Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　The annual mini-garden guide tour was held on June 7 to stroll around the park with the guidance of an exclusive gardener at Harumi Triton Plaza 2F "Pocket Plaza Hana, Water and Trees".

Although the Kanto Koshin region entered the rainy season on the 6th, the weather was fine during the rainy season on the day.

The burning crimson flowers of American Deigo on the flower terrace and bloom at the tip of the branch is an exotic impression.

The flower beds in the garden have just been replanted four times a year. Aya is suitable for early summer, such as tropical red flowers, yellow flowers in vitamin color, and refreshing blue flowers.

The highlight of this time is hydrangea with a large selection of new species.

"Kinhira Sugar" (upper left image) "Fairy Love", "Green Shadow", "Lady In Red", "Maji Cal amethyst", "Water Blue", "Dance Party", "Dance Party Happy", etc.

From the left, Fairy Love, Green Shadow, Magic Cal amethyst, Water Blue, Dance Party Happy

　On June 10, in the Kyobashi and Nihonbashi areas, "Shitamachi Union imperial procession" of the Sanno Festival in the Reitaisai festival of Hie-jinja Shrine was held in the rainy weather.

We hear that the "Shitamachi Union imperial procession" began in 2002 when the number of bearers decreased due to the progress of urbanization after World War II and the carrying of miniature shrines of each town council was lost, and the youth club of Nihonbashi, which felt a sense of crisis, approached Kyobashiimperial procession in 2002 to excite the festival as a whole. Then, in 2006, Kayabacho joined Hatchobori in 2008, and now shrine parishioner and others in four districts work together to walk along the giboshi-uchi (Kyobashi-Nihonbashi) on Chuo-dori, where 17 portable shrines, led by the woodwork of Tobito.

On the Nihonbashi area, the shrine parishioner of Kanda Myojin in Honmachi, neighboring Muromachi, greets the portable shrine high in the sky near the Japan Road Original Voucher in the center of the bridge.

　On May 8, the day before, after returning to the Shinto ritual of the Funato Imperial Palace and the water shrine festival in Edo, the Tsukiji Nawashi Inari Shrine Miya portable shrine was brought to the resting place of portable shrines, which was set up beside the entrance of the Ote-mon gate Garden by the Tsukiji Market and Sumida River.

On the 9th, the "Tsukiji Lion Festival imperial procession Festival" was held in the second half of the "Ship and Land imperial procession" for two days after returning to the old situation.

Corporate offices gathered, and the Tsukiji Hamarikyu District Residents' Association at Tsukiji 5-chome without a town council also participated for the first time.

On this day, the maximum daytime temperature was 32 ° C, the first midsummer day of this year. Departing from the Imperial Palace at 14:00, he walks through the town of shrine parishioner, with the Great Ceiling Lion and the Benzaiten Denkoku Lion.

Some women-only sections were also set up, and the city of Tsukiji was filled with enthusiasm.

　On the 8th, at the Tsukiji Lion Festival, which was held once every three years at Tsukiji Nami Inari Shrine, the "Funa imperial procession" with Miya portable shrine on a boat, and the "Water Festival", which was held in the Edo period, were revived.

This is a special production of the 30th anniversary celebration festival of the throne of the Emperor and the milestone year ahead of the relocation of Tsukiji Market to Toyosu in October.

After the last kneading walk in the market, he was carried to the quay, put it on a barge with a crane, and traveled along the Sumida River with the townspeople. While a large number of spectators were watching, they turned back near the Akashicho Disaster Prevention Pier, berthed near Kachidokibashi, cruising to resting place of portable shrines on the side of the entrance to the Hamarikyu Garden Garden Ote-mon gate after a ceremony to pray for the safety of the city of Tsukiji. A new sailing ale on the fish shore, which has a history of nearly a century at Tsukiji, was very exciting.

The 9th is the imperial procession Festival. The tour is scheduled for Miya portable shrine, the Great Ceiling Lion, and the Benzaiten Tooth Black Lion.

　Japanese iris is at its best when we hear that about 1,000 plants are planted in three places near the Hanagien Garden, the Yan Liao Museum, and the middle gate.

It is a perennial plant of the iris family, one of the Japanese classical horticultural plants that has been crossed and improved based on wild Nohanashobu, and has produced many varieties. It is often confused with taro shobu, but Japanese iris is also referred to as iris flowers and shobu is also referred to as iris grass.

In general, in addition to the Naga Igo species, which strongly retains the characteristics of ancestor, the Edo, Ise, and Higo families, the flower color is abundant in white, light red, purple, blue, and yellow, and there aredouble-flowered and lions.

The elegant flower shape and moist atmosphere are attractive.

　For eight days from June 1st to 8th, FANCL Ginza Square (Ginza 5) has opened the "Royal Room" with a 10F terrace to the public, and the "Early Summer Hydrangea Garden" is being held. （11:30～18:30）

It is one of the "seasonal garden events" currently held eight times a year, and this time it creates a hydrangea scenery full of mysterious beauty that blooms in the lake deep deep in the mountains and is surrounded by mysterious beauty.

The popular new varieties include blue ornamental flower with white lines around bisexual flower in the center, with a refreshing impression and cool "Galaxy" (left image), pink and blue in the middle of the petals, with white borders, KEIKO, Fairy Eye, Mary, Shiun Red, White Kotobuki Beni, Red Beauty, etc.

During the period, various events such as "Garden Photo Session" and "Gardening Mini Lessons (hydrangea Herbarium)" are also planned.