Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

We hold free talks at the fudoson Yagenbori in Higashinihombashi in fair on the 28th of every month. This area is the birthplace of the talk, and a monument is also built, and this party has been held for many years. In January, just 28th was Sunday and it was my first immovable, so I went there.

The main hall on the second floor was the venue, but unfortunately it was a little cold due to the cold wave attack. The lecturer this time was Sumire Kanda, and the performance was "Farewell of Nanbu Sakayuki".

I didn't understand the performance, but this was Chushingura's story.

Before the defeat, Oishi built-in assistant goes to the wife of the late master to begging for free time, and it is a common scene in movies, but when I heard it in the talk, it was very good because it had a different taste.
Speaking of which, the residence of Takumi Asanouchi's residence was Akashicho.
The headquarters of Kira's residence is just across the Ryogoku Bridge.
After the defeat, the lawyers crossed Eitai Bridge and walked in Chuo-ku to Sengakuji Temple in Takanawa.
In addition, such a story was interesting, such as grabbing before entering the talk or commentary.

By the way, this time it was about an hour, but on Friday, February 16 and 17 (Sat), it will be charged, but a more full-fledged "3rd Yagenbori Kodan" will be held .

On New Year's Day, I watched a demonstration of Suwa-style hawk art held at Hamarikyu on January 2 and 3. Originally, the land of Hamarikyu was the falconry ground of the Shogun family. A mansion was built there, and gardens and other facilities were maintained and renovated as "Hamagoten" at the time of the 6th Shogun Ienobu. Surprisingly, falconry was protected by the government even after the Meiji era, and continued until Hamarikyu became a metropolitan park after the war. At Hamarikyu, which has such a deep connection, we perform a falconry demonstration every year on New Year. Last year it was canceled due to the influence of bird flu. Demonstrations are the falconers of the Suwa-ryu Hotaka Preservation Society. Suwa-ryu is one of the schools of the two shoguns, which has been handed down to the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Imperial Household Agency. He used a hawk named Harris Hawk and northern goshawk for the demonstration.

Since hawks around the ring are nervous, training to walk with hawks to get used to the surrounding environment.

Training to transfer / transfer back, or to fly from person to person

Traditional hawk costume from the Meiji era. By the way, you still wear a bird hat, a so-called hunting cap.

The main event was a demonstration of a hawk that descended suddenly from the roof of the building standing in front to the venue, but there are many wild birds and crows over the venue where they came from. In recent years, it has been seen that Tobi draw circles in the sky on the markets of the Sumida River and Tsukiji. There seems to be a theory that the valley of the building resembles the gorge of habitat.

When the hawks flew, they thought they had ruined the territory, and they chased them all at once, and the hawk hiding in a nearby tree, but returned safely after a while.

At the end, there were many questions from the customers to the falconer. Also, it was eye-catching that there were many foreigners. Traditional Japanese art? Is there a lot of interest in that? It was good to be able to see things that are rarely seen by Japanese people in a familiar place in Chuo-ku.

Thank you very much, Mr. Hawk, who saw a lot of trouble.