Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

What is this?　　　　　It's watermelon.

 

What is this?　　　　　Soap

It is a soap & fruit carving with a history of more than 700 years of Thai royal family.

 

 

With a single carving knife (watermelon and soap), you can create such a work of art.

It's hosted by Atelier Be Free.

 

 

It is being held at Gallery Ginza on Ginza Marronnier Street for three days from July 27 to 29 (when this blog was posted, "Is it held?")

The watermelon was carved by the teacher and students the day before.

 

The venue had a good scent of soap.

 

The venue was banned from taking pictures, but we received special permission and took pictures.

Atelier Be Free, thank you for your cooperation m(__)m

 

Click here for the website of Atelier Be Free.

 

 

 

Marcel Bachet "Portrait of Claude Debussy"

I only knew that Debussy was a French composer and impressionist, but this year was just the 150th anniversary of his birth, and an exhibition was held at the Bridgestone Museum of Art entitled "Between Debussy, Music and Art impressionist and Symbolism."

This is a joint project with the Orsay Museum in Paris and the Orlangely Museum of Art.

 

As Debussy said, "I like painting as much as music," it was a very discoverable exhibition that clearly shows that he loved paintings (especially impressionist paintings and Japanese ukiyoe paintings), inspired by them and made songs.

Many paintings by famous painters such as Manet, Monet, Cezanne, Degas and Renoir are also on display.

 

What was particularly interesting was the photograph taken at Debussy's house, with Katsushika Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Kanagawa Offshore" hanging on the wall behind him and Stravinsky.

The influence of Japonisme was also explained in a space.

This exhibition will be held until October 14th (Sun).

Click here for the homepage of "Debussy, Music and Art" ⇒ Click here.

 

 

 

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On a midsummer weekend, we went to the Kyoto Pavilion on the 1st floor of the Yanmar Tokyo Building, a 1-minute walk from the Yaesu Central Exit of JR Tokyo Station.

The Kyotokan is an antenna shop opened as a base for transmitting information about Kyoto, and is a pioneer in several prefectural antenna shops in Chuo-ku.

 

After buying 1,000 pickles (delicious) of "Nishiri" for a limited time, looking at the hall, I found a fan that looks like summer and Kyoto-like.

The photo shows the fan of Kyo fan "Aiba" (Aiba). "Ainami" is a long-established store that has been in business for 300 years.

 

In addition to the practical purpose of cooling the fan, it is said that it has been used as a gift as a lucky items to decorate it and feel the coolness with the eyes, and to "cut off the demon with the wind."

 

The design of the watermark fan that was displayed was a long sword hoko that was at the top of the Yamahoko cruise at the Gion Festival, and its elaborate construction was truly an art craft.

 

This month, Kyoto is at the height of the Gion Festival. At the Kyotokan, the BGM of "Contichitin" and Gion Hayashi played, and the fragrance of the incense was free, so it felt very good.

 

Please refer to the website of the Kyoto Museum.　
⇒Here

 

Click here for the homepage of Kyo fan "Ainami" ⇒ Click here.

In addition, we received special permission and took pictures where photography was prohibited in the hall.

Thank you for your cooperation, Kyoto Pavilion m(__)m

 

 

 

Johannes Vermeer "The Girl of Pearl Earrings"

 

 

From June 30th, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, the "Mauritz Highs Museum Exhibition The Treasure of Flandle Painting in the Netherlands" will be held, and you can directly appreciate the works of Vermeer and other Flandle painters, but in Ginza, this year Since January, the "Vermeer Hikari Kingdom Exhibition" has been held, and on the way home from work, I went to here.

 

The location is Vermeer Center Ginza in Ginza 6-chome. The opening time is from 10:00 to 18:00, but there is a special night viewing party only on trees, Friday, and Saturdays, so you can watch it from 19:00 to 22:00. By the way, this night viewing party is until July 22nd.

 

All 37 Vermeer's works on display here are "re-create", a reproduction of the colors at the time drawn by Vermeer, using the latest digital mastering technology.

 

 

I like Vermeer, and I've seen Vermeer's works scattered in museums in Europe since I saw the "Gurl of Pearl Earl" at the Mauritz Highs Museum in Den Hague over 10 years ago, but even though "re-create", when his work is in a room lined up, there was no sense of reality.

The prepared voice guides (Kaoru Kobayashi and Rie Miyazawa are in charge of Vermeer and his daughter) explained the picture one by one, and it was very good to understand the background of the times at that time.

 

 

On the other hand, I went to the "Mauritz Highs Museum Exhibition" on the weekend, but it was very crowded, but I was very satisfied that I was able to appreciate my favorite real paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt.

Ginza's "Vermeer Hikari Kingdom Exhibition" will be held until Sunday, August 26 with an extended period.

Click here for the homepage.

 

Johannes Vermeer's View of the Delft

 

 

 

There was a party at the company, and I used a private room for a small party at the Tokyo Hotel New Hankyu Tsukiji on the 32nd floor of St. Luke Garden. It was a tower building that was always just passing by while looking up, but when I went up, the view was too good and I spent a memorable time, so I will introduce you.

 

 

 

The photo shows the view at dusk from Kazan, a panoramic Mick room on the 32nd floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odaiba, Tsukishima, Harumi, Sumida River, Kachidokibashi, Tsukiji, Hamarikyu, Shiodome, and Tokyo Tower (!) I can look around with a panoramic view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

The view from the party room "Violet" on the same floor is also wonderful. From Tsukuda Island and Ishikawajima Riverside Condominiums to Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge on the Sumida River, Chuo-ohashi Bridge on Shahari Bridge, Eitai Bridge, and Sky Tree. If you look down on the water bus "Ryoma" from here, it looks like a toy ship

 

 

 

 

The hotel had a stairwell from the 33rd floor to the 38th floor, with gentle light shining. It's a calm and a little hideaway chic place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The party started at 6 o'clock, but as time went from 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock, the scenery outside the window changed every moment from dusk in Chuo-ku to night view, and the meal was delicious and very good atmosphere The party was open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Japanese restaurant and iron plate grill corner on the same floor, you can enjoy a different view again. Personally, I feel like discovering a new healing space in Chuo-ku.

 

The Tokyo Hotel New Hankyu Tsukiji website is available.