Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Harumi Triton Square's annual event, Harumi Triton Square, will be held soon.

This event was held.

Flea markets and food stalls

For events for children

Presentations by local people

It is characterized by a wide variety of features.

It's good to be blown by the wind of Harumi with a leisurely beer in hand.

It's also good to return to your childhood with the Sentai Hero Show.

I think I can refresh myself.
The other day, when I got a flyer, I headed to Triton Square, and the flowerbed was in full bloom.
Dimorphoseka of the Asteraceae family (Purple Asteraceae flower), Aemone, Lananculus, arrowwheel, etc. 　

 The Spring Festival is scheduled to be held from May 11th to 13th.

The festival season has come to Chuo-ku. In the midst of this major holiday, the annual festival of [Tetsugansu Inari Shrine] was held from 1st to 5th.

I visited the shrine on the morning of the first day. There was little sign of the festival yet, and some locals could be seen in the quiet precincts. From now on, I will gradually get excited and feel that I will continue to aim for "carrying of miniature shrines" and "Dedicated Children's Kabuki" in the second half.　

In the next park, a mikoshi of Miyamoto (Minato 1-chome, 2-chome town association) was enshrined in Kariya and could be seen waiting for the turn.

It is a fine portable shrine made in 1936, made by Gyotoku and the 15th Shukei Asako.
I'm sure you're proud of the town.　

I received a brochure. I thought it was "Oh," because it was written as "Reitaisai festival in 2011", but there was a notice inside, "It was issued on March 6, last year, but the festival was postponed due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and it was stored. It will be reused to avoid wasting resources." I understand. Once again, the thoughts of the people involved in this year's festival have been conveyed.

According to tradition, the history of this shrine can be traced back to the Heian period. There were a number of changes, and in the early Edo period, it was transferred to a place close to the current location in 1624 (Kanei Gen). Looking at the old map at that time, it is certainly marked as "Inari" at a location slightly far from the current location. If you look at the sea from Inari Shrine, Edo Bay would have spread besides Tsukuda Island.　

In this era, this area was a place for unloading goods from the top and various places, and it was crowded with the religion of those who wished for the safety of shipping.

In the old figure above, [Inaribashi] is written near the shrine. Now a small stone pillar is left around the reclaimed moat. It was a time to touch such nostalgia, where you could hear the passage of boats and the cheers of people from the past.　

It was Golden Week this year when the weather was not good.

Meanwhile, on May 5, when it was pleasant, I went to Harumi Wharf for a stroll in search of the waterfront.

Then, what I jumped into my eyes was this color water discharge.

During the event of "Tokyo Minato matsuri" (which seems to be the 64th) held on May 12th and 13th, it was a practice scene of the "Firefighting Pageant of Water" held by the Tokyo Fire Department on the 13th.

The practice by the people of the Tokyo Fire Department is just like a live performance. From the deck of the Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal, it was done while communicating wirelessly with each fire boat.

 The water erupting into the clear sky of May and the wind blowing across Tokyo Bay were very comfortable for both eyes and skin.

By the way, the coloring for color water discharge is said to be environmentally friendly.

Let's hope that the day of the production will be sunny in May like this day.

The water discharge is powerful, really

Click here for the website of "Tokyo Minato matsuri"

Click here for the website of "Firefighting Pageant of Water" ⇒ Click here　

 May first is eighty-eight nights. At the Japanese tea specialty store "Tea Ginza" in Ginza Nishi 5th Avenue, "Shincha Festa 2012" is being held from 1st to 6th to introduce new tea of this year as soon as possible.

Limited new tea is sold on the 1st floor, and in the cafe space on the 2nd and 3rd floors, there is a "new tea full course 2012" where you can taste the new tea, such as tea and tea contracts filled only with "leaves", "stalks" and "buds". (700 yen)

"Spring Wrap" is a new product of this year. Two new types of tea, Hojicha and Sencha, are packed in a spherical case and wrapped in furoshiki.

In addition, the store's standard product "Shan", the new tea "Tateshan", and the "Shincha Fukubukuro", which is a combination of My Blend set, Shincha pair cup, and limited new tea that can be blended by yourself.

Menu of "Shincha Full Course 2012"

　　　　2F sparkling wine (Spain Cava)

　　　　　　　New tea leaf tea, stem tea & bamboo shoots and new tea sprouts together with miso and seasonal yam tofu (left photo).

　　　　　　　New tea "Tea / Ginza" Gold Blend (buds: leaves: stem = 1:3:2) & tomato ice (pictured)

　　　　3F New Tea First Espresso-style & New Tea Meringue (right photo)

　　　　　　　New tea fresh cream Daifuku

　　　　　　　New tea

"Tokyo Art Antique" was held for three days from April 27 to April 30.

On the evening of April 28, I visited a gallery, art and antique store and enjoyed it.

In addition to the A3 size manual and a map showing the location of the shop, the gallery obtained a map and ART MAP explaining the characteristics of the shop.　It is a must-have for visiting art galleries throughout the year.

At the first visit to Etsuko Shibata Gallery in Ginza 1-chome, the president welcomed me warmly and smilingly.

Mr. Konishi Nakanaga gave a polite and easy-to-understand explanation of the works of art.

At the antique Sasaki Ginza store, I was able to enjoy the exhibits slowly.

For those who are busy on a daily basis, it is very thankful to be able to go around the gallery slowly on weekends. I would like to thank all the people in the gallery.　If you think the gallery has a high threshold, please feel free to welcome you.　

http://www.tokyoartantiques.com/ (http://www.tokyoartantiques.com/)

Tokyo Art Antique was held from April 27th to April 29th. On the 29th (Sun), we started Kyobashi at 10:30 in the morning and enjoyed visiting the gallery to Nihonbashi.　Well, let's have a good report.

I will enter between the police museum and LIXXIL.　Suinami Gallery, 3-6-12 Kyobashi. You are dealing with works by Picasso, soft atmosphere Chagall, and Utriro.　I liked the work of James Rizzi, born in Brooklyn,NY.　Postcards are also available for souvenirs.

Orient Archeological Art Taiyo-san. Mainly in West Asia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Central Asia, Gandara, and other items reminiscent of cultural exchange that traveled to and from Silk Road were exhibited. I was also interested in artifact and Greek silver coins from Afghan.

 The president of Hayashida Gallery talks about when he came to the Christmas Art Festa, and exhibits works on display at the store and exhibitions on the theme of animals across genres, entitled "KYOBASHI art safari". I was taught that　In addition, Sokyu Urakami told me that he was a collector of Hokusai Manga.

  I enjoyed a lot of paintings and works of art, but there are some people who shouldn't forget them on antique streets.

Hiroshige Utagawa, known for his works such as the 53rd Tokaido and the Hundred Views of Edo, lived there.

I usually enjoyed shopping at department stores and wasn't interested in the shops around me, but for the first time I learned that there was a fine gallery.　This is Mr. Tsubo Nakai. It's opposite Mr. Takashimaya, across Sakura-dori St. He seemed to be good at antique art, and fine pots and paintings were on display, but on the price tags of many works, there was a red circle indicating that it was already sold.

In Nihonbashi, we visited the Ebiya Art Store, Shuzando Gallery, and Sankei-dong, famous for its large signboards of Ezo Ichikawa (sharaku), and saw their proud exhibits.

After seeing, he said, "Thank you," and at every store, he answered carefully "Thank you."　It was a Tokyo art antique where you could relax and feel blissful.

Click here for information on each store. http://www.tokyoartantiques.com/

Reference: The event was attended by 62 galleries, Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, and Maruzen Nihonbashi 3F galleries. We made a visit that matched the characteristics of each store listed on the ART MAP and their preferences.　If you do not calculate how long it will take, it will take 65 stores X10 minutes = 650 minutes = 11 hours, travel time 1 hour, meal time 1 hour, etc. 13 hours.　If possible, divide it into 2 days and enjoy it slowly. For your next reference.　Also, eating at a famous restaurant on the way is one of the pleasures. Make a plan for where and what to eat. It will be a more enjoyable day.