Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　On December 23, at the event space on the 2nd floor of Ginza NAGANO (Ginza 5), the fusion event of two major events in Shiojiri City, "Shiojiri Winery Festa" and "Nouveau Picnic", "Shiojiri Nouveau Festa @ Ginza NAGANO" will be held. Was.

Following Mr. Toshiyuki Oguchi's toast, Mayor Shiojiri's introduction to Shiojiri City, followed by a wine lecture by Seiji Akabane, director of Shiojiri City Industrial Promotion Division, immediately followed by a lacquer wine glass using local Kiso lacquerware making technology. Comparison of drinking.

Minamiki Saiki of the 2017 Miss Wine Grand Prix and Fumika Shibahara of the Second Grand Prix will also add flowers to the event as ambassadors who convey the appeal of domestic wine to Japan and abroad.

The arrangements are Shiojiri local gourmet, Nozawana oyaki, pickled red turnip, Frankfurt, and torimotsu boiled.

Sunkyo's Poetry 2017 Sabel 9110 (51 wine), KIKYO Niagara (Shiojiri Shigakukan High School), "Autumn Kaoru 2017 young sake Red Concord" (Shinano wine), "Shinano wine mellow 2017" (Izutsu wine), "Izutsu wine, 2. In a peaceful atmosphere, I enjoyed each individuality a bit different from the old vintage.

　The annual "Beethoven Ninth Concert" at the end of the year.

From 15:30 on December 16th, "Chuo-ku Ninth Party-2017 Triton Square Performance-" was held at the Grand Lobby Special Venue on the 2nd floor of Harumi Triton Square.

The Chuo-ku Ninth Association consists of the Chuo-ku Ninth Memorial Choir, which was formed in 2007 mainly for those living and working in Chuo-ku, and the Chuo-ku Symphony Orchestra established in 1994.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Chuo-ku Ninth Memorial Choir.

Part 1 Opening song by Chuo-ku Symphony Orchestra "I like, Triton!" Chorus by the Chuo-ku Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School Choir, Chorus by the Chuo-ku Tsukuda Junior High School Chorus, "Song is Kimi" from "Rikodo", Chuo-ku ninth edition "Oedo Nihonbashi", finally the second part Beethoven Composition Symphony No. 9 No. 2 Short 125 Performance of the fourth movement from "With Chorus". A beautiful harmony echoed in the venue.

　For seven days from December 11th to 17th, FANCL Ginza Square (Ginza 5) has opened a salon space with a 10F terrace "Royal Room" to the public, and "Christmas illumination garden" is being held. （16:00～19:00）

This is one of the "seasonal garden events" currently held eight times a year, and this is an event that concludes this year.

A relaxing time with a view of the sparkling illuminations of the garden terrace while slowly tilting the glass.

During the period, you can enjoy live performances such as saxophone, Saul harp, viola, guitar, trumpet, and bundula playing. The live performance is about 20 minutes once a day.

The interior is decorated with light objects, and it is 7 days to enjoy the Christmas mood in the garden in the sky of Ginza 40 meters above the ground.

　From December 8th to January 8th, 2018, the installation art "NIHIONBASHI - Hoshifuru Mori" where you can experience meteors more closely around the neighborhood, centering on "Fukutoku no Mori".

The installation "Hoshifuru Mori", which appeared in "Fukutoku no Mori", is a fantastic space woven by "meteor", "technology" x "mirror ball".

When a meteor observation system detects a meteor, the direction of moving lights and mirror balls changes accordingly.

In the pair object "Kakera of Light for Two" installed on the premises, the production changes depending on the density of the two when the meteor arrives.

From December to January is the most meteor shower in the year.

This time, the project area was expanded. At the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower 1F Atrium, a starburst forest - Starfall is set up, and as the meteor emerges, the production of light and the sparkling light of mirror balls changes. "Star lanterns" appear on "Nakadori" and gently illuminate the road surface.

During the period, you can enjoy spatial production with the theme of meteors in various places in the Nihonbashi area.

　An annual mini-garden guided tour of the park with the guidance of exclusive Gardner of Harumi Triton Plaza 2F "i green Pocket Plaza Hanamizuki".

This month was held on December 7th.

This time, "Flower Terrace", "Sample Garden", a sloped flower bed along the Asashio Canal, "Flower Road" where seasonal flowers are planted on planters along the Asashio Canal and the main entrance, and "North Triton Park" which spreads in front of the main entrance.

At North Triton Park, the horticultural variety of Edhigan, Juugatsuzakura, which blooms twice a year around April and October, continues to bloom. You can enjoy it with the trees that turn red.

Blueberry and Utterd in the "Sample Garden" also turn red and is colorful.

As the New Year's lucky items, small shrubs with red fruits, 10,000,000,000 cars (Karatachibana), ten cars (Yabukouji), and one car (Aridoshi / Himekouji). In the park, you can enjoy the checker berries (Azalea family), Furiyabukouji (Yabukouji family), Senryo (Senryo family), and Manryo (Yabukouji family).

Only during the winter withering season, the eyes of the unique tree shape of the evergreen conifer, including the conifer.

This time again, it was a plant walk that learned how to enjoy the garden in early winter, including the ecology of plants, medicinal properties and flower language, "see, touch, listen".　

From the left, Himekouji, Fuiyabukouji, Kimino Senryo, Senryo, Manryo

　On December 3, the full moon tonight is the largest and brightest "Super Moon" this year.

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 (NAOJ), it looks about 14% larger and about 30% brighter than the smallest full moon on June 9.

Strictly, the moment of the full moon changes the date and 0:47 on the 4th, so the 4th is the full moon on the calendar, but due to the wide high pressure and the weather, it is wonderful tonight I was able to enjoy the moon.

It shows a different appearance at the crescent moon, half moon, full moon and at that time, and it delights, but the full moon is exceptional.

The chilled Shiwasu city on the left bank of the Sumida River, seen from Kachidokibashi, shines brightly.