Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

         

FANCL Ginza Square (5-chome Ginza, Chuo-ku) has opened the Royal Room on the 10th floor as "Rose Garden" for a limited time for 7 days from May 20th to 26th.

Rose Garden, which is celebrating its third year this year, is a seasonal event limited to this time when roses are at their best.

Approximately 200 works, including arranged works, from "potted large roses" to "mini rose bonsai", will be exhibited.

A voting ceremony “Rose Fragrance Popular Contest” is also held, and the venue is full of rose scents.

Opening hours are weekdays = 12:00 to 19:00, Saturday / Sunday = 11:00 to 17:00 (until 18:00 on the last day). 

         

         

           

 

 

 

     　  

　　　　　　　　　　      

The St. Luke's Life Science Center Initiative (St. Luke's Life Science Center) was completed in 1994 as part of the facility development (block 3). St. Luke's Tower <Office + Commercial Building (47F)> A twin tower complex called St. Luke's Residence <Housing (rental housing with medical and nursing care services for the elderly) + Hotel Building (38F)>

It is integrated with St. Luke's College of Nursing and St. Luke's College of Nursing and St. Luke's International Hospital No. 1 (block 1: completed in 1998), which is connected to the deck, creating a network of three-dimensional green open spaces adjacent to Akashicho Riverside Park.

      

 

 The open space on the 2nd floor is a rooftop green space, and the open-air terrace overlooking the large roof plaza in the front space where soft natural light pours down and the Sumida River with a good view will gently welcome visitors.     

    

 

From the left:> <Kobanozuina> <Herebolas Orientalis>

The outdoor terrace facing the Sumida River is connected to the Shinsui-Koen Park Promenade with a pleasant breeze, and the river surface is calm and soft.

A variety of urban functions that combine advanced doctors, jobs, housing, studies, and yu, and harmony of the rich nature of the four seasons.

A moment of peace makes you forget your time for a while.

   

 

There is a green road in parallel with the sidewalk on the hospital along St. Luke Street and the premises of the College of Nursing.

Beginning with the buds of spring, as the sunlight grows stronger, it brings the shade of trees and the tree leaks, and in autumn it provides autumn leaves, seasonal colors and healing spaces.

        

　                                           <Green Road on the premises of Nursing University>　　　 　<Green Road on the hospital premises>

"Ginza Tsukishima Course" is one of the traditional and new promenades of Tokyo's history and culture that has been nurtured by a long history.

The neighborhood is also part of the Tsukiji Edomae Walking Course (Kabukiza-Tsukuda Island). 

      

 

 

 

 

 

The center of commerceChuo-kuThere are many lively shopping streets in Japan.

Correspondents visit, see, and hear the shopping streets that are loved by the locals, prospered with the residents, and familiar to them. It conveys the lively charm and vitality, special information, etc.Chuo-kuThis is the third installment of the correspondent's visit to the shopping district, which introduces the shopping association and shopping district.

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◎Correspondent Visit to Shopping Street (3rd)◎

On the afternoon of the 365th, Hokoten / Ginza Suzuran Street Store Association

 

Ginza is one of Japan's leading downtown areas.

"Ginza Suzuran Street" is located on the west side of the 4th street intersection in Ginza.

This time, we will visit the Ginza Suzuran Street Store Association at 5-chome.

       

Although it is a compact shopping street of 100m, there are many unique industries ranging from shops dealing with traditional cultural arts and crafts to cutting-edge restaurants.

We spoke with Mr. Seiji Shimizu, the owner of Shimizu Pharmacy, the chairman.

Sho Shimizu Pharmacy was founded in 1924. It is a discerning pharmacy with the Satochan Museum.

 

   　

 

<Chairman Shimizu and Sato-chan Museum of Shimizu Pharmacy> 

 

Q： What is the foundation of the Ginza Suzuran Street Store Association? 

A： 1998. Apart from the activities of the town council, street shopkeepers gathered and started activities to take new measures for revitalization.

 

Q： What is the composition of the franchise?

A： 27 restaurants located in road surfaces and complex buildings, mainly on roadside retail stores.

 

Q： What's an old shop?

A： "Parizen Ginza Store" of long-established Kyoto kimono that was founded in 1584 (Ginza store was founded in 1957), Uchi (as mentioned above, Shimizu Pharmacy was founded in 1924), and "Kanoko" of handmade Japanese sweets such as "Ginza Kanoko" founded in 1946, and "Sagamiya" of a long-established art store founded in 1947. (There is also "Ginza Bunmeido Densho" of Bunmeido founded in Nagasaki in 1900 <Opened in 2009>)

 

Q： What's the difference?

A： There are many people who work in Ginza, of course, as well as visitors.

 

Q： What kind of activities are you doing?

A： Every year, festivals and events are held at the end of May and December. In addition, we carry out pedestrian paradise all day from 1:00 pm on 365 days a year.

 

Q： What is the outline of the 11th Suzuran Street Festival in 2010?

A： This year, it will be held from 13:00 to 19:00 on May 29 (Sat) and from 13:00 to 18:00 on May 30 (Sun).

★Event Hula dance performance by hula dance team (several times each day)

★Sale Original service provided by franchised stores

★Simulated store: Yakisoba, beer, etc.

★Gifts for visitors: Bowl of lily of the valley, asparagus, lily of the valley bag, etc.

※Part of the sales of the mock shop during the period will be donated to UNICEF, Japan Corporation and the Central Japan National Council of Social Welfare.

Every year, it was held as usual, but this year it happened to be able to use the planned construction site with the courtesy of a certain company, so the space is wider than usual, and visitors can enjoy it slowly I think you can do it. There are plenty of things to do. Please come to Ginza Suzuran Street after inviting your family and friends.

 

Q： Direction to be pursued

A： We adopted a pedestrian paradise all day from 1:00 pm on the 365th so that everyone can enjoy shopping slowly with peace of mind. If the shopping street is fine, the city is fine! We will continue to promote the creation of a bustling city with the "Ginza Suzuran Street Festival" as a pillar.

 

 

Added:

According to the materials of the Tokyo Suzuran Street Federation, which celebrates its 10th anniversary, there are 20 Suzuran Street Shopping Streets in Tokyo, of which eight are affiliated with the Tokyo Suzuran Street Federation.

The Ginza Suzuran Street Store Association is one of them.

The street on the west side of the 4-chome intersection where "Ginza Suzuran Street" is located is called "Ginza Gaslight Street" from 1-chome to 4-chome, and "Kinharu Street" from 8-chome.

 

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Chairman Shimizu of the Ginza Suzuran Street Store Association

Thank you very much for your busy visit.

 

 

More ◎Correspondents visit the shopping street (3rd) ◎ On the afternoon of 365th, Hokoten / Ginza Suzuran Street Shopping Association

 

A Tsurubara tunnel, a slide for children to play, and a "Mube shelf" that is not a shaded Fuji shelf.
There is a wooden garden chair on the front of it.
This is the rooftop garden on the 6th floor of St. Luke International Hospital in Akashicho. It also plays a role in promoting greening.
You can see inpatients of wheelchairs and visitors chatting around the garden path, which was skillfully built during planting.

Flowers that add color to the seasons.
I can hear the birds singing.
The lush rooftop garden is also used as a place to refresh inpatients and to meet and talk with their families. It is also a symbol of the hospital that aims to not only treat diseases but also to "heal the heart" of patients.

From the left, <Tsurubara> <clematis> <Hakonesugi>

From the left <Codemari> <sharinbai> <silane>

From the left, <Aberia> <mbe> <Hirado azalea>

 

 

Open space is a comprehensive design system of the Building Standards Law. An area that is open to the public and can be freely accessed or used among the open space provided on the site subject to development projects.
In Chuo-ku, due to large-scale urban development in recent years, the greening space in the city using this open space is increasing, and it is not only a place for "passing", but also a place for strolling, resting, and relaxation.
This time, I would like to introduce the seasonal flowers of the alley in the open space.　

Completed in 2001, Harumi Island Triton Square is a complex town that harmonizes the three urban functions of "work, play, and residence".

Three terrace spaces with the theme of flowers, greenery and water. There are 600 kinds of trees and flowers that welcome visitors every season.

It is also characteristic that many green spaces exist on the roof of artificial ground. Non-soil soil "light soil", "earth pillars" where Takagi does not fall down, "automatic watering equipment" where effective use of rainwater grows plants, etc. are devised.

 From the left:> <nemophila> <Iberis>

　　

 From the left, <Odamaki> <Wild Strawberry> <Oxarisbowee>

　　

Tsukiji Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Head Office completed in 1979.
The green space is located on the artificial ground slope ground and on the rooftop, and about 300 trees and plants are planted on both sides of the 99-fold small path.
In consideration of ventilation and drainage properties, we adopt soil materials and construction technology corresponding to the special growth environment.

A row of metasequoia trees on the sidewalk of Shin-ohashi-dori St.

From the left, <dogwood> <Natsumikan (Natsudaidaidai)> <Kinkan>

　　

From the left:> <Aberia> <great purple emperor>

　　

Tsukuda 2-chome LIONS TOWER TSUKISHIMA, completed in 2005.
In order to pass on the tasteful alley space that has remained in the city of Tsukuda for a long time, the alleys of road grass, alleys after rain, passing alleys, and alleys of thicket of trees have been restored.
Dosojin objects are found in the green garden of thicket of trees, where you can experience the nature of the four seasons.
Shibahara, where you can enjoy open spaces and a variety of flowers, also plays a temporary disaster prevention plaza in the event of a disaster.

From the left, <Created Time> <Cherry Sage> <Rosemary>

　　

From the left, <fringed iris> <Japan globeflower Yae> <Hitotsubatago>

　　  

 

　     

Off Buildings such as homes and houses Chuo-ku in Gaomi collection area.

As part of the Midori Ichikatsu "Urban Oasis" concept, attention is also being paid to greening building walls.

In order to "visualize" the effects of wall greening, a temperature sensor is installed on the wall of the ward office building, and the wall temperature that is being greened and the wall temperature that is not green are displayed in real time.

First of all, I would like to introduce some examples of public facilities.

 

   　　 <Ginza Blossom>　　　　　　 　<Shiodome Pumping Station>                         <Yasuaki Elementary School>

    　         　

It is expected that the living space of green moisture will be improved, not only healing the feelings of the viewer, but also reducing the heat island phenomenon, improving the indoor thermal environment, saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide.

In private facilities, in recent years, cases of wall greening have been scattered here and there.

There will be more opportunities to discover new cases in the future.