Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　"EARTH HOUR" was launched in 2007 as part of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Australia's campaign to prevent global warming.

A project that is held on a global scale, connecting the lights-off batons on the same day and at the same time, with the desire to "leave a beautiful earth!" Is.

Held from 20:30 to 21:30 on March 25 (Sat) in 2017.

At 20:30 local time from the area near the date change line, the turn-off relay starts, and due to the time difference, the lights turn off around the earth in order from the east.

World-class landmarks such as the Empire State Building (United States), the Eiffel Tower (France), and the Opera House (Australia) are wrapped in darkness as they match Earth Hours.

At 20:30, Tokyo Tower, overlooking the Tsukiji Market from the Sumida River Terrace in Kachidoki, began 60 minutes to connect the blue earth to the future.

　On March 24, "Spring Flower Garden" started in the "Royal Room with the 10th floor terrace of FANCL Ginza Square (Ginza 5).

From March 24 to March 31, 11:30 to 18:30

The first of the “Seasonal Garden Event” scheduled to be held eight times a year in 2017.

The colorful mixed flower container gathers from all over the country under the theme of "Spring, come." The terrace in the sky, where warm and soft sunlight pours, is gorgeously in full bloom with elaborate productions.

During this period, a container garden contest featuring 56 entries from mixed flower container was also held.

Free drinks are also available, so you can spend a relaxing time watching the garden terrace.

　In commemoration of the Toden 7000 type of Toden Line, which debuted in 1954 and operated only on the Toden Arakawa Line since 1972, ending the history of more than 60 years in March this year, the same design was wrapped in Toei buses from Ueno Station to 3 days only under the cooperation of Chuo-ku, 3 days only.

There are a total of 34 flights, with 10 flights in the afternoon on the 24th and 12 flights each in the morning on the 25th and 26th.

The travel time is about 12 minutes one way, and 7,000 treasured photographs were displayed inside the car, and the bus guide operated 213.7 km at its peak (7 lines crossed in Ginza 4-chome) In addition to the explanation, the taste of the electric bell (in-vehicle guide bell) and the reproduction of the smell of floor wax are also elaborate.

In addition, for commemorative bus passengers who were selected by lottery from among the applicants, in addition to the commemorative ticket, an original map that superimposed the route map of 1962 with the current Tokyo, the magazine "Hanako" March 23 issue "Ginza Nihonbashi / Nihonbashi" x (Nihonbashi-Ginza, who has been watching the disappearing Toden, 7000 form of "Syara Toden Taro Shiden Taro Shiden 00000000" collaboration gift" collaboration gift" with sentai" with six long-Shiden" from Ginza "Some" with Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza "Some" with Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza 16 Ginza

In addition, although the Toden 7000 type will end operation this spring, some of the body and equipment will be reused in the Toden 7700 type.

　On March 21, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported a declaration of flowering of Yoshino cherry tree in central Tokyo, but at Tsukuda Park, the sunlight blooming ahead of Yoshino cherry tree has attracted attention against the backdrop of Funairi Hori and Tsukuda Kobashi.

"Sunlight" is produced by crossing "Amagi Yoshino" and "Kanhizakura" by Masaaki Takaoka of Ehime Prefecture.

Mr. Takaoka was a teaching profession during the war, and since many students died in the war, in hopes of requiem and world peace, a new species of cherry blossoms that can bloom in subtropics and cold regions where he died. He devoted his life to the development of the cherry blossoms, born over 25 years, was presented to Japan and overseas as a symbol of peace, and worked to exchange international peace.

In the shade of bright pink, it is a flower figure with the thought of swearing that there will be no more war.

　"Genpei Momo" planted in front of Aioi Bridge Minamizume, a complex facility "Aioi no Sato" at the southern end of Ishikawajima Park, which was expanded and maintained in 2007, blooms.

It is a kind of Hana peach, a deciduous shrub of rose family, improved for ornamental use.

The origin of the naming is that the seeds that bloom red and white (in addition, light red, middle spots / squeezing) flowers on a single tree are mixed with the color of Genji's flag "white" and the color of the Heike flag "Red". It is said that it was parable in the battle of Genpei".

It is uncertain where and how red, light red, white, and spot flowers bloom, and it seems that the appearance differs every year.

A gorgeous double flower figure with the mystery of nature.

It brings out the atmosphere of spring.

　On March 20, a "Sumida River Tour" was held to tour the waters around Tokyo from a houseboat, and tour the state of Tokyo's development and the traditional cityscape in a two-hour journey with the explanation of the guide.

The management window is the “Asashio Canal Waterside Purification and Revitalization Effective Utilization Association”, a collaboration project with the Chuo-ku Commerce and Tourism Division.

At 9:30, out of the 600 applicants, 100 winners were divided into 50 flights A and B flights, and boarded the houseboat Senba Maru from the Asashio Canal Ship landing.

The course is Reimeibashi / Triton Bridge ~ Harutsukibashi ~ Asashiobashi ~ Asashiobashi ~ Asashio Ohashi ~ Aioi Bridge ~ Eitai Bridge ~ Eitai Bridge ~ Sumida River Ohashi ~ Kiyosubashi ~ Shinohashi ~ Metropolitan Expressway Route 6.7 ~ Ryogokubashi ~ JR Sobu Line ~ Kuramae Bridge ~ Umaya Bridge ~ Komagata Bridge ~ Azumabashi ~ Komagata Bridge ~

The guide on flight A is a storyteller, Ryutei Shibaraku.

While listening to the light explanation of the storytelling, enjoy the scenery of the historic downtown, where old and new intersect and transform every day, with a different view from the boat, under the beautiful spring sunshine.

You will be reminded of the difficult taste of waterside assets in Chuo-ku.