things. My husband communicates with customers through machine gun talk. If you are a weak person, you may have a high threshold, but this seems to be fun and many repeaters. This may be the reason for being warm in family management and full service. On that day, I ate a popular seafood bowl and Tsukune skewers. The ingredients are likely to protrude. I'm going to go here for a while. For a long time, it was almost like a store refusal to report, but recently it has come out and it may become popular. Hurry before that!

 

 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

How about cherry blossom viewing in the fallen leaves?　This year, the cherry blossoms at St. Luke Hospital also bloomed in October. It started out in late October and is now in full bloom. As it is, it will continue to bloom until around March.

October cherry blossoms do not blossom like Yoshino cherry tree. The shape and color of the petals are just cherry blossoms, but the petals are small and the number of bloomings is not large. If you don't watch it carefully, you'll miss it.

Last year, I found the October cherry blossoms quietly blooming next to the Toysler Memorial Hall in St. Luke Hospital. It's just the opposite side of the photo. It melted into the sky in the back and I didn't notice it at first, but if you look closely, it is cherry blossoms. I thought that it would bloom crazy in such a season, but it seems to be a very kind of cherry tree called October cherry tree.

The Toysler Memorial Hall is a building that makes you feel nostalgic somewhere that seems to appear in the anime directed by Hayao Miyazaki. There is a murmuring around it. It is on the display version that it is drained to secure medical water when the water is cut off. Western-style buildings and clear streams of the early Showa era, and unseasonal cherry blossoms in the grove of St. Luke Hospital. It is a space where you can relax a little.

There are also two cherry blossoms on the Sumida River side of St. Luke's Tower. This is a cherry blossom viewing spot where many Yoshino cherry tree trees are planted and many people visit in spring. The October cherry blossoms, which bloom quietly while the cherry blossoms turn red, create a kind of mysterious world.

 

 

On November 17, "Gathering of International Exchange 2012" was held by the Chuo-ku Cultural and International Exchange Promotion Association (CCIEA). .　When I signed my name at the reception on the 2nd floor, Mr. Bountia's lady kindly offered me a tea service.　Immediately, a talk with people I met recently began, and it was a peaceful moment.　Those on the left side of me have a fun exchange with those born in Taiwan, who live in Chuo-ku for international marriage, volunteers, men who came to Japan from Germany and lived in Chuo-ku for three and a half years.　I look forward to participating in this event every year.　There were a lot of fun events.　Among them,

 Today, it was Sri Lanka Day, so he introduced Sri Lanka's culture and exchanges with staff and the general public.　It's a record of staying in Sri Lanka and experiencing life here.　He told me that it was important to know the local area and actually experience it, not just a trip.  

He also taught me the ecology of tropical plants and how to use them in daily life.　After that, I enjoyed matcha, ink painting. My feet are numb!　I also tried the Nanjing Tama blinds.　Would you like to show off the Nanjing Tama blinds here next year?

I once again realized the importance of international exchange at the citizen level. I would like to express my deepest respect and appreciation for the activities of the staff of the Chuo-ku Cultural and International Exchange Promotion Association (CCIEA). Thank you very much.　Click here for the association's website.　Would you like to join us?　http://www.chuo-ci.jp/