Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Thanksgiving Day and Niiname-no-Matsuri.

Thanks for the new grain, Niiname-no-Matsuri prayed for a good harvest.
On February 17, the festival was held against Kinen-sai.
It is served at shrines all over the country.

The tax was paid by Yamatohime-no-Mikoto, who dedicated Amaterasu Omikami to Ise.
It is said that the harvested rice ears were put in front of God.
Shrines in various places are also taxed in front of the shrine.

In the past, rice was used as a substitute for money.
The tax suspension is said to be the origin of the current tax.

There is a custom that gives you great blessings by eating sacred food.
Rice ears grown in Kanda of Fukutoku Shrine in a noshi bag filled with new grains.
It is "Fukume" which was inserted and purified in front of God.

The award starts on the day of Niiname-no-Matsuri and the number is limited.

For the work of many people until delicious rice is lined up on the table.
I want to appreciate it.

◆Fukutoku Shrine
　2-4-14, Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

A bakery that is rooted in the community.

The main dish is prepared bread with a sense of volume as a whole.

Rankings of sales that are stuck in stores and stores.

I purchased the number one tomato ball.

The bread is solid and the taste is mayonnaise and cheese.

It's surprisingly easy to eat because of the sour taste of tomatoes.

It's a lot of volume, and the costpa is great.

I feel the spirit of a long-established bakery.

It's an early one. If you are interested, please.

◆Venya (BENIYA)
　2-4-7, Nihonbashikayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
　Business hours From 7:30 to 18:00 (until sold out)
　Regular holidays: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays

This is a place where you can feel the season.

It is a daimyo garden that was a separate residence of the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period.

As early as the winter preparation began.

Stretch a rope so that the branches won't break due to the weight of snow.

It is a "snow hanging" to reinforce. In Tokyo, where there is little snowfall

It is taken in as a decoration to add a taste to the garden.

The day I visited is the day of the traditional skill tour once a year.

We observed the process of hanging snow.

It is said that the front is facing Ochiya in Nakajima.

In the flower garden, autumn cherry blossoms were at their best.

It has a beautiful contrast with the skyscrapers.

Why don't you go around the changing seasons?

◆Hamarikyu Onshi Garden
1-1, Hamarikyuteien, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

In the Edo period, Yokocho and alleys were so as not to face the main street.
The city has increased. Because there was no obligation to pay taxes
bathhouse, barber shops, soba shops, sushi restaurants, etc.
Many of them were lined up, and the shrine Inari was enshrined in this life.

Edo townspeople who had the religion of Inari.
The town of Edo flourished with many cultures and commerce.

In a city where old history lives, shrines are still carefully maintained.
Yes. The things around Ginza Hatcho Shrine are nature and Ginza.
It will lead to a walk around the alley.

The monkey will guide the passers-by to Hodo Inari.

It is Mihara Koji, a small path of cobblestone.
From the south side, you can see the vermilion of the banner of Azuma Inari.

It is a tour of Ginza that you will not get tired of it even if you repeat it every year.

◆Hodo Inari Shrine / 4-3-14 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
　(Include the alley behind the Namikikan or the back of the Tenshodo)
◆Azuma Inari Shrine / 5-9-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
　(Azuma-dori, Mihara-koji)
◆Ginza Hatcho Shrine Tour 2018