Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

 From 17:00 to 18:00 on November 23, the annual “Chuo-ku Ninth Party Harumi Triton Square Performance” was held at the Grand Lobby special venue on the 2nd floor of Harumi Triton Square.

Following the open rehearsal on the previous day, this performance will be held today.

The Chuo-ku Ninth Association was formed in 2007 by residents and working in Chuo-ku, and currently has about 200 people of all ages, from their teens to 80s, and is composed of the Chuo-ku Symphony Orchestra, which consists of about 65 members established in 1994.

Following the chorus of the first part of the Chuo Ward Arima Elementary School Choir, the chorus of the Chuo Ward Tsukuda Junior High School Chorus, and the ninth edition of Chuo-ku "Oedo Nihonbashi", the second part of the orchestra, four solo singers and four parts By mixed chorus, Beethoven composed symphony No. 9-2 short-tone work 125 "Sing" is higher than the fourth.

"Mikimoto Jumbo Christmas Tree" is displayed at "Garden Plaza" in front of Ginza Mikimoto Main Store, which has been adding color to the Christmas season on Ginza Street since 1976 as a winter tradition.

The 36th tree this year was lit on November 16th.

The exhibition period is until December 25.

Lighting time is from 11:00 to 22:00.

A large fir tree of about 10m high and 30 to 40 years old, said to have been taken root by a large trailer from Hokkaido.

The theme of 2013 is "Jewelry Box".

Inspired by a jewelry box, approximately 7,000 new multicolor LED illuminations with original specifications that change to 12 colors are newly adopted, and at the base of the tree, an object imitating a 12-month birthstone ring is placed.

Every hour, you can enjoy the illuminations of music and light.

 On November 8th, Christmas illuminations in the Nihonbashi area are lit.

This year's theme for Colled Nihonbashi, Choledo Muromachi, and Mitsui Tower is "Sakura-colored Hikari".

The lighting period is until January 13, next year. Lighting time is from 16:00 to 24:00.

Prospered as a commercial and cultural center since the Edo era, and based on a city where tradition and newness coexist, with the motif of "cherry blossoms" as a flower that symbolizes the hearts of Japanese people, with gentle cherry blossoms and white LED light, The reason to express the delicate, gorgeous, and beautiful winter cherry blossoms wrapped in snow crystals is expressed.

 　　　　　 　<Cored Muromachi>　　　　　　　　   <Cored Nihonbashi>　　　　　　　  　<Mitsui Tower>

 From 17:30 on November 12th, sake, shochu and local beer makers from the three prefectures of Tokyo (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Yamanashi prefectures) gathered at the Phoenix Hall on the 2nd floor of the Ginza Phoenix Plaza to hold an exchange meeting with breweries and breweries.

In the three prefectures of Tokyo, there are many sake brewerys that have inherited the tradition since the Edo and Meiji eras, and are dedicated to sake brewing.

From the right side of the entrance, "Chiba", "Kanagawa", "Yamanashi" and "Tokyo" are lined up, and "shochu", "local beer" and "warm corner" are set up in the center.

One of the great attractions is that you can enjoy the tasting and hear the "hot story" of "making" directly with each brewery.

 This year, at Harumi Triton Square, "Winter Illumination" has started lighting in conjunction with the "Harumi Flower Festival 2013".

The lighting period is from November 2 to February 14.

Just like last year, fantastic LED illuminations based on blue, centered on the "water terrace", with the image of the ocean blue ocean and dolphins as motifs.

Three dolphins emerge above the front pool and two dolphins emerge in the side pool, and the surrounding trees are sparkling in blue and white light.

It's also fun to look at the dolphins object at different angles.

On the other hand, the trees on the "Sakura promenade" from Harutsuki Bridge to Reimei Bridge are decorated with gold and white illuminations and shine against the skyscrapers.

 November 7th is winter according to the calendar. On November 1st, "1st. WINTER ILLUMINATION" lights up at Kyobashi's Tokyo Square Garden.

It is said to be one of the largest illuminations in Ginza and Chuo-dori.

The lighting period is until February 16, next year. Lighting time is from 16:00 to 24:00.

Tokyo Square Garden will be completed on March 17 this year (commercial zone will open on April 18). This is an environmentally friendly large-scale complex that combines cutting-edge environmental technologies such as solar power generation, underground heat utilization, and BEMS (Building Energy Management System). The two blocks are consolidated, and the center of the first floor of the building is the same as the old ward road. Opened as a penetration road of the same size. Directly connected to the subway Kyobashi Station, 30 shops and restaurants, and 1,000 tsubo office space on each floor of a pillarless space that supports various office layouts, the Kyobashi Hill, a multi-layered greening space with an area of 3,000 m2, is created not only to enjoy the flowers of the four seasons, but also to the cool down of the city.

The Chuo Ward Environmental Information Center is located in the Kyobashi Environmental Station on the 6th floor.

This time, the B1F, 1F, 2F, and 3F parts of Kyobashi Hill are lit up, and you can enjoy the overlapping sparkle of light.