Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　The other day, I received a "Leader Guide Course" hosted by the Chuo-ku Tourism Association.

　This training is mainly for those who have passed the Chuo-ku Tourism Certification, and I heard that such an educational program started about three years ago. The history of the tourism certification itself is new, and the skills and knowledge to be acquired as a new volunteer guide have not yet been systematically organized. In such a situation, it was meaningful to obtain the minimum necessary items, so I will report it in a memorandum.

"Leader" and "Guide".

　Volunteer guides (= often "leaders") will take over this similar role in multiple layers. (If it is done in a two-person system, the roles will be shared.)

　Even in the professional world, there are responsibilities and duties that are difficult to draw clear lines, but in general, or in the amateur's point of view, it was difficult to be conscious because the word "guide" tended to be united.

　The "leader" plays a necessary and extremely important part, not a role of "tourism guidance", such as the operation of the entire tour called "town walk" and customer service, but rather administrative and plain.

　In late May, on-the-job training was held in late May to conclude the two classes of "Beginner" and "Intermediate" with knowledge alone, including how to deal with troubles.

　Lecturers are Masayuki Rachimi, representative director of the tour conductor guide association.

　I have provided easy-to-understand and accurate advice based on my experience of touring at many tourist destinations for many years.

　In the final "On-the-job edition", a program in which a new correspondent who is also a guide candidate plans and guides them on their own.

　Normally, I will guide you based on the courses and instructions set by the organizer, but planning your own tour and thinking about the course was very fresh and a good stimulus.

　I wanted to walk behind the alleys of Ginza, which NHK aired on "Bra Tamori" a few years ago, so I took a walk from Tsukiji Social Education Center at the training venue to Kinharu Street at Ginza 8-chome using Miyuki Street.

　It is a short course of about 15 minutes if you just walk with about 10 participants, but it took about 40 minutes more than twice when it took a walk while guiding.

　There was no free walk of the tour participants, and Mr. Ranmi dared to use the expression "drawing" in a format where the leader guided unilaterally, but he also told me about the tips of this rounding .

　For example, a tour participant follows the leader, but sometimes the leader stops at key points and wants to explain something.

　It may be some kind of danger prevention precautions rather than tourist information.

　When we want to gather participants at the corners of the road or deep spots, put together the entire group into a "small" group, and then explain it reliably, the leader does not stop at that spot and announce it, but passes a little over there.

　The person walking at the top of the line also passes through it, and at that time when the person at the end tries to reach the spot, the leader stops for the first time, guides the person at the end to the spot, and encourages the entire group to be back back to nature.

　Suddenly, in a loud voice, "Please gather here!"

　"Screaming" is not very smart.

　We can guide you smoothly rather than forcibly guiding from the top, but feel like " pushing in". There is a sign here that the tour participants do not give the impression that they are "switched" and can move as comfortably as possible.

　In order to enable a smooth and easy-to-understand manner that can be said to be "artistic" like this, it is important to be aware of the conductor (flow) of the way of walking and not only the geographical information of the course, but also the topography, modeling, or structural characteristics such as facilities.

　The time is limited, so how quickly and skillfully guide you will be the key to success.

　So, yeah,

　In other words, it's a natural thing.

　　When you actually see it on the spot, you will be thrilled from your eyes!

　It was a series of things that made me realize how clumsy your arrangements were....　(>_<）

　In addition, Mr. Norimi gave me a lot of advice and tips to encourage awareness as a leader (or guide), and it was a very good study. You may have been fed up by asking questions about the details, but I am grateful for your kind answer. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the people involved in the tourism association and the correspondents who provided us with such valuable opportunities.

　Thank you very much! ！

Many plants that bloom in the Hamarikyu Garden grow in the garden, which delights our eyes every season.

This month, Japanese iris (perennial plant of iridaceae)

Incidentally, the way you distinguish between rabbit ear iris and iris sanguinea is that at the base of the petals, Japanese iris has yellow, rabbit ear iris is white, and iris sanguinea has a mesh pattern.

Hana pomegranate (deciduous broad-leaved shrub of pomegranate family)

It is a horticultural variety of pomegranates native to the Mediterranean Sea.

Gak Ajii (deciduous shrub of the Hydrangea family)

It is a feature of early summer or rainy season.

Deciduous vine (deciduous shrub of the family Asteraceae)

The flowering season is native to China from July to August, and has entered an old age in Japan, and was cultivated as medicinal in the Heian period.

Squirrel (half-deciduous small shrub of the family Asteraceae)

It is native to China and came to Japan during the Edo period. It blooms from early summer to summer.

American daigo (deciduous shrub of the legume family, native to South America)

It is a bright red flower that makes you feel summer.

In the Edo period, the Hamarikyu Onshi Garden became a detached palace managed by the Imperial Household Ministry after the Meiji era from the garden of the lower house of the Kofu clan to the villa of the Shogun family, Hama Goten, and was subsequently given to Tokyo as a metropolitan park.

Last month, the restoration of the third Ochiyaya was completed in the park.

It's Ochiyaya of Tsubame.

Tsubame's Ochiya is one of the Ochiyayas in the era of the eleventh Shogun Ienari Tokugawa, and it is said that the name comes from the fact that the nail-hiding hardware was shaped like a swallow.

The roof is made of Japanese Spanish mackerel wood overlaid.

Hamarikyu is currently restoring the teahouses in the garden.

Restoration of "Ochiya of Nakajima" in 1983 and "Matsuno Ochiya" in 2010.

It seems that "Taka no Ochiya" will also be restored by 2017.

It is said that the guest facility "Enryokan", which was located in the latter half of the 19th century, will be restored by 2020 and will be used as a guest facility in the capital.

On a sunny day between the rainy season, it was pleasant to stroll through the spacious garden while watching black bream and mullet swimming in the pond.

 "hydrangea garden 2015" opens at the salon space "Royal Room" with terrace on the 10th floor of FANCL Ginza Square (Ginza 5).

Date: June 12-19 11:30-18:30

On the first day, it was raining unfortunately, but as the analogy of "hydrangea looks good on rain", it has a moist and fresh look and has a nice atmosphere.

On rainy days, the upper part is covered with a tent, so you can watch it over the rain.

This time, in remontant flowering, created by the nursery teacher Kazu Matsunaga, the pretty hydrangea "Kirishima no Blessing", which begins to bloom in May and continues to bloom until late autumn, is also on display.

I hear that the petals begin to color around September and you can enjoy the beautiful antique-style autumn leaves until around November.

Also, from June 15th to 18th, at the same venue, a mini flower arrangement mini lesson "Original amount of preserved flowers of mini roses and hydrangea" and "planting cool houseplants using color sand" are also planned.

In the middle of Ginza, in a petit garden 40 meters above the ground, how about enjoying the color of hydrangea, which softens the heart that tends to be blocked somewhat during the rainy season?

When I was a child, I crossed Kachidokibashi and went from Tsukiji to Tsukishima, and although it was a little exaggerated, I felt like going to another world.

Of course, Tsukishima and Kachidoki at that time were like a town that could not be imagined now.

When I looked at the river surface from above when I crossed the bridge, I was scared at its height.
Also, there is a faint memory when the bridge opened, but it seems that sand and garbage on the street have slipped down at this time, and it is said that a considerable amount of dust flew.

Kachidokibashi is one of the few existing movable bridges.
Now, "The transmission to the machine part has been stopped, and the movable part has been locked.
The opening and closing stops at the end of November 29, 1970, and cannot be opened."

　　　　　　　Look at this and imagine opening it

The structure of the bridge is

"It consists of Hashimoto's body (weight 900t on one side only) and counterweight (weight 1,100t) mounted across the shaft."
According to an acquaintance who said he had seen this counterweight by boat down
(I don't know if it's correct or not) it's like a lead stick.

The central part
"Because it has an electric lock pin mechanism and is still fixed by this lock pin.
Even if you stand at the same time, you will not be able to feel the difference due to vibration."
Although it is described on the Internet site, there is no gap when actually standing on this part, but it shakes quite a lot when a large car passes.

                   Here, when a large car passes, it shakes up and down.

There is still a traffic light (of course not used) on the sidewalk in front of the movable part.
There was a traffic light on the road for a while.

When the bridge opened, this signal turned red and stopped traffic on Hashigami. (It seems that the alarm siren was also sounding.)

　　　　　　　There was also a traffic light here for a while.↑

It seems that rails for streetcars have been laid from the beginning.
I think Toden was traveling back and forth between Tsukishima and Ginza and Hibiya.
A bicycle tire was taken in the rut of this rail and fell near the central lane.
There was a lot of traffic at this time, but I felt painful, but luckily did not lead to a traffic accident.

In me
The beauty is Kiyosu Bridge No. 1
The strength is Eitai Bridge No. 1
The presence of Kachidokibashi is the number one.

There are other bridges that span Chuo-ku, and the bridges you can see from the Sumida River Terrace are rich in variety and fun.