Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
If you live in Chuo-ku, where transportation is good, you don't feel particularly inconvenient without a private car, but you don't have a private car.
Do you sometimes want to go for a drive to a nature-rich place in the suburbs?
　
As a British lover, I have a car manufacturer that has been secretly admired since college.
That's the Land Rover!
When it comes to English cars, JAGUAR (jaguar) and mini (mini) are famous.
Land Rover has more opportunities to see in the city over the past few years.
　
The Land Rover and jaguar pop-up showroom JAGUAR LAND ROVER STUDIO is open in Ginza for a limited time.
As a member of society, it is a British car that I can't afford yet, but I went to experience the world view by stretching a little bit.

　
On the left side of the studio, there is an easy-to-understand panel that summarizes the brilliant history of Land Rover, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.
I would like to briefly introduce some of them here.


　
■Immediately after selling in 1970, it was evaluated as an "artistic work of industrial design".
■The first car to be exhibited at the Louvre Museum (Ren Rover)
■World Car Design of the Year 2018 Award (Ren Rover Veral)
■It appears in a famous movie
　“007 Series”: Oktopathy, Living Daylights, Tomorrow Never
　Dai, Skyfall, Dai Hard 2, Cars 2, etc.
■Loved by celebrities in Japan and overseas
　Marilyn Monroe, Reach Michael (Rugby), Hiroyuki Fujita (Professional)
　Golfer, Yu Tamura (Rugby player), Maya Yoshida (Soccer player)
■Served as the World Wide Partner of the Rugby World Cup 2019 for three consecutive tournaments
■British royal family also rides
　
Since Yoshida, a soccer player recently came to this studio, valuable signs and uniforms are also on display (* Until August 26).


　
By the way, the introductory has become longer, but if you say a car you are worried about?...
Discovery Sport welcomes you near the entrance! (As of the time of visit)
Both exterior and interior are stylish
It is about 3km fuel economy better than other Discoverys on display in the studio.
It may be good for those who go to drive frequently.
　

　
And this Discovery that looks cool no matter how many times you look.
Landover, which can be said to be the representative of a powerful and sport utility vehicle (SUV) suitable for various activities, is sporty, but it can be said to be urban because of its formal and sophisticated design.
By actually driving, you may be able to realize the appeal of the car.
　

　
In addition, posters of various models of Land Rover are also displayed everywhere.
Try to find the goodness of the classic model together with the modern model.
　

　
At present, many Land Rovers are on display, but of course you can also see jaguar.
And if you take a closer look, the streets of Ginza are designed on the floor of the exhibition space!
While looking at the car, I just caught my eye on this cute design.
　

　
You can also consult about test rides and purchases here, but even if you get tired, it is a pop-up showroom so if you are interested in British cars, you can feel free to enter and take photos.
There is also a collection booth in the studio to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Land Rover, which is sold by regular dealers, so Land Rover fans must check it out!
　

　
And in this studio we had books and magazines about the Landover.
There is also a stylish "Landover Cafe".
At present, we offer drinks to everyone.
Until August 26, you can enjoy "Landover Mo Heat" (non-alcoholic) inspired by Land Rover.
　
Land Rover Moheat uses black tea from Ringtons, a long-established British high-quality black tea brand.
It seems as if it recreates the history of Land Rover, where the flavor changes every time it is mixed.
It is a drink with high originality.
From August 29 to September 24, various exhibitions will be replaced by jaguar, and drinks will be replaced by "jaguar Hugh John" with the theme of jaguar.
　

　
Land Rover, which celebrated its 70th anniversary this year...
There is something similar to Chuo-ku (Nihonbashi-ku and Kyobashi-ku merged), which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year.
It is a limited-time spot suitable for Ginza, an international and fashionable city, so it is a limited time spot.
When you are near you, why not try to experience the charm of British cars in the studio?
　
JAGUAR LAND ROVER STUDIO
Period June 30, 2018 (Sat)-September 24 (Mon./holiday)
※From July 11 to September 17 (Mon./holiday), Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Closed (holiday business)
　Closed from September 19 (Wed) to 24 (Mon./holiday)
Business hours 11:00～19:00
Location: G735 (7-3-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Hulic Ginza 7-chome Building 1F, Hulic Ginza 7-chome Building)
Admission fee: Free of charge
Website: https://www.landrover.co.jp/offers-and-finance/land_rover_studio_japan.html
　
※This article has been approved by the Marketing and Public Relations Department of jaguar Land Rover Japan Co., Ltd.

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
In addition to Japan's first department store, Mitsukoshi, the world's first robot hotel, weird Hotel.
There are many things in Chuo-ku, Japan's first and the world's first!
　
Mr. Kokichi Mikimoto, founder of Mikimoto, who would be associated with pearls, is also the same.
We have achieved the feat of successfully cultivating pearls for the first time in the world.
The main store of Mikimoto is located in Ginza 4-chome.
　

　
The main store is holding a "Feeel the Pearl Feel Pearl Exhibition" until September 5th (Wednesday).
Learn about pearls created by Mikimoto 125 years ago.
It is a valuable opportunity to enjoy the mystery to your heart's content.

　　

(Provided by Mikimoto)

　
When you enter the hall, which is the exhibition venue, you can learn about the process of pearling and Mikimoto's brand history.
　

　
You can enjoy 14 kinds of pearls and their mother shells (shells that grow pearls).
(Lower left: Spondil spear with a fellow of the Shojogai, lower right: Abalone and Avalon pearl)
　

(Provided by Mikimoto)
　
You can see the beauty of the shining pearls that are lit up in order.
For the first time, I learned that pearls can be harvested from shellfish, such as abalone, mussels, and scallop mussels, which are popular for food, and learned.
　
In addition, you can see five patterns of VR (virtual reality) images, including the scenery and work of a pearl farm in Ago-wan Bay, Mie Prefecture, where MIKIMOTO pearls are cultivated, and the view of Ago-wan Bay from Mikimoto's Shinjukaku in mansion.
In "Akoya mussel holding pearls in the sea", try looking for pearls as if you were diving in the sea.
This VR can be enjoyed 360 degrees with sound, so you can experience the realism as if you came to a Mie farm in an instant!
(* Unlike Mikimoto Pearl Island, which is a tourist facility, the farms found here are usually places that cannot be accessed by anyone other than those involved.)
　

　
In addition, valuable archive materials showing the relationship between Mikimoto and the University of Tokyo are also on display.
Don't miss this too
　

　
After briefly learning about Mikimoto's pearls, we went to the mirror room where seven high jewelry totaling about 1.2 billion yen met together....
　

(I shot it with a smartphone, but it became a very fantastic piece.)
　
In this mysterious room where you get lost in the world of jewelry that continues infinitely.
Unlike ordinary exhibitions at Torso, you can see pearl jewelry displayed in the air from various angles.
In particular, it seems that high jewelry made from large pearls and rare pearls is on display, and it is worth a look!
Akoya pearl dresses in addition to jewelry and white butterfly pearl necklaces.
　

(Provided by Mikimoto)
　
Jewelry decorated with colorful pearls and diamonds is a beauty that sighs unexpectedly....
　

　
You can forget other things and immerse yourself in the world of Mikimoto jewelry.
If you like jewelry or haven't been in the main store in Mikimoto yet, you can enjoy it.
Why don't you take this opportunity to feel the founder's dreams and history that is, the elegantly shining pearl?
　

　
Feel the Pearl Feel Pearl Exhibition
Date and time: From August 3 (Fri) to September 5 (Wed), 2018 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
　　　※Open on August 31 (Fri) from 2:00 p.m.
Location: Mikimoto Ginza 4-chome Main Store, 7th floor Mikimoto Hall (4-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku)
Admission fee: Free of charge
Host: MIKIMOTO
Cooperation: Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Website: https://www.mikimoto.com/jp/news/feelthepearl.htm
　
※This article has been approved by the person in charge of the Mikimoto Public Relations and Advertising Section.
　

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
As with me, I exercise with awareness of health, try to eat well-balanced meals, and so on.
Isn't there a lot of people who care about calories during a diet?
I would like to recommend this time for such people, Gunma-chan's antenna shop in Gunma Prefecture.
　

　
A senior correspondent, Mr. Rushi, introduced low-calorie “Konjac Yakisoba”.
(Article: I moved to 7-chome. Gunma Antenna Shop "Gunma-chan House"）
We also deal with Rocabo products with loose carbohydrates that have been talked about now.
　

　
That's it...Collaboration cake of vegetables from Gunma prefecture and patisserie potato zier
Patisserie Potazier is the world's first vegetable sweets specialty store, and it is also the world's first vegetable sweets specialty store.
It has become a very hot topic even after a few years since it opened!
At that time, I was a high school student in Ibaraki Prefecture, and I went to a shop in Kamimeguro.
I gave up buying a cake after seeing a long line.
This time, I heard that you can eat the cake without going to Nakameguro.
I went to Gunma-chan's house right away
　
8 kinds of cakes lined up elegantly on the show window...
If vegetables are transformed into such a delicious cake, even children who are not good at vegetables can eat them.
The vegetables used in these cakes are tomatoes, komatsuna, pumpkins, beets, corn, eggplants, burdock and perilla....
Broccoli and green beans are also used in the other two kinds of cakes that were not lined up at the store this time!
Eggplants, burdock, and broccoli are particularly surprising choices, and I still care about the taste....



Meanwhile, I had eggplants, sake from Gunma Prefecture (the famous sake "Mizubasho"), flour, and baby celery.
Adult cake "SAKE Comport Fromage Blanc of Fig and Eggplant"
It is eggplant that looks faintly under the fig.
You don't notice it unless you say it, right?
It's a taste, but in the compote of the eggplant, I feel a little "eggplant?"
It's surprisingly easy to eat.



And you can enjoy it from the side! From the top
Fig compote, eggplant compote, compote syrup jelly with sake, etc.
It is a fromage bran mousse, sake soy jocondo, and whole fig compote.
The mousse and jocondo were modest in sweetness and had an elegant taste that enhanced the goodness of the ingredients.
And the figs that are hidden and packed in the whole are very satisfying to eat.
Perfect when you want to be a little luxurious



Rather than limiting calories, low-carbohydrate not only does blood sugar rise, but also makes it harder to gain weight.
You can eat locabo cakes and eat delicious vegetables.
Isn't the 10 kinds of cakes sold at the Gunma-chan family, especially sweets that girls can't miss?
　
As an aside, there are many antenna shops in Chuo-ku, right?
Personally, I feel that this situation is similar to the Daimyo residence of the Edo period.
During the Edo period, the area around the current Tornale Nihonbashihamacho and Nihonbashihamacho Post Office was around the present Tornale Nihonbashihamacho.
There was Nakayashiki of Ueno Tatebayashi Domain (Gunma) Akimoto Tajima Morishiasa (60,000 stones).
The rough location can be confirmed from goo Map Edo (cut-picture map) Nihonbashi Kita-Uchikanda Ryogoku Hamacho statement (around Meijiza / Nihombashi Station).
The Gunma-chan family is located in Ginza, but during the Edo period, Gunma-related people lived in Chuo-ku!
Knowing such unexpected connections makes history look interesting.
　
[Reference Materials]
Kota Kodama (supervised) "Reconstruction / Edo Information Map" (Asahi Shimbun, 1994).

※This article has been approved by the manager of the Gunma-chan family.

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
We have introduced two places in Chuo-ku where you can enjoy overseas culture and cuisine.
（Do you need an airplane? Excursions in Greece and Italy、[Russian Year in Japan] Russian culture to enjoy in Chuo-ku）
Have you already checked the Scottish Gin & Tonic Gallery, which is open at Suitengumae Station only in August?



There are many restaurants in the ward that serve English cuisine, but there are many restaurants in the ward.
This shop only sells Scotland gins for August only.
I was invited to a fashionable gin bottle that I don't usually see, and went to the store....



The interior is full of Scotland!
Harris Gin's poster, a poster showing the state of the Hebridez Islands.
Harris Tweed goods, maps showing gin distillation in Scotland, various tartans...
Perhaps because I've lived in Scotland, I'm not tired of watching it all the time.



As mentioned above, gin is the main restaurant, but in August we also offer lunch with Scotland ingredients specially.
You can have an open sandwich with Scotland smoked salmon and scallops tartar.
This time, I ordered smoked salmon open sandwiches and gin tea.



The thick salmon smoked with peat had a nostalgic taste, saying, "This is Scotland salmon!"
When it comes to fresh and delicious fish, Japanese names are often listed even when searching all over the world.
As for smoked salmon, it's still Scotland.
At a supermarket in U.K., besides Smoked Salmon, it was written as Scottish Smoked Salmon.
As you can see the package, Scotland smoked salmon is exceptional in Japan!
Since it is higher than those from other production areas, places where you can eat this way in Japan are very valuable.

And the cheddar cheese from Scotland that was accompanied was
According to the clerk, "I'm salty, so please tear it little by little."
It's rich in Japanese cheese, and the smoked flavor goes well with open sand.
It tastes better for whiskey than wine, and I also felt Scottish here.
This cheese seems to be available on the saketry website.
It was exhibited in a cute show window inside the store.



And the gin tea I ordered is non-alcoholic tea.
It is a blend of ingredients used in botanical gin scenting, such as Juniper Berry, Angelica Route, Koreander Seed, lycolis, cinnamon, orange peel, etc.
From this photo, you can see Juniper Berry, which is famous for its fragrance of gin.
There is no doubt that it is a rare drink that allows you to know the source of the gin scent.



On this visit, I ordered the main gin and missed it.
Here you can taste the premium gin of Scotland (especially from the distillery in the islands), which will be the first landing in Japan.



They are scented with materials harvested on the island where the distillery is located.
Some of them used Angelica, which was brought to Oakney by Nord people in the past.
A selection of gins that condensed land materials, history and culture
It is a restaurant that I would like to recommend for those who like alcohol!

[SCOTTISH GIN & TONIC GALLERY Suitengumae]
Address: GLOBAL GIN GALLERY 1F, TS Building 2-1-9 Nihonbashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1F GLOBAL GIN GALLERY
Phone: 03-6260-9303
Business hours 11:00-23:00 (* August)
Store holidays: Irregular holidays
Website: http://www.gin-gallery.com/

※This article has been approved by the owner of SCOTTISH GIN & TONIC GALLERY.

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
A lot of fireworks festival is over, but "I still want to enjoy the summer!" Maybe some people say, "I want to see fireworks!"
This is good news for everyone.
At the San-Ai Dream Center at the intersection of Ginza 4-chome, you can enjoy "fireworks" until September 16th (Sun)!



Do you see "fireworks" at the San-Ai Dream Center?...I'm wondering.
In fact, projection mapping using a Ricoh projector is performed on this characteristic-shaped window glass.

After an office worker's theme-like video is projected, the office worker is shown.



The gorgeous city Ginza is even more gorgeous with "fireworks".



By lighting up the surrounding buildings, there is no sound that is hard to notice....
Occasionally stop and feel the changing Ginza without knowing it.
It's fun to come at any time. I think Ginza is such a place!



[Overview]
Date and time: August 10, 2018 (Fri)-September 16 (Sun)
　　　19:00 to 23:30 (projected every 30 minutes for several minutes)
Location: San-Ai Dream Center Building (5-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku / Ginza 4-chome Intersection)

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
On the 12th, I went to see the main shrine festival (Ninomiya carrying of miniature shrines) at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine (Koto-ku)!

It is said that it will pass through Chuo-ku, and wait near Eitai Bridge.
One hour before the passage, local people with cameras and tourists from overseas are crowded, and it is very busy.
As expected, along with the Sanno Festival at Hie-jinja Shrine in Akasaka and the Kanda festival of Kanda Myojin, it is one of the three major festivals in Edo.
Shortly after a track with an impressive person with a drum and a dazzling smile passed by....



Start of watering in front of Eitai Bridge (Chuo-ku)
(Photo in the lower right: I'm sorry that it's hard to understand, but it's part of the watering.
The water was rising quite high, and it was impressive even from afar! )
And "Wasshoi! "Wasshoi!" And a large number of people and portable shrine came near.



It was found that the bridge was shaking due to the power of the people involved.
Suddenly, I was able to enjoy the sense of realism and power that I thought, "Isn't I also participating in the festival?"



This festival is held every three years, with the main festival, the main shrine festival, and the shadow festival, but this year is the year of the main shrine festival.
At the main festival held in imperial procession, where Hachimangu Shrine's Ohorai is held during the Year of Children, Rabbits and Roosters.
More than 120 towns, large and small, are carried by portable shrine, of which 54 large portable shrines are formed in imperial procession.
The next event will be held in 2020! It seems to be very exciting because it is the year of the Olympic Games.



At this festival, not only the imperial procession portable shrine, but also the performance and dance of musical instruments and famous watering.
Various events will be held!
Click here for the schedule of this year's Reisai Festival event (August 11 (Sat)-15 (Wed)).

I will leave in August half a month....In Chuo-ku, many summer festivals are scheduled to be held.
The remaining heat is still severe, but let's take care of heat stroke and enjoy the rest of the summer.