Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Mokuami Kawatake, who was praised by Shoyo Tsubouchi as a "large wholesaler of Edo drama", was born on February 3, 1816 in Edo Nihonbashi-dori 2-chome Shikibu Koji. According to "Meiji Restoration of Silent Ami" (Tamotsu Watanabe), "On the way to the back street of Takashimaya today, there was a palace doctor of the Shogunate, the residence of Hisashi's main ceremony club, called Shikibe Koji." The birthplace was a wealthy merchant and at the age of 19, began walking the path of Kabuki authors and sent over 300 works to the world. Many of the well-known ones that are still performed today are beginning with Kabuki this month, but Kabukiza "Ibaraki", "Yukigure Night Iriya Red Road-Nao Samurai", Shimbashi Enbujo "Benten Musumeo Shiranami", Asakusa Public Hall "Sanjin Yoshizo", National Theater "Koharu Okitsu Shiranami-Shironomine and Koremitsu" are not arranged. The new school performance of the Mitsukoshi Theater is also "Itozakura-People of the silent Ami family". Among them, the first play at the National Theater, which claims "200th anniversary of the birth of Miku Ami".

 

 

At the National Theater, the New Year's annual Dai-Kagura lived in the lobby before the show, and said, "The three-pronged spirits that have been handed down to the theater country (Shibai no Kuni) is kind to a kind actor and kind to a friend who is kind and kind to a friend who is kind to the audience. The old Hagoita is full of 300-year-old kyogen, like the flow of Kawatake. "Rezo Kofuki" is a turmoil caused by a house turmoil in Shiranami, which is good at silent Ami. Reizo, played by Kikunosuke, who uses the fox's fairy, has become a dignified male figure from a beautiful countryside girl, a flashy turn on the torii gate and the gorgeousness perfect for the New Year.

 　

At the entrance of Kabukiza, the person in charge heard a voice saying, "Mr. Ebizo is theater."

 

Of course, the Kabukiza Theater is also full. "Kiyomasa of Nijo Castle" applauded Kintaro, who grew up with a combination of Kiyomasa played by Koshiro and his grandson Kintaro's Hideyori. Tamasaburo's evening fog of "Yoshidaya" for the first time in a long time, the combination and highlights of Somegoro's refreshing "Nao Samurai" and the last 3,000-year-old combination at Shiba Sparrow. Why don't you feel like early spring at a theater full of gorgeous sunny clothes?

The Kabukiza Theater will be held on the 26th.

For inquiries, please contact Ticket Hon Shochiku 0570-000-489 (10:00 to 18:00).

 

 

From January 9th (Saturday), a collaboration art exhibition "The Birth" of ancient characters and ikebana has been held at the "Machikado Exhibition Hall" (Nihonbashi Kobunacho 4) operated by the long-established fan shop "Ibasen".

By the way, "Ibasen" was founded in 1590 (Tensho 18).

It seems that he also worked on publishing Ukiyo-e in the Edo period.

 

Ancient characters are hieroglyphic characters born for fortune-telling records in China 3,000 years ago, and are considered the roots of modern kanji.

 

In this exhibition, foil and Japanese lacquer were used on a folding screen with Japanese paper for fans, along with ancient characters meaning pine, and bamboo-based by young flower artist Naohiro Kasuya, who is active internationally, large ikebana works are on display.

 

Opening hours are from 8:00 to 20:00, admission is free.

It will be held until January 29th (Friday).

The location is on the map red circle below.

 

Click here for the website of the Iba Sen Machikado Exhibition Hall.　⇒

http://www.ibasen.co.jp/gallrey.html

 

 

 

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/

 

 

 

　　This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Tokyo Marathon in 2007, and will be held on February 28 (Sun).

I have been walking happily every year since the year of the event, visiting historic sites and delicious shops on this course.

I would like to introduce this fun free guide. This is a tour conducted annually by the NPO Tokyo City Guide Club (abbreviated as TCGC).

　

In Chuo-ku, you can buy puppets and amazake in Ningyocho, enjoy Tsukishima Monja for lunch (this is at your own expense), and buy side dishes from famous shops is also considered.

Date of implementation and course

①  Saturday, January 30

    Meeting place and time: Tokyo Tourist Information Center 12:50, Departure at 13:00 on the 1st floor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building 1

     Co-s: Tokyo Metropolitan Government - Under Shinjuku Daiguard - Hanazono-jinja Shrine - Shoin-in-Ichiya Hachimangu Shrine - Iidabashi Station 

②  Saturday, February 6

     Meeting place and time: JR Iidabashi Station West Exit ticket gate 12:50, Departure at 13:00

     Co-s: Iidabashi Station, Tokyo grand shrine, Showakan, Imperial Palace Higashi Gyoen, Kokyogaien, Hibiya Park

③  Saturday, February 13

     Meeting place and time: Hibiya Park Hibiya Flowerbed 12:50, Departure at 13:00.

     Co-s: Hibiya Park-Zenjoji Temple-Sengakuji Temple-Other Historic Sites-Shinagawa Station

④  Saturday, February 20

     Meeting place and time: Ginza 4-chome Ginza Mitsukoshi Lion Statue 12:50, Departure 13:00

     Co-s: Ginza Monument-History Historic Sites of Ginza and Kyobashi-Coredo-Suitengu Shrine-Asakusabashi-Asakusa 

⑤  Saturday, February 27

     Meeting place and time: Ginza 4-chome Ginza Mitsukoshi Lion Statue 9:50, Departure 10:00

    Co-s: Ginza-Tsukiji-Tsukuda-Tsukishima (lunch, personal burden) 

⑥  Saturday, February 27

     Meeting place and time: Exit 7 of Tsukishima on the Yurakucho Line 12:50, Departure at 13:00.

  (Tsukishima Nishinaka-dori Shopping Street Tsukishima Monja Shinkokai Office Square)

    Co-s: Tsukishima, Toyosu, Tokyo Big Sight 

※For details such as meeting place, please contact the following.

    Application and contact: NPO Tokyo City Guide Club Secretariat

    TEL・Fax： 03-6912-1518  

    Mail address: [email protected] 

    URL： http://tcgc.5.pro.tok2.com/

For more information, please visit our website. http://tcgc.5.pro.tok2.com/

 

 

7th of New Year

　Grand lobby concert

　　　(hosted by Dai-ichi Life Hall NPO TRITON ARTS NETWORK)

　The event was held at Harumi Triton Square.

　

The date and time is from 12:10 to 12:50 on January 7 (Thursday).

Following the Spring Sea

　Sarashi fantasy song, Sanbaso suite, woodworking, and so on.

The elegant sound of the koto, Nagauta Shamisen, bamboo flute, Noh tube, and flute.

It echoed throughout the Grand Lobby.

The fantasy and suites also make use of the characteristics of each original song.

The audience was intoxicated by the graceful melody.

　

Next, Edo Hayashi "Lion Dance"

　A lion appeared from the "stall" invited by the flute Takane (Takane) and appeared.

Dance rhythmically in the dance field, followed by scenes of "Shoden" and "Kamakura".

The lion is playing with the orange.

　

I don't try to add mandarin oranges. When I look around, many children are crazy about the lion's gesture. I'm going to sleep with oranges. I had a slow lullaby around

The sound changed at once, and the lion jumped up, and "4-chome"

I ran around to give a fortune to the audience seat.

All the audience applauded.

At a fun concert, Harumi Triton Square is full of spring

I did it.