Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

About a 1-minute walk from Exit 1 of Shintomicho Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, right next to the base of the south side of Tsukijibashi, facing Heisei-dori, there is a delicious "Pissa Salvatorekuomo Higashiginza" of Napleli Pizza.

The kiln here is said to be a handmade firewood kiln by a kiln-making master who has the highest reputation in Naples, Italy.

The lunch menu includes a PIZZA set and a PASTA set, both with salads, soups, desserts and drinks on today's PIZZA (PASTA).

The PASTA set comes with a kiln-baked focaccia.

The photo shows the PIZZA set I ordered.

It's Margherita.

Pizza is a thin fabric, the surface is crispy, the inside is sticky and delicious.

The Higashiginza store is ready for eat-in, take-out, and delivery.

Please note that lunchtime is crowded.

Click here for the HP of PIZZA SALVATORE CUOMO Higashiginza.　⇒

http://www.salvatore.jp/restaurant/higashiginza/

At LIXIL Gallery 2 at Kyobashi 3-chome, the 6th "Future of Creation" supervised by Ryohei Miyata "Living Things" Exhibition is being held.

The period is from Saturday, December 5 to Tuesday, February 23 of last year, but it is divided into "1st metal" and "2nd wood carving". Until January 12 (Tuesday), the "2nd term" will be from January 15 (Friday).

So, what I saw is the "first phase" metal.

[Description on LIXIL's website]

In the first phase (metal), Ryohei Miyata of the "Springen" series with the theme of dolphins, using the metal crafts technique of Sadogashima tradition in modern times, and the story of various characters is released by metal materials Tomomi Maruyama, who creates contemporary works with a sense of life, and the small life and environment of insects will be exhibited in a heavy and hard work of iron.

In the second phase (wood carving), Takashi Fukai, who creates a serene and thoughtful world with horses and feathers as motifs, and Nio Tsuchiya, who expresses cats, foxes, and phantom beasts in a supple and mysterious manner. We will exhibit works of dynamismous wolves with realistic expressions that are raised in a wave shape.

The sharpened sense of the top runner in modern three-dimensional modeling and the brilliance of life of "living things" that emerge with their outstanding skills will catch the viewer and keep them away.

In my impression, I was impressed that there were really various ways to use the same metal depending on the author or the work.

The material called metal was really used to express the texture and weight of the work surface.

You can take pictures at the venue.

Click here for the website of LIXIL cultural activities.　⇒

http://www1.lixil.co.jp/culture/

There is LIXIL Gallery 1 on the 2nd floor of Tokyo Tatemono Kyobashi Building LIXIL:GINZA on the opposite side of Tokyo Square Garden, Kyobashi 3-chome, next to the Police Museum.

Among LIXIL's gallery activities, "Azuregio in Macao - tiles and cobblestones born in Portugal" is currently being held as a "travel exhibition around architecture, design and its surroundings".

The event will be held until Saturday, February 20, and will be closed on Wednesday. Admission is free.

From the World Tile Museum collection, seven sets of real Azulejo made in Portugal in the 17th and 19th centuries are on display.

In addition to traditional blue painting tiles, you can see the colors of multi-colored tiles and the beauty of the patterns up close.

Macao, a former Portuguese colony, is a special administrative district of China, known as the city of World Heritage, and before the full return to China in 2049, the creation of a city that regenerates Portuguese-derived culture dating back to the Age of Discovery along with good old Chinese streets is progressing.

The symbolic existences are the "Azulejo" tiles brought from Portugal and the cobblestones called "Carsadas".

Azulejo is a decorative tile made in Portugal from around the 16th century. In addition to blue monochrome on a white background, decorative patterns and concrete patterns are drawn in many colors.

At the venue, you can see a number of vivid azulejos in photos.

Click here for the LIXIL website.　⇒

http://www.lixil.co.jp/corporate/csr/culture/

At the 7th floor gallery of Ginza Mitsukoshi, "~Rumiko Tezuka Produce-Osamu Tezuka Girls & Lovely Print Exhibition" is currently being held.

The period is until January 12 (Tuesday).

Needless to say, Osamu Tezuka is a leading figure in story comics and a pioneer in manga, and his representative works are "Astro Boy", "Jungle Emperor", "Knight of the Ribbon", "The Firebird", "Dororo", "Black Jack", etc., and has had a great influence on many backward manga artists.

Under the supervision of Mr. Tezuka's eldest daughter, Rumiko, works that prints of characters from representative works are on display and sold.

I was able to enjoy it with my old days, but the greatness that makes me feel completely old, and the beauty of colors.

Click here for the Ginza Mitsukoshi website.　⇒

http://mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/store/ginza/index.html

"Yabaton Tokyo Ginza Store" where you can eat Nagoya's famous misokatsu in Chuo-ku.

The location is Ginza Daisaku Building 2-11-2 Ginza 2-chome

It's marked with ○ on the map below.

Located on the corner of Showa-dori, facing Ginza Yanagi-dori St., it is easy to understand because it stands out with the mascot character of Yabaton and the pig "Yokozunabuta" with Yokozuna tightened (arrow in the photo below).

"Misokatsu" has now become one of the foods that symbolize Nagoya's food culture.

Yaba Ton was founded in 1947 and is the founder of Misoka.

"Misohire Katsudon" ordered in the lunch menu, pork soup, and sosari vegetable salad.

The secret "Misodare" is not confusing and matches the pork that is smooth and fried in oil.

Hirekatsu is recommended for those who want to enjoy light misokatsu with less fat and less fat than loin, making it ideal for lunch.

The price is reasonable. 

Click here for the website of "Yabaton Tokyo Ginza Store".　⇒

http://ginza.yabaton.com/