Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

It is a cold season, but even in such a case, you can encounter various scenery if you walk in Chuo-ku.

Today, I crossed Minato Bridge from Shinkawa through Reigishi Island. There is a lot of digging around here near Kayabacho, which makes you feel the remnants of water transportation from the Edo period.

Beyond Minato Bridge, you can see the Toyomi Bridge. The bridge was damaged by the Great Kanto Earthquake and was rebuilt in the early Showa era.

In the Edo period, there was [Mifune Tebansho] around here, and it is also known as the stage of Yumie Hiraiwa's novel "Onjuku Kasemi".

It's also fun to take a walk while thinking of such an old landscape.

It's a cold season.

The air that I want to fill is spreading throughout the city.

But in winter, there is a winter atmosphere. The figure of a man walking in the downtown area with a cloak collar, a flock of sparrows playing in the sun, and the shadow of evergreen fluttering in the wind. There is a taste for each season.

The sunset over Tokyo Port. The silhouette of Mount Fuji shines beyond Harumi Wharf. There will be a new bustle in Chuo-ku again tomorrow.

I hope this year will be a good year again.

Despite being late, it is the state of Ningyocho in the New Year. At 11:45, after the Red and White Singing Battle, the TV turns around and turns into a strict bell sound. With that signal, we left the house and went to Ningyocho late at night.

First of all, Daikanonji. I'll wait for midnight to come. On the night of New Year, Kannon-sama of secret Buddha is usually opened. I'm glad to see you early in the new year. And warm tea and sweets are served. Your heartfelt hospitality will be enriched. By the way, this Kannon-sama has only a head, but the head is a large one with a height of 1.7m. It was built as the main statue of Shin Kiyomizu-dera Temple, which Masako Hojo founded in Kamakura, but was lost once, but only the head was found, and was enshrined at this Daikanonji Temple. From midnight, homa by Mr. head priest begins quietly. I have reached a new year with homa cleansing.

Well, new year worshipping is Suitengu. It's a 5-minute walk from Daikanonji Temple. It's about 30 minutes since 2010 has come. New Year's Day. Suitengu is already very crowded. Did you line up for about 30 minutes before you visit? Suitengu is a god of safe birth. I don't have any connection, but I applauded for my health and happiness.

In Ningyocho at midnight, visitors come here and there. Silently, strictly, but gorgeously, 2010 began. We pray that 2010 will be a peaceful and happy year for you, Japan and people all over the world. gassho.

　At the "pine decoration" celebrating the New Year's Day, I knew that "how to cut bamboo" was cut diagonally and cut flat on the nodes, but I was not interested.

Usually, what you often see in Tokyo is the "sagi" method, which cuts diagonally from the top of the nodes and does not leave the upper section.

It seems that Kadomatsu varies from region to region.

First of all, as for the cut, it seems that it has been cut sideways since ancient times, but since the Warring States period, it has been cut diagonally especially in samurai.

So, in places that value the tradition of Kyoto, bamboo still does not cut diagonally.

Today, I've been photographing such pine decorations.

First of all, the one that left the middle of the section (the address of Ginza 7-chome is good and good)

Bamboo decoration of "Sunrise" at the corner of Harumi-dori St.　Are you a merchant and want to be flat and safe? Do you focus on the tradition of Kyoto and Kansai? It would be hard if the customer was injured with this.

At the entrance of Ningyocho amazake Yokocho, the site of the shop originating from Yokocho. This is also a flat-cut bamboo "shredded"

This is also a confectionery shop in Ningyocho. Does it mean "shomon Raifuku"? "Is this a laugh?"

Matsushima Shrine is crowded in worshiper in Seven Lucky Gods. I'm Shino.

At the intersection of Hamacho, Kiyosumi-dori. One leaves the middle section, and the other two have different cutting methods.

Hamacho Shrine, the god of production in Hamacho, is also celebrating the New Year's worshiper in Shino.

Nihonbashi. Long-established Yamamoto-noriten.

"Ninben" is also decorated with flat-cut bamboo.

　On this day, I visited Seven Lucky Gods and shrines where chief priest doesn't usually come.

I didn't know the location of the last Fukutoku Shrine, so I went right and left and asked Ninben.

A kind female clerk told me that he was surrounded by a red lattice behind him.

Touching the long-established tradition, the natural kindness and warmth of those who work there, I was happy to ride the Edo bus.