Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

I would like to introduce Mr. Tomitsune of tuna.

　

It seems to be a long-established wholesaler who has been in Tsukiji for three generations.

(I photographed with the permission of the clerk.)

　

It is located in the Odawara Bridge building on the Tsukiji Fish Bank. I was told that I would ask you something about the tuna.

　

It's really delicious tuna.

On this day, I bought it on a fence and decided to make sake lukewarm. I can drink Dondon. It's also an iron-fired rice bowl. The chopped seaweed that scatters is Maruyama seaweed. Oh, it was good.

　

It's kind to your wallet. Why don't you take a look at it?

　

 

 

“Kitano Komakino Shoten” 2017.4.21 Interview:

Business hours 9:00-19:00 Closed - Sundays and holidays (only on May 6 during GW)

4-10-1 Tsukishima ☎03-3534-008 [email protected])

　

There is a shop located a little away from the shopping street near Tsukishima Daiichi Park.

We spoke with the owner, Fukuji Makino. Opened in 1979 as a cod wholesale specialty store. After that, we sell salmon, dried fish, shirasu, etc. by increasing the number of items. It was spread only by word of mouth, and now it is time to look at catalogs and receive orders from all over the country. The number of fans continues to increase nationwide. It's amazing.

　

In addition, when asked about Makino's delicious secrets of salmon, he said that he was carefully wrapped in Saran wrap one by one, and worked with his heart so that the taste of salmon did not escape. In addition, we sell with confidence under the motto "food safety", "eat delicious", and "If you think it is delicious, please introduce it to your friends." . And also offer at reasonable prices. I'm happy.

　　

Immediately, thick sliced salmon fillet (there is also a thin slice. I bought a thick slice) and went home and ate it as grilled fish. As the food went on, I replaced the rice several times. The salt content of sweet salt is subtle and delicious.

I felt happy after eating such salmon.

　

I hope everyone will enjoy it. It's my best.

(I'm photographing with permission from Mr. Makino.)

 

 

Ozu Washi is one of the oldest long-established stores in Nihonbashi.

It was opened for two years (1653). Starting from Matsuzaka in Ise, I came to the current Edo Dai Temmacho.

In addition to the store on the first floor, Ozu Washi has a historical museum with about 1,000 ancient document registered by Chuo Ward Tangible Cultural Property. A guide can also be requested), various cultural classes, Japanese paper galleries nationwide, and paper making classes that can be experienced with one coin, the facilities are so full that you can enjoy the day.

Paper making experience for 500 yen. Of course, you can take your own paper home.

I think some people are wondering what to buy because the souvenirs are great, but in such a situation! Perfect size and price for a small Nihonbashi souvenir! There is a product called "Oh".

That's right!

Do you know anything about it?

(By the way, the doll on the side is the zodiac do bell that you can visit around Ginza Hatcho Shrine.)

This is a lens wiping made of microfiber.

The product name is "Optical Lens Cloth Glasses", but of course, it is not just glasses that can be wiped. Oil stains on screens of smartphones and personal computers, camera lenses, and fingertips. Just wipe it quickly and it will be really beautiful. You can remove the fine dirt on the smartphone screen just by gently stroking it several times. Moreover, once you wipe it, you can use it repeatedly until it breaks instead of poi.

Unwoven fabric made of micro fiber developed by a long-established Japanese paper company. Do you feel the fineness of your eyes?

Even in a box, there is a small pocket type that costs several hundred yen.

This is the first time you use it....!, So I think it is a product suitable for practical and souvenirs.

In stores, it is often placed next to the cash register, but it may be a bit difficult to find it, so I think it would be better to ask the clerk.

If you would like to know more about Ozu Washi's historical museum and hands-on classroom, please check out the site. There are clerks who are fluent in English, so it is safe for foreigners!

Ozu Washi homepage ← Click here.

 

 

The other day, I visited Chikusen, a long-established Edo Komon store in Nihonbashikobunacho, at a course of a long-established tour of Chuo Kumin College.

I've explained it

This is Fumio Ogawa, the fifth generation head of the company.

Zhusen was founded in 1842 (Tenpo 13) when Kabuki Edo Sanza moved to Asakusa Saruwaka-cho. For 174 years, it has been spelled "model dyeing", which is hand-dyed every time with hand-carved patterns.

　

The dyeing was also featured in Tokyo's specialty in 1901, and was famous from yukata to Edo Komon.

After the war, it was relocated to Nihonbashi in response to voices from famous department stores and luxury kimono stores.

Chikusen's commitment is based on the belief of "Edo", inheriting the technology and color from the first generation, and conveying the taste of Edo today.

"But there is a pattern. No matter what happens, try to protect the pattern first."

It is said that he escaped the difficulties of the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great Tokyo Air Raid.

I showed you a two-way yukata.

Swallow and gull

The heart pattern that the people of Edo enjoyed them abundantly in their daily lives while loving nature is revived vividly.

A boldly expressed bird design that the Edo people liked.

I'm going to fly around the sky of the 21st century.

As the number of times we introduce wild birds that we meet in Chuo-ku on our correspondent blog from April increases, we will continue to introduce them.

I began to think that wild birds could not change beyond space and time from Edo.

How do you feel about it?

Among the types inherited from generation to generation, other wild birds are "crane, sparrow, stag, hawk".

We also want to have time to love the nature of Heisei.

According to Mr. Ogawa's assumption, the ogu's cloth suits those in their 40s and the swallow's cloth suits those in their 60s.

　

2-3, Nihonbashi Kobunacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Yukata, Komonjiku

　　　　　　　　　　　　URL:http://www.chikusen.co.jp/

 

 

　Shirakiya Denbei is a long-established store that manufactures and sells Edo brooms.

It was founded in Ginza in the first year of Tenpo (1830) and then moved to Kyobashi.

Of course, Zashiki brooms have existed for a long time, but it was Denbei Shirakiya who started manufacturing and selling brooms as "Edo brooms".

　

　Until then, palms were common as materials for parlor brooms, but `` Edo brooms '' made from grass of brooms are perfect for living in tatami mats and tenement houses. It is said that it is easy to sweep quickly without putting effort.

"Edo Houki", which was created by evolving the traditional parlor broom and pursuing a well-balanced and light broom, is selected and knitted from a natural grass called Houki Morokoshi as a raw material, but the beauty of the knitting is It is also said to be "the best of Edo".

 

　Using natural materials, late-night cleaning can be done easily and easily around the area, ideal for tatami mats, can be used for carpets and pet hair removal, electricity costs are not charged, static electricity is not generated, etc. Sales are growing because they want to live.

However, in order to make a high-quality broom, it takes a lot of effort to produce and sort raw materials.
First of all, according to the sense of the craftsman's hands, the grass is sorted to about 20th grade according to the criteria such as "softness, stiffness, and fineness of the grass", and even skilled craftsmen can only do 3 to 5 pieces a day with a long pattern.

 
　Therefore, the finest "Edo Houki" is very expensive (higher than Dyson's vacuum cleaner), but in the case of "Edo Houki", if you use it about "5 years", the ears will decrease due to friction, and even if the ears are cut off, the stiffness will return and usability will return, so finally you can use it at the entrance.

　　　

　Of course, there are also small brooms for desks and dining tables, and small brooms for dust-free clothes.

　 
　What is interesting is that there is a "broom for praying for safe delivery" in Japan for more than a thousand years, there is a legend that the spiritual power of Shinto and Buddha dwells in the broom, and if the pregnant woman's stomach is beaten with a new broom, it will be safe.
I think it's shabby to give gifts to those who are about to give birth....。

　
　In addition, various brooms are displayed in the gallery.

　

http://www.edohouki.com/
1F, Hakuden Building, 3-9-8 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Toll-free number ： (0120) 375389 (Mina Garbage Hack)
TEL ： 03（3563）1771    FAX： 03（3562）5516
Business hours ： From Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 19:00 (Sunday, holiday)

 

 

 

I'm going to the barber shop that I always go to because my hair is growing soon. The location is "Ginza Ins 3" which I introduced in my blog before. 。 。

Yes, it is a shopping street under Tokyo Kosoku Doro that goes around Ginza. This is unique in terms of shopping streets under the highway, but the tenants inside also have attractive shops such as "Japone (/archive/2015/08/post-2652.html)" introduced last time. This time, I would like to talk about the barber shop in Ginza Ins 3 and the phantom town name "Ginza Nishi 1-chome" as the third installment of "Tokyo Kosoku Doro".

 

Open the glass door at the entrance of Ginza Inns 3 above Ginza 1-chome Station on the subway Yurakucho Line and enter inside. When you go through the side of a tailor with the atmosphere of Showa and enter the back, you will see a rotating pole with red, white, and blue stripes. The name of the shop is "Ginza Matsunaga Yurakucho Store". Some of you may have questions after reading so far, so please give me a little supplementary explanation. This is the Yurakucho store, but the place is in Chuo-ku. Ginza Ins 3, where the Ginza Matsunaga Yurakucho store is located, is located just above the border between Chuo-ku and Chiyoda-ku because it was originally built by reclaiming the outer moat (river). In fact, because the administrative divisions are unclear, it is still an unusual address called "Ginza Nishi 1-chome 2nd place (Saki)". Currently, the display of residences in the Ginza district is integrated into Ginza 1-8 chome, but these were once divided into place names such as Ginza Nishi, Ginza, and Ginza Higashi (formerly Kibikicho). [Source:： From wikipedia, "New and Old Town Name Comparison Map before and after the Earthquake Reconstruction (Ginza District)"
 

The place name Ginza Nishi 1-chome was originally Minami Konya-cho, from the west side of Ginza Gaslight Street to Sotobori-dori St. in Ginza 1-chome. When it was the name of Nishikonyamachi, it was changed to Ginza Nishi 1-chome in 1930, and it was integrated into Ginza 1-chome due to the change of residence display in 1968, and it became Ginza 1-chome. As a result, the name of Ginza Nishi 1-chome seemed to have disappeared, but thanks to Tokyo Kosoku Doro, it has remained exceptional until now.

 

I will return to the story of Ginza Matsunaga. When you open the door and enter inside, it turns around and is a clean and stylish space separated by wood grain-tone partitions under bright lighting. Because I'm close to the company, I go here regularly, but there are many options, as well as the hairdresser's promise cut, shampoo, shaving, and shoulder fir. Not only high technology, but also polite and friendly response is very comfortable and you can enjoy a blissful time. The photo is Mr. Ozawa, a stylist who always takes care of me.

Ginza Matsunaga has been 47 years since it opened in Ginza in 1968, as the name suggests. Currently, there are 18 stores in addition to 3 stores in the Ginza area. It is a global barber shop that expands overseas and supports the lives of Japanese people who work hard in Germany and Vietnam.

The Yurakucho store is located in a convenient place to stop by on the way back from the silver bra, but this is also close to the office district and it is quite crowded in the evening, so it may be better to make a reservation in advance.

 

[Hair Salon Ginza Matsunaga Yurakucho Store]

〒104-0061 Ginza-Nishi 1-chome, Chuo-ku Ginza-Nishi 1-chome, Ginza Ins 3 1F

(Now Exit 1 of Ginza 1-chome Station on the Yurakucho Line)

TEL: 03-3567-3887

Business hours 1030-2000 (until 1900 on weekends and holidays)