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Kite making

[Marsha Horiuchi of Edo] January 23, 2016 09:00

On 1/16, at the International Exchange Salon hosted by the Chuo-ku Cultural and International Exchange Promotion Association
I enjoyed making kites with people from all over the country (volunteer).

 

The place is Tsukiji Akashicho, which has been a foreign settlement since the Meiji era.
Lecturer is Shigeki of Taimeiken's "Kite Museum" and many kites.
It was exhibited at the venue, and it was created on the kite kit while drawing the desired design. 

Museum of kites; https://www.taimeiken.co.jp/museum.html

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(By the way, I'm the Red Dharma's design)

 

To the nearby Akatsuki Park
Let's fly a kite! I hate it, because the wind was too low, it didn't rise too high, but
The memories of childhood can be revived, and the foreigners can have fun at will.
I was spending time. There were people from many countries such as China, Vietnam and Spain.
(I'm going to start flying kites somewhere next time.)

 

By the way, more than 5,000 foreigners live in Chuo-ku and are increasing. 
From now on, I think the spirit of OMOTENASHI will be important.

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(Photos on the map are displayed large when clicked.)

 

 

Walking through Ningyocho (2)

[CAM] January 22, 2016 18:00

The site of Kakigara Ginza

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Location Ningyocho, Chuo-ku 1-chome 5, 6, 7, 17, 18th area
Ginza was an organization that collectively referred to as the Ginza Kaisho, a silver coin manufacturing factory in the Edo period, and the Ginza Office, which handles inspection of common silver coins and purchase of silver gold. And the management was not directly managed by the Shogunate, but entrusted to the purvey townspeople.
Ginza in Edo was placed in the current location of Ginza 2-chome in 1612 (1612), and in June 1800 (1800), one of the Kansei reforms, it was once abolished due to a major revision of the Ginza system.
In November of that year, Ginza, which strengthened the degree of direct management of the Shogunate, was re-established in Ningyocho.
At that time, the place name near this area was Kakigara-cho, so this Ginza was called "Kakigara Ginza" by people, and lasted for 69 years until the new government's Mint Bureau was established in 1869 (1869). did.
March, 1993
Chuo-ku Board of Education

 

Ningyocho-dori St.

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(From the Ningyocho Shopping Street Cooperative website)

Ningyocho is a stylish downtown area of Tokyo with history and tradition in Nihonbashi, the center of Edo.
The stylish neighborhood with a downtown atmosphere is a land that carefully preserves the eight shrines dedicated to the Seven Lucky Gods, centered on the gods of safe birth and child-raising. Touring Seven Lucky Gods with a view of the streets is an easy-to-walk course that takes about two hours and is popular regardless of men and women of all ages.

 

amazake Yokocho

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(From the Ningyocho Shopping Street Cooperative website)

 In amazake Yokocho, which runs through Meijiza and Hamacho Park, there are many traditional crafts shops and tasty long-established stores that have been around since the Edo period.
The land with the Suitengu Shrine has many pregnant women and families, and the Setouchi City, Ningyo City, and Betta City, which is open every season.
You can feel the seasonal feeling in Japan's unique lifestyle, which is now less felt.

 

 

The Land of Rehabilitation of Chinese Medicine

IMG_2587.JPG When Chinese medicine was just extinct, Dr. Kei Wada published his own research in 1943 and started to recover Chinese medicine with the funds obtained by diluting clothes and roughing food in this area when Chinese medicine was just extinct. Was.
He now meets the spirit of revival of Chinese medicine and builds a monument on his old toes to honor his achievements.
October 10, 1978
Japan Society for Oriental Medicine
Toa Medical Association
Japan Society of Medical History

 

The trace of Kamo Mabuchi Agatai

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 April 1918 designated by Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Location Near 1-4, Nihonbashi-Hamacho, Chuo-ku
Kamono Mabuchi (1697-1769), who laid the foundations of Japanese classical studies through old songs, was born in today's Hamamatsu city. He first went to Kyoto and entered Azumaro Kadano. He descended to Edo in 1737 (1737), and was greeted by Munetake Tayasu (one of the three lords of Tokugawa).
After retirement, he lived east of mountain ascetic hermit Well in Hamacho, called Okina of Agatai, and wrote "Manyo", "Singinging", "Kokumin", "Congratulations", etc. There are also many singing parties, and the work has been handed down to the present.
Agata Ii's Chifu's dew Hara squirrel
   You may be a man who will come to see the moon
The historic site is about 100 meters northeast of this point.
July, 1989
Chuo-ku Board of Education

 

 Meijiza

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 The history of Meijiza dates back to 1873 (1873).
Its predecessor was the so-called "play of three brothers" by Kakuzo Tomita, Fukunosuke, and Kintaro, who were in Ryogoku Hirokoji (Nishi Ryogoku). In this era, there was no name, and it was commonly called a blue sky hut because it was not possible to perform in rainy weather in a playhouse with Yoshizuri.
In September 1872 (1872), performances other than Sanza (Nakamura-za, Ichimura-za, Morita-za = former Morita-za) were permitted by the Tokyo Prefectural Ordinance. Yoshibe Suzuki, who was the gold lord of the "play of the three brothers", applied for the theater, and this is recognized.
The following year, on April 28, 1873 (1873), a theater was set up on the south side of the current Hisamatsu Police Station and opened as Kishoza. This is the beginning of Meijiza.

 

 

 

"Asaga came" exhibition [Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store]

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] January 22, 2016 10:00

On the 3rd floor of the main building of the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, special exhibition of the series TV novel "Asaga came" is being held.

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"Asaga came" is a popular NHK morning TV novel, but the costumes and accessories used in the drama are displayed.

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By the way, the heroine of this drama is modeled on Asako Hirooka, who worked hard to establish a life insurance company and Japan's first women's college, but her birthplace is the Mitsui family.

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The Mitsui family left Ise and Matsuzaka in the early Edo period, opened the Mitsui Echigoya Kimono Store in Edo and Kyoto, and Takatoshi Mitsui, who made a big fortune from a rare business talent, became the founder of the Mitsui family, and Takatoshi's eleven children formed the Mitsui Family.

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Since "Mitsui Echigoya Kimono Store" is the current "Mitsukoshi", this special exhibition is also interesting from that point of view.

Asako's birthplace is known as one of the Eleven Mitsui Family, the Aburanokoji Mitsui Family, or the Izumi Family, and is also called the Koishikawa Mitsui Family because it moved to Koishikawa, Tokyo after the Meiji Restoration.

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special exhibition will be held from Wednesday, January 20 to February 2 (Tuesday).

The event is hosted by NHK Service Center.

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

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

 

 

 

"Celebration No Sohoi" Exhibition [Pola Ginza Building]

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] January 22, 2016 09:00

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From January 15th (Friday), the 40th anniversary exhibition "Celebration no Sohoi" of the Paula Museum Annex on the 3rd floor of the Paula Ginza Building (Ginza 1-7-7) will be held at the Paula Museum Annex.

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Paula Institute of Culture was established in 1976 (Showa 51) and conducts research activities related to makeup, such as the history of makeup in the east and west, the customs of each era, and the view of beauty, with the keyword "cosmetic, women, and aesthetics." It seems that the results are transmitted in the form of publications, research reports, exhibitions, etc.

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In this commemorative exhibition, "Japanese fine figure" is introduced on four themes: "marriage", "original clothing", "sunny (hale) outfit", and "Kichijo pattern".

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From the collections of the Paula Institute of Culture, there are about 170 makeup tools and ukiyo-e paintings, such as "Electric mirrors, circular mirror boxes and mirrors", "Electric black tools", "Takasago character mirror", "Red and white plum treasure trove pattern box", "Hakurinkochi Sho-chiku-bai Tsurugame pattern Uchikake" and "Sho-chiku-bai Tsurugamebirabira-shi" and "Kan".

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The preservation of the exhibits is very good, and each one is very beautiful.

This is a special exhibition where you can feel the style and style beauty of traditional Japanese culture and the high aesthetic sense that is the basis of it.

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Opening hours are from 11:00 to 20:00.

Admission is free.

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The event will be held until February 21 (Sun).

Click here for the location of the Paula Ginza Building

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Click here for the website of "Pola Museum Annex" ⇒

http://www.po-holdings.co.jp/m-annex/exhibition/index.html

 

 

 

The best Pessen in Ginza Edo is revived

[Mapo ★] January 21, 2016 16:00

 

The best Pesen in Ginza Edo is the standard of Tokyo famous confectionery.
There are many people who have eaten it once.

 

In 1997, Petersen's Edo-ichi opened goodwill.
I grated it, and that long-established candy, Taro Sakae, made it.
It seems that he has been resurrected.

 

I'm a Kansai person, so I don't miss it very much.
The cans of this Eiffel Tower are recognizable.
You may have got it as a souvenir from somewhere.

 

You can buy it not only at Sakae Taro's Nihonbashi Main Store, but also at Haneda Airport and Tokyo Station.
In Ginza, it can be purchased at the Matsuya Ginza store until the end of February.

 

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I bought a box where you can enjoy three flavors, shrimp, salt, and cheese.

It goes well with white wine, and it's gone quickly.

 

Peasen's homepage
 

 

 

NEW ART LAB "Yasuhiko Tsuchida Venicen Glass Exhibition Invited by the scent of cacao"

[Mill] January 21, 2016 14:00

An exhibition by Venice glass artist Yasuhiko Tsuchida is being held at NEW ART LAB (New Art Lab), a gallery in Ginza 1-chome.

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Mr. Tsuchida appeared with patissier Susumu Koyama on NHK's program called "SWITCH Interview Masters" broadcast the other day.
I guess there are many people who have seen it.

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The content was very interesting, such as the production on Murano Island in Venice and the collaboration of Koyama's chocolate-imagined work.

The "Cakao Collection" introduced in the program is also on display.
Even though it is glass, it has a delicious texture that seems to drift up to the scent of chocolate.

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You can also see the first collection of jewelry this time.
Venetian glass colored with gorgeous red that makes you feel vitality.
The jewelry named "La Vie En Rose" was all very beautiful.

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Until January 23, Mr. Yasuhiko Tsuchida is also in the hall.
Please take a look at the beautiful glass works that feel passionate about.

NEW ART LAB "Yasuhiko Tsuchida Venicen Glass Exhibition Invited by the scent of cacao"
From January 16, 2016 to February 14, 11:30 to 19:00 (Tuesday regular holidays)
"Artist: January 16th (Sat) - January 23rd (Sat) >>