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Light up 1,000 days before the opening of Rugby World Cup 2019

[Sam] December 29, 2016 12:00

DSC_0327LS'.jpg The "Special Light Up" of Tokyo Tower is entertaining your eyes every day.

The 2019 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be held in 12 regional cities in Japan.

On December 24, 1000 days before the opening, the countdown event was held by Tokyo, one of the host cities, in order to boost the spirit of the tournament.

DSC_0333RS (3) '.jpgThis event was held at Tokyo Tower.

At the same time, on Christmas Eve, Tokyo Tower was colored with "special light-up" in three colors, blue, white and green, inspired by the host city mark of "Rugby World Cup 2019".

Lighting time From sunset to 19:30/20:00 to 23:00

By the way, "Christmas Light Down Story" is lit from 19:30 to 20:00, and "Landmark Light (Winter Version)" is lit from 23:00 to the dawn of the next day.

On this day, from the Sumida River Terrace in Kachidoki, over the Tsukiji Market, I could clearly see "Diamond Ver: Blue, White, Green" even in a distance.

 

 

Preparing for the New Year ~ Koami Shrine ~

[JRT Felt] December 28, 2016 16:00

Christmas is over, and we are preparing to celebrate the New Year everywhere in the city.

Good luck protection against misfortune and Koami Shrine, a Zenrai Benten in Tokyo, are also dressed as a new year.

It was not.

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Fukurokuju (the god of longevity of Fukutoku) of Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods

Koami Shrine is also known as Benzaiten (the god of prosperity of business and fulfillment of arts and culture).

How about new year worshipping?

Please refer to the following for details.

http://www.koamijinja.or.jp/index.html

 

 

 

Ginza 1-chome Kururin 15-minute walk course vol.1

[The Rabbit of Tsukuda] December 28, 2016 14:00

What kind of scenery will you encounter if you take a walk for a little 15 minutes between lunchtime at work and between shopping? This time, I went around Ginza 1-chome with Kururin from the Yuuraku Bridge intersection on Sotobori-dori St.

 

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①The whole statue of Ryoma in Kochi

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Antenna shop in Kochi Prefecture. In front is a statue of Ryoma Sakamoto, who was boarding at the Tsukiji Tosa clan residence. The statue of Ryoma at Katsura-hama Beach is more than 10m above the head and can only be looked up. But here I'm glad to have a two-shot together like a loose character from Susaki City, Kochi Prefecture, Shinjo-kun of Nihon otter. At the end of the Edo period, Ryoma, who attended the Sadakichi Chiba Dojo near the current Sotobori-dori St. Kajibashi intersection, and Shozan Sakuma Juku in Ginza 6-chome, may have been walking around here.

 

②Tokyo Kosoku Doro Konya Building

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Under this highway is the Kyobashi River, which was excavated during the Edo period to restore Edo Castle. The place where "Marugoto Kochi" was located was called Minami Konya-cho, where craftsmen who dyed the work clothes of the townspeople lived. It looks like the name of the building that retains its remnants. Now, breadmakers of the popular bakery "Senttleza Bakery", which is lined with many people before the opening of 10:00, are very active.

 

③Namiki-dori St. starts

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From Ginza 1-chome to 8-chome, the 1000m Namiki-dori St., which runs straight north and south, starts here. The street is a remnant of the Edo period town.

 

④Mitsukosha and Starbur Ginza

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Your feet are sucked in the taste of the pillars of the building. Mikosha is an advertising store founded in 1911 and opened here in Ginza 1-chome in 1922. In that year, he acquired advertising rights on the back of the streetcar coupon in Tokyo. After that, in 1951, it became a designated agency of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. It is a company with a history of more than 100 years at the forefront of the times.

In the basement of a building with such a history, "Star Bar Ginza" is located. This is the shop of Hisashi Kishi, who became the first world champion in Japan at the 1996 World Cocktail Competition.

 

⑤Ko Inari Shrine

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In the alley from Namiki-dori St., one of Ginza Hatcho Shrines is Ko Inari Shrine. Due to the redevelopment of the city, Inari, who has been worshiped by the common people since the Edo period, may move to the rooftop of the building without stopping, but this is neatly enshrined in the valley of a tall building.

 

⑥Showa Retro Landscape and 2-star Restaurant

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When you pass through the alley and go out to Ginza Brick Street, you will suddenly get a retro air. "Sanshu-ya" and the dentist in the neighborhood are also two stories. Sanshu-ya is a shop that is thankful for smokers and allows smoking in all seats. The scenery sandwiched between buildings appears in the nostalgic Showa era for some reason.

 

7.jpgAnd if you turn around, "Taverna GUSTAVINO" from an Italian restaurant. A popular shop that has moved here due to the redevelopment of Kyobashi. It is also a charm of Ginza that Showa retro and stylish restaurants are mixed.

 

⑦Ginza "Masumoto", an old cashier that you want to see.

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When you go to Yanagi-dori St. and go to the right after passing the antenna shop in Yamagata Prefecture and return to Namiki-dori St., the stylish Japanese shop curtain of Masumoto catches your eye. There is an old cash register 90 years ago in the shop. The cash register of the same generation is also for brick-tei in Ginza 3-chome. Isn't it a piece of Ginza that I want to meet?

 

⑧Fish-dried net hanging on the front of an alley

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On the way back from Yanagi-dori St. to the Yuuraku Bridge intersection at the starting point, there was an alley. There is a fish-dried net hanging at the storefront. There are about 10 pieces of large salmon fillets. In the alleys of Ginza, salmon will be dried with good salt and plums. Even though it's an alley, it's Ginza. Ginza walk is likely to be stuck in the scenery of Ginza.

 

Goal: Sotobori-dori St. Yuuraku Bridge Intersection

 

Kururin is completed for 15 minutes. Continuing to vol.2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Near the New Month [Namishi Inari Shrine]

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] December 28, 2016 12:00

On the last Monday of this year, Namishi Inari Shrine, located at the end of Namishi Street, is already ready for the New Year.

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Namiwa Inari Shrine is a shrine that has a deep reverence in the sacred virtues such as disaster elimination, exorcism, business prosperity, construction safety, etc. as Namiwa Inari, who survives the waves except for disasters.

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There is also an annual great exorcism Chinowa on the grounds.

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Nami-dori before New Year is crowded with Tsukiji Market officials, people who buy ingredients for New Year's preparations, and foreign tourists.

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People who carry frozen tuna and those who ride turley pass along the street in front of the shrine.

It is a place where you can feel that the New Year is approaching at once after Christmas is over.

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Click here for the website of Namishi Inari Shrine. ⇒

http://www.namiyoke.or.jp/

 

 

Tokyo Tower Diamond Ver Rainbow

[Sam] December 27, 2016 14:00

DSC_0302'LS (2). jpg Tokyo Tower is called "special light-up" through events and promotions, and creates colorful light using "Diamond Ver" with seven lighting colors, or by searchlight irradiation, bright and impactful colors can be seen.

The special light-up is a week

DSC_0303RS'G.jpgLighting irregularly according to the end and anniversaries.

This month, on Saturday, 3, 10 and 17th, and on the 18th to 22nd, Diamond Ver <Christmas tree> But today, on the 23rd and 25th, Diamond Vere <Rainbow> You can see it.

(20:00~22:00)

The total number of lights shining outside from the frame is 276.

I hear that each of the 17 levels of light has the function of changing to seven colors, and each color contains messages of love, nature, life, dreams, peace, etc.

Light up like a diamond scattered with white lights, where you can see one by one independently.

From the Sumida River Terrace in Kachidoki, through the Tsukiji Market, you can clearly see Diamond Vere <Rainbow> It shines in the night sky.

By the way, on this day, "Landmark Light (Winter Version)" is lit from sunset to 19:30 / 22:00 to dawn the next day, and "Christmas Light Down Story" is lit from 19:30 to 20:00.

 

 

Kamejima River Green Road

[Sam] December 26, 2016 12:00

DSC_0289'LS.jpg From Minato 1-chome to Hatchobori 4-chome on the right bank of the Kamejima River, the "Kamejima River Green Road" is well-maintained and barrier-free approach to the waterside.

You can get down near the waterside by stairs and slopes from the side of the gunpowder street, benches are installed, and vegetation is planted.

In particular, the vegetation is the scenery of the Kamejima River during the Edo and Meiji periods.DSC03441RSG.jpg

I hear that the image incorporates a lot of native species and is designed to feel the season throughout the year.

In addition, warm LED lighting is used at night, and from the deck, you can enjoy the night view of the Tangible Cultural Property residents and Minami Takahashi, which was selected as a "Selected Civil Engineering Heritage" by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, and the Okawabata River City 21 high-rise apartments.

Remaining autumn leaves of the family Rosaceae planted.

It is illuminated brightly at night.

Valuable waterside space resources in the city.

Following the boat mooring yard on the opposite bank, which was developed a little earlier, this is an example of revetment utilization as a new recreation area.