Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

■The first day festival is the festival of Inari Shrine held on the first afternoon of February. This year, February 11 was the first noon. The second afternoon festival is February twenty-third. During that time, I came to Inari in Ginza.

■Ginza 1-chome, Ko Inari Shrine
I was surprised that the location of the shrine had changed from before. Because it was located a little from Namiki-dori St., an information board was installed on Namiki-dori St.

■Ginza 3-chome Asahi Inari Shrine
This time, I also visited main hall on the roof of the Ohiro Asahi Building. During the shooting, there were two people visiting the worship hall on the first floor of the building.

■Ginza 3-chome, Hoju Inari Shrine
I was glad that there was a lantern that flourished during the Edo period (jiguchi: a folk proverb, slang, etc., with another word similar to the same sound or voice, expressing a different meaning). There were some people who came here too.

■Ginza 4-chome, Hodo Inari Shrine
The offer was supposed to be placed in the mailbox of the "Japanese syllabary" (pencil museum) on the opposite side of Inari if offertory box was not placed.

■Azuma Inari Shrine, Ginza 5-chome
The shrine is located in Miharakoji, where the atmosphere is good. There were some people who came here too.

■I photographed at the five Inari Shrines from noon on weekdays to about 2 o'clock. There were a total of four people visiting at the time of shooting. I was able to understand that Inari is rooted in the community.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　           　　　　　　　　　　　　Above

 

 

This month, the "Tokyo Marathon" may be held, and I often see runners who practice around Tokyo. This event has become quite well established. Even in Chuo-ku, Ginza, Nihonbashi, Tsukiji, etc. are included in the driving course, so many supporters and spectators come. At that time, I hope that you can enjoy sightseeing and shopping in Chuo-ku together.

The running boom is still booming. I run myself occasionally, but there are many people who can't forget the exhilaration after running and gradually get stuck. Every fall, the “Chuo Kumin Marathon” is also held, so if you have been hesitant, why not start running little by little on this occasion? It's still cold now, but it's getting better as I'm running. In fact, winter is the best season for running.

I think that each person who runs has their favorite running course. Chuo-ku is the most urbanized area, so there are no hills or vast parks like the suburbs. If anything, it may be fun to run like sewing an alley in the city.

In such a situation, my favorite is the Riverside of the Sumida River. In the ward, there is a promenade along the riverside from Eitai Bridge to Kachidokibashi, so I think it is the best course for walks and jogging. It is pleasant to run slowly while watching the waterside scenery.

I recommend running early in the morning. You can run while relaxing in the tranquility of the moment before the town still starts moving. In the cold season, the air is clear, so you can see the sky clearly. During the time when the sky around Tsukuda becomes brighter, the scenery where the appearance of the high-rise apartment and the river live together is also impressive.

Let's meet at Riverside!

 

 

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There is a small shrine at the base of Shin-Kameshima Bridge at Kayabacho 3-chome. It is called "Junko Inari Shrine".

 

I've been wondering before.

The first day festival is held on February 11 every year, and a red flag stands around the bridge on February 1.

 

What is strange is that the banner is only just in the middle of Shin-Kameshima Bridge.

 

Probably from there, it will be the address of Shinkawa, and I think it is the border of God's territory or the area that protects it, or such a thing.

 

I would like to ask the locals at the first noon festival on the 11th.

 

Well, thank you.

Did you know that there is one turtle that doesn't always move near Shin Kameshima Bridge? Please look for it.

 

 

In the cold weather, I went to see Shintomiza Children's Kabuki.

This is the dedication of the Setsubun Festival at Tepposu Inari Shrine.

 

１） Date and time Sunday, February 1, 2015 from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

 

２） Venue Tetsuzu Inari Shrine

 

３） Performance

 

1.  Kotobuki-style Sanbaso

Highlights

Sanbaso is a ceremony-colored dance based on a work called Noh [Okina].

There is a prayer that the country will calm down peacefully, each family will live happily, and the five grains will grow generously.

There is a gesture of shaking and sounding the tin and stepping on the stage crisply, that is, this is a call to the spirit of heaven and earth. We, the Japanese, have purely wished that the climate is blessed and the soil is fertile.

 

2. The place of Koshinzuka, Sanbashi Shiranami Okawabata

A rough

Setsubun night. Oose had a hundred cars that the customer had forgotten last night and came to Okawabata to look for him. However, a daughter in a kimono that appeared there deprived one hundred cars and fell into the river. The girl was Yoshizo, a lady of reputation, dressed as a woman.

The young lady also robbed the sword from Taroemon, who witnessed the scene, and was intoxicated by the goodness of her neck tonight.

He saw this from the shade.

In 100 cars, they will be a game of skill.

It was also the thief Yoshizo Kazuo who stopped there. Eventually, the two were impressed by Yoshizo Kazuo's masculinity and wished to become brothers. Yoshizo Kazuo responded to the feelings of the two, and here the three thieves of the same name Yoshizo changed a hard blood cup.

 

3.  The place of the five Shiranami men Inasegawa Oshise

A rough

Hamamatsu-ya's work triggered the growth of the scrutiny of Niemon Ichimi.

The five men come to the embankment of the Inase River, where cherry blossoms are in full bloom, to escape the pursuers and fall to Kamakura for the time being.

The men who are ready to work on the rope and get ready to get on the rope if they can't escape any more in a matching small sleeve.

So he was surrounded by the ambushed catchers, but innocently he said, "I will not be defeated," raised his name, and confronted the catchers.

 

"Shintomiza Children's Kabuki" Association hosted by the source

 

 

 

 The time it takes for birds to mature from young bird to adult bird varies from species to species, and generally the larger the body, the longer it takes.

In the case of a small seagull, the theory is two years.

The chicks born in the breeding ground in summer are wrapped in fluff (producing feathers), but they are said to have the same shape as adult bird, a brownish young feather.

The young feathers, the first winter feathers, the first summer feathers, and the second winter feathers are gradually changed from brown young feathers to gray adult bird feathers.

adult bird also repeats summer feathers and winter feathers.

In young bird, the beak and legs are yellowish, but the yellow gradually becomes darker, orange, and red in adult bird.

You can understand the difference when young bird and adult bird line up.

On the calendar, even though it is near spring, the cold weather is still severe, and the lovely expression of the black turtle relaxing in the pools along the banks of the Sumida River feels warm.