Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

There are rows of cherry blossom trees along the Sumida River, and blooms as expected at the end of March.
This cherry tree blooms early every year. It blooms about a week or two early.
This year, 2/13 2/14 recorded temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius.
It seems to be earlier than usual, probably because there were many warm days.

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The place is on the lower side of Eitai Bridge Nishikawa. Please refer to the map.
If you want to see the cherry blossoms early, please come here.
It's going to be scattered in mid-March.

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By the way, the one that is well known for cherry blossoms is Ginza Kimuraya's cherry blossom anpan.
The other day, I experienced making this cherry blossom anpan. It seems that this is the first time for such an event.
Even if you say "making cherry blossom anpan", the dough and bean are already divided into one piece.
The main content of the experience is to wrap the bean in dough and put the salted cherry blossoms.

I couldn't do it as expected, but I was instructed and managed to take shape.

I've got a delicious anpan.
The dough is made from sake yeast instead of yeast, and has a scent similar to sake lees.
I did it. Azuki beans are carefully selected around Tokachi, Hokkaido.
It's an elegant taste.

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There was a factory in Kimuraya in Ginza, and it was baked in about 2 hours.

It is Kimuraya's factory, but about 50 years ago, Tsukiji (currently Tsukiji River Park side)
I remember that there was a factory.
I missed my childhood and remembered it.

 

 

After February every year, you can hear a letter saying, "Kawazu cherry blossoms at the foot of Chuo-ohashi Bridge on the Sumida River have bloomed."

The Sumida River also makes you feel that spring is coming soon.

(Kawazu Sakura on February 14)

 

"Chuo-ohashi Bridge" over the Sumida River. This bridge, which opened in 1993, connects the Tsukishima and Tsukuda districts to the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station by a single road.

This time, I would like to talk about this "Chuo-ohashi Bridge" that I feel.

 

The white and high main tower is very distinctive, but the cable comes out from the top of the main tower, so when you come near this bridge, your gaze naturally turns toward the sky.

 

The "height" main tower in harmony with this cityscape, which has many high-rise apartments nearby, shows a presence without being buried in the cityscape, and the "diagonal" line created by cables gives a slightly different accent to the cityscape at right angles.

 

It is this white main tower, but it imitates the shape of a helmet. In the past, the Tsukuda area was an island such as Tsukuda Island and Ishikawajima in the Edo period, but Ishikawajima was once called Yoroijima, and it was called "Kabuto" with a pair of "armor". It is said that it was designed.

 

It's a helmet.

Depending on your point of view, it looks like a giant who played banzai.

Depending on where you look up, it looks like a "gigantic spider".

Well, what does each person look like? You may be better at this kind of thing.

 

 

This bridge has a wide sidewalk and can be planted, so you can walk comfortably, but one of the major features is that the bridge girder is large and "curve".

 

The type of bridge is "Shachokyo". The Shaping Bridge hangs the bridge girder by connecting several cables coming out of the main tower directly to the bridge girder.

It seems that the number has been increasing recently because it can be designed with a high degree of freedom according to the scenery of the place, such as the number of main towers and the position where the cable is to be placed.

(Example of Shahari Bridge: Onomichi-ohashi Bridge (back) and Shin-Onomichi-ohashi Bridge (front) in Onomichi)

 

In the case of Chuo-ohashi Bridge, the curved bridge girder is hung, so I think that it was probably designed with complicated calculations, but recently such a complicated bridge with such a complicated shape can be realized with a diagonal bridge.

(plan view of the bridge girder)

 

Also, the bridge girder is not only a curve but also a bow upward, so if you try to cross this bridge, you will not be able to see the destination you cross.

If you think, "What is the other side of the bridge ahead?", Your feet will head toward the top of the bow and the middle of the bridge girder at the top of the curve.

 

In the middle of the bridge girder, the best visibility is "outside of the curve" regardless of whether you look at the direction of travel. If you look at the direction of the river here, you will see the "Messenger Statue" by Ossenzackin. The Sumida River and the Seine of France are friendly rivers, donated by Paris, and this statue is displayed in the upper reaches of the Sumida River, toward the Eitai Bridge and the Sky Tree.

It is a statue holding a sailing ship, the emblem of Paris, on his right arm, but from the top of the bridge, the front side of the statue is not clearly visible, and it is mysterious place of this statue that I do not know what is going on.

 

On the north side of Ishikawajima Park next to this bridge is the Paris Square, which shows the friendly relationship between Tokyo and Paris, and the design of the Chuo-ohashi Bridge is also a French design company, so the vicinity of this bridge is "France" and "Paris of Flowers". This bridge may be said to be a symbol of friendship with Paris.

(November 15, from the Sumida River Terrace on Tsukishima toward Chuo-ohashi Bridge)

 

 

And the main feature of the place where this Chuo-ohashi Bridge is located. Isn't that there are three parks where cherry blossoms bloom next to each other?

Tsukuda Park, Ishikawajima Park and Shinkawa Park. In each park, cherry blossoms bloom along the Sumida River in spring, making it a place that adds color to the spring of the Sumida River.

(2015: Ishikawajima Park)

 

When you walk through the park, you will just put cherry blossoms and Chuo-ohashi Bridge in the square in the photo. There may not be so many bridges surrounded by cherry blossoms.

(2015: Shinkawa Park)

 

If you look at it in this way, the spring Chuo-ohashi Bridge looks like a "koto".

The cable is thread, and the white main tower is like a huge koto pillar, "Spring Sea" or "Sakura Sakura" ... You can hear the performance of spring.

(2015: Tsukuda Park)

 

The cherry blossoms bloom in spring. It seems to take a little longer to visit, but when it gets warmer and the season comes, try surrounded by cherry blossoms blooming around Chuo-ohashi Bridge.

And how about trying to feel the sound of spring?

 

 

 

     Important Cultural Properties　

        main hall, Tsukiji Honganji

          Attached main gate, north gate, south gate (one place each), stone wall (five units)

 

Location 3-15-1 Tsukiji 7, Chuo-ku, Chuo-ku

 

　Tsukiji Honganji Temple, a temple under the direct control of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji Temple (Kyoto Nishi Honganji Temple), was founded in Yokoyamacho, near Asakusa in 1617 (1617) during the early Edo period.

　This temple, called Edo Asakusa Gobo, was destroyed by the great fire of 1657 (1657), and was relocated and rebuilt to its current location.　In particular, the large roof of main hall was a landmark for ships entering Edo Minato, and was one of the most well-known landmarks of the Edo people.

　The wooden main hall, which was rebuilt several times between the Edo and Meiji periods, was burned down by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 in 1923 and then became the current main hall (reinforced concrete, two floors above ground and one floor below ground) in 1934.

ITOCHU Ta (1867-1954), an architect of the designer at the request of Nishi 　Honganji Temple's 22nd lord, Ko Otani Hata, created the temple complex with a unique interpretation of Indian architecture, which was the birthplace of Buddhism, instead of traditional Japanese temple style.

　main hall, located in the center of the granite building, has a huge circular roof with a copper plate on the top, a bell tower and a drum tower on the symmetrical wings, and a unique curve gable at the center of the front and the left and right entrances. Although the interior is in the main hall style of the traditional Jodo Shinshu temple, Indian-style architectural techniques are seen in each part of the exterior, and the gables at the entrance (hafu), stills on the roof, and detailed decorations are integrated to create a harmonious appearance as a whole.

　The main hall of this temple is a typical example of the architect ITOCHU Ta pursuing Orient-style architecture using the latest technology, and it can be said that it is a valuable building during the reconstruction period that retains excellent architectural design. In addition, the masonry walls and stone pillar gates (main gate, north gate, south gate) built around the same time as main hall aremain hall's valuable buildings.

　These buildings were designated as important cultural properties in 2014.

　    March, 2015

                                                                               Chuo-ku Board of Education

 

Signal version of nationally designated important cultural properties

 

　On the premises, stone lantern (this is not an important cultural property)

　Shinran saint statue on the premises (this is not an important cultural property)

 The main gate and masonry fence, which are part of important cultural properties

　South Gate, a part of Important Cultural Properties

　There is also a cafe and accommodation on the premises. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Turret Coffee" is a coffee stand located in Tsukiji.

It is located right next to Tsukiji Station on Tokyo Metro (map below, red circle).

 

Turret is a general term for transport vehicles that are widely used for cargo handling in factories, warehouses, railway stations, etc., and are also used at Tsukiji wholesale markets.

It is the vehicle depicted on the signboard below.

 

The signboard menu is turret latte. The latte art, which Barista draws a brown and milky marble pattern in front of you, is wonderful no matter how many times you see it.

 

"Dorayaki", which is stamped with the logo of the shop, goes very well with latte.

It's a time to relax.

Diagonally in front of the shop, there is a monument to the site of the Tsukiji Small Theater, a symbol of the new drama movement in Japan.

 

Business hours are from 7:00 to 18:00 (Sunday and holidays from 10:00).

 

 

 

At Champagne Bar Vionis in Ginza
After drinking a delicious champagne, I happened to pass by the shop.

It is around Ginza 6-chome on the road that goes one from Sotobori-dori St. to Yasuaki Elementary School side.

 
By chance, that day was open (October 10, 2015)
We came in thinking of ordinary udon noodles. 。 。
Even though both of them were from Osaka, they didn't know the existence of Ise udon.
(My brother has lived in Mie Prefecture for more than 30 years (laughs)).

 

 
Ise udon seems to be selling thick noodles without stiffness.
Personally, rather than Sanuki udon, which is strong.
I prefer thin rice garden udon.
I don't care much about it.

 

 
After drinking, it was perfect for shime and it was delicious (* ^^*)
It's also good to eat while crushing the semi-boiled egg using the egg called Eiko.♪

 

Eating log page of UDON BAR Ise Monogatari

 

 

 

 

　The Nikkei Shimbun on February 13 reported on the opening of Tsukiji's commercial facility "Tsukiji Fish Bank".

 

> Tsukiji Fish Bank Opened on October 15, 61 vendors, Chuo-ku, and rats before and after relocation to maintain liveliness outside the venue.

2016/02/13 Nihon Keizai Shimbun Regional Economics Tokyo, Page 15, 704 characters

 

Chuo-ku, Tokyo has decided to open on October 15 for the Tsukiji Fish Bank, a commercial facility that is under construction outside the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo. 61 businesses move in. Even after the market itself moved to Toyosu Market (Koto-ku) on November 7, we aim to maintain the liveliness of the out-of-office area by making use of the brand power of Tsukiji.   ・・・・・・・   Chuo-ku will start removing rats around Tsukiji Market before and after the relocation. In May and August, work on the injection of chemicals into the burrow and blocking the burrow. A box for capture will be set up for planting, etc., and equipment will be installed to spray chemicals on sewer manholes to catch rats. From September, residents living nearby will be given adhesive sheets to catch rats. Approximately 80,000 copies will be prepared and will continue to be distributed until March next year.   　 Construction of the Tsukiji Fish Bank 　The area outside Tsukiji used to be the temple town of Honganji. Myosenji Temple is still on the floor of the building.