Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

A world of mascot characters, where Yuru characters, mysterious characters, and Kimo characters are crowded.

The Metropolitan Police Department's mascot "Pipo-kun" was born on April 17, 1987.

The career occupies the position of the heavyweight in the character world.

The Metropolitan Police Department, which is familiar and trusted.

"Pepo-kun" was named by combining people's "People" and police's "Polys".

But a little look, it's a mysterious creature.

The whole body is yellow, the ears are large, and there are horns.

I wonder if this is cute.

If you divide it clearly, I personally do not want to put it in a "cute area".

3-5-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku

A short walk from Exit 1 of Kyobashi Station on the Ginza Line.

There is a police museum.

At the entrance, there is a big peapo-kun.

A smiling couple with a child approached me.

A child who saw Peapo suddenly began to cry.

I'm trying to get away with myself.

In the whole, the expression is drawn as if you encountered "Namahage".

That's right, if you look at it for the first time, you'll react like that.

(Conclusion, Pepo-kun was not a cute character.)

Children are dressed in police officers' uniforms and pose salutes.

Only the parents who are looking at the camera are happy.

The child is extremely annoying.

It still takes time to wake up to cosplay.

There are also uniforms for white motorcycle members.

When I got on a white motorcycle with a sidecar or a helicopter on display, my child finally overflowed with smiles.

By the way, the history and activities of the Metropolitan Police Department are classified and displayed from a multifaceted perspective, such as the Police Museum, the official name of the Metropolitan Police Department Public Relations Center.

On TV, items that you can see in movies are lined up in the case.

It is a museum where you can get absorbed in the mystery novel mania police novel Freque.

Actually, the purpose I visited today was to follow the footprints of Kanbee Sagawa.

Born as late Tokugawa shogunate and Aizu clansman, a brave warrior who was declared "Kanbe of the Oni" in the Boshin War.

Shido Nakamura plays NHK Taiga's "Yae no Sakura".

After the war, the Aizu clan emigrated to the Shimokita Peninsula as the Tonan clan, but after the abolition of the clan, he served in the Metropolitan Police Department with 300 former clansman at the request of Toshiyoshi Kawaji, the first secretary of the Metropolitan Police Department.

In the role of southwestern part of Meiji 10 (1877), he will lead and set out a squad organized by police officers.

He was bulleted in an encounter with the Saigo army and ended his fierce life.

Is there any footsteps in the police museum?

I was able to find the name of "Kanbee Sagawa" in "Related Documents of the Southwest".

I couldn't move for a while because I was pushing my chest up.

At the time of the earthquake in 2011, I was in charge of hiring new graduates.

"I'm sorry. Let me decline the job offer.

　After the earthquake, I thought about what I should do.

　The activities of police officers and firefighters in the stricken area have made my heart hot.

　I also wanted to do that kind of work.

He is now working on the front line as a police officer.

It has a lively expression.

Sine Patos, a movie theater that has been operating in Ginza for 25 years, closed on March 31 and has been almost two months.

After that, I visited the Miharabashi Underground Shopping Center.

The Miharabashi underground shopping mall and Sine Patos are located under Harumi-dori St., between Ginza and Higashiginza, close to the downtown area of Ginza. The movie theater was closed in March as it was demolished due to earthquake resistance. The underground shopping mall is also scheduled to be closed, so the restaurant is also in a windy light.

This is a space where you can enjoy Showa retro. When the river was reclaimed with debris in 1952, the place under the bridge became a shopping street under the bridge when it was originally Mihara Bridge built over Sanjuma Horikawa. What is interesting to actually go is that the bridge girder remains. By the way, it is also the oldest underground shopping mall in Japan. After closing, the oldest title will be handed over to Asakusa Underground Shopping Center.

In the vicinity of this underground shopping mall, there are many Showa retro atmosphere spaces, and old shops are open behind the alleys and Mihara Kokei. Ginza is true that not only old shops but also various old and new shops are excited. In the underground shopping mall, the shop was open, but it was quietly

It's lonely that it's going to disappear, but I've finished this visit by burning it firmly.

Why don't you stop by when you visit for shopping?　I have a nostalgic space.

The upper part of the photo is the bridge girder.

This year, "Beer Garden" Nihonbashi "will open in Nihonbashi Sankoshimoto store.
I did it. This season, it's a bit chilly in the evening and a little bit of a beer garden.
I thought it would be a quicker, but it was surprisingly popular.
Not to mention the charm of the beer garden, it's open feeling. Beer to drink in the room
It is an extraordinary space that is different from that.

The beer garden here is a 2-hour system, but all-you-can-drink and all-you-can-eat bye.
It's a king style, so you're sure to be satisfied as much as you want.
The price is as follows, but the subtle price setting of this fraction of 1 yen "? ？ ？」
I think there are a lot of people who think they are.
In addition, "Happy Hour (17:00-18:30)" was newly established this year.
The price of ukiukiuki, which is 2,100 yen. (The heavens are still expensive, but,)

There are 20 kinds of drinks, including draft beer, wine, whiskey, shochu, and cocktails.
You can enjoy the above. Non-alcoholic beverages are also available, so those who are not good at drinking.
But it's okay.
The food menu includes Japanese, Western, Chinese, ethnic, fruit, and desa.
There's even a cart, so please make your stomach champong (laughs).
It is said that reservations are flooded every year, so please keep the schedule as soon as possible.

I think it would be better.

■Schedule 5/22 (Wed) to 9/20 (Fri) July and August are open on Sundays and holidays.
■Time From 17:00 to 21:30 (last order 21:00) ※Happy hour: 17:00～18:30
■Fees: Men 3,701 yen Female and high school students 3,201 yen Junior high school students 1,501 yen
Please refer to the official website for details.
　http://www.mitsukoshi.co.jp/store/1010/beergarden/

"Saruya" is an interesting store name.　It seems that there are two theories about this origin.

①The monkey had a toothpick sign or two small monkeys because his teeth were white, and sold the toothpick.

　"Saruya" is the only toothpick specialty store in Japan that has been around for about 300 years.

He is also a member of the "Japan Long-established Hundred Stores Association".　The toothpicks that have been used for a long time are Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yong.

It seems that there are black letters, Ugi, etc.　"Saruya" uses fragrant black letters when folded.

It is used and handmade one by one.

　In addition, a black toothpick is placed in a paulownia box and handwritten as "Kinsen Ryo" one by one is Japan.

He was awarded the Silver Prize at the packaging exhibition.

Japan can be said to be a symbol of "smart" and "practice" that can be proud of in the world.

For me from Nagoya, it was a rule from my parents to buy gifts at Matsuzakaya. When I moved to Tokyo about 30 years ago, I was relieved that there was Matsuzakaya in Tokyo as well. However, I was worried that Ginza Matsuzakaya had been closing sales since April, so I checked it carefully.

Ginza Matsuzakaya opened a store in Ginza in 1924 and has been operating here for 88 years since then. However, this time the building has been rebuilt, and the store is closed until the end of June. After that, the current building seems to be demolished, but before the demolition of the building, I would like to look around every corner again.

According to the online survey, a new building will be completed by the end of 2016 and will open in 2017.

In addition, it seems that a new business model is being considered in the future, and it is not necessarily likely that the department store will resume as it is now.

Nagoya people are conservative in a sense.

Surprisingly, there is a temperament such as "I do it when I do it".

In the future, how will Ginza Matsuzakaya be reproduced?

I can't keep an eye on it.