Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Tsukiji River Kamei Bridge Park is located next to Kamei Bridge, which spans Tsukiji 1-chome, the Metropolitan Expressway Toshin Beltway.

Fuji of the wisteria trellis in this park is currently blooming mauve flowers.

Here, the flowers of perennial plant in Pele Near Garden will entertain us all year round, but after the cherry blossom season is over, the wisteria trellis in the same park will bloom.

By the way, there are two types of wisteria: a right winding (clockwise clockwise from the top) and a left winding. The standard Japanese name of Fuji in the right winding is "Fuji" or "Noda Fuji", and the standard Japanese name of the left winding is "Yamafuji" or "Nofuji".

Fuji in this park was labeled as Noda Fuji.

Fuji's Hanabusa sways in the refreshing breeze, and it's a really good season.

 

 

Marronnier, a street tree on Ginza Marronnier Street, is blooming.

Since the color of the blooming flowers is beautiful red and red, I think it is Benibana Tochinoki.

This benibana horse chestnut is said to have been made by a combination of two species, marronnier native to Western Europe and American acabana horse chestnut native to North America. It seems that it came to Japan around the end of the Taisho era.

It seems that it is more widespread in Japan than Marronnier and is a well-grown tree.

The shape of the leaves is characteristic, with a length of 10cm to 15cm, and 5 to 7 leaflets form a palm-shaped leaf. It's called a palm-shaped compound leaf.

The flowering season is just right now.

Red and red flowers at the tip of the branch bloom together to form a round spike.

It has a lot of spikes, so it stands out from a distance.

By the way, Marronnier seems to be one of the "four major street trees in the world", and the other three trees are Platanus, leek, and bodige.

 

 

This year's annual "Ginza willow Festival" will be held as the eleventh time.

The event will be held on May 5 (Friday / holiday) of Children's Day, which has been held every year since 2006.

Nishi-Ginza Dori, the venue, will be a pedestrian paradise only on this day within one year.

Every year, the festival has a grand parade and plenty of events.

This year, Ginza's "Traffic Safety Golden Parade", which will be held using a pedestrian paradise from 1-chome to 8-chome, "Concert Forest" at Sukiyabashi Park, "Retro Play Plaza", "Traditional Dance Plaza", "Experience Event Plaza", "Tourism Quiz Plaza", "Tokyo Smart Driver PR Campaign", traffic safety classroom, Shimbashi Various Geisha, etc.

Kitty-chan, Peko, and local characters will also appear.

This is probably the case of going out during GW.

Click here for the Ginza Yanagi Festival website　⇒

http://www.ginza.jp/topics/7439

 

 

It was the best season for a walk, and we went to Tsukiji River Park in Akashicho during lunch break.

Tsukiji River Park literally was a river (canal) in the Edo period, is now reclaimed, and the ground part is a park.

The underground part is a parking lot, and the area around Irifune Bridge is a multi-purpose open space used for ballparks in Chuo-ku.

The photo below shows the corner of the Tsukiji River and the multi-purpose open space from the ground part of Tsukiji River Park.

The ground part at the back of the left is the Irifune Bridge.

The arrow on the map below is the direction of photography.

The area under the Irifune Bridge is the dog run "Wanwan Square".

It is divided into a free area and a small dog area, and the usage time is from 7:00 to 20:00.

The area is 458 square meters for the free area and 189 square meters for the small dog area.

When I went there, there were people who had dogs play in the small dog area.

It's Tsukiji River Park, where you can feel peaceful and relaxed.

 

 

Application for participation in the annual “Yuyu Course” is currently being accepted.

This is an event held at three Social Education Centers in Chuo-ku, and is a one-time course.

Voice training, bath essence making, brain training / brain activity, pilates, origami, etc. are diverse, and they can participate happily, leading to nature and health promotion.

Target person is "resident in ward 60 years or older who does not receive support, nursing care certification"

Fees are free for both tuition and teaching materials.

The application method is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis from 9:00 am on the 11th of the previous month of the desired course month at the window of the three Social Education Centers or by telephone.

It will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached.

The courses scheduled to be held by July are as follows.

By the way, as of April 19, voice training (held on April 26) and aromatherapy (held on May 11) have reached capacity, so it seems that reception has been closed.

〇 Wednesday, April 26 10:00 to 12:00

"Sing! Dance! Rejuvenate! Voice Training (Nihonbashi Social Education Center, 60 people)

(first come, first served) Applications were accepted from March 11 (Saturday), and the capacity was reached and the application was closed.

〇 Thursday, May 11 10:00 to 12:00

"Aromatherapy to Heal the Heart" (Tsukiji Social Education Center 60 people)

(first come, first served) Applications will be accepted from April 11 (Tuesday), and the capacity will be reached and the application will be closed.

Saturday, May 20 10:00 to 12:00

"Brain training in kanji" (Tsukiji Social Education Center 60 people)

(first come, first served) Applications are being accepted from April 11 (Tuesday).

Tuesday, June 6 10:00 to 12:00

"Walking and Recognition Pilates" (Tsukiji Social Education Center 60 people)

(first come, first served) Applications are scheduled to be accepted from May 11 (Thursday).

Wednesday, June 21 10:00 to 12:00

"Multi-Simultaneous Operation and Fun Brain Activity" (Tsukishima Social Education Center 60 people)

(first come, first served) Applications are scheduled to be accepted from May 11 (Thursday).

Wednesday, July 12 10:00 to 12:00

“Prevention of Undernutrition” (Nihonbashi Social Education Center, 60 participants)

(first come, first served) Applications are scheduled to be accepted from June 11 (Sun).

Friday, July 21 10:00 to 12:00

"First Origami" (Tsukiji Social Education Center, 60 people)

(first come, first served) Applications are scheduled to be accepted from June 11 (Sun).

For health promotion and purpose of life, please apply positively and participate in "Yuyu course"

Click here for the website of Chuo Ward Social Education Center　⇒

http://chuo-shakyo.shopro.co.jp/

Click here for Chuo-ku's website regarding "Yuyu Course"　⇒

http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/kusei/kohokotyo/koho/h28/290311/04_03/index.html

 

 

"In the Meiji era, it was Yukichi Fukuzawa who translated English" speech "as a" speech "" was Yukichi Fukuzawa. "There is an explanation board in Ginza 3-chome.

It's surprising that there was this explanation board in a place where I've been many times so far that I didn't notice it, that I couldn't overlook it.

On the explanation board, there was "Meiji Kaido Ruins", and the explanation of this building was written.

According to the explanation, this Meiji Kaikan was built in 1881 with the idea of Yukichi Fukuzawa () in 1881, and it was an epoch-making "speaking venue" at the time when about 3,000 people could accommodate. . It is said that there was also a restaurant where about 200 people could enter.

Unfortunately, it was burned down during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 (1923).

The explanation board stands on the back street of Kabukiza, or on the north side street and on the four corners of Kibikicho street. It's just halfway from Showa-dori to the celebration bridge.

It's the red on the map above.

When you go to Higashiginza, please stop by.

A few meters from this explanation board, there is also a monument to the birthplace of Senshu University.