Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

More than 1300 years ago, Kanda Myojin was founded around Otemachi.
It has been 400 years since I was transferred to Sotokanda in 1616 as the guardian of Omote unlucky direction.
Kanda festival in Tokyo has become an indispensable part of the downtown community as an annual event.
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Ieyasu's death, and together with NHK Taiga drama series, you can feel familiar with Edo.

　

Kanda Myojin

　

　
Reproduction of Edo period festival @ Museum special exhibition (until July 26)

　

Ukiyo-e of Kanda festival in Kanda Myojin

　

Because we are celebrating three gods (Daikoku-sama, Ebisu-sama, and Masakado-sama).
I think it's an All Mighty Japanese shrine, I came to visit last Saturday.

　

　Daikoku-sama @ Kanda Myojin precinct

　

Ebisu's kumade Museum special exhibition

　

By the way, the Kanda Festival will be held from 5/7 to 5/15 after Golden Week.

On May 9th of the festival, one of the main events, the Shinko Festival.
Led by Ren Otori and portable shrine, there are about 500 floats in line with shrine parishioner's town, 108 from 8:00 am to 19:00 pm
(A distance of about 30 km from Kanda, Jimbocho, Otemachi, Nihonbashi, Akihabara, Ningyocho and Kanda).
＊It's exciting to hear that it's a festival, but if you're busy, you might want to broadcast the Internet on May 10.
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kanda_ch

　

This year, it seems that Tsunetaka Tokugawa, the 18th head of the Tokugawa sect, and Hiroshi Aramata, a famous Edokko naturalist, will also participate.

　

　(Nihonbashi) Mikoshi of Muromachi 1-chome @Mitsukoshi New Building Entrance

　

Kanda Myojin URL http://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp/

　

 

 

Next to Fukutoku Shrine (also known as Mebuki Shrine), which was rebuilt last year, it is under construction with heavy work equipment.

If you read the explanation board, it is said that Fukutoku no Mori (tentative name), a recreation space integrated with Fukutoku Shrine, will be born in 2016.

Click here for details.

The Fukutoku no Mori, where the green shade space is developed, is composed of a ground area and an underground area. In the center of the ground area, which has about 1,000 square meters, a store that sells light food and drinks along with a plaza that can be used for various purposes such as events It is said that a place for relaxation and liveliness will be provided.

It seems that abundant trees are planted around the square, and the emergence of a new forest in the city center is awaited.

 

 

 

Chuo-ku, it is a very water-related city such as the Sumida River, canals, and Tokyo Bay.

In my blog, I would like to make a series of landscapes with water.

In addition, of course, the people of the central ward are not.
For those who come from outside Chuo Ward and those who come from abroad
I would like to introduce you in English and Chinese so that you can enjoy it.

Thank you very much.

 

The first one is "Viewing the Tsukuda area from Eitai Bridge".

Here, if you're lucky, you can see many houseboats and pleasure boats.

Also, not only urban landscapes, but also urban landscapes
Depending on the season, you can photograph flowers, sunset, morning sun, and moon.

You can also see the Sky Tree on the opposite side.

By all means, you can take a picture of your own superb view.
Please try it.

 

Chūō City, a district associated with water where Sumida River and canals flow and Tokyo Bay locates.

I will release a series of blogs relating to the scenery of water.

Since I would like to have more people enjoy my blog

not only including the residents of Chūō City but also those outside the ward and foreign guests,

an English version and a Chinese version will be released at the same time.

Thank you for your interest.

 

Chapter 1 is entitled "View of Tsukuta Area from Eitai Bridge".

If you are lucky, you can see many houseboats and sightseeing boats from here.

Besides, you can take pictures of not only the cityscape

but also natural landscape of grass and flowers,

sunset and sunrise or the beautiful moon depending on the seasons.

Also, you can have a view of the Tokyo Skytree on the opposite side.

So why not try to take an unique picture of the beautiful scene for your own? 

 

Sumida River. The river. Tokyo Bay.
Chuo-ku Yo "water" is not possible.

At this time, I Masanari's "Aquascape" is the main subject of the book, Hirofumi, and Toru Yoho.

Hirobumi's supposed enthusiasts, Chuo-ku people's own waste; Other than Chuo-ku

In a single country or other country, a young man, a trivial sentence,

Guangan's laughing, my efforts. The first eclectic

This is a translation version of the British translation.

Dear, officer, sir!

 

From the first time, the title of "From Eternity View Tsukuda Kazunori".

Young people are good, and from the village, there is a lot of shop-shaped boat (Yachigata-style Beaux) Japanese tour boat.

Exclusive view of the city, the four o'clock flow, the flower grass, the evening, the morning and morning, and the moon color of the moon.

Inverted view, there is a view of Kyoto sky tower.

Houya is a private family account book with a beautiful view of the city.

 

 

 

  One of the flowers in Ginza that I look forward to every year is a neat white flower that blooms on a tree called "Ichibago", commonly known as "Nanja Monja".
This year it bloomed about a week earlier than usual.　If you look at this, you will feel really refreshed.

　
The flowers near Matsuzakaya, which is under construction on Miyuki Street, near the izakaya and Sennen Kyu, are in full bloom.

Is the best time to see it until April twenty-ninth?　Don't miss it! 

 　

  By the way, one more thing that informs you of the arrival of early summer is "Seiyotochinoki", which is called Marronnier in French.
Enjoy a flower walk between Marronnier Gate and Plantan Ginza to Showa-dori.

This is mostly buds, and the early ones are beginning to bloom.
Is the best time to see this is from April 28 to May 5?
　
Please enjoy the flowers of Ginza along with shopping and meals.

 

 

This postcard is an old photo of Kachidokibashi.

 
I don't know when it was shot, but I think it was the post-war Showa 30s.
I can feel the smell of high economic growth.
The scenery of Kachidokibashi was still jumping up, and the bridge was not opened at the end of S45, but various valuable materials and information are available on display at the Kachidokibashi Museum in Tsukiji 6-chome.
There is also a mechanical Muromi study tour to jump the bridge.

 
In the evening, Kachidokibashi is beautifully illuminated around the blue and green lights.

　"Warm the deceased and know the new one."
Why don't you walk once and cross Kachidokibashi?

 

 

  April 20 was "grain rain" in twenty-four season old calendar.

This is the season when rice fields and fields are ready and spring rain encourages grain sprout.

At Harumi Triton Square's Flower Terrace, a new horticultural variety from dogwood, White Love, is at its best.

dogwood (also known as yamaboshi) is a deciduous Takagi of the genus mizuki native to North America.

Prior to the development of the leaves, the canopy is covered with flowers with four petal-shaped bracts, giving a more elegant impression than Japanese dogwood, which is close to domestic native species.

By the way, the real flowers of dogwood are yellow-green grains in the center of the four bracts.

dogwood's total bracts are distinguished from Japanese dogwood.

"White Love" is a neat tree shape with an uprightness compared to native species, and the flowers are large and good with flowers.

 

If you turn your eyes, the dogwood "Cherokey", which is also planted on the "Flower Terrace", is also blooming.

This is a red flower variety.

Compared to neat white flower varieties, it has a warm and gentle impression and an elegant flower shape.

 

By the time the total bracts are scattered, they are attached to young rice grains.

The fruits grow little by little in the shade of leaves during the summer, and when cool, they turn red as if they could not wait.

The autumn leaves are also wonderful.

dogwood enjoys flowers, autumn leaves, and fruits in each of the four seasons, and is popular as a flower tree with three beats of flowers, leaves, and fruit.