Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

From offshore Harumi Wharf, we photographed the construction scenery of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Village.

The construction is progressing smoothly, and we can't wait for completion.　I saw the sign of Harumi Flag.

　On January 4th, this year, at the Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, the first ward of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property Edo Fire Memorial Association, which inherits the tradition of Edo town fire extinguishing at the New Year's annual event, showed off the elegance of the Edo atmosphere.

Nihonbashi Takashimaya 1F Front Hall / Nihonbashi Galleria 10:30/12:15

Reception on the 1st floor of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store 11:10

Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C.'s "Ladder Ride" performance was performed at "Nihonbashi Galleria" between the main building and the new building, which was newly born last year, instead of the front entrance, which was the conventional venue.

On the ladder supported by friends, first of all, the curtain of "Happy new year".

Next, various techniques were developed, and loud cheers and applause were sent from the spectators.

　Tsukiji / Namiki Shrine has been popular as the deity of the land even after the relocation of Tsukiji Market to Toyosu.

At midnight on December 31, the new year, this year is also crowded with many new year worshipping customers.

Japanese lantern is illuminated, and in front of main hall, there is a "Chinowa" in a circle of kaya, a sacred tool for clean purification.

After the end of the year's last festival, the New Year's great exorcism ceremony, which will be held from 23:30, access to the precincts will be prohibited until 0:00 on New Year's Day, and when the new year begins, a large number of worshiper, which will be hand-made to the Chinowa, will receive the main hall's namelucky items's first 10 signs.

Every year until 15 days later, it is crowded with many new year worshipping customers.

I went to see what kind of situation Harumi, who was decided to be the Olympic athlete village to be held in Tokyo in 2020, is in progress.

The area around Harumi Pier was undergoing an amazing transformation.

The impressive building of "Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal" (pictured above, left building) was the same, but there were many buildings for the athlete village in the past, where it was a parking lot or around it. Was under construction

After the Olympics, an even higher-rise tower apartment will be built, and many houses will be lined up.

There was a sign saying "Athlete Village Construction Site"

From Harumi Wharf, you can see the building of Toyosu Market (Koto-ku), which opened after the relocation of Tsukiji Market in October last year.

Over there, on the 5th of this month, there was the first New Year's annual “first auction”, and bluefin tuna (278 kg) from Oma, Aomori Prefecture was auctioned off for 333.6 million yen per bottle.

The scenery of Harumi is changing rapidly.

　On January 2, the Nihonbashi area is bustling with New Year's first sale.

There are plenty of special events only for the New Year to celebrate the New Year.

First of all, the sound of the New Year's tradition "Lion Dance".

COREDO Nihonbashi 1.2.3 (9: 50-10: 50), Edo Sakura-dori St. Undergroundwalk (13: 00-13: 15), Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower (13: 15-13: 30), and choled Nihonbashi (14: 30-15: 00) paraded around each commercial facility.

The lion dance performed in celebration and festivals. It is a New Year's folk performing art that has the meaning of "Susumu Invitation", which drives away exorcism, hunger and plague.

At the entrance on the 1st floor of Coredo Muromachi 2, sake Hakkaisan is served as the first hospitality of the New Year.

　In the New Year, the Tokyo Sky Tree is holding various New Year events entitled "Tokyo Sky Tree New Year 2019".

When the year changes, the red and white "New Year's special lighting" with the image of the flag "Hinomaru" lights up.

It is a tranquil brilliance seen from Chuo-ohashi Bridge.

Lighting time: 23:50 on December 31 to 6:00 on January 1

On New Year's Day, we invite wrestlers from the Kize room to the observatory, start holding events where you can compare and photograph together at 350 meters above the ground, and give original Ema straps to the first 2019 visitors to the Tenbo Corridor each day, "New Year's Greeting" to interact with Sorakara-chan in a kimono, and sell goods.