Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Yatsushiro Shogun Yoshimune always wanted to see elephants, so on June 13, 1728 (1728), an elephant landed at Nagasaki Port. A Chinese merchant brought two male and female elephants from the present Vietnam.

The female elephant died due to illness, but the male elephant departed Nagasaki for Edo on March 13, 1729.

In Kyoto, I watch the morning with Emperor Nakamikado and Emperor Reigen.

At this time, the elephant was not able to enter and exit the palace, so he was suddenly given the elephant fourth place and was named "Konan White Elephant".

The Emperor's royal family expressed the surprise of seeing an elephant in poetry. It is included in "viewing grass" as a "writing poem".

It took about 350 ri (about 1400 kilometers) and 74 days from Nagasaki to Edo.

In Edo, not only Yoshimune but also various daimyo saw it, but after spending 13 years at Hamarikyu, he was finally paid money to Gensuke and Yahee of Naka Nomura (Nakano-ku) and lowered it.

He became ill in December 1742 (1742) and died without any treatment.

 An elephant is watching in the morning with Emperor Nakamikado and Emperor Reigen in Kyoto.

The red and white cluster amaryllis of Hamarikyu are red and white, but they are influenced by the outside air like cherry blossoms and bloom early or late, and always come out of the soil on the autumn equinoctial week without blooming early or blooming late. 

　On September 11th (Fri), we participated in an event called the Technical Tour Bridge organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association.

　At the Akashicho Kuminkan, the structure of the bridge over the Sumida River is packed into the head, board the boat in the afternoon, and Kachidokibashi, Eitai Bridge, and Kiyosu Bridge, which were designated as national important cultural properties for buildings in 2007, while watching the teacher's lecture on the ship side, such as relaxing or stopping the bridge, while watching the whole view of the bridge.

　It's dirty because no one sees it too much. It may not be nesting, but there are places where it is dirty with feces that may be resting its wings and rusting. It seems that it costs 100 million yen to repain the paint, so why not draw a picture with a vast canvas on the back side so as not to keep birds away?

　For Eitai Bridge, the figure of the triumphal march of the 47th, the Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge is the Japanese team march at the Tokyo Olympics, and Chuo-ohashi Bridge is Tsukuda's Bon Odori, of course, Tokyo Ondo. It may become a new attraction in Tokyo.

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　 Hugh Jackman　

On September fourth, I went shopping at the out-of-market market in Tsukiji.

I found a crowd. It's about to begin dismantling the tuna. But there is a microphone in the middle of the crowd? ？ I wonder, a tall handsome who jumped out of the crowd and jumped out of the crowd...

Yes, this is Mr. Hugh Jackman of that X Men. (Gomennasai with hard-to-see photos)

Next door is Mari Sekine. Even in Tsukiji, today's popular people were Hollywood stars rather than tuna.

　Hugh Jackman says he loves sushi. Tsukiji is already around the world, isn't it? And of course, speaking of Tsukiji, Mr. Terry Ito. I came here after this photo and it was gaining popularity. Why don't you go shopping, too? You may be able to meet Hollywood Star.

　By the way, the tuna is a kitchen knife (sword?) I was cutting it. Look at the three nails that jump out of your fist in the movie!