Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

 An annual mini-garden guided tour that takes a walk around the park with the guidance of a green adviser at the Pocket Plaza "Flowers, Water and Trees" in Harumi Triton Square.

This month was held on January 14th. （12:30～ 14:30～）

Although it is a season of winter withering, the flowerbed has been devised to produce color.

At North Triton Park, you can observe Manryo (Manryo) and Senryo (Senryo) used as New Year's lucky items, as well as Karatachibana (100 cars) and Yabukoji (10 cars).

By the way, one of them is Alidoshi.

The seven herbs of spring, Nazuna, Tabirako, are also appearing.

At South Triton Park, one of Japan's representative flowering trees, camellia, is blooming.

This term reflected the warm winter, the Tokyo Regional Meteorological Observatory declared "Tsubaki Flowering" on December 26, last year, 45 days earlier than normal, 20 days earlier than last year.

On the flower terrace, Ginyouakasia (Mimosa / Mame family) has begun to bloom as early as possible.

You can also see the buds of the rare camellia "Elina".

In the form of a supple tree with thin branches and leaves, pretty pale pink flowers bloom in early spring.

Corrubing the leaves with a scent of sesame (watermelonaceae),

From the appearance of the goldfish opening their mouths, spreading the fins and swimming flutteringly

All of which are said to have been named Kindaisou (Gomanaceae), are unique.

The English name is that when the flower cylinder part is sandwiched between the upper lip valve and the lower lip valve opens sharply when the part of the flower tube is sandwiched from the side.

"Snap Dragon (biting dragon)" like a dragon.

One of the themes this time is "flower buds and leaf buds" waiting for spring.

We observed "winter buds" using flower buds and leaf buds of Yoshino cherry tree.

Flower buds are egg-shaped to long egg-shaped, leaf buds are elongated spindle-shaped.

In winter buds, it can be imagined that preparations for spring are being steadily advanced.

It is a frame that feels the skill of the mechanism of life.

It was a harsh winter garden, but it was a plant walk that learned a new approach, "seeing, listening, touching".

From the left, camellia "Elina", gomoju, primrose, Yoshino cherry tree flower buds / leaf buds

On January 4th, at the Nihonbashi Takashimaya and Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, the New Year's annual feature, the Edo Fire Memorial Association's first ward, performed the magic of "Edo Fire Extinguishing Woodworking, Wearing, and Ladder riding".

The front hall on the 1st floor of Nihonbashi Takashimaya, front entrance: 10:00 12:00

Main Hall on the 1st floor of the main building of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store: 11:20

About 300 years ago, in 1719 (1719), during the era of the 8th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Yoshimune, the town magistrate of Ooka Echizen Mamoru Tadasou formed a town fire extinguisher of "Iroha 48 groups". It is said to be the beginning of the organization. Entering the Meiji era, it was taken over as a "firefighting team", and then integrated into the wartime guard, and the "firefighting team" was abolished.

The Edo Fire Memorial Association was formed in 1939 as a descendant of the town fire extinguisher and fire brigade, became a public interest corporation in 1954, with the aim of preserving and inheriting the tradition of Edo fire extinguishing and the fire extinguishing culture, and continues today. .

The first ward is in charge of all Chuo-ku and a part of Chiyoda-ku.

The second group (Gumi) to the tenth group (Thousand groups) belong to Chuo-ku.

"Kikkori" was originally sung as a shout or signal to unite the power when extinguishing a fire with multiple personnel. In modern times, it has been transformed into a ritual away from work songs, and it has been transformed into something that can be heard, such as singing some songs. It is certified as a Tokyo designated Intangible Cultural Property.

It is a kind of slaughter. Various designs are elaborated by the group.

It is said that the clerk climbed up the roof under the fireplace and shook the coat to serve as a mark for firefighting activities, and inspired the morale of friends.

In "ladder riding", ladders sometimes serve as turrets for checking fire sites and equipment for rescuing human lives. It is said that it was adopted for training.

It is a scene that is reminiscent of the style of Edo.

There are many things to do. From the left, "Tomi", "Belly turtle", "Back turtle", "Kir crush"

More 2016 New Year Edo Fire extinguishing woodworking, wearing, ladder riding magic show

On January 7, the New Year's annual herbs porridge festival was held at Tsukiji Namiwa Inari Shrine from 11:00, and then worshipers were served with herbs porridge on the precincts.

At one milestone of the New Year's event, you can eat seven herbs porridge containing spring seven herbs (seri, Nazuna, Gokyo, Hakobera, Hotokenoza, Suzuna, Suzushiro) that grew from the earth and wish for sound health.

I hear that it is a special herb porridge using rice from the shrine's sacred rice field (goshinden = rice field that makes rice to be offered to God).

Speaking of the 7th, it is the last day of the pine, and it is a custom to feel the wisdom of the old people, without overlooking the nutritional support of winter, when green vegetables tend to be short, working on the stomach and intestines tired from the New Year's treat.

The worshipers of the protection against misfortune and the House of Lords who wish for the safety of their homes receive prayers at main hall, put their wishes on the large lion of the evil ceiling, worship, and receive a refreshing bell purification, and then serve sacred wine, which is made of rice from the shrine's sacred rice field.

It's a fresh new year.

 At the beginning of 2016, the area around Honshu is covered by high pressure from the south, the temperature is higher than normal, and the cold in the morning and evening is weaker.

In the Nihonbashi area, it was crowded with a large number of first-sale shoppers.

From 10:00 on January 1st and 2nd, at the entrance of COREDO Muromachi 2 1st floor, from "Hakkaisan Millennium Kojiya" to "Hakkaisan Taru Sake", and from 11:00 on January 2nd, "Waka Ebisu Junmai Sake" at the entrance of YUITO 1F. 

This is a "hospitality" event suitable for the New Year.

Ebisu's Ebisu is Tsunewaka's Ebisu.

It is a sake that brings in "Fuku" with the wish that you can keep youth forever. 

 "Every year is always a young Ebisu for people" (Basho)

In the Edo era, in the upper part, there was a bill called "Waka Ebisu" with the statue of the god of fortune "Ebisu-sama", and from the early morning of New Year's Day, the call for "Wakaebisuwakaebisu" echoed, and people invited the fortune. I bought "Wakaebisu" and put it on the Kadoguchi of my house or prayed for a year.