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Spring walk on the Sumida River Terrace, photo spot capture map.

[Shiba Inu] March 7, 2018 09:00


The Sumida River flows through central Tokyo. Several years have passed since the river began to be constructed as Shinsui-Koen Park and terraces. The entire basin has not been completed, but it has already been established as a place for local people, tourists and runners to relax. It is a very recommended walking course where you can walk almost nonstop from the Tokyo Bay shore to Asakusa direction. It is safe because only pedestrians can not enter vehicles (including bicycles).


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This time, we will explain the Chuo-ku part of the Sumida River Terrace, from Ryogoku Bridge to just before Eitai Bridge with plenty of images. I want to walk, but I don't know well, so it's troublesome....For those who want it! There are also places that are perfect for shooting and cherry blossom viewing spots in secret places.


IMG_1877.jpgWith this feeling, you will walk along the spacious terrace while looking at sightseeing spots such as the Sky Tree and Kokugikan.


IMG_1885.jpgThe image may be hard to see, but this time we will introduce this basin.


First of all, the entrance is from Ryogoku Bridge.


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It's the first entrance. The other side is just under construction.


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It will be completed in about a month. By the way, it costs about 330,000 yen to construct the water terrace for 1m2. The total construction cost of this place is about 116,400 thousand yen! I'm looking forward to seeing what can be planted in the flowerbed.


IMG_1874.jpgAfter walking for about 2 minutes, you will soon find the second doorway.

Staircases like Disneyland. It's a shooting spot! If you go up here, you will see "Higashibashi 1-chome Pedestrian Bridge". There is Nihonbashi Junior High School in the surrounding area. It is an area that was once called Yanokura. The terrace along the river is also nice, but when you go up, you can see it.


IMG_1875.jpgIn this way, it is much higher than the road, and it is a quaint promenade where willows flutter. There are many runners running here.


Well, I'll go back to the terrace and walk.


IMG_1876.jpgThis is also a shooting spot in the middle.


Walk about 2 minutes and you'll find the third doorway.


IMG_1878.jpgIt's nice here too. When you go up, you will find "Hamacho Studio", which is famous for its various TV programs being filmed.

In addition, this place is also the departure and arrival point of the Tokyo Waterside Line.


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If you want to move around Tokyo using the waterway or enjoy sightseeing by boat, please!



On the wall side of the terrace, there are a lot of ukiyo-e panels depicting the scenery of this area of the Edo period, which excites the mood.


IMG_1881.jpgAlso, there is a place near the waterside to the last minute, which is fun.


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After walking for about 2 minutes, you will see the fourth doorway.


IMG_1883.jpgWhere does this entrance, which is much larger than before, connect?...


IMG_1884.jpgFor some people, it is "Chuo-ku General Sports Center" familiar with "Pokemon Nest". Toei Subway Hamacho Station is also nearby. Because it is a fairly large park, festivals and events are held frequently, and many cute dogs take a walk early in the morning and evening. It is a place for those who like animals.

I'll go back to the terrace.


IMG_1887.jpgIt is a calm early spring Sumida River. What I can see is Shinohashi. In the Great Kanto Earthquake that occurred in 1923, many people who evacuated on this bridge were saved, so it was also called the "Human Assistance Bridge". The current bridge was built in 1976. Designated by Tangible Cultural Property.


If you walk about 3 minutes from there, you will find the fifth doorway.


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If you go up here, it is convenient because it is directly connected to Shinohashi.


There's a dog run around here!


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IMG_1890.jpgIt's a dog run that can run well. The name is "Wanwan Square". Use is from 7:00 am to 8:30 pm on weekdays and 3:30 pm on weekends and holidays. Free of charge, eating and drinking, smoking, dog training and brushing are prohibited.


From here, you'll find the sixth doorway.


IMG_1892.jpgIf you go up here, you will find business hotels such as the Apa Hotel in Hakozaki. In the past, it was called Nakasu. It's dark here at night and there are no traffic, so I don't recommend going out alone. It's fun when it's bright!


It's about 3 minutes from here, and there's a seventh entrance.


IMG_1893.jpgThis is a staircase directly connected to the Nihonbashi Fire Station Hamacho Branch Office, so sometimes you can see firefighters training.


IMG_1894.jpgIt's cool.

By the way, I walked Oita from Ryogoku Bridge at the starting point. Finally, I can see Kiyosu Bridge, a beautiful woman proud of the Sumida River!


IMG_1895.jpgIn about 3 minutes, there's the eighth doorway.


IMG_1896.jpgIf you go up here, you will find Kiyosu Bridge, Aeon, etc.


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Kiyosu Bridge has been designated as a national important cultural property. In 1928, after the Great Kanto Earthquake, it was newly replaced as a reconstruction project. It was designed based on a suspension bridge over Rhine, Germany, but it seems that the original Rhine bridge has disappeared, and there is that bridge here! And Germany is coming to see it.



Crossing Kiyosu Bridge to the opposite bank is Kiyosumi Shirakawa, a fashionable area that has now become synonymous with East Tokyo.

Now, I'm walking all the way on the Chuo-ku side of the Sumida River, but the opposite bank is Koto-ku. It is a place related to Gennai Hiraga and Matsuo Basho. This is also a very fun and delicious place.


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There are many chairs on the Sumida River Terrace, so you can feel safe when you are tired or want to organize your luggage. There is also a resting place with a table near Kiyosu Bridge, so it may be good to eat a lunch box.


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IMG_1901.jpgThe point is that it is far from the surface of the water! There are quite a few water parks where chairs and tables are set right next to the surface of the water, but there is a high risk of getting drunk....。



After walking for about 5 minutes, the ninth entrance.


IMG_1902.jpgIt's Daiwa House River Gate! Nearby is the Suitengu Shrine.

The building is like a large gate, and the wind is designed so that people walking on the city can enjoy the view of the riverside. As expected, Daiwa House.



And the 10th doorway nearby.


IMG_1903.jpgHello. This is IBM Hakozaki.

As you can see, this area is planted with a lot of cherry blossoms, and it is very beautiful in spring! Because it is not a so-called sightseeing spot but a business district, it seems to be not well known, and it is a secret cherry blossom viewing spot. The bridge is lit up, making it a great location to see the cherry blossoms at night.



Soon there is the 11th entrance, and the Sumida River Terrace is once closed.


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The other side of the Nihonbashi River is the Shinkawa area. You can see Eitai Bridge and River City 21.

The Sumida River Terrace continues over there across the Toyomi Bridge. You can go through the ground until just before Eitai Bridge.


I've been with you for a long time, but it doesn't take less than 30 minutes to walk from Ryogoku Bridge to Ststa. I think it's just a good walk course. It's like this in the middle of the terrace


IMG_1897.jpgThere are maps here and there, so I don't have to worry about where to go to the city or go through the waterway.



When it gets warm, a lot of flowers bloom on the Sumida River Terrace, making it very gorgeous. Sumida River Terrace, where the construction is completed soon, please come and take a walk after cherry blossom viewing. It's also fun to walk along the Sumida River to Asakusa and Sumizumi! It's about an hour.

 

 

Did you scratch the scratch tiles with the cat's nails? 

[Shubo's Ten Hands] March 6, 2018 18:00

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It refers to a tile with scratch scratches.

    It has nothing to do with a cat's nail.

 

 It became popular after the main building of the Imperial Hotel was completed. The downside of tiles is that several percent of the manufacturing process are burned out and cannot be commercialized.

 

However, the tiles in the photo (scratch tiles) are rather wonderful because the unevenness is out. For economic reasons, I think it was widely used after the Great Kanto Earthquake.

 

 You can see it in the Suzuki Building next to the Chuo-ku government office and the Daiichi Sugawara Building in front of Ginza Toyo Iwaine cargo. If you look at it carefully, you will find it interesting.

 

 

 

Shiseido Gallery Moving Plants Photo Exhibition is being held until March 25

[Silver] March 6, 2018 16:00

 Shiseido Gallery is located in the basement of Shiseido Parlour on Ginza Street.

Currently, Moving Plants Koichi Watanabe exhibition is being held until March 25.

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 In the instructions we received, Koichi Watanabe met the plants of the Japanese knotweed genus, and that he went on a journey to follow the footprints of Japanese knotweed's journey, the countries he visited were U.K., the Netherlands, the United States and Denmark.

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 Siebold was commissioned by the Dutch government to serve as a doctor with Dutch trading post in Dejima, Nagasaki, Japan, and Siebold was the first person to transport large quantities of living Japanese plants to Western Europe. By all means, please go out and get a manual.

 I was very interested in this photo exhibition because I read Orient Bunko 87, Siebold book published by Heibonsha, translated by Saito, and "Kiyuki Edo Sanfu".

The fact that Siebold Tsukiii, who came to Edo and stayed at Nagasakiya in Nihonbashi, taught Dutch studies and Western medicine, presented with a crest of the shogun of Habu Genishi, brought out the Siebold incident of Inozu, Japanese primrose (scientific name: Primula siebold Tsukiii), etc., did not register their names in Western countries.

 

 

2018 Kanhizakura Flowering

[Sam] March 6, 2018 14:00

DSC02009ELS''.jpgSakura (Kanhizakura) RSG.jpg "Kanhizakura" (Kanhizakura) planted on the "Sakura promenade" along the Harumi Triton Square Asashio Canal blooms.

Also known as "Hikanzakura (Hikanzakura)".

It is said to be a warm cherry tree native to Taiwan and southern China, and its petals, calyx cylinders, and sepals are bright scarlet, and the bell-shaped flowers are cut down and filled with twigs, and it has a unique appearance.

As the name suggests, the flower colors like scarlet peach or red plum, which begin to bloom in the cold spring, are eye-catching.

At the same time, the petals are not scattered, and it is a bit different from the ephemeral Yoshino cherry tree.

Even though the peach festival has passed and the temperature is still repeated, I feel the warmth steadily in the sunlight.

 

 

Walk along the Hakozaki River, Hamacho River & Ryuka River!

[Hikoharu Co., Ltd.] March 6, 2018 12:00

This time, we are planning to walk along the Hakozaki River, Hamacho River & Ryuka River, which have now been reclaimed.

As a course, start the Hakozaki Pumping Station on the Sumida River and pass through the Hakozaki River, Hamacho River & Ryuka River.

We aim for Ryukan Bridge on Sotobori-dori St.

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First, the photo on the left is the Hakozaki Pump Station seen from Kiyosu Bridge. Tributaries of Sumida River and Hakozaki River

It will start from the junction. It is located on the site of the Hakozaki River tributary.

Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd. is located.

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After passing the Tokyo City Air Terminal, you will see Arima Elementary School on your right.

From here, we will enter Hamacho Ryokudo. This is the confluence of the Hakozaki River and Hamacho River.

This is the start of the Hamacho River.

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Hamacho Ryokudo continues across Shin-ohashi Bridge Street.

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A cute flower welcomes you on the Hamacho Green Road.

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And at the intersection with amazake Yokocho, Benkei welcomes us.

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The photo on the left shows the Nihonbashi Fire Station Ningyocho branch office.

And after passing the intersection in front of Hisamatsu Police Station, the Hamacho Ryokudo is over.

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After passing the Hisamatsucho Kuminkan, there is still a chain-type store built immediately after the war.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government established the Ryuka River in 1948 and the Hamacho River in 1950 as a measure to treat debris after the war.

It's reclaimed.

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And after the Kurakake Bridge, you will see Takemori Shrine.

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Then, when you enter from the Chuo-ku side, you enter at Ryukan Children's Amusement Park from Chiyoda-ku side, and at this point of Ryukan Children's Park.

The Hamacho River and the Ryuka River joined together. The photo in the middle shows the Ryukan River crossing at right angles.

I think it's a coincidence.

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Then turn left here. Such a narrow alley was the border between Chuo-ku and Chiyoda-ku.

I think it's a more trafficy road next to it, but until 1947, there was the Ryukan River.

What is it?

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The photo in the middle is Fukuda Inari Shrine. It is a very old shrine that was founded in 711.

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After crossing Showa-dori, there was a reclamation monument of the Ryukagawa River.

The photo in the middle is Inari Shrine, both shrines.

And it is a monument to the site of Imagawa Bridge.

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The signboard of the store is coming out to the center of the road. Large cars will not be able to pass.

Then go through the underpass of JR.

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The main pillar of Ryukan Bridge (Japan's first reinforced concrete bridge) was left.

The photo in the middle is the junction of the Nihonbashi River and the Ryukan River.

There are a number of place names in Tokyo, but in fact, both rivers and bridges remain.

There is no, but I still felt that it was still a place name and conveys history to us.

It was this town walk.

 

 

 

"Kita Fox" Photo Exhibition [Megumi Ogita Gallery]

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] March 6, 2018 12:00

At the Megumi Ogita Gallery on the first basement floor of the Ginza Otsuka Building, Ginza 2-chome, Hiroki Inoue's photo exhibition "Kita Fox" is being held.

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Inoue is a photographer based in Hokkaido, who continues to shoot in pursuit of beautiful scenery with animals living in the northern country, such as the fox, as well as the fox.

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In 2016, he was the first Japanese person to receive the first place in the Nature category of the "National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year" contest, and in 2017 he appeared on the "Passion Continent (daily broadcast)" as one of Japan's leading photographers, he is expected to play an increasingly global role in the future.

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The period is from Friday, March 2 to March 17 (Sat).

The time is from 11:00 to 19:00, and the corridors are days, months and holidays.

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In the gallery, portraits of foxes and photographs of the natural scenery where the foxes live are displayed.

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The exhibition method has changed a little, and the same works are exhibited in two sizes, a large size (1200 x 1800 mm) and a non-large size (484 x 694 mm).

I had the experience that the impression I received from the same work was completely different just by different sizes.

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The work of "moving" by the fox full of dynamism and the work of "silence" of the nature where they live created a mysterious sense of rhythm at the venue.

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In addition, at Sony Imaging Gallery Ginza (Ginza 5-8-1 Ginza Place 6F), from March 2 to March 15, Inoue's photo exhibition "Fuyu no Fox" (this is also a fox) is being held at the same time, and it is said that works with special specifications that can be placed on wall hangings and on the table from Fujifilm are exhibited at the same time, and the Fuji Photo Gallery Ginza 4 Ginza 4 Ginza at the same time, and at the same time, and at the exhibition "Gin Ginza.

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This time, we received your consent for photography in the gallery and gave a careful explanation of how to display the work.

Thank you very much

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Click here for the website of Megumi Ogita Gallery. ⇒

http://www.megumiogita.com/