Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Looking at the website of Chuo-ku, there are 6,800 street trees managed by the ward, of which the largest number is Suzukakenoki ().

Next is the willow, which is the tree of Chuo-ku, and the third is the ginkgo.

On Showa-dori, the ginkgo trees are planted on both sides, but they are now yellow.

I would prefer, but I like ginkgo, which still has some green leaves and yellow leaves, like these pictures taken on December 8th.

The yellow part in the map below is shown in the photo.

Ginkgo is resistant to fire, and there are records that have been planted many in fire protection areas during the Edo period, so consideration is given to the fact that it is planted as street trees on Showa-dori, which was created by the reconstruction project after the Great Kanto Earthquake?

By the way, cherry blossoms are the fourth most common street trees in Chuo-ku.

I went to the "Neko Exhibition-Neko / Cat / Cat / Cat Art & Goods Fair" held at Esper's Plantan (festival venue) on the 5th floor of the main building of Ginza 3-chome, Ginza.

This is a collaboration with the movie "Cats don't come," which will be released on January 30, next year.

The exhibition was held from December 2 (Wednesday) to 8 (Tuesday).

This year's 48th () annual “Neko Exhibition”, exhibited and sold a variety of cat-related goods such as paintings, three-dimensional works, accessories, and household goods.

At the booth of the movie "Cat doesn't come," advance tickets and related goods were sold, movie panels and original reproductions of original manga were exhibited.

The sweets below are "Nhashmallow" which I bought at the venue.

There is chocolate in the marshmallow.

In addition, about photography at the venue, we received your consent m(__) m

Click here for the website of Plantan Ginza "Neko Exhibition"　⇒

http://www.printemps-ginza.co.jp/shopinfo/event/151202_cat_fair/

"Soleil Noir" Lauran Grasso exhibition is currently being held at "Forum" on the 8th floor of Maison Hermes in Ginza 5-chome.

Grasso is said to have been inspired by Japanese clay figurines, Noh masks, and gold biyobu, and this exhibition also displays works that feature extraordinary events in Japan and legends from the Edo period.

There are various forms of expression, such as painting, wood carving, objects, and images.

Grasso says, "Natural phenomena, disasters such as volcanoes and earthquakes, wars, and destruction can be seen all over the world beyond space and space. I think the work has a strange feeling that incorporates various times. I hope you will feel a new perspective on the world and a method of observation."

Indeed, I watched a work with a strange feeling that jumped over time and space.

It's a strange but beautiful work.

The event will be held until January 31 of next year.

Click here for the Ginza Maison Hermes website　⇒

http://www.maisonhermes.jp/ginza/gallery/

At the Sony Building in Ginza 5-chome, an event commemorating the release of the movie "007 Specter" is currently being held.

In the entrance hall on the first floor, "Ranrange Rover Sports SVR", which was actually used for shooting "007 Specter", is displayed in general.

Also, if you post photos taken at photo spots on the first floor (panels, vehicles, costumes), you can also participate in the luxurious prize-winning raffle.

In the communication zone OPUS (OPUS) on the 8th floor, special videos such as trailers for the movie "007 Specter", movie making, and interviews are screened on a large screen.

In addition, costumes such as dresses worn by Rare Sedo, who plays the role of Madeleine Swan, the bond girl of this work, are also on display.

At the foyer, panels and catalogs from the 007 world show the history of past work production from the first work to the 23rd work of the previous work are displayed.

The event will be held until December 13 (Sun). Admission is free.

Click here for the details of the Sony Building event.　⇒

http://www.sonybuilding.jp/event/007SPECTRE/

The movie will be released on December 4 (Friday).

But

I saw it a little earlier in the pre-screening on November 28 (Friday), and it was really interesting.

I recommend movies and events.

At MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY (Megumi Ogita Gallery), located on the first basement floor of the Ginza Otsuka Building, Ginza 2-chome, Tomokazu Hiroe's new solo exhibition "Hellish Toy Story - From Jigoku Soshi Paper-" is currently being held.

Hiroe's solo exhibition at the gallery will be the third time.

I don't know what is professional, but Hiroe seems to be making the groundwork with the same classical technique of painting as Rubens, "Second Flender Technique" ().

By the way, Rubens is a leading painter and diplomat representing the Baroque Flanders (now Belgium). The climax of the TV anime "Flanders Dog", a scene where you still cry every time you see it, and the picture that Nello at the end is the Rubens masterpiece "The Ascending of Christ" actually hung over the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Antwerp.

At the venue, a masterpiece with the motif of the flame of "hell grass paper", a war painting in which demon and toy soldiers are mixed up in hell, and Hiroe's first mural with the motif of "birds and beasts caricature" (directly drawn on the wall of the gallery!) It was on display

I got a mysterious, bright and lively impression of the terrible theme of "Hell Soshi Paper".

The fusion of the flatness of Japanese painting and the three-dimensionality of Western painting, the dynamism of red flames and the still life-like contrast of stuffed animals and toys is fresh.

The period is until December 5th (Sat).

Opening hours are from 11:00 to 19:00, and are closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays.

Click here for the website of Megumi Ogita Gallery.　⇒

http://www.megumiogita.com/