Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

  Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture is one of the leading producers of towels in Japan.

Recently, cotton has a reputation for being gentle on the skin and being warm.

There is a shop that sells such towel products near Tokyo Metro Higashi Ginza Station.

The name is "Imabari Bath", the reading method, and the English name is imabari yokkin.

Towel fabric muffler which is gentle to skin. I'm using it right away.

And this is what I thought was good!

When I say "Pie Le Mans Thor" and think it's a bit chilly, I put my hand from my shoulder to my arm and put it on.

That's the price of less than 2,000 yen.

Because it is small when you go out, you can put it in your bag.

I think it will be useful when the air conditioning is too effective on the train.

In addition, wonderful towel products such as bathrobes and robes are sold.

The address is Ginza 4-13-8 Sophia Square Ginza 1.

It is located on the first floor of the building in front of the restaurant "Ginnoto" from Higashi-Ginza Station.

Phone: ０３－６２２６－０００６、ＵＲＬ： www.imabariyokkin.jp

Recently, I feel the impact of the consumption tax hike in the Tsukiji Outer Market is the "half price market"!

At Tsukiji Outer Market, which is also recognized by food professionals, about 300 stores are always looking forward to this event, where each of them turns "one dish" carefully selected from their specialty products into "half price" Isn't it?

The start of "half price market" is 10:00 am, but it is expected that it will be quite crowded on the day, so go early and first get a product that will be "half price" and a flyer with the location of the shop Get.

Let's check what you want.

There are some items with a limited number, so go to the shop you want at the same time as starting.

If the road is crowded and you can't pass, it may be faster to make a large turn from the other side of Harumi-dori St.

If you want to finish shopping and take a break, if the weather is nice, you can go to Tsukiji River Park behind Honganji.

Higashiginza and Ginza are also a short walk, so it may be a good idea to walk back there slowly.

And the next 7th is the annual "Nichikaichi" every month.

For a total of 2,000 yen for shopping receipts on the day, a lottery called "Ketsukoru" will be deducted once.

This month, a special set that allows 100 people with a special prize to compare the eating of 9 famous egg-yaki restaurants in the market.

And there are 400 tickets worth 500 yen that can be used in the out-of-market market.

It is an unusual opportunity to experience the slightly different tastes of egg-yaki and the differences in textures at each store.

Why don't you come here too?

"Nihonbashi Fukushimakan MIDETTE" opened on April 12 (Sat).
It seems to be a base for transmitting information in the Tokyo metropolitan area in Fukushima Prefecture, which was born in Nihonbashi.
The nickname "MIDETTE" is "Look, come and see."
Expressing the dialect of Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima's "now" and "attractiveness, energy, and vitality."
"Please look at it."

Seasonal sightseeing, including the appeal of specialty products such as sake, fruits, and crafts.
It seems that they will send information and event information.
The location of Nihonbashi Fukushimakan is 4-chome Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, and is familiar with this neighborhood.
If you don't know if you're next to Ginza Lion.
The area is about 454 square meters, established by the prefecture and the Federation of Prefectural Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and prefectural tourism products
It is said that it will be operated by the association.

■Nihonbashi Fukushima Museum "MIDETTE"
　http://www.midette.com/
　1st floor of Yanagiya Taiyo Building 4-3-16 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
　TEL： 03-6262-3977
　Business hours Weekdays from 11:00 to 20:00, weekends and holidays from 11:00 to 18:00
　Access 1 minute walk from JR Shin-Nihonbashi Station
　　　　　　　3-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro.
　　　　　　　5-minute walk from JR Kanda Station

When I work as a tourist guide, there are many customers who want to see the kimono, so even if I walk around the city, I'm worried about kimono and kimono accessories. One of such shops is Ginza 1-chome "Ginza Kazuha".

When I looked into the shop, the label had an English explanation, so I was more and more interested and finally went inside. The first thing I noticed was Japanese shop curtain, who dyed his family crest on Kaga Yuzen dyeing. In Kaga, on the day of the wedding, lucky items is hung at the entrance of the marriage between the Buddhas, and the bride visits the Buddhist altar before coming to the wedding.

And there are obiji, brocades in the forehead, notebooks and ribbons on the cover made in the kimono. In addition, a lot of beautiful kimonos are stored. You can also see kimonos on display on mannequins and kimonos on girders. All of them are beautiful kimonos that foreigners like.

When I visited the shop, it was said that the main thing was to collect old kimonos mainly in the Kansai area and sell them mainly to China, Europe and the United States online. The prices range from pins to sharpness, but they are sold at lower prices than expected. It has already been operating in this area for about seven years, but it is said that it will be relocated to a new office in Nihonbashi soon. This is a shop that I would like to visit with customers from overseas.