Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　For three days on May 8, 9, and 10, the 2015 Harumi Haruko Festival was held at Triton Square, Harumi. On the 9th (Sat) and 10th (Sun), I went to see it for 2 hours on the afternoon of the 2nd.

In the Grand Lobby on the 2nd floor, there was a popular character show with a special stage. The 9th is "Princess Fricure" and the 10th is "Ninger", so it is very popular with little kids.

In the Grand Lobby on the 2nd floor of Triton Square, there are many performances by famous artists, and you can enjoy it for free, so you can feel a little like you got it. Last year, I listened to Eijiro Nakagawa's trumpet (jazz) and became a fan. As a result, I began to listen to jazz while eating at Ginza Swing. This month, there will be a string quartet by orchestra members of the sunny sea on 5/19 (Tuesday). I'd like to listen to it.

On the terrace along the Asashio Canal, stalls (west) and recycled market (east) were held. A large collection of delicious food from all over Japan at the stalls. I tried "Handmade pork bun", "Oita chicken fried", and "Local beer villego beer", but it was very delicious and very satisfying. In addition, there is a fire and police awareness booth at the western end.

Entering the inside of Triton Square, there was a ward inhabitant stage at the "Water Terrace", and for about 30 minutes I enjoyed the stage of "Dynamite Shakariki Circus".

I was worried about the weather this weekend, but I was blessed with very good weather and I was able to spend a very good holiday.

Nihonbashi Shimanekan is an antenna shop in Shimane Prefecture. Located in Nihonbashi Muromachi 1-chome, Chuo-dori, opposite the main building of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, it is easy to understand.

Nihonbashi Shimanekan has announced "Easy Sweets and Candy Best 5" as a selling ranking.

I bought the fifth place, "Agar Pururi and Honey Ginger (with Honkuzu) (using glutinous rice from Shimane Prefecture)" (right photo).

Another thing, which is not included in the best 5, is "Agar Pururi / Taki fig (with Honkuzu) (using fig juice from Taki-cho, Shimane Prefecture)" (left photo) Tabuki in Shimane Prefecture is a famous fig production area It seems to be

Both contain glutinous rice flour, have a firm feeling, and are gentle sweets.

Click here for the website of Nihonbashi Shimanekan ⇒ http://www.shimanekan.jp/

Tokyo is a town with lots of rivers. Among them, Chuo-ku has been supported by water transportation since the Edo period, so although it was reclaimed and reduced after the war, many rivers and canals still remain.

The Sumida River operates several types of up and down cruises and is crowded with many tourists. In the familiar places of Chuo-ku, there are platforms at [Hamarikyu Garden] and [Akashicho], and boats to Asakusa and Odaiba arrive and depart. It is also interesting to see the town from a different perspective than land.

Of course, the cherry blossoms in spring and the clouds in autumn are wonderful, but in this season when the fresh greenery is changing from green to green, it is not good to be shaken by a boat with a view of the greenery of the shore to Toma.

Among the "water bus" operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association, the recommendation is "River Meguri Bridge Tour". It's a very fun cruise that rides on the small adorable pleasure boat "common kingfisher" from the base of Nihonbashi and goes around the city's rivers and famous bridges. "Nihonbashi River / Kanda River Tour" is an interesting course where you can check its history and culture from the boat, especially around the old town of Edo.

If you think that this waterway has supported the development of the town of Edo, you can feel the importance again.

There are many attractions, such as enjoying the atmosphere of Yanagibashi and overlooking Kiyosu Bridge and Eitai Bridge, which show beautiful forms. The Kanda River goes back to Hijiribashi, so you can enjoy a little adventure.
If you get up from the boat, you can stroll through the Nihonbashi area and enjoy another fun with gourmet and shopping before returning home.

The flight schedule is irregular, so please check carefully before going out. Why don't you enjoy the scent of Edo blowing in the river style in this refreshing season?

In front of Mitsukoshi to see "Wato Nihonbashi" being held. Awesome people, people, people! Speaking of which, Kanda festival, the 400th anniversary of the transition, began. It's more busy than usual. The portable shrine of Suwa-jinja Shrine in Fujioka City has just arrived. The portable shrine of Suwa-jinja Shrine is said to have been dedicated to Suwa-jinja Shrine by Mitsui Echigoya, who had opened a silk shop here in 1780 (1780). At that edge, he decided to participate in portable shrine at Muromachi 1-chome. The golden color is also vivid, as it has just been repaired this year. Nearly 200 Ujiko people from Fujioka City can be seen. It should be even more lively.

Waiting for the procession to the Mitsui Hall of Coredo Muromachi 1.

"Wa and Nihonbashi" is a new word that combines "wa" and "art", and this theme is a collaboration between "Kimono", a traditional Japanese culture, and "Take Akari", which creates space using bamboo. "Hikari no Tea Party" in the bamboo tea room made in the air, "Tsukigumi Takarazuka Odori" costume display, "Summer Preparatory Kimono marche" etc. I went to "Kimono Coordinate Forest". It is a spectacular word that 200 kimonos, obis, and accessories for each season, spring, summer, winter, are fully coordinated and worn on torso. All of them are wonderful coordinates, and they say, "There are such arrangements!" The kimono seen in the soft and slightly fantastic space of bamboo light shows a different expression than usual.

If you go out one step further, you will come from here and there as you will soon arrive in portable shrine. The city is full of stylish designs and colors such as "Muro Ichi", "Kajijiji", "Norimonomachi", "ha", "ro", etc. Young people, seniors, women, men wear a half-wearing in the town where they live, and look somewhat proud. Oh, a persimmon-colored half-wearing, a little father with a diagonal pochette of Louis Vuitton, quite a fashion sense. Among them, you can also see the half-wearing of Mitsui Fudosan's Mitsukoshi. The following is a collection of short coats that have been noticed.

The color, the logo design and the good Edo feel good. Is it Edo's design DNA while remembering the kimono of "Wato"? It was the afternoon of Nihonbashi Muromachi, which made me think.

"Wato Nihonbashi" will be open until May 10 (10:00 to 18:00) Coredo Muromachi 1 Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall

When I became a correspondent and started blogging, the street going straight from Shin-ohashi-dori St. toward Takashimaya (Sakura-dori St.?) Along the road

I found a pump beside the apartment and wrote it in an article. Even though it is not used in the city center, there are pumps.

It was fresh. Two or three years have passed since then, and during this GW, I was walking around Brabra as usual, and pumped for the first time in a long time.

I found it. I was looking forward to discovering rare things in the city, so I will introduce the pump.

This time it seemed to be actually used for fire prevention.

The place is just ahead of the alley in front of Nihonbashi Library, which I often go to. There is a temple next to it.

If you are interested, please refer to this article.

This year is a 400-year festival where Kanda Myojin is transferred to its current location.　

Kanda Myojin shrine parishioner includes many towns on the north side of the Nihonbashi River, but this time I focused on the local former Nihonbashi Tachibanamachi (now Higashi Nihonbashi 3-chome).

At around 13:00, the procession of the Shinko Festival passes through Yokoyamacho.

At 13:30, we arrived at Yakken Dori Fudoin. Since the former Kariya was located in Ryogoku (now Higashi-Nihonbashi 2-chome), the Shinto ritual, which is calledportable shrine, is held here. This is the only place where three units are available outside Kanda Myojin.

The center is Ichinomiya Horai (Daikoku-sama is riding). On the right side is Ninomiya portable shrine (Ebisu is on board). The left is Sannomiya Horai (Heishomon will be on board).

portable shrine in the four districts of Nihonbashi (Bakurocho, Yokoyamacho, Tachibanacho-Higashibashi 3-chome, Ryogoku-Higashibashi 2-chome, Yanokura-Higashibashi 1-chome), which was waiting for the line to arrive at Yakken Dori, will start imperial procession.

This is a portable shrine in Tachibana-cho, which is my blog name. It is the current Higashi Nihonbashi 3-chome, but when it comes to the festival, the old name has been revived and I am very happy.

This is a miniature version of portable shrine, which Iportable shrine was carrying when I was a child.

And sixty years ago, before the child portable shrine was able to carry it, he was pulling these floats and breaking the drums with Dondon kakkackers.

The attached festival can only be seen after Ningyo-cho, so I went to Arima Elementary School in Oyster-cho, where we are gathering waiting for the turn.

And it is "Soma Nomaoi Equestrian Warrior" that goes along Ningyocho-dori.


The festival is really good. The festival for me is the Kanda Festival since my house is shrine parishioner. I love it since I was a child. It is especially good to walk around the town with portable shrine. I just see it now, but the body still takes the rhythm of portable shrine.

The following year after Kanda festival, there is the Sanno Festival, and "I love you! Chuo-ku!"