Speaking of the year-end feature, the Arima Memorial, a heavy prize race (GI race) held at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, is the place where you can buy this bout ticket (winning horse vote ticket) in Chuo-ku. "Winds Ginza" is
Wins Ginza is an out-of-the-box winning ticket sales office (WINS) of the Japan Racing Association (JRA) in Ginza 2-chome.
It is located on the left side of Ginza Matsuya facing Chuo-dori, just after entering Ginza Marronnier Street.
It is a building with six floors above ground and one basement floor, built in 1990 and designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa.
The name of "Arima Memorial" is derived from Yoriyasu Arima, president of the Japan Racing Association at the time, who proposed that "a large race comparable to Japan derby at the Nakayama Racecourse at dusk". As a result, a method of selecting running horses by fan voting, which was unprecedented at the time, was adopted, and since its establishment in 1956 (at the time of its founding, the race name "Nakayama Grand Prix", from 1957, "Arima Memorial"), has now become a feature of the end of the year.
By the way, Mr. Yoriyasu Arima is a politician and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, a professional baseball owner and the second president of the Japan Racing Association. He is also the 15th head of the Arima family, Kurume feudal lord in Chikugo Province.
Speaking of the Arima family of the Kurume Domain, the Suitengu Shrine in Nihonbashikakigaracho began in 1818 when Yorinori Arima of the 9th feudal lord recommended a branch to Edo Kamiyashiki of the Kurume Domain in Mita.
So, let's enjoy the year-end feature, "Arima Memorial" on Sunday, December 25 while chewing on the relationship between Winds Ginza and Arima Memorial and Suitengu.
Postscript; The school name of Arima Elementary School, located in 2-chome, Nihonbashi Kakigaracho, is also derived from the Arima family of the Kurume clan.
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