Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　Today (July 27), I worked as a guide for "Tsukiji Outer Market Part 1" of the "Waku Waku Tour" hosted by the Tourism Association.

　First, the meeting was in front of the convenience store Lawson at the intersection of Harumi-dori St. and Shin-ohashi-dori St. Participants are 10 people, 4 people in the ward and 6 people outside the ward. It means that there were 42 applicants, so they were selected by 4.2 times lottery.

　Today's main destinations are "Egg Yaki Daisada", "Nori Hataya Shoten", "Salmon Showa Food", and "Konbu Suita Shoten" located in Tsukiji Outer Market.

　"Daisada of egg-yaki" has a branch in the out-of-office market (Tsukiji 4-13-11), as well as in-house market and fish-gashi Yokocho. It has a wide customer base, including high-end sushi restaurants, high-end restaurants, department stores, and high-end supermarkets all over the country. It is carefully hand-baked using carefully selected ground eggs with safe and secure, and has a history of 90 years since the first generation as a manufacturer of egg-yaki.

"Hatoya Nori Store" (Tsukiji 4-14-16) is a dry laver wholesaler in Tsukiji founded in 1930. We handle dried foods such as seaweed and have a wide selection of seaweed from all over Japan, such as Ariake products, and propose seaweed that is suitable not only for grilled seaweed but also for various scenes. In addition, we have a wide selection of dried foods such as nuts and dried fruits as well as seaweed. It is also popular as a souvenir shop where you can feel the vibrant voice of the third generation representative and the style of downtown that still remains in the cityscape outside Tsukiji.

"Showa Food of Salmon" (Tsukiji 4-13-14) selects and ships the highest quality salmon from salmon found throughout Japan. Focusing on natural salmon, red salmon, and autumn salmon, there are also items that are difficult to obtain elsewhere, such as "Southern nose bend", which is nostalgic under the name of "salt pulling", and "Super dry red salmon", which is so spicy that salt erupts. I am.

　
"Suita Shoten" (4-11-1 Tsukiji) is a long-established kelp that has been operating for more than 120 years. We are proud of a wide selection of products in preparation for professional Japanese food. 95% of kelp is from Hokkaido. However, even in the same Hokkaido product, the taste, texture and dashi differ depending on the production area. It should be used according to the purpose. However, it is not easy to know whether it is a good kelp just by appearance. There is a theory that "white flour is blowing has a lot of umami", but this is not always said. In addition, it can not be said that "natural is better than aquaculture." At specialty stores, we propose the perfect one according to the purpose and budget, so please consult a professional and choose it.

　After going around the four shops, pass in front of the Tsukiji Fish Bank and go to Haji Shrine. After that, from Kachidokibashi, today's tour was completed, looking at the newly built Tsukiji Ohashi and Tsukuda / Tsukishima towers and condominiums.

　We introduced photos of "Tsukishima Kusaichi", but they are preparing for Saturday. When I visited again after the event, there were quite a lot of people.

　
　Once again, I would like to introduce a few scenes that are crowded with parents and children.

The white enclosure behind is the planned redevelopment building site.　The project will be completed at the end of March 2021, so after the Olympic Games.

　Saturday, July 8 9 (Sun) is "Tsukishima Kusaichi".

　As stated in the Monoshiri Encyclopedia, "When the tray approaches, there was a city that sold tray supplies such as Houroku, Ogara, and Hozuki. This is the beginning of Kusaichi, which is now held on the weekend of early July, and there are various stalls on the 500m Tsukishima Nakadori shopping street."
　
　

　Everyone at Tsukuda Junior High School preparing for the opening event and drum performance.

　
　In Tsukishima Nakadori Shopping Street (commonly known as Monja-dori), large-scale apartments have been started through the urban redevelopment project. It's a 32-story building, so it's lonely that the downtown atmosphere disappears, but when it's completed, the image of the street will change again. It is scheduled to be completed on March 31, 2021, but the site area is quite large and it is likely to be a considerable large condominium, and this will increase the population of Chuo-ku again.

　In the vicinity, there is the site of the Tsukishima Machinery Headquarters as a large remaining land. Currently, it is a parking lot, but if a high-rise apartment is built here, the Tsukuda and Tsukishima areas will be further converted into high-rise apartments.

　In Tsukuda, the closed site of public bath has been transformed into a medium-sized condominium. In addition, the site of a small store is gradually turning into small and medium-sized condominiums. Two subways, the Metro Yurakucho Line and the Toei Oedo Line, are available, and the Tsukuda and Tsukishima districts, which are within walking distance to Yurakucho and Ginza, are likely to increase the population.