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The wholesale district and the Fudoin course (1)

[CAM] January 26, 2016 12:00

 Remains of Magome Kansyu Yashiki

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 Takarada Ebisu Shrine

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Takarada Shrine was the guardian of Takarada Village outside Edo Castle more than 400 years ago in Keicho 11 (1606).
Ieyasu Tokugawa was ordered to relocate Takarada, Iwaida, and Chiyoda's Mikamura (currently near Kaedeyama in the Imperial Palace) due to the expansion of Edo Castle, so a person named Kageyu Magome was the guardian of Takarada Village. I applied for a guardian, graduated from the residents, and relocated to this area.
When Ieyasu entered the prefecture, he accompanied him from Mikawa country and achieved this great work, and was given Ebisu, a prayer for the prosperity of the Tokugawa family. It was today that he enshrined at Takarada Shrine as sacred object of worship of peaceful guardian.
The author is said to have been created by Unkei, a master of the Kamakura period.
 

After that, the villagers' lives were important, such as gold and silver exchange, Ekiden, and amphibious transportation, respectively, became the landowner, became the director of Mi Demma, and received the name of the town of Otemmacho in connection with the name of the lord. In addition, Ise, Suruga, Totomi, Mino, Owari, etc., the merchants related to Ieyasu.
Even today, long-established stores and large and small trading companies in the surrounding area are lined up, and there are still many active transactions.
 

Takarada Ebisu God is a guardian deity of business prosperity, family prosperity, and fire prevention, and the reverence is widely spread throughout the Kanto region, and the Ebisu God Festival on October 19, 20th of "Bedara City" on October 19 is held grandly on both days. Will be Betta City is "New Year again" This year, the long-established store is still celebrating Ebisu-ko as an important annual event for merchants who are preparing to approach the end of the year and celebrate the New Year. In addition, young people used the lightly pickled radish (bettara) to use the congestion, and called it to the pilgrimage women and attached it to the kimono sleeves and made fun of the women, so it became the name of Bettara It has been reported. (From Dai Temmacho, Edoya Co., Ltd.)

  

 

Minobu Besin

IMG_2604.JPGIn the prison, which had been feared as a Kodemmacho prison for 300 years of Tokugawa, some of the late Tokugawa shogunate men like Yoshida Shoin, Sanai Hashimoto and Yorizo Saburo, some of whom were feared by people like snakes, and Oshichi Yaoya, who later became the subject of Joruri and Kabuki. The prison was demolished in the Meiji era, but the site was abandoned by no one. A group of people who built a dojo of Hokke and tried to comfort a large number of ghosts appeared. The 73rd generation of Mt. Minobu Kuonji Temple and Nissatsu Niijin at the time, Katsuyoshi Egawa at Fukagawa Honryuin-in Temple, Ugawa at Asakusa Gyosenji Temple, and Mikami at the young age who later became the Mt. Minobu 80th generation Mikami, and the powerful Hokke followers who guarded them.
On May 5, 1881, a resolution was made to meet at Asakusa Renkoji Temple to purchase a prison site of 300 tsubo for 7.50 yen tsubo, and build Dou. The following year, Soshi-do Hall was erected in September 1882. The organization at the center of the Soshi-do Hall construction project was the clean-up association, which Nissatsu Nii worked to expand its spread. The first association was born here in Nihonbashi, and became popular in Shimane, Fukuoka, Niigata, Chiba, Nagano, etc., and eventually Hokke organizations were formed nationwide. (From "Nissatsu Nii Biography")     (From the website "Minobu Betsuin Engi")

 

Jisshi Park

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Ten thought square

IMG_2609.JPG Former Jushi Elementary School opened in 1878, and the building currently in use was rebuilt as a reinforced concrete school building with high earthquake resistance and fire resistance after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
 It is a masterpiece of a highly decorative elementary school building made during the reconstruction period of the earthquake, and it is highly regarded as an excellent urban design building that emphasizes connection with the local community. It is an architectural style called expressionism, and is characterized by its curved corners, arch windows, and semicircular columns. The southwest corner where the front entrance is located has a particularly large curve, and there is a small square on the entire surface, making it the face of the building.
 In addition, the adjacent park was planned at the same time during the reconstruction period.
 After the school was closed in March 1990, after renovation work, it has been widely used by residents of the ward since 2001 as a complex facility of the ward "Jusshi Square".

(From ee-tolyo.com)

 

 

 

Participation in Men's Ekiden stamp rally

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] January 26, 2016 08:30

The 21st "Emperor's Cup National Men's Ekiden" was held in Hiroshima on January 24 (Sun).

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The elite from 47 prefectures runs through the 48.0km course of seven sections connecting Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Itsukushima-jinja Shrine, two World Heritages in Hiroshima.

In line with this National Men's Ekiden, at 13 "Furusato Shops" in Tokyo, "Ganbare National Men's Ekiden! Support stamp rally was held

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In this stamp rally, participants will take a rally mount between Friday, January 8 and 24 (Sun), go around seven of the participating stores, collect stamps, and apply at GOAL's Hiroshima brand shop TAU.

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Of the hometown shops in 13 prefectures, 12 are located in Chuo-ku.

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I tried to participate in this stamp rally

By the way, "Men's Ekiden Hometown Gift" is a wonderful hit.

 

 

 

Shonoro Yamanaka Exhibition, Noriko Maki Exhibition January 25-30

[Silver] January 25, 2016 16:00

 At the St. Luke's Gallery, from January 25th to 30th.

A solo exhibition by Shonoro Yamanaka, who draws cute cats, will be held. 

This is the image of the signage in that guide.

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 At the same time, at the second gallery, jewels were processed into wonderful pendants and earrings.

It seems that there is also an exhibition and sale of Noriko Maki. Her work is a theme and neat work, so it is popular with everyone.

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 I'm looking forward to it.

 

 

"Yoshino Plaster Collection Exhibition" (Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store)

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] January 25, 2016 12:07

At the gallery on the 7th floor of the new building at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, an exhibition entitled "Yoshino plaster gem collection exhibition love and bond" is being held.

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This is exhibited from the collection owned by Yoshino Plaster Co., Ltd. and the Yoshino Plaster Art Promotion Foundation, focusing on works by Tatsuo Takayama and Marc Chagall under the theme of "love and bond".

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Approximately 100 works are exhibited, including works by five Japanese painters called "Japanese painting Gozan" (Kai Higashiyama, Yasushi Sugiyama, Tatsuo Takayama, Matazo Kayama, Ikuo Hirayama) (all of whom have mountains in their last name).

The event period is from Wednesday, January 20 to February 1 (Monday).

It was really good because I didn't expect to see so many Chagall's works at once.

Needless to say, the works of the people of Gozan were wonderful.

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Click here for the website of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store. ⇒

http://mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/store/nihombashi/index.html

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Ginza "Hamasaku" and Yukio Mishima

[CAM] January 25, 2016 09:00

 It seems that Yukio Mishima often used Ginza "Hamasaku".

 

 According to Takao Tokuoka's "The People of Goten" (Bunshun Bunko), it seems that Tokuoka last met Mr. Mishima was "Hamasaku". In September 1970, just before Mishima died, Tokuoka was called by Mishima to Hamasaku, and at that time, Tokuoka failed to be 40 minutes behind his promised time.

"Even now, I'm ashamed of the failure at that time, and I've never revisited the store with fear of returning memories. I remember that "Kansai Kappo cuisine" appeared next to Omotedo, which I pulled out of breath, so I think it was Ginza's Hamasaku. The lower floor was a counter, and the second floor was a parlor. When I ran up the stairs and entered the room, Mishima was lying on the tatami mats. "(164).

 

 John Nathan said, "I met Mishima and Ginza at Hamasaku, and drank a lot of liquor at the Shiraki counter. Mishima was in a good mood. Of course, I did. Mishima thanked me for translation, and I said I was relieved to meet his expectations." (John Nathan, Yukio Mishima, a legend, translated by Takehiko Noguchi, Shinchosha).

 

"Hamasaku" (Ginza 7-7-4)

 

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"Ginza Old Book City" [Matsuya Ginza]

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] January 23, 2016 09:00

The 32nd Ginza Old Book Market is being held from Wednesday, January 20 at Event Square on the 8th floor of Matsuya Ginza.

The theme is "Japan that doesn't get tired of turning or turning around."

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There are 17 used bookstores, and there are a wide selection of valuable literature, materials, rare books, art books, etc.

It's fun just looking at it

The old books viewed on the spacious department store floor, not on the narrow passage (rude) of the secondhand bookstore, have a completely different impression.

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It seems to be the 32nd annual event this time, and I went to lunch break, but it was crowded with so many people as surprised.

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I also seemed to be interesting, so I purchased two books, "Ginza My Town-400 Years of History" (Ginbukai) and "Edo Dangi Juban" (Shogakukan).

The period is until January 25 (Monday).

Click here for the website of Matsuya Ginza / entertainment Information ⇒

http://www.matsuya.com/m_ginza/event/