Hello, this is Taro Chuo.
I also belong to a gourmet group of an organization called TCGC (Tokyo City Guide Club).
There is a workshop about once a month, and members take a walk around various places in Tokyo with the keyword "gourmet".
In December, I was in charge and guided around Ginza on Saturday, the 10th, so I would like to report on that.
I chose the courses and shops to introduce with the following in mind.
・Ginza is wide from 1-chome to 8-chome, with a fixed time of 2-2.5 hours.
Since everything cannot be turned, the range is 5-chome to 8-chome.
・The theme is "Let's hold down" Speaking of Ginza "", and it is a store that seems to be a classic.
Choose shops that you think have recently attracted attention, with a balance between subjectivity and objectivity.
・Because it is a "training session", increase the amount of information.
Even if you choose according to the above policy, it exceeded 130 stores, and the time seemed to be severe, so 6-chome and 7-chome were removed from the walking course except for some parts, and finally narrowed down to about 70 stores .
The number of participants expanded unexpectedly to about 27, so in a hurry, two correspondent friends helped me and moved around the city of Ginza in a large household of about 30 people.
Since I was making the material alone, I did not divide the group for the sake of explanation.
In addition, since there is no earphone microphone used for exciting tours of the tourist association, etc., and there are limited places where you can stop and explain to many people, stop at some point and explain the digest up to the next stop point While explaining, I decided to comment while walking.
As for the comment while walking, I asked the two people who helped me in the front and the middle and back to comment from my own point of view. In this way, the explanation was given to the participants as much as possible.
Although it was a training, I guided such a large number of people without dividing the group, so when I finished safely without any accidents, I was exhausted, and on the next day, I did almost nothing and I was nervous all day . I am very grateful to the two of you who asked for help in a hurry.
Then, on the morning of the day, when I happened to check the correspondent's blog, I learned that the "Berbordeau", which continued on December 22 from 1927 and also passed by Isoroku Yamamoto, was closed. .
The closing of the store itself is very disappointing, but since Bordeaux was in this introduction store, I told the participants as a timely topic.
Yeah ★Many correspondents, led by Mr., wrote a blog about Ginza Gourmet, so I used them as a great reference. (Thank you)
Then, the guidance from the viewpoint of "gourmet" was realized this time when it really took money and time. Anyway, even if you can't do everything, if you don't go or buy it yourself to some extent, you won't be able to talk in a "live voice" and the explanation will not be interesting.
I also struggled in that I couldn't talk about the goodness of the store to introduce if I didn't know to some extent about cooking, sake, ingredients, etc. Especially for French, Italian, Spanish, wine, cheese, etc., I had a hard time learning terms and types. (Through this preparation, we managed to solve the classification. 。 。）
After all, I came to the day, thinking that women who often touch dishes on a regular basis and who are interested are better at gourmet.
Well, for reference, a map of the walking course is shown below.
※On the day of the event, we introduced the shops on the course. Excuse me, but let me know which store is.
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With Shimbashi Enbujo as a group and start, the first half walks to Corridor Street around 8-chome.
The area around the performance hall is the home of the Hanayagikai, where restaurants from Shimbashi Hanayagikai gather.
In Ginza 8-chome, the area between Sotobori-dori St. and Chuo-dori is the place where Kinharu Yashiki was located, headwater in the Hanayanagi world.
There is an office and rehearsal hall in the Hanayanagi world on the street, which can be said to be the so-called "watching".
Also, this area is now a luxury club district, and even if it has no direct relationship, it can be said that the historical flow has made this place a luxury club district.
Therefore, in the first half, while feeling the history of the Hanayanagi world, we will hold the classic gourmet of Ginza.
In the second half, walk north (in the direction of Yurakucho) through the area around Corridor Street, go east (in the direction of Tsukiji) again, and follow the goal a little past Miharakoji.
In the second half, there are many seasonal places such as Tokyu Plaza and Ginza Place, shops where people gather at the 4-chome intersection, and other popular shops, so there are many shops that can not be removed by interlacing old and new.
A summary explanation of the guide area divided into seven is provided on the walking course map, so please refer to it if you like.
In addition, points such as "buy", "ko", "explanation" are described in the course diagram, but "buy" is a place where you can buy souvenirs on the course, and "ko" is a slightly unusual standing coffee shop (TORIBA Coffee) is a stop point.
Description of other marks is omitted.
Also, speaking of Ginza, you can't overlook the fact that most streets are named, there are many back alleys, and shrines are scattered. A map that adds a little additional information to them is also listed below (5-8 chome).
We hope that you can use it as a pleasure to walk, such as thinking about the origin of the street name, exploring the back alleys, and visiting shrines.
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