Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　On the hot summer evening, around 6 o'clock, a big turtle was taking a walk.

　

　When I ask the master, the name is "Pon-chan" of the kezumeriku turtle.

　I'm just taking a walk from Tsukishima Sanchome towards Nishinaka Shopping Street.

　I was cheerful alternately around the left foot of the right foot and left foot, and while looking closely at the front, I was walking on the sidewalk.

 

　・・'- When asked how old you are,

　He is 17 years old.

　The turtle, who was small enough to be on the palm of her hand, grew little by little every year, and now it's so much. ・・・・

　

　The master was speaking with squinted eyes.

・・It's like my child ...

 

The adults passing by

"Yeah,"

"Why, a turtle on Tsukishima ..."

　The children go with "Pon-chan".

 　

  My husband,　

　"Pon-chan,"

　"Yeah, I'm fine ..."

　

　The children were given a ride on "Pon-chan"

I'm sorry.

　

　I try to take a picture of the turtle's walking figure on my mobile phone, but walking is faster than I thought.

　

　When you set up forward and pointed your cell phone, it was up soon, and then rushed forward,

After all, I couldn't get the turtle's smile.

 

 

　　Then a little later, "Pon-chan,"

　

　

　I was watched by the gentle gaze of the Shimomachi Tsukishima, turned around the alley, and headed home.　

　　"Pon-chan" is always fine.

　

 

 

[Beginning of August]

I received a good news.

I got a numbered ticket for the main venue of Harumi, Tokyo Bay Fireworks Festival.

 

 

The Tokyo Bay Fireworks Festival is one of the best fireworks festivals in Tokyo, with as many as 12,000 fireworks being launched from the sea.

Harumi The main venue is one of the best places to view under the best conditions among the many venues.

 

[8:30 on the day]

The event was officially announced on the website of Chuo-ku.

The weather forecast is "Sunny and sometimes cloudy."

It's going to be very hot. It may be the hottest summer this summer.

I'm worried about the recent frequent guerrilla downpours.

 

[Around 16:00]

Take the Edo bus to Harumi 3-chome near the venue.

There are already many people, and emergency vehicles are also located.

Somehow, it's a terrible atmosphere.

 

 

Walk for about 10 minutes and enter the venue's premises.

Pass the side of the bridge under construction and head to the main venue.

 

 

By the time this bridge is completed, what is this area like?

 

[Around 16:30]

Proceed to the baseball stadium, which is close to the launch site even in the main venue.

In the hot weather, many people were already waiting for fireworks.

 

 

Set the radio you bring to Central FM and wait for the countdown while drinking beer.

Occasionally, the cool wind blows.

 

【１８：００】

The gun roars in the sunset sky, and expectations are rising.

 

 

You can see Tokyo Tower in the distance.

 

 

【１８：５０】

The countdown finally begins.

Fireworks are launched one after another with the voice of "zero!"

From the radio, a special program for the Tokyo Bay Fireworks Festival of Chuo FM was broadcast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fireworks looked so big that it looked like a star was falling.

 

[Around 20:10]

The Daika Securities Fire Festival, which was less than an hour and a half, ended in no time.

A generous applause was sent to the people of pyrotechnician who showed great fireworks and the people of Daika Securities Fire Festival.

On the way back, there was no great confusion, and many people walked in order.

 

 

 

 

"Minatoya Painting Paper Shop"－－It's a name I've heard somewhere.

 

Yes, it's the name of the store that Yumeji Takehisa opened in Nihonbashi Gofukumachi (now Yaesu 1-chome) in 1914.

At present, a monument stands on the premises of Mizuho Trust Bank head office in Yaesu 1-chome-The upper left side is a poster of "Minatoya" drawn by Yumeji as a ceramic plate, and the right side is "Yoimachikusa". Lyrics are engraved. In the lower row, the origin of the monument is explained.

On the other side of Kiyosubashi-dori in front of the temporary palace of Suitengu opposite Meijiza, there is a shop called "Minatoya Ezoku Paper Shop". The frontage is about one-way shop, but inside, there are lots of Japanese miscellaneous goods such as prints and postcards drawn by Yumeji Takehisa, fans with the signature of Yumeji, letter sets, etc.

In this shop, "GALLERY Minatoya", which specializes in Yumeji Takehisa's works, has been selling Japanese miscellaneous goods as a "Minatoya Ezoku Paper Store" for more than 20 years with the consent of Yumeji Takehisa's bereaved family.

 

When a woman enters, there are various miscellaneous goods and it is likely to be noticeable, and it is cute and I can't help but buy something. Please take a look when you come to Meijiza or Suitengu Shrine.

GALLERY Minatoya URL:www.yumeji-minatoya.co.jp