Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

I've been to Tokyo Minato matsuri on May 14 and 15.

Around noon, we visited the water fire department pageant from Harumi 2-chome. About two weeks before the event, boats gathered on the Harumi Canal and practiced.

At the venue of Harumi 5-chome, with the aim of opening the rare ship to the public every year. This year, the fire boat "Miyakodori" was open to the public on the 15th. As usual, the Japan Coast Guard survey boat "Ocean", the Tokyo Port and Harbor Bureau dredging ship "Umiryu", the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology training boat "Umitaka Maru", and the minesweeper ship "Tsushima" are open to the public from the Marine Self-Defense Force. Was. This year, I toured the first Miyakodori for about 40 minutes. "Tsushima" is a tour of the appearance only.

In addition, various vehicles are on display from the Ministry of Defense Self-Defense Forces.

At the tip stage of Harumi Wharf, I saw the stage of the Tokyo Fire Music Band.

In addition, on the other side of Harumi Wharf, you can see the completed Toyosu Market. The planned site of Harumi's athlete village is still being leveled, and construction seems to be from now on. With the opening of Route 2, the opening of Toyosu Ohashi and Tsukiji Ohashi will be completed, and I look forward to the future development of Harumi.

This year, the test drive of the water taxi was also made by advance reservation, but the application has been missed. It seems that there will be more and more attempts ahead of the Olympics, and I am looking forward to next year.

The 67th Tokyo Minato matsuri was held on Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24. The venue is the planned site of the Olympic Athlete Village. I went to Tokyo Minato matsuri to walk around the planned site of the athlete village.

I took a panoramic view of the athlete village from the east side. The passenger ship terminal on the left and the anchored on the left are ships that are open to the public today. Also, looking at the Toyosu New Market from the venue in Harumi, construction is steadily progressing. I'm looking forward to it.

At the venue, various performances on the stage and events in the bustling square were crowded with families with children. As an event unique to Harumi, there is a public exhibition of ships that are rare. This time, there were public exhibitions such as "Surveying Ship Marine", "Dredging Ship Marine Ryu", "Training Ship Kaitakamaru", "Escort Ship Yugiri". Since it was a rare opportunity, we visited "Drunsetsu Funakai Ryu", "Training Ship Utakamaru", and "Escort Ship Yugiri". "Yugiri" is a 3,500t escort ship, but it waited for 30 minutes, probably because there were few opportunities to visit warships. It was characterized by the fact that it was equipped with a patrol helicopter, and it seemed that it took a long time to visit the public due to the space of the helicopter's public location.

In the morning of the 24th, a water firefighting pageant was held.

I am looking forward to the development of Harumi for the Olympics.

　For three days on May 8, 9, and 10, the 2015 Harumi Haruko Festival was held at Triton Square, Harumi. On the 9th (Sat) and 10th (Sun), I went to see it for 2 hours on the afternoon of the 2nd.

In the Grand Lobby on the 2nd floor, there was a popular character show with a special stage. The 9th is "Princess Fricure" and the 10th is "Ninger", so it is very popular with little kids.

In the Grand Lobby on the 2nd floor of Triton Square, there are many performances by famous artists, and you can enjoy it for free, so you can feel a little like you got it. Last year, I listened to Eijiro Nakagawa's trumpet (jazz) and became a fan. As a result, I began to listen to jazz while eating at Ginza Swing. This month, there will be a string quartet by orchestra members of the sunny sea on 5/19 (Tuesday). I'd like to listen to it.

On the terrace along the Asashio Canal, stalls (west) and recycled market (east) were held. A large collection of delicious food from all over Japan at the stalls. I tried "Handmade pork bun", "Oita chicken fried", and "Local beer villego beer", but it was very delicious and very satisfying. In addition, there is a fire and police awareness booth at the western end.

Entering the inside of Triton Square, there was a ward inhabitant stage at the "Water Terrace", and for about 30 minutes I enjoyed the stage of "Dynamite Shakariki Circus".

I was worried about the weather this weekend, but I was blessed with very good weather and I was able to spend a very good holiday.

The declaration of flowering of cherry blossoms in Tokyo was March 23, and then the cold returned, and on the 29th, the full bloom declaration came out, so I hurriedly asked for a famous cherry blossom spot.

The Edo Bus MAP at this time introduces cherry blossom viewing spots in Chuo-ku in the "Ohanami Map" of "Sakura Newsletter".

A total of 22 places, of which 150 cherry blossom trees are lined with Sakura-dori St. at the north exit of Yaesu, 120 are Tsukuda Park and Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine, and 2 are large in Chuo-ku.

In addition, Tsukuda and Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine are connected to a row of 60 cherry blossom trees in Ishikawajima Park, so it can be said that it is the largest cherry blossom viewing spot in Chuo-ku with 180 trees at Tsukuda, Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine, Ishikawajima Park. I think it is.

So, on the 31st, I strolled around "Yaesu Kitaguchi Sakura-dori St." and "Tsukuda / Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine / Ishikawajima Park".

Also, from March 27 to April 10, there is an "Ohanami Tour Boat" from Hashizume Square in the southeast of Nihonbashi.

On the 29th, I missed it, but on April 2, I boarded the `` Nihonbashi / Sumida River Cherry Blossom Tour 45 minutes '' and watched `` Tsukuda / Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine / Ishikawajima Park '' from the Sumida River. .