Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

I could see Yokohama Landmark Tower reflecting the morning sun from Chuo-ku in early morning. It's a building that shines vertically across ridgeline on the left side of the Teppen on the pillar of the Rainbow Bridge in front.

The sun sank in the mountains of Tanzawa, and the buildings on the ground glowed. In the sky, which retains its blueness, the thin crescent moon and the evening star are shining.         

If you look more closely, the contour lines are also shining in the dark part of the crescent moon. The color gradation that follows blue, white, yellow, orange, vermilion, red, and black from the top reminds us of Hiroshige's ukiyo-e. I think it's finished well today.

Looking west, the Tokyo Tower stands sharply down overlooking the area. This color scheme of the tower is a design of normal times.          

 However, on Christmas Eve the other day, I was dressed in fashionable costumes as shown in the photo below.

It's getting darker. The lighting of the Rainbow Bridge has also increased its brightness. At the government pier at Harumi Wharf in the foreground, a four-mast sailing ship "Kaiomaru" stretched a light bulb on the mast to enhance its presence.

Dodon ...

Suddenly I heard a loud noise.

Looking out of the window, there was a large fireworks in front of the left side of the Rainbow Bridge.

It was only 10 minutes from 7 o'clock in the evening, but I couldn't help but stand on the terrace and see it.

It was fried on December 3 (Sat), 10 (Sat), 17 (Sat), and 24 (Sat).

It was only 10 hours from 7 p.m. on Saturday night in December, but it shines beautifully in the cold dry night sky.

And I thought it was good to live in Chuo-ku.

I'm glad I became a Chuo-ku sightseeing correspondent ...

The joy of being told that the beautiful scenery is beautiful.

The joy of being told that a delicious meal is delicious ...

The joy of being told that strange things are strange ...

The joy of conveying fun festivals and events in Chuo-ku.

The joy of supporting the Tokyo Marathon and participating in various events.

Why don't you all try the certification test of the Chuo-ku Tourism Association and see it ...

By informing a large number of people who see the blog, my knowledge will increase.

The application for the examination will be closed on January 23.

I hope that many people will take the exam.

 The only one in Tokyo Hamarikyu Onshi Garden, a representative daimyo garden with a pond with tide and two duckbas (the existing Kamoba are five places nationwide), Koshindo Kamoba and Shinsenza Kamoba.

The water in the pond connected to the sea is brackish water mixed with seawater and freshwater. For this reason, fish such as bora, seigo, goby and eel live in the pond, and the rocks and stones arranged around the pond are crawled with Benkeigaji and crumbia.

In the past, Kamoba was used from late autumn when winter birds fly to early spring of the following year. Even now, the park is surrounded by waterways on all sides, is dotted with ponds, and has a sense of liberation. At this time, in addition to resident birds such as Indian spot-billed duck, herons, little grebe and cormorants, migratory bird such as tufted duck, Hoshihajiro, northern pintail, Eurasian wigeon, green-winged teal, etc. dike is built on the shore side, and many Japanese plums are flocked.

　　　　　　　　<great egret>　　　　　　　　　　　<little egret>　　　　　　　　　　　<grey heron>

　　　　　<Eurasian wigeon right - Left>    　　<northern shoveler left - right ->   　　　 <mallard lower mm>

　　　<tufted duck left - right ->　　  <Hoshihajiro right - left ->　　　   <northern pintail right - Left>

 　　　　　　   　<Indian spot-billed duck>　　　　　　　　 <green-winged teal right - Left>　　　　 　　　　<Uricamome>

　　　　　　　　<little grebe>　　　　　　　　　　<Oban>　　　　　　　　　　　<Kawau>

 "Dream Xmas 2011" is being held at Sony Building Outdoor Event Space "Sony Square" from November 30th (Wed) to December 25th (Sun).

The illuminations are developed with a tree-shaped object with a total height of 5m and a 175-type LED vision installed on the wall.

In the object, 40,000 LEDs are turned on in order. The vision reflects the faces of people standing in front of the square, and above the head, Sony's AR technology "SmartAR" (SmartAR) "With facial recognition technology, snow and various forms of ornaments are poured down.

At 00 minutes every hour from 16:00, a fantastic special content that mixes the real world and virtual space will be deployed for about 60 seconds.

At the venue, the charity program "The 44th Ai no Izumi" was held. If you donate money to the donation box installed at the venue, you can also enjoy LED performance.

Illumination production time is from 11:00 to 23:00.

In addition, it is said that the electricity used for the illumination uses green power from wind power generation, and it is operated with consideration for power saving in conjunction with the power consumption of the entire building. He also participated in the "Green Christmas Light Up" sponsored by the Green Energy Partnership. 

 From November 28 (Mon) to December 25 (Sun), a plastic bottle Christmas tree is displayed on Harumi Triton Square "Water Terrace".

Harumi Triton Square, which aims to create a city that is friendly to the global environment, has held events using plastic bottles throughout the year to commemorate its 10th anniversary.

In summer, PET bottle candle night, in autumn, Triton Square Monument with PET bottles, and this time (winter) is PET bottle Christmas tree.

PET bottles and bottle caps are reused from those collected at Harumi Triton Square, and this time (Winter), a part of the PET bottles used in the fall was colored to create a Christmas tree inspired by snowman (snowman).

From 16:00 to 23:00, blue-based LED illuminations are lit on the entrance, water terrace, flower terrace, and cherry blossom promenade, and brightly colored.

From 18:00 on December 22nd (Thu) and 23rd (Fri), "Petit Fireworks" will be held.