Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

From March 1, 2013, two months have passed since the Suitengu Shrine in Nihonbashikakigaracho was relocated to the temporary shrine in Nihonbashihamacho (side Meijiza) 　following the rebuilding of the main shrine hall. Although it is a distance that can be reached on foot, do you know that you can use the free shuttle bus "Kohomaru" from the nearby Royal Park Hotel to Kayagu until the main shrine is completed? The service days are Dog Day and Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and weekdays. On the day of the Dog, special flights are available early on.

　In addition, "Koho Inu", which was set up in front of the left toward the precincts, is currently waiting for you near the escalator in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel (from the front entrance and left back).　

　Near the front desk, armor helmets were on display, sometimes at the time of the Dango Festival. On the first floor, which can be said to be the face of the hotel, which welcomes customers first, the gorgeous but solid decoration that changes with the season will delight users, but when there is time until the bus ride time, check out the shops and restaurants in the museum. Personally, I recommend bread and cakes that are sold only during the season on the first basement floor "Dericatessen Royal Delica".
　Some shops in the vicinity of Suitengu Shrine and Ningyocho offer products cheaper than usual only on the day of the dog, so why not buy Japanese sweets as souvenirs and return home?

　Well, I'll get on the "Kohomaru". There is only one step lower, but it is easier to ride. A video of the old Suitengu Shrine was also played inside the car. Departing from the hotel, from Suitengu Street, see off the old shrine hall on the right side of the Suitengu-mae intersection on Shin-ohashi-dori St. on Ningyocho Street and turn right at Ningyocho Intersection. Enter Koza-dori, pass the Hisamatsu Police Station on your left, turn right at the Hisamatsucho intersection and go to Kiyosubashi-dori. You will arrive at the temporary shrine in about 15 minutes. Many people came to pray for this day in Da'an, probably because of the climate exceeding 20 ° C. The timetable of the bus from the temporary palace to the hotel is posted near the entrance gate in front of the torii gate.

　If the weather is nice, it would be nice to take a walk on the nearby Hamacho Park and Sumida River Terrace by extending your legs.

Cross Kameshima Bridge from the Hatchobori intersection where Shin-ohashi-dori St. and Yaesu Street intersect, turn left at the first intersection, Kamejima Bridge, and Cafe Paulista on the right side along the road leading to Eitai-dori St. . From Kayabacho, cross Shin-ohashi-dori St. on the back of Shin-ohashi-dori, cross Shin-Kameshima Bridge and turn right at the "Ringishijima" intersection to the left side along the road. Many people may know the coffee shop in Ginza 8-chome, which is said to have been the etymology of <Silver Bra>, but this is a delivery center that also serves as a direct sales shop for Brazilian coffee beans of the same organization as that coffee shop.

When I was worried about the signboard I happened to see and approached the entrance of the building, there was a guide that says, "Coffee beans customers are free to enter." Beyond the door, a scene like a warehouse spread, and products were piled up on shelves for each customer.

It seems that two men are working. When I personally told me that I came to buy coffee beans, one person asked me what I liked and chose some products. In the meantime, the other person brewed several kinds of coffee for tasting, and it seemed that there was also a handling of dried fruits, almonds with shells, coffee bean chocolate, etc. I was able to taste it.

This time, I purchased 200g of "forest coffee" deep roast. As a bonus, he added coffee cream to me ^^

There is also an online shop.
http://www.paulista.co.jp/index.html

However, we recommend that you purchase it directly when you go out nearby.♪
The purchased "forest coffee" was fragrant and heavy taste.

Address 2-2-12, Shinkawa, Chuo-ku
Phone number 03-3553-2342

One of the Buddhist events, the Flower Festival. Every April 8th is a day to celebrate the birth of Historical Buddha, and on the 6th, the Ningyocho Great Kannon-ji Flower Festival, hosted by the Ningyocho Shopping Street Cooperative, was held.

It started at 11:00 in the light cloudy weather, but soon there was a long line of worshipers. The stairs are main hall.

We celebrate the birth of Historical Buddha with sweet tea in ladle. It is said that sweet tea is served because nine dragons appeared in heaven at the birth of Historical Buddha and poured sweet dew. I was attending a Buddhist high school, so I remember singing and celebrating the same sweet tea at that time.
After worshiping, I received the sweets of Shigemori Eishindo with the temple newsletter and "Ningyocho Great Kannon" and the brand name. Also, I drew a speed lottery one by one, but unfortunately it was off. If you hit it, you can get a specialty of Ningyocho, such as Sokaya's rice cracker.

For worshipers, sweet tea is served as sweets placed on a small tray and sweet tea. There was a place to sit down under the stairs, and everyone was quiet for a while and left the temple.

Ningyocho's character "KING Hitonosuke", which was recently introduced on TV, was also enlivening the flower festival.♪