Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　Until now, cherries have been described as "amake" on anmitsu. Fruits that you can put in your mouth without any hesitation, saying that you are eating because it is wasteful.
Speaking of Western food, it is like parsley on a salad with a hamburger.
Speaking of vinegar pork, it doesn't matter if it's like pineapple, but it's attached for some reason ...

I have to scold myself who had such a feeling! We have to completely change our perception! What I thought was ...
No other, since I started eating carefully selected cherries made in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, a friendship city of Chuo-ku.

Some people may have seen the name of "Fruit Kingdom Higashine" by wrapping the community bus "Edo Bus" running in the city. I was worried about wrapping the Edo bus, so I participated in the "Higashine Sakurambo Marathon" (half marathon) held in Higashine City every June.

This running event in Higashine is a popular tournament that has been selected as one of the "100 Runnings". A lot of hospitality and hospitality are the secrets of the popularity, but the biggest feature is the enhancement of the "Cherry" aid provided on the way! While I was running, I greeted "the number of cherries I ate a day, the largest day in my history." The pace of eating as an excuse slows down, just remembers more than records. I was very satisfied with the time.

Cherry carefully selected among Higashine products. When you have beautiful shining fruits, the elegant sweetness spreads in your mouth with "puffy" elasticity and the subtle acidity that complements it. This is delicious. After all, the real thing is different.

It is said that small but rich fruits make full claims ... Is it like Chuo-ku in Tokyo! ?
Please try delicious cherries.

(The photo shows the Higashi Cherry Marathon. An unusual course layout that allows you to run through the SDF garrison. You can also enjoy talks with celebrities in the running world, Kin, World Championships medalist Chiba and Ogiwara. )

Many of you may have been absorbed in the success of Kungho Stars represented by Bruce Lee and Jackie Chen. There was a time when I saw the movie in which Jackiechen appeared from one end before I knew the reputation and content before I knew it. I sometimes recall that the representative of the movie that I saw in the supporting role is "cannonball".

The movie's Canonball is based on an adventure stall that crosses the United States by car, but the modern Japanese version of Canonball that I recognize is "Running from Tokyo to Osaka" within 24 hours "by bicycle from Tokyo to Osaka!" That's right.

When riding a bicycle between Tokyo and Osaka (about 550 km), it takes a few days and a surprise glance is poured, "Yes?", But even after this cannonball standard, 24 hours are 1 minute Has not been achieved yet.
Considering breaks, meals, naps, and waiting for traffic lights, it is quite hard work in terms of speed.

The starting point of the Osaka side is a bit ambiguous with Sonezaki and Umeda in Kita-ku, Osaka, but the Tokyo side is ...

Yes, the Japanese road mark of Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku! It's the starting point of Gokaido.
Even now, this is an important starting point/end point of such a challenge.

If there is a bicycle rider who stands before this and is deeply moved by the sense of accomplishment, it may be a good idea to ask, "Is it a cannonball?"

I would like to try it at least once. (It's also important not to get lost.)

There is a copy of the relocated Tokyo City Road Map and the Japan Road Map in Kitazume, Nihonbashi.