Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　The yellow leaf front of Ginkgo, which has progressed from the north, finally reached Tokyo.

On November 21, the Tokyo Regional Meteorological Observatory reported one of the Japan Meteorological Agency's biological seasonal observation information, "Ginkgo Yellow Leaves".

One day later than normal and nine days earlier than last year.

The yellow leaf day of the ginkgo is the first day when most of the leaves turn yellow when looking at the standard Kimata body.

The standard tree in Tokyo is the so-called "earthquake ginkgo" in the Otebori Ryokuchi (commonly known as Kiyomaro Park) at the northeastern end of the Imperial Palace, which has survived the fire caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake.

Ginkgo on the Green Road at Hamacho Park Entrance is also completely colored and is at its best.

The leaves are exposed to the soft sunlight, shine golden, and you can experience the deepening autumn.

The yellow leaves of ginkgo in Tokyo tend to be delayed year by year, and in recent years it has been more than half a month later than 50 years ago.

It seems that one of the causes is that the cold in the morning and evening has been weakened compared to the past.

　On November 17, the Chuo-ku Machikado Exhibition Hall Management Council hosted a tour of the Chuo-ku Machikado Exhibition Hall-Experience the cutting-edge medicine world and the long-established tradition-.

Schedule:

Visit the Daiichi Sankyo Medicine Museum~

Visit to Edoya's brush exhibition hall

Visit the Iba Senukiyo-e Museum

In addition, the journey to the destination is a city guide by Chuo-ku Cultural Property Supporters.

At the Daiichi Sankyo Medicine Museum, after watching a video of "one medicine" on a round monitor in the center of the lounge on the 1st floor, receive a medal with an IC chip and go to the 2nd floor.

In addition to `` medicine and Nihonbashi '' that introduces the deep relationship between medicine and Nihonbashi Honmachi, `` What is medicine? '', `` medicine and body '' `` work of medicine '' `` Ayumi of medicine '', `` make medicine '' Using medals, see, listen, touch and experience.

At the Edoya Brush Exhibition Hall, you can experience brushing as a traditional craft designated by Tokyo, as well as exhibits such as juji made of horse hair. Make-up brush with squirrel hair has a surprisingly soft touch.

At the Iba Senukiyo-e Museum next to the Ibasen store, you will see the "Iba Senban Tokaido 53th Party" currently on display.

At the same time, we will talk about the Ukiyo-e printmaking process, etc., based on the division of labor of publishers, painters, sculptors, and suriers who play the role of producers.

This is a mini-tour where you can get a glimpse of a part of the local cultural resources.

　In the middle of November, the morning and evening chills day by day, and the Kiki gradually changes color, and the best time to see it.

This time, we picked up the streets in front of the IBM Hakozaki Building in Nihonbashihakozakicho, where Mobijibafu (also known as the United States Fu) are planted along with Akashicho Ryokudo and Ningyocho-dori (north side of Ningyocho Intersection) in the ward.

Momijibafu has a similar leaf shape to maple, but is a deciduous Takagi of the family Asteraceae native to North America and Central and South America.

The bark is brownish, shallow and longitudinal. The flowering season is around April.

It is a neat tree shape and has a variety of autumn leaves, from green to yellow to yellow to orange to red, so it can be parabled as "seven colors of autumn leaves".

The colors differ one by one depending on the trees, and there is a difference in the degree of autumn leaves among a single tree, creating an autumn outfit like a nishiki woven.

It shows changes in various colors, shines in the sunshine as if competing, adding color.

The fruit of "Iga" with a long handle that remains on the branches after falling leaves is also unique.

　On November 16th, at Harumi Triton Square, the annual "Winter Illumination 2016" lights up.

It shines in the background of skyscrapers.

Date: From November 16 to February 14, 2017

Until two years ago, fantastic LED illuminations based on blue were developed mainly on the `` Water Terrace '' with the motif of the ocean blue ocean and dolphins, but this year, the entrance of North Triton Park since last year, Follow the illuminations of champagne gold centered on Triton Bridge.

The illuminations of the Triton Bridge are also summarized in a simple tone this year.

　With the rebuilding of the Mikimoto Main Store Building in Ginza 4-chome, MIKIMOTO Ginza 2 along Namiki-dori St. is open as Mikimoto Ginza 2-chome Main Store, but on November 11, at the show window, a 2016 Christmas special display started.

The title is "Sparkling Dream Tree".

Date: November 11-December 25 10:00-23:00

Last year, an artistic world that fused delicate paper craft and projection mapping was unfolded, but this year we created a holiday season display in collaboration with TeamLab.

A special winter interactive work that TeamLab expresses the founder's desire to decorate women all over the world with pearls, with a pearl of light.

The shining season of the city is coming.

　"Super Moon" on the night of November 14, which is talked about for the first time in 68 years since 1948.

A phenomenon in which the moon turning around the earth in an elliptical orbit overlaps with the day closest to the earth and the full moon, and the moon seen from the earth looks larger than usual.

According to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the average distance between the Earth and the Moon is about 384,400 km, but on the night of the 14th, it approached about 356,500 km, and the diameter is 1.14 times larger than the full moon on April 22, which was the smallest this year, and the area is 30% larger.

It is said that the distance at the time of approach changes every year due to the gravity of the sun, but the next opportunity to approach this far is 2034.

Although the weather was unfortunate on the day, a large moon that looked enough even before and after the 14th could be seen over the illuminated Toyomi Bridge.

November 15th tonight is 16 nights, not the full moon, but the difference is slight.

There were a lot of clouds and it was soon hazy, but occasionally I was able to enjoy the bright "Super 16 Nights".