Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

I stopped by Chiba Bank's "Himawari Gallery" on the 4th floor of COREDO Muromachi 3.

That's because I saw a manga called "Image of the Phantom of Nihonbashi Monogatari" (Hiroyuki Mitsuo Exhibition).

　
Set around the Nihonbashi Kirin statue, youkai slid and fell with humans.
Is this a place where the wind is blowing, to me of the Gegege no Kitaro generation?
It was a very hot art.

In a stressful society, I feel that the time to immerse yourself in such a different world is very fun.

After having lunch in the neighborhood of Nihonbashi Muromachi, we took a break and went to an art space in different worlds.
Why don't you go out, these youkai are waiting until 3/21.
(Free admission, closed on Monday, and exhibitions seem to be replaced every month, mainly by artists living in Chiba.)

http://www.chibabank.co.jp/company/csr/gallery/

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On the afternoon of February 13, a hands-on pattern of a town walk tour organized by the Central Tourism Association; "Experience making anpan and cocktail making experience in Ginza! "
I've enjoyed it more than enough!

In the evening, I was invited to spring first, and in a gentle atmosphere, Ginza participated in making anpan in a gentle atmosphere, going to the 4th floor of "Kimuraya" in Ginza 4-chome, famous for sake varieties Anpan, slightly late.

Kimuraya is a long-established store founded in 1869, and has been running since the introduction of Western bread making technology along with the opening of Yokohama in late Tokugawa shogunate.

Under the guidance of an anpan-making master, until Anpan burns that brown, the base like the soft skin of the baby as shown in the photo and the scent of some sake koji (Koji) scent in Honoka.
Wrap the sweet bean paste on the base, and put the salted leaves of the cherry blossoms in the middle to finish! It is baked in a kettle on the 7th floor.
And on the first floor, we prepared bread for breakfast tomorrow. As usual, there are a lot of customers and foreigners.

Kimuraya http://www.ginzakimuraya.jp/bakery/index.html

 (← Anpan made by myself)

Until Anpan's baked for two hours, you can experience cocktail making at the "Rose of the Desert" in Ginza 2-chome, where you can eat, at the dining BAR.
As shown in the photo, at a counter with a cool adult atmosphere, shake Shaking New York based on Bourbon and make cocktails at a bar in Ginza.
I experienced it. It seems that there are as many as 450 bars in Ginza, but if you know a shop that feels good like this, you know it.
I felt like it was easy to drink on some anniversary, and I came to want to stop by again.
Bartender of the "Rose of the Desert", told me that I like it is good at things.

http://www.sabakunobara.jp/

●The next morning, early breakfast, 5 Anpan + α made by myself, delicious! It was a good time for my heart.
In addition, we look forward to such hands-on town walking tour with the arrival of spring.

February has passed the spring, and until the cherry blossom season, it was about to repeat three cold four temperatures.

At the Mitsui Memorial Museum, I went to see Hina doll and Hina tools at an exhibition that began on February 6.

First of all, about Hinamatsuri, this is March 3rd to pray for the health and well-being of girls.
It is also called a peach festival, one of the five festivals.
In ancient China, there is a custom of entering the river on the first snake day in March to purify the filth, which was introduced to Japan during the Heian period.
It was a unique event to celebrate with chirashi sushi, Hamaguri soup, Hina Arare, Hishimochi, and white sake.
Hina dan decorations seem to have been started since Genroku.

All the dolls were glittering, and the face seemed to match the word "rigful".
Above all, the 3 meters wide and 5-tiered hina decorations are wonderful, please take a look.

As I mentioned in the explanation, some dolls were Hina doll by craftsmen at Jukenten (around Nihonbashi 3-chome) from the Edo period.
It was written and it was a day when I once again felt that it was a town of merchants and craftsmen.

1895 (1895) Mitsui Memorial Museum Collection by the third generation Oki Hirazo

1934 (1934) Mitsui Memorial Museum Collection, 1934 by Heizo Gosei Oki

Shishinden Hina doll, 5th-generation Oki Heizo 1934 (1934) Mitsui Memorial Museum

Toshikata Mizuno, Meiji period, Collection of the 20th Century Mitsui Memorial Museum

"Color-painted cranes" Singjukan-zo Modern Mitsui Memorial Museum Collection

In addition, Satsuma ware of the Mitsui family is also on display. Hideyoshi Toyotomi What brought the technology to Satsuma after his dispatch to Korea in his later years?
It is said that it was from a Korean potter. Speaking of which, Ryotaro Shiba's secretary (the work "color painting crane facing" in the photo is his work).
I remembered that there was a work that wrote about that, it's a heartwarming work, read it.

Mitsui Memorial Museum → The nearest station is Mitsukoshimae Station on the Ginza Line.

Click here for details http://www.mitsui-museum.jp/

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