Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　At Takiyamamachi in Kyobashi

　A newspaper company

　It's a little bit of a light

6-6-7, Ginza.

On the sidewalk facing Namiki-dori St., there is Takuboku Ishikawa singing monument.

The portrait of Takuboku in a young age. There is a three-line song below it.

It is a work included in the songbook "A handful of Sands".

It is lovely that woodpecker stands behind the monument.

　

Because it is in front of a glittering brand shop, it may be difficult to imagine Takuboku.

This place was founded by the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, the predecessor of the Asahi Shimbun.

Takuboku has been working at the company building here as a proofreader since March 1909.

Kyobashi Ward is an administrative district before it was integrated with Nihonbashi Ward and became Chuo-ku.

It is an accumulation area of information and a place of transmission.

In the evening, the reporters who finished the interview returned to the company building, and as the rotator echoes, the hot yelling shouts flew.

The heavy smell of ink also rises.

The windows of the company building are filled with vibrant radiance.

It is a song of work that is rare for Takuboku.

　

Japanese language time in the second year of junior high school. The teacher chose more than a hundred and dozens of songs from Takuboku's songbooks and presented a task to memorize.

With that as a competition, it will hold a round robin recitation competition for all classes.

I felt reluctant to the memorization system, but when I read it out several times in a loud voice, it came down with a loud noise in my chest.

Hey, sucky.

　

　Lie down on the grass of the castle of Kozukata

　Sucking in the sky

　The fifteenth heart

With a paperback book in hand, I looked at the sky at the site of Morioka Castle.

It was a long time ago.

After going down the castle ruins and crossing Nakanohashi over the Nakatsu River, you will find the main building of the 90th National Bank head office, which was completed in 1910.

Taking advantage of this important cultural property building, it is now a literary museum called "Morioka Takuboku / Kenji Seishunkan".

Look around the exhibition.

It's overflowing.

The song of Takuboku with sweet and sour, bittersweet memories.

 

 

At Ginza 1-chome, a gallery facing Showa-dori, Ginza Retro Gallery MUSEE, "The World of Beautiful Plankan Beads Embroidery-Plankan Traditional Culture Spinning with the World's Smallest Beads-" is currently being held.

The building with the gallery is a retro decorative tile-mounted building with nearly 90 years old, selected as one of the Top 100 Modern Buildings in Chuo-ku.

The event will be held from Wednesday, April 25 to April 29 (Sun).

Opening hours are from 11:00 to 18:00.

Please note that the last day will be until 16:00.

In this exhibition, I first learned about the traditional culture of "Planakan culture".

Born on the Malay Peninsula around the 16th century, it is a unique culture in which cultural customs from West, China and Southeast Asia are mixed together.

One of the fines of that culture is the world's smallest glass bead embroidery, and the gallery displays a very beautiful pranakan bead shoes decorated with the bead embroidery.

These elaborately embroidered Pranakan Beads shoes are still loved in Singapore and Malaysia as shoes to wear on weddings and other "Sunny Day".

The organizer, Hiroko Tanaka, lives in Singapore and was impressed by the splendor of Pranakanbead shoes, and learned the traditional techniques of planakanbead embroidery in earnest in various parts of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Currently, she offers embroidery classes in Singapore and Tokyo, and also teaches local high school students and international students from Taiwan as an external lecturer at the Traditional Craft Program of the Department of Education of the Singapore Government.

On the first floor of the venue, about 30 pairs of works are exhibited and exhibited, and on the second floor, rare antique collections made in the 1890s, embroidery frames and beads used for production are also exhibited.

It is said that this exhibition will be held for the first time in Japan () specializing in embroidery of pranacan beads.

By all means, please feel the wonderfulness of Planakan bead embroidery directly with your eyes.

Mr. Tanaka himself gave a special understanding of the photography in the gallery, and Mr. Tanaka himself gave a friendly and polite explanation of the work and the culture of Pranakan.

Thank you very much

Click here for the website of Ginza Retro Gallery MUSEE.　⇒

http://kawasaki-brand-design.com/

 

 

A sunny lunch reminiscent of early summer, lunch on a hot day is curry.

I visited Mr. Aiman, an Indian restaurant in Hatchobori.

The address is 1-chome Irifune, very close to Sakuragawa Park in Chuo Ward, facing Shin-ohashi-dori St.

Order a curry fried rice lunch set at the counter seat on the first floor.

There is salad and soft drink, and choose Lassie.

It goes well with curry, isn't it?

Curry fried rice has a keema curry on fried rice.

It's served with boiled eggs.

The combination of fried rice and keema curry was not uncomfortable, and it was easy to eat by a collaboration of the gentle taste of fried rice itself and the spicyness of Keema curry.

You can also choose spicy, so next time I will order the hotter day.

 

 

You can see Tsukiji Market from the Sumida River Terrace Kachidoki side between Tsukiji Ohashi and Kachidokibashi.

　

<<<<Look at Tsukiji Market from the Kachidoki side　>>>>>

(Because Tsukiji Ohashi is not in service yet, Kachidokibashi is the first bridge of the Sumida River.)

　

It seems that the market relocation was decided in October this year, so we can see the market from here in the second half of the year.

　

　　

<<<<<<<<<<Toyosu Market to which the relocation destination is located) >>>>>>

　

　

　

The place where the skyscraper behind the market is Shiodome, which used to be the Japan National Railways Freight Station.

A service line was laid from the Japan National Railways Freight Station (Shiodome Station) to the market (Tokyo Ichiba Station).

Shiodome Station of the Japanese National Railways has changed its name to Shimbashi Station, a railway starting station from Japan, but it is Shiodome Station.

　

　

<<<< Platform　

You can see that it is curved.　There is also a column number left. >>>>

　

　

That's why there is still a platform where wagons stop, and the outer circumference of the market is fan-shaped.

　

　

　

You can see Tokyo Tower in the center of the photo, but the building is under construction in the foreground and gradually disappears.

　

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<> On the left of December 2017, Tsukiji Ohashi　>>>>>>>

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<<<<<<<<<<<<<< About half of Tokyo Tower in March 2018> >>>>>>>

　

　

From the Sumida River Terrace, this scenery (Tokyo Tower and Tsukiji Market) will change a lot in about six months.

 

 

"Look for Warley!" Looking for Warley with "black frame glasses, red and white shirt, knit hat" from crowds This is a popular picture book series all over the world. The Warley exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of its birth in 2017 has begun on April 18th. This is the first time that valuable original drawings have been released in Japan, and many parents and children have at the venue. It's also interesting to see that Warley's face at the time of "In Town", which was first published in 1987, turns into a sharp face as the series is repeated. I missed the competition to look for children.

At the end of the exhibition, there is a "Find Warley with Tea Flowers" corner, and you can enjoy it with a smile that all the luggage loaded on the hoodie is "Tea Hanaden". Looking at my situation, which I couldn't find easily, the next one gently told me.

In the next exhibition space, "MOE 40th Anniversary 5 People Exhibition" is being held at the same time. Yuka Shimada, Komako Sakai, Yuko Higuchi, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Nakaya Miwa, and are now popular picture book writers who debuted with "MOE". I'm helping children read stories at the library, but I'm happy to have two books I just picked up last week. You can enjoy 200 original drawings. It is recommended for viewing with your children at GW.

"Search for Warley" "MOE 40^th Anniversary 5 People Exhibition"

Matsuya Ginza 8F Event Square

Closed from 10:00 to 20:00 until May 7 at 17:00 on the last day

"Search for Warley" Entrance fee General 1000 yen, high school student 700 yen, junior high school student 500 yen, elementary school student 300 yen

"MOE 40^th Anniversary 5 People Exhibition" Entrance fee General 800 yen High school students 600 yen Elementary and junior high school students 400 yen

 

 

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Film Center became the 6th National Film Archive of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo from April 1, 2014.

As the first exhibition commemorating the opening of the museum, "From the Akira Kurosawa Makita Poster Collection, which travels 20 years after the death of the National Film Archive," is currently being held.

The exhibition room on the 7th floor of the National Film Archive Main Building, facing Kyobashi 3-chome, Kajibashi Street.

"Kagemusha" East Germany version (1981)

The event period is from Tuesday, April 17 to September 23 (Sunday).

Opening hours are from 11:00 to 18:30, but entry is until 18:00.

Please note that Monday is closed and closed from August 7 (Tuesday) to 12 (Sunday) and September 4 (Tue) to 7 (Friday) during the period.

Akira Kurosawa, of course, is a film director who has a solid position in the history of film worldwide.

I love Kurosawa's work and watch all the works, but if I start talking about the theme of "Kurosawa's here is amazing", the blog will not end, so I would like to focus on introducing this poster exhibition I think

"Spider Nest Castle" Italian version [2 sheet size] (1959)

In this exhibition, from the collection of Toshifumi Makita, a researcher of Akira Kurosawa, there are many materials that show their relationship with overseas, focusing on 84 posters of Kurosawa films from 30 countries around the world.

At the venue, posters of movies from all over the world where you can truly feel "Kurosawa of the World" are displayed.

This exhibition is a valuable opportunity to see the actual thing up close.

"Heaven and Hell" U.K. Version (1963)

In front of the real poster, I was reminded of the greatness of Kurosawa that so many Kurosawa works were being screened in countries around the world.

The posters on display are wonderful, with their national character being felt, and in particular, the eight-piece "Seven Samurai" poster of 238 x 332 cm () by West Germany's famous designer Hans Hilton was Osako power.

It seems that this is the first exhibition in Japan.

"Living" Argentine Version (1950s)

Please drop in at this exhibition, which will commemorate the opening of the National Film Archive.

The photographing at the venue was specially approved for coverage, and the poster images were provided by the National Film Archive.

Thank you very much

"Red Beard" Thai version (1965)

"National Film Archive" Click here for the website of this exhibition.　⇒

http://www.momat.go.jp/fc/exhibition/kurosawaposters/