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Relaxing Ginza Yu

[Cotton] June 26, 2017 14:00

Hello, this is a cotton that I like public bath.

 

In addition to Kinharuyu-san introduced earlier, there is another public bath in Ginza.

Today, I would like to introduce Ginza Yu in Ginza 1-chome.

 

The location is near Kyobashi on Ginza Chuo-dori, and if you walk about 100 meters toward Showa-dori at the Ginza-dori Exit intersection, you will find a park on the left. It's on the left and right in front of the viaduct of the highway that passes through the park, turns left at the next intersection and runs forward.

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After passing through the curtain dyed with Ginza-yu on a dark blue background, the right is ladies' bath. The left is men's bath.

 

The door of the clog box is transparent and the shoes inside can be seen through. You can see the location of your shoes right away.

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When I opened the door, there was a guard stand beside the entrance, and the woman's husband shouted, "Welcome." You will pay the bath fee here. It seems that it was renewed in 2013, but I'm glad that there is a watch. It has a different taste than a super public bath.

 

And the first impression of the dressing room based on white is clean = YllacleanYllaliness. You can see that they are cleaning carefully.

Roca Hara_131_150.jpgAlso, since the height of the 70 lockers is up to the waist, you can see the entire dressing room and feel wide. It's great for women with lots of luggage because they can put clothes on the locker and change clothes. In addition, both the shoebox and the locker are the keys that do not require coins, so you don't have any coins.

 

Let's go to the bathroom.

This is also based on white, and there is a bright window on the wall. In public baths in the city surrounded by buildings, the number of places where natural light comes in has decreased. The next door is built taking advantage of the location of expressways and parks.

 

And a mosaic painting on the bathtub I had.

The women's bath is the fireworks of the Sumida River

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men's bath is a view of Ginza 4-chome

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The bathtub is a little deep and a bathtub with a jet bath. The temperature ranges from 40 to 41 degrees.

The hot water that you enter while watching the mosaic picture is just the right amount of water that I like.

A large ventilation fan is fully rotated on the bathtub, and fresh air enters the bathroom.

Thanks to this ventilation fan, you can take a bath slowly without climbing like an open-air bath even indoors.

 

Chair Hara_114_150.jpgAnd the most worrisome thing was that there was a single high chair near the entrance apart from the low chair common in public baths.

When I asked my husband, "Please use it. We provide services so that elderly people can enter comfortably. ".

I think this is a very important thing.

I think there are many elderly people living alone who say, "It's hard to clean the bath alone and a public bath is better." But I often hear voices saying that it is difficult to enter unlike a bath at home. With such a little care, it will be easier to use.

                 

In addition, Ginza Yu seems to have many foreign customers besides elderly customers.

There are many different countries, and there are many customers outside English-speaking countries.

"The words are somehow good. I explain how to use the bath with gestures. "He answered brightly.

Ginza Yu doesn't have any special indications either sauna or cold water bath, but she has a clean bath and meticulous care.

It was such a public bath that I wanted to go again.

 

  

Ginza Yu 1-12-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku

Business hours 15:00-23:00 Holidays: Sunday and public holidays

Bath: Adults ¥ 460 Elementary school students ¥ 180 Preschool children ¥ 80

Body soap shampoo: Available (except on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month)

Dryer: Yes (paid)

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A 2-minute walk from Exit A4 of Takaramachi on the Toei Asakusa Line

3-minute walk from Exit 1 of Kyobashi on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.

4-minute walk from Exit 10 of Ginza 1-chome on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line.

 

 

Minato Yu-style black wall

[Cotton] April 5, 2017 14:00

While some information was heard that cherry blossoms were in full bloom in Tokyo, cotton went to Onsen tour instead of cherry-blossom viewing.

 

Today, I would like to introduce Minatoyu, located just a 7-minute walk from Hatchobori Station on the Tokyo Metro, near Teppozu Inari Shrine.

Minato Yu, which was renewed in 2010, is located on the first floor of a 7-story white building. The black wall at the entrance, combined with the white of the building, has a stylish appearance.

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When you enter the entrance, there is a bright counter-type reception on the left. On the right, there is a monthly locker for regular customers. If you use it here, you can come empty-handed. I love it.

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At the end of the reception, there is a space where you can relax after a bath, and there are chairs, TVs, and massage chairs (charged).

 

As you pass through the noren, a corridor that passes through the water drops of the bath appears.

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The end of the corridor is the dressing room. This is also clean, and the wood grain locker (¥ 100 return type) is fashionable. The washbasin is equipped with two dryers worth 20/5 minutes. Women don't have this, don't they?

 

Finally to the bathroom

Minatoyu has two bathrooms, a modern Japanese Kuroishi type bathroom and a warm wood grain type, so you can enjoy it every week.

This time, I entered a wood-grained bathroom. The walls are wood grain, but the ceiling height and the black ceiling steam creates a fantastic atmosphere.

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In addition, you can enjoy a variety of baths such as boiling water (46 ° C), jacuzzi (43 ° C), ultrasonic bath (44 ° C), and sauna.

The hot water uses soft water that has been removed from minerals (calcium, magnesium, etc.) and is gentle on the skin and has excellent heat retention and moisturizing effects. It's true that the skin is smooth.

 

    Hot water               Comfort sauna

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There are two types of sauna, "comfort sauna" using infrared rays (somewhat high temperature and low humidity) and "locky sauna" (somewhat low temperature and high humidity) that drops water drops on heated stones. What's nice is that there is a TV in the sauna. You can warm your body slowly while watching TV.

Next time, I would like to enter the "silk bath" and "locky sauna" in another bathroom.

 

Please drop in on the way back to the cherry blossom viewing.

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1-6-2, Minato, Chuo-ku, Tokyo TEL.03-3551-0667

Open from 15:00 to 24:30 Every Saturday Closed

Bathing fee Adult 460 yen Sauna 400 yen (only sauna is not available)

      Elementary school students 180 yen Preschool children 80 yen

Bath set (towel, body soap, rinse-in shampoo set) is sold at the front desk.

Rental bath towel (¥100)

There is no shampoo and body soap provided twice a month on the “Community Contact Public Bath” day.

 

 

"Shirakiya Denbei" The best of Edo seen in the broom

[Cotton] January 23, 2017 09:00

"Shirakiya Denbei" is a long-established store of "Edo Hoki", which has been making brooms since the late Edo period.

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On the left side of the road from Kyobashi Chuo-dori to the police museum currently under construction and LIXIL:GINZA.

There are many beautiful brooms in the shop. Satoru Nakamura, the seventh president of "Shirakiya Denbei"

I asked you about it.

 

Cotton: I remember hearing the name "Shirakiya" (Shirakiya) at Meisui Shirakiya, etc.

       Do you have anything to do with it?

President Nakamura: There's nothing to do with it. Shiraki has the meaning of being superior.

It seems that it was often used in the         Edo period.

: Certainly, the broom of this shop has a beauty close to the work of art.

 

  "Edo Houki" is said to be made from broom morokoshi, but it is often used in Kansai.

What's the difference from   a broom?

 Squirrel           Shro                

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There is a disadvantage that the resin comes out as brown powder for about a year after I bought it.

  That's right. In Kansai, it was said that palm brooms were used between boards for 1-2 years before lowering them to tatami mats.

  I was able to use it slowly in time.

  However, in addition to the rapid spread of tatami mats in Edo, there were many fires, so spend time slowly.

  And he was not suitable for him.

: I see. Houki Morokoshi broom was perfect for the life of Edokko.

 

Brooms of brooms are active in modern life.

  The soft and elastic grass can scrape dust in the carpet.

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: But isn't the dust soaring when you sweep it?

: It's important to sweep. If you hold a broom, collect it from outside to inside in front of you.

 I sweep it like that. At this time, the trick is to stop the broom in front of you.

 If you do so, the dust will not soar.

 

Some of the brooms are cut diagonally and some are straight.

  What's the difference?

The one that is cut diagonally is for one hand. The straight thing is for both hands.

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Do you have any rules for the color of the string attached to the broom?

The color of the string represents the grade. I will keep a good broom for about 7 to 10 years.

  The next time you buy a product with the same elasticity and lightness if you tell us the color of the string.

  I can do it.

 
: Would you like to actually sweep with the Edo broom?

: Please. I think you can see the difference.

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: It's certainly not. Even in the same "Edo broom", it is much lighter to have a hole.

: In the town of Edo with many fires, Edo kid is surprised at the "Edo Houki" that may disappear at any time.

  It took time and effort to make it. It was a good idea to spend money on something that could not be fooled.

  That's it.

"Edo Hoki" is a product born from the best of Edokko.

 

        

"Edo Hoki long-established store" Shirakiya Denbei

1F, Hakuden Building, 3-9-8 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

TEL 03(3563)1771 FAX 03(3562)5516

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At Tsukishima Onsen, Tsukishima Kannon

[Cotton] Nov. 29, 2016 12:00

In November, snow fell in the city center for the first time in 54 years, and a full-fledged cold has come.

In such a case, it is best to take a warm bath and warm it from the core. So, I would like to introduce Tsukishima Onsen to everyone.

The location is Tsukishima 3-chome in the middle of Tsukishima Nishinaka-dori, which is famous as Monja Street.

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It is located in Tsukishima San Grampa, the same building as Tsukishima Kannon.

First of all, let's visit Kannon.

Tsukishima Kannon is officially named "Shinshu Zenkoji Temple Besin Honshoden Tsukishima Good luck Goddess of Mercy" and is located in the middle of the building at the back of the red Japanese lantern approach.

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It was built in 1951, and the main ancestors were Kannon Bodhisattva (Shinshu Zenkoji Temple Omoto wish) and Ikko Sanson Nyorai (repatriated from Zenkoji Temple).

It seems that there are benefits for good luck, discovery of lost items, and healing of the disease, so if you visit and take a bath, you will be more lucky and you will be able to spend the cold winter without knowing the disease.

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Take the elevator beside Kannondo to the second floor.

When I entered the automatic door, shoe boxes lined up, and there was a counter-type reception on the right.

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I decided to enter the sauna because it's a great deal today.

Once you have paid, you will receive a key for the sauna and a mat placed under your butt at the counter.

The specialty of this hot spring is hot water.

Soft water is used for all bathtubs, showers, and karans.

When you actually use soft water, the foaming when you whipped soap was different.

After flushing, the skin feels smooth

The bathtub is a jet bath. It is comfortable to massage around the waist.

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Photo quotation: Tsukishima Onsen, a soft water public bath website

And there is another herbal bath with eight kinds of medicinal herbs.

A lot of medicinal herbs were floating in the cloth bag. This seems to be effective.

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Photo quotation: Tsukishima Onsen, a soft water public bath website

Finally, to the sauna that is the most fun today. Those who enter the sauna have their mark keys and mats. If you don't have this, you can't enter it. After using the mat, return it to the basket beside the entrance.

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Photo quotation: Tsukishima Onsen, a soft water public bath website

The dressing room is also equipped with a dryer that can be used for 3 minutes and 30 minutes.

The locker is ¥100 (return type), so be sure to prepare some coins.

In commemoration, I purchased an original towel and drank ramune after bathing to enjoy the mood of Showa.

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"Tsukishima Onsen"

Bathing: ¥460 sauna: ¥330

〒104-0052 Tsukishima 3-4-5 2F, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

TEL: 03-3531-1126

Weekday 14:30-23:45 [Saturdays and Sundays] 12:00-23:45

Open all year round (temporary holidays are available) 
Business hours are subject to change. Please check the official website.
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Pork Jerky "Michinko" Ginza 

[Cotton] October 16, 2016 14:00

"BEE CHRNG HIANG" is a restaurant that sells popular pork jerky in Singapore. On September 22, we opened on Ginza 5-chome Suzuran Street.

In addition to Singapore, we have already opened stores in nine countries, mainly in Southeast Asia, but it seems that Ginza is the only one that has stores in Japan.

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Barbecue-flavored jerky called BAKKWA (Backa: meaning "dried meat" in Fujian), which is sold at Bichin incense, changes the image of dried meat so far.

After smoked pork peach, it is said that it is charcoal grilled. The sweet and moist texture and seasoning have a juicy and nostalgic taste like a mirin-dried grilled over charcoal fire rather than jerky, and it is a later seasoning.

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There are two types of flavors: sweet barbecue and spicy chili flavor. In addition, minced with a soft texture. Golden coin that is easy to eat and is cut round. There are a total of 5 types, such as gourmet bakuwa using rose meat.

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Preservatives, artificial additives, artificial colorings, etc. are additive-free, so you can enjoy it with confidence.

100g ¥640 to ¥940 (1 or 2 pieces for 100g)

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We recommend small-divided items or Japanese-only packages for gifts.

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Bichinka (BEE CHRNG HIANG)

5-6-9, Ginza, Chuo-ku 

Business hours A.M.10:00 to P.M.20: 30 days off

 

 

Back alley gourmet hand-baked egg

[Cotton] 09:00 on October 7, 2016

Tsukiji has a lot of talk about these days, but today we will introduce gourmets other than the in-house and out-of-office markets.

Did you know that there is a delicious egg-yaki restaurant behind the alley of Tsukiji 7-chome?

 

"Teyaki egg Watanabe Syoten," Mr. 

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The wooden two-story building is marked with a tamagoyaki banner.

1000 to 1200 pieces a day, all raw eggs are broken by hand.

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Is it natural to break by hand? Some people may think that they often use liquid eggs for business use, and Watanabe Syoten is sticking to cracking fresh raw eggs that arrive every morning by hand.

 

Thick egg baked with a weight of 10 eggs. You can taste the taste of egg firmly.
630 yen (tax included)

 

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It's also nice that you can see the shop carefully baked up close.

 

Please enjoy it by all means.

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Watanabe Syoten Co., Ltd.

〒104-0045 7-14-7, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Telephone 03-3542-0410

Business hours 5:00 to 14:00