Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　Every Saturday in December, the "Odaiba Rainbow Fireworks", which takes place for about 10 minutes from 19:00, has started this year.

Date: December 1.8.15.22.29

Winter is a season when the air is clear and the night view looks beautiful.

Against the backdrop of Rainbow Bridge, which is specially lit up in rainbow colors, about 1,800 fireworks launched off the coast of Odaiba Kaihinkoen's "Statue of Liberty" bloom dynamic flowers in the dignified winter night sky.

Despite a 10-minute condensed fireworks event, elaborate fireworks are launched one after another, and it is worth seeing.

On the 22nd, music fireworks linked to music will be held.

From Toyosu Ohashi, which has a good view of the downstream of the Harumi Canal, you can see the "Odaiba Rainbow Fireworks" that color the winter night sky with loud sound.

 

 

This is the rosemary sea, which covers "gifts and I enjoy myself" as a Guruman.

Nihonbashi Nagasakikan, an antenna shop in Nagasaki Prefecture, plays a role as a "Nagasaki culture information dissemination base" in Nihonbashi, which has been closely related since the Edo period. It's exactly "Dejima in Edo".

Since introducing it in July last year, the interior of the store has been renewed and is full of items that I want to introduce.

Mr. Shimoda Yuri, Deputy Manager of Nihonbashi Nagasakikan, took care of me.

Let's start the introduction. All prices include tax. All images can be enlarged by clicks.

1,080 yen for 8 Nagasaki angels The Kujuku Islands Group

A very rich Madeleine in the shape of an angel's wings.

It was born from the desire to convey the churches and romance of Nagasaki with sweets.

Sugar-coated soft texture with subtle flavor and aroma of milk.

"Hidden Christian Heritage of Nagasaki and Amakusa Regions" registered in World Cultural Heritage in July this year.

Oura Cathedral in Nagasaki City is exactly this main asset.

It is a baked confectionery in a glittering package reminiscent of the stained glass of Oura Cathedral.

Pure Chocolate series 650 yen each Chocolate house

Lower right of the image below: Megami-ohashi Bridge and Night View of Passenger Ship (Milk) Lower left: lantern (White) Upper left: Night view of Mount Inasa (Sweet) Upper right: There is a night view of Glover Garden. It is a chocolate series in cans with beautiful night view package.

It is also famous as a souvenir of Huis Ten Bosch.

"The night view series sells well."

Do you know it?　Nagasaki, Hong Kong, Monaco ...

In 2012, it was certified as the "World's New Three Great Night Views".

Nagasaki has a three-dimensional night view that creates a mortar-shaped terrain, a bird's-eye view from multiple directions, such as Inasayama, Nabe Kanmuriyama, and Kazagashira Koen. It seems that the beauty of the night view was extremely highly evaluated.

"More" corner

Kneaded flour and fried in oil.

There are various names, but in Nagasaki, such sweets are collectively referred to as "more".

Displays such as 3.5 or 1.5 at the top indicate the level of hardness.

"It's the origin of Nagasaki. We're dealing with the famous Suzhou Hayashi and Fujian. Both have shops in Chinatown, Nagasaki.'

Mafar left: 15 Motoiri 1,080 yen Right: 7 Motoiri 540 yen Suzhou Forest

Left: Tangjin Volume 4 Motoiri 540 yen: More than 9 Motoiri 540 yen right: More than 6 Motoiri 378 yen Fujian

　

Bunmeido Sohonten Castella Various

Back left: Castella No. 1 1,890 yen Okunaka: Castella No. 0.6 1,080 yen　　　　 　Right: Castella winding (6 pieces) 820 yen Before right: Castella winding (individual packaging) 119 yen Center: Cut castella (5 pieces: plain) 810 yen

　

It is a genuine Nagasaki castella that is particular about the material. It is the taste of the origin of the Honke of Bunmeido.

It is baked in the old-fashioned manufacturing method.

The characteristic of Nagasaki Castella is that it contains rough sugar at the bottom.

Slicet sugar is the decisive factor for flavor and texture. (left image)

Castella rolls are sweets carefully wrapped around the castella with the skin of high-quality flavor "Mikasayama". It is a gem that is easy to eat and is easy to distribute as a small souvenir by individually wrapping.

"It's sent directly from the factory in Nagasaki."

On this day, there was also Kaientai Castella that reprinted the taste of late Tokugawa shogunate. (Left: 756 yen)

Nagasaki is the stage of Ryomaden. It is said that it is a castella that faithfully reproduces the recipe in the so-called Kaientai diary called "Yukon Seimeiroku" owned by the Kyoto National Museum.

Eat-in corner

You can taste Nagasaki's specialty dishes, sweets, sake, etc.

Tableware seems to be used for the famous pottery "Hasami ware" introduced before.

Food menu and cafe menu

What is Nagasaki's specialty Turkish Rice?

It is a volumey menu with pilaf, cutlet, Napolitan and salad in one plate.

It seems to be a so-called local gourmet that is very popular at Western restaurants in Nagasaki.

If you haven't experienced it, please try it at Nihonbashi Nagasakikan.

"I can usually eat delicious foods from Nagasaki. We also make milk oysters with original recipes.

"Champon and Turkish rice are popular. These were sold a lot since they were introduced on the broadcast "Ad Street Heaven" the other day. ]

"I'm putting a lot of effort here. Eight seats are fixed, and when there is no event, we also use the next corner.'

Nagasakikan Original Castella Soft Cream 400 yen

This is a product from the reopening in April this year.

"Nagasakikan original, popular No.1. It's sold a lot. Since the flavor of castella was originally made, the soft serve ice cream is also castella flavor. In addition, the castella also puts "Today's castella" inside.

Thank you for your attention.

Indeed, castella-flavored soft serve ice cream. As you eat, a piece of real castella appears at the border with the cone. It tasted very nostalgic even though it was a new texture. It's delicious to be a habit.

I taught you the secret information of the back menu here.

"In addition to castella-flavored soft serve ice cream, vanilla is also included in the machine, so you can mix vanilla and castella flavors. It's not on the menu. If asked, which would you like, either castella flavor or mix? Yeah.'

Nagasaki Oden

Ingredients from Nagasaki Prefecture are generally contained. He said that a very famous calligrapher from Omura wrote a story.

"The dashi is solid and delicious. Put the kamaboko in the shop. Eggs are also Nagasaki eggs (scheduled to be introduced in the third installment). Dashi is using Hirato's flying fish in the shop (Agodashi: this will also be introduced in the third installment). To explain, flying fish stock etc. are sold very well.'

"I mainly sell it with the lid open from the evening. If it is popular, we will sell it throughout the year.

Sales Volume Ranking in October

For your information... The rankings seem to be constantly changing.

・・The introduction will last two more times.

Nihonbashi Nagasakikan

1st floor of Nihonbashi 2-1-3 Urban Net Nihonbashi 2-chome Building

Nihombashi Station is close to Tokyo Metro.

A 1-minute walk from Exit B7, you can see the exit or the signboard of the shop.

Shop 03-6262-5352

Tourist Information 03-3241-1777

Business hours 10:00 to 20:00

Open all year round (excluding building facility inspection days, etc.)

Click here for the homepage of Nihonbashi Nagasakikan.

⇒　　https://www.nagasakikan.jp/

　

 

 

Looking at the sign called HARUMI FLAG, what is it? I thought it.

It is said that "Harumi" was named in the sense of a sunny place overlooking the beautiful sea.　So, I thought this sign was a picture of that image.　However, just in case, when I searched on the Internet, I found a URL called HARUMI FLAG (Harumi Athlete Village). It will be sold after being used as an athlete village at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and will be able to move in in 2023.

　

I saw a part of the official website. It's as follows.

　The HARUMI FLAG consists of five blocks, consisting of 23 condominiums and rental housing units and 1 commercial facility, for a total of 24 buildings.
By establishing many open spaces and green spaces that are the center of the city, we will create exchanges and liveliness.
In the adjacent area, a “multi-mobility station” and a “hydrogen station” that supplies the next generation of energy will be set up as traffic nodes, redevelopment of “Harumi Wharf Park”, elementary and junior high schools, childcare facilities, and harbor public facilities such as the fire department are also linked.

 

 

If you want to know more about Nihonbashi, the information site "Machi Nihonbashi" is convenient.

　 http://www.nihonbashi-tokyo.jp/

　

From the history of Nihonbashi, it is full of information such as how to enjoy each season, seasonal event sightseeing, gourmet, culture, and city tours. You can also see the back number of "Nihonbashi Goyomi" from this site.

　

The following are the main contents

　 1.Event

　　 From large-scale events held throughout the city according to the season, attracting attention entertainment, experience spots, workshops, etc.

　2.Play

　Tour cruises where you can enjoy a variety of courses, gourmets with long-established and famous shops, seasonal experience tours, etc.

3.Eat

　 Introducing the unique taste of Nihonbashi. Long-established and famous stores that have been loved by Edo townspeople, shops where you can taste ingredients from all over Japan, cafes where you can relax, etc.

4.Buy

　Introducing Nihonbashi's gem, including tools, food, new specialties, and hot items.

5.Know

　Introducing the main features of Nihonbashi, famous places and culture, and Nihonbashi Revitalization Plan.

6.Take a picture

　Photographs and old scenery where you can feel the "now" of Nihonbashi. The "Hundred Views of Nihonbashi" that captures various moments is also good.

　

　

 

 

　Harumi Triton Square has streets and squares named for each theme, and the mythical square is decorated with large ceiling paintings.

On the floor of the mythical square, you can see an mermaid-like old man, decorated with marbles, blowing a horn. This is the sea god Triton. I hear they are blowing conch shells.　And as this December outfit, a fine Christmas tree is displayed.

The ceiling is decorated with pictures of Greek mythology and is as the name of Triton Square.　

This picture was posted in 2001 when the "Italy Year in Japan" was held. The picture depicts the god of livestock and prophecy, Apollo, famous as the sun god, Artemis, the goddess of the moon, Eos of the dawn, Zeburos of the west wind, and Flora of the spring goddess of the spring (the goddess who rule the flowers).　It invites you to travel to the world of mythology, the warm Mediterranean Sea, and the Aegean Sea.

Click here for access to Harumi Triton Square, restaurants, etc.

http://harumi-triton.jp/

 

 

Red color unique to this season that I realized during commuting

It is the leaves of cherry blossoms in Kameibashi Park on the Tsukiji River.

In particular, one cherry leaf is red.

Yellow of ginkgo on Showa-dori

On Showa-dori, not all ginkgo trees are still yellowing.

In the first place, the leaves look green because they contain "chlorophyll", and when the sunshine hours are shorter in autumn, the chlorophyll is broken down.

And the red color of the leaves is derived from the pigment "Anthocyan", and the anthocyan does not exist in the leaves from spring to summer, but is newly created during the aging process ().

In addition, the yellow color of the leaves is the pigment "carotenoid", and carotenoid pigment-based xantfills are contained in the leaves since the young leaves, but cannot be seen from spring to summer, and the chlorophyll of the leaves is broken down in autumn. It seems to be noticeable.

Hey~

And the green willow at Ginza Yanagi-dori St.

Because of this season, I am grateful that this green color is kept as good as the cold.

That's why it was red, yellow, and green unique to this season.

By the way, it is the situation as of December 4th.