Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

It's Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine, the guardian of Tsukuda.

This shrine began with the separation of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine in Tsukudamura, Nishinari-gun, Settsu-kuni (now Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka) in 1646 (Shoho 3).

The spirits of Mikami Sumiyoshi, Empress Jingu and Ieyasu Tokugawa are enshrined in the festival.

In mid-February, red plums and white plums in the precincts are blooming.

In the precincts, there is a monument of Gosei Kawayanagi and Mizutani Ryotei.

"I'm a gentle and hard man,"

It was sunny, but the wind was strong and cold.

Nevertheless, there were many people walking around Tsukuda.

 

 

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　"Tomin's bird" Yurikamome, which rests its wings in a row along the upper pipe of water level station on Rei Kishi Island.

I feel comfortable in the soft sunlight of winter.

White turtles are said to account for the majority of seagull species that come to Japan as winter birds.

The feet and beak are red, the winter feathers have a white head, and black spots behind the eyes, and have a charming face.

Like other seagull, it is omnivorous and seems to eat small fish and aquatic insects.

The wings are the life of birds. Wild birds' feathers are meticulous, and once they start, they do quite a bit.

The pipe part where the lilies are lined up is pure white.

Birds have no bladder or external urethra holes, and excretes urine together with feces.

What looks white is the crystal of uric acid, which is the final product of protein metabolism.

 

 

　

　bean-throwing ceremony, which has been regarded as one of the Shinto ritual rituals of the devastating disaster on the day of Setsubun on February 3.

At Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine (Tsukuda 1), the annual bean sowing was held from 15:00 after the festival of the festival.

When beans and sweets are sown from the stage, a large number of children gathered on the grounds reach out all at once.

Setsubun is originally the turn of the season, the day before spring, summer, fall, and winter. Ritsuharu was particularly valued as the beginning of the year, so Setsubun gradually began to refer to the spring Setsubun.

There is also the word "Rishun New Year", and in the Imperial Palace, there has been an event called "Tono" to purify the evils and evils of the old year in Setsubun.

In addition, there seems to be a theory that the beans used in bean-throwing ceremony are roasted beans, which leads to roasting, and by shooting "magic eyes", it leads to "mage".

　

 

 

　

　February 3 is "Setsubun."

In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Edo Jinza in 2018, the Setsubun Festival was held at 14:00 at Suitengu, where shrine hall and shrine office were rebuilt last year.

After the festival, "Winter! bean-throwing ceremony! In addition to the festival participants and general participants (participation fee: 5,000 yen for adults, 2,000 yen for children), bean-throwing ceremony is a special guest from 16:15 to 16:45.

The actresses of the four sisters of "Hosoi Snow" scheduled to be performed at Meijiza near the same place (March 4-April 2) (the eldest daughter, Tsuruko: Chikako Kaku, the second daughter, Sachiko: Maki Mizuno, the third daughter, Yukiko: Jun Shibuki, and the fourth daughter, Taeko, the second daughter, who appeared on the stage.

Two times before and after the break, the first event was held with Mizutengu Arima Yorio Miyaji (the 16th head of the Arima family) and the second event at the bean-throwing ceremony event with President Yoshihiro Mita, Meijiza.

 

 

　Harumi Triton Plaza 2F "i green Pocket Plaza Flower, Water, Tree" is an annual mini-garden guided tour to stroll around the park with the guidance of an exclusive gardener.

This month was held on February 2nd.

Stocks are in full bloom in the flowerbed of South Triton Park.

The green terrace is suitable for this season.

Jusou and Setsubunsou (left image), and Fukinoto is peeping on the tree-planting zone along Sazanami Street.

Janome Erika is said to have been named because the black part (anther) at the center of the flower looks like a snake's eyes.

There are various theories, such as the theory that gomoju is derived from the scent of sesame when rubbing leaves, and the theory that is planted in front of the palace of the Ryukyu dynasty and derived from the gate tree, which is preferred as an auspicious tree.

Crematisian Sunensis is a unique flower that blooms downward with evergreen winter blooming.

Even though Ekeberia in succulent plant is small, it has colorful flowers.

In addition, although the number of flowers is still limited, you can enjoy Naniwazu, quiltans, pansies, violas, etc., mainly on the flower terrace.

This time, we also visited the site of making humus in the backyard.

　

From the left, pheasant's eye, Janome Erica, Gomoju, Crematisian Sunensis, Ekeberia

　

 

 

I went to birdwatching on January 30 at Hamarikyu Gardens.

First of all, on the Tsukiji River seen from the Ote-mon gate Bridge, the resident birds Indian spot-billed duck and the Ooban met us all year round.

　

Go inside and around the clock. In the canola flower field in full bloom and the grassland with plums, small birds are busy eating. This is Hakusekirei, Japanese white-eye, starling and brown-eared bulbul.

　

　

This is a winter bird that can only be seen in winter, a female from dusky thrush, pale thrush and daurian redstart.

　

　

When you come to the landing of the water bus, Tobi, dance, aerial battle? ？　The pheasant was quietly in the grass.

　

　

You can only meet in winter. This is the difference in size.

　

　

I came to Koshindo Kamoba. It's not too much. Last winter, it was even more dense, but this year it is a spacious space.

　

　

Are the winter birds mallard and Hoshihajiro taking a pleasant nap? ？ Onaga was up. It is to keep your body temperature open to your eyes and crouching your face.

　

　

It's near Ochiya in Nakajima, a pond of Shioiri.

　

　

From the left, the winter bird tufted duck, the center is green-winged teal, and the right is northern shoveler. northern shoveler is valuable because it can only be seen here in Hamarikyu in Chuo-ku.

　

　

Yokobori from the tide pond, little egret, Kawau and grey heron from the left.

　

　

Yokobori can see water birds closest to the garden. In addition, the sunshine is the best waterside in the garden, so you can see the birds swimming cutely.

　

This time, I met 22 kinds of birds in birdwatching in Hamarikyu Gardens.

　

☆Especially on cold days, the birds are only crouching, so they may lack a little fun. Also, at Koshindo Kamoba, you can see it even better if you have binoculars.

☆In the flower garden, birds will come when the traffic is gone, so please wait quietly.

☆Please note that Koshindo Kamoba has large trees and is shaded and cold, and some scaffolds are bad.

　

It is a wonderful garden where you can meet many birds and water birds at once in Chuo-ku, along with the seaside and forest and wild birds.

Please go out on a warm winter day.