Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

 From December 4 (Tuesday) to January 6 (Sunday), "GINZA ILLUMINATION 2012" Hikari Michi-Let's walk out, to the light of hope "" is being held.

Ginza-dori (Chuo-dori) 1-chome to 8-chome and Harumi-dori St. About 1.5 km along the main street from Sukiyabashi to Ginza 4-chome intersection, about 160,000 LEDs are laid in a belt shape and sparkling.

The "GINZA ILLUMINATION" project started last year, saying, "I want to send bright topics from Ginza, Japan's leading downtown area as support for reconstruction after the earthquake." This year, we developed a color illumination called "Special Champagne Gold" and devised it to produce the high quality unique to Ginza, and many hopes passed through the city of Ginza and climbed into the sky while entangled.

It is said that the donations will be donated to the Great East Japan Earthquake Children's Support Fund through theGreat East Japan Earthquake Federation of UNESCO Associations.

Lighting time is from 15:00 to 24:00.

At the lighting ceremony on the first day, talent Rei Kikukawa was also on stage.

  

           

           

　

 

 

  The 45th Ai no Izumi is being held at the Ginza Sony Building outdoor event space "Sony Square" from December 3rd (Mon) to January 14th (Mon).

A fund-raising activity that has been held every year since 1968 (Showa 43), inspired by the "Trevi Spring" in Rome, Italy, "If you put coins in the spring, you will get good luck."

This year, the illumination "Crystal Aqua Trees" with a height of up to 10 meters appears. It is an illumination in which rod-shaped illuminations are combined in a variety of long and short, and based on blue and white light, the camera installed at the top responds to the scenery of the city, the movement of people, and the donation of love, and the beautiful harmony of light and sound. At 00 minutes every hour, you can enjoy a special production with colorful colors for about 1 minute.

The fund will be donated to the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support Project to support children's "dreams and challenges" through sports and cultural activities.

From 17:00 on December 3rd, the lighting ceremony was held with the pink teddy bear-PostPet raw peach family "Momo sister" and Risa & Gaspard.

From 16:00 to 18:00 on December 6th, a Christmas live performance of the classic a Capella group "Aura" with five women is scheduled to be held.