Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
I went to the "Chuo-ku Snow Festival" held at Akatsuki Park on Sunday, February 10 and 11 (Mon / holiday). .
Since it is held every other year, it is my first snow festival since I moved to Chuo-ku....
I've been looking forward to it since the end of last year!



On the 9th (Saturday), the day before the event, it was very cold, and although it was hardly piled up, snow fell.
Meanwhile, the amount of snow delivered from Higashine City is equivalent to 20 trucks!
In Tokyo, the amount of snow that you don't see first increases the tension even for adults.
This time, I would like to tell you about such a snow festival.

■Snow play corner
Here we slide the snow slope with sleds.
I was able to play with the snow while I was in Tokyo.
For children in Tokyo who don't usually see so much snow,
I guess it was a great excitement.



Like sleds, there was a long line of miniskies.
Ski boards and stock for children can be borrowed from Chuo-ku.
You can enjoy skiing easily.



In addition, parents and children make snowmen, etc.
I saw him enjoying playing with the snow as he wished.



■Mini zoo
You can ride ponies, ducks, chickens, etc.
Cute small animals such as rabbits were also coming to play.



■Song Corner, Opening Ceremony
In the song corner, which was held twice a day, the song was held.
Including Panda Rabbit koala, which children can enjoy together.
Various songs are performed, and there are many smiling children around the stage.


(It is a pity that we cannot deliver the expression due to the protection of personal information.)

And on the 10th, the opening ceremony was held from 11:30.
I missed the timing for a moment.
I was able to meet the mayor of Chuo and the local character of Higashine City, the king of the fruit tree kingdom, Tanto-kun.



■Higashine-shi PR corner
In a corner of Akatsuki Park, special products of Higashine City were sold.
Among them, many of them were Keio Sakura.
It is a cherry blossom that blooms in winter and is a representative cherry tree in Yamagata Prefecture that delivers spring a little earlier (how, the shipment volume is the highest in Japan).



There are also juices, fruit wines, sweets, etc. made from fruits from Yamagata.
Lotteries that can be participated if purchased over a certain amount of money were also exciting.

Meanwhile, I purchased "Keyaki-yaki" from Shosendo, famous for "Kotobuki Matsu" in Yamagata famous confectionery.
What is the reason?...Chuo-ku and Higashine-shi also have exchanges through keyaki.

I think that it is only the exchange between cherries and willows, and in the ward administration yearbook,
On February 11, 2007, it is recorded that the "15th anniversary of the Chuo-ku-Higashine-shi friendship city tie-up" was held.



It is the most important taste, but it has a modest sweetness, and the flavor of the dough is very good.
In addition to green soybeans, white hide beans are added to Zudaan.
I think it was more like "an"!

And some of the visitors knew for the first time that this snow festival was used as an opportunity.
Once again, I felt that such cultural exchange was meaningful.

■Sales of recycled bicycles
Recycled bicycles were sold on the morning of the 10th, saying, "Treasure limited resources."
Those who wish to purchase must put the prescribed application form in the envelope attached to the desired bicycle by 11:30.
The lottery will start from 12:00.

This time, about 20 units, which were dominated by the city cycle, were sold.
The appeal of this project is that it costs 6,000 yen per bicycle including the security registration fee (* cash payment is required on the spot).



The applicants were slightly different from 2 to 30 people for each bicycle, but many people participated in the lottery.
Recycled bicycles are all clean and well maintained.
Isn't it a great opportunity for those who are considering purchasing a bicycle?

This tent will be the Kyobashi fire brigade PR corner on the 11th the following day.
It seems that they have distributed leaflets.

■Taste corner
Here you can find regional cuisine, Gomoku rice, fried rice soup, taiyaki, oshiruko, hot Calpis, and so on.
Food and drinks that can be enjoyed by adults and children were distributed, and it was very busy.



When I visited Higashine at the beginning of the year, I lost eating local cuisine like regional cuisine.
I also had potato broth, tamakonjac, and taiyaki.



The taste of pork is very effective in the potato broth.
Some of them commented, "Sukiyaki-like!"
The tamakonjac, which was moderately elastic and tasted, was also delicious.

■Yeah
The Chuo-ku Snow Festival, which was participated for the first time this time, was a unique winter event with various projects and corners.
There is a feeling of being for children, but it can be enjoyed regardless of men and women of all ages.
I guess it's not the only one who felt wasteful at every other year.

And it was surprisingly crowded with so many families, saying, "There were so many children in Chuo-ku!"
In Chuo-ku, there are many valuable opportunities for children to enjoy, including Kabuki and traditional festivals.
You are enjoying Chuo-ku with your child
As you can see from the articles of senior correspondents, Edamame, Osome, and Harumi Madam (in alphabetical order) and conversations when they appeared on the radio.
I feel like I was able to understand more that "Chuo-ku is easy to raise children"

I was able to know the charm of the friendship city, Higashine City through snow, gourmet, special products, etc.
There was also information newly obtained, and I wanted to visit again soon.