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2019-Nanbu Toji's Hometown Iwate Sake Festival-

[Sam] February 8, 2019 12:00

DSC08605ELS'.jpgDSC08602RS''G.jpg From February 6th to 9th, Iwate Prefecture's antenna shop "Iwate Ginga Plaza" (Ginza 5), the Iwate young sake Festival-A drop of the finest drop to you ~ "2019 ~ Nanbu Toji's Hometown Iwate Sake Festival ~" is being held.

Akatake Sake Brewery, Azumamine Sake Brewery, Iwate Meijo, Iwanoi Sake Brewery, Kamihei I Sake Brewery, Kawamura Sake Brewery, Kikunomori Sake Brewery, Kikunoji Sake Brewery, Sakura Face Sake Brewery, Suisen Sake Brewery, Seiyu no Ichizo Brewery, Izumikin Sake Brewery, Takahashi Sake Brewery, Tsukinowa Sake Brewery, Nanbu Bijin, Hama Chidori, Ryoshiya Sake Brewery, Hirota Sake Brewery.

In addition to the young sake, sake brewed with Yui no Ka, a rice suitable for sake brewing that was born after 10 years of research, all Iwate sake that focuses on the skills of rice, koji, yeast, water, and Nanbu Toji, and all Iwate sake that is particular about Iwate.

Miyazawa Kenji encourages farmers to grow their cultivation and appears in works, and there is also a pure rice sake "Eagle's O Rikuha 132", which is also known as rice related to Kenji.

 

 

2019 Tepposu Inari Shrine Setsubun Festival

[Sam] February 7, 2019 16:00

DSC08552ELS'.jpgDSC08559RS'G.jpg Tepposu Inari Shrine, which has gathered the religion of local people as a shrine enshrined at the entrance of Edo Minato.

The annual "Setsubun Festival" is held on February 3, the day before spring. 16:00~

Yata, the mayor of Chuo Ward, and other attendees of the role of Shinto ritual Fuku bean-throwing ceremony, appeared in Kagura Hall one after another after completing their worship at main hall, saying, "Fuku is inside! The demon is outside! ", and pay the demon and invite the fortune.

With the sound of the rhythm of Tepposhu Hayashi that matches the bean-throwing ceremony in the background, when a large amount of fukuzu with sachets begins, the hands of a large number of children gathered at once.

A local fire brigade responds to the crowd security in the form of dispatch clothes.

There was also a lottery that could be exchanged for prizes, and the precincts were wrapped in lively shouts and enthusiasm.

 

 

2019 Suitengu Setsubun Festival

[Sam] February 6, 2019 12:00

DSC08567ELS'.jpgDSC08562RS'G.jpg On February 3, the annual “Mame Maki” was held at Suitengu after the Setsubun Festival.

This year, "Winter! bean-throwing ceremony! The mini-live consists of one and two parts, consisting of a special guest bean-throwing ceremony, in addition to attendees and general participants.

This year's special guests are Isao Bito and Shinichi Ishihara of the main cast members of the musical "Happy Time" scheduled to be performed from February 28 to March 5 at Honda Theater in Shimokitazawa, and a mini-concert on the day Satoko Yamano, an anime and nursery rhyme singer.

When Fukuzu and sweets are scattered in bags from the balcony, your hands grow all at once to give "Fuku".

shrine hall and shrine office were rebuilt in 2016, and the newly dressed grounds are booming with the shouts of many people.

 

 

2019 Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine Festival bean-throwing ceremony

[Sam] February 4, 2019 18:00

DSC08545ELSR'.jpgDSC08515RS'G.jpg On February 3, when Sunday and Setsubun overlapped, blessed with good weather, the annual "bean-throwing ceremony" was held in various parts of the ward.

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

Setsubun means that the day before the beginning of spring, summer, fall, and winter, at the turn of the season, bean-throwing ceremony is one of the Shinto ritual rituals of disaster relief.

Generally speaking, Setsubun is the day before the spring, when it moves from the winter festival to the spring festival. As the beginning of the year, it is said that Setsubun gradually began to refer to the spring Setsubun.

When it comes to the stage where beans and sweets are scattered from Kagura Hall, the children gathered together reached out all at once to get "Fuku", and shouted "Here, here" and "Oh, I'm sorry", and the hall was filled with the enthusiasm of many children.

 

 

"Tokyo Tower SAMURAI BLUE Light Up"

[Sam] February 3, 2019 18:00

DSC08476'ELS'.jpgDSC_0170SQRS' (2)G.jpg Japan aims to win the fifth championship for the first time in two tournaments at the AFC Asia Cup UAE 2019.

In order to support the Japanese national soccer team who will compete in the final match with Qatar from 6:00 pm on February 1 (11:00 pm Japan time), Tokyo Tower will shine in the image color "blue / white" and Diamond Ver (blue / white) is lit.

Sunset ~ 23:00

"Tokyo Tower SAMURAI BLUE Light Up" is seen from the Sumida River Terrace in Kachidoki.

Qatar is strengthening as the host country of the 2022 World Cup, showing a 16-scoring goal and a fulfilling match with offense and defense in 6 games this tournament, and with the first advance to the final, the past match results were 2 wins, 4 losses in Japan.

If the Japanese national team wins, the light will be lit on February 2 to celebrate it.

 

 

The sidewalk in Chuo-ku is interesting! 24 [Retro Things]

[Minato kid] February 2, 2019 09:00

Hello, this is Minato kid.

There are a variety of public things on the sidewalk. Not only town information boards and monuments, but also if you look up a little, signs, traffic lights, curve mirrors, etc. that protect the safety of pedestrians, and if you look at your feet, you will be drawn on manhole patterns and pavement tiles The pictures will catch our eyes and delight us.

Today, even in such a situation, I collected illustrations with nostalgic touches and retro ones with rare modeling.

♪ Various information boards

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This is a tourist information board found on the sidewalk of Tsukuda Nakadori. Handwritten pictures and letters will be fun just by looking at them! Under the title of "Tsukuda / Tsukishima Walking Map", here we introduce Tsukuda Island is the birthplace of Tsukudani, River City 21, Ishikawajima Lighthouse Ruins, etc., and Monja Street, Tsukishima Kannon, a little further We stretch and guide Kachidokibashi.

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This is the Sumida River Terrace. This panel is installed on the wall on the sidewalk at Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge. Introducing creatures gathering on the terrace, such as fish and wild birds, and how the water quality deteriorated in the 1930s improved using graphs. The graph part is open and closed.

♪ Flower bed on the sidewalk

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A green plate with the word "flower azalea of the ward" stands on the flower bed on the sidewalk. It looks like it was installed in the city. It's a plate that you don't see much now, so it may be a long time ago. It is the same type, and the right is the "tree of the ward".

♪ This and so on

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This mark was found on Namiki-dori St. in Ginza, which is prohibited from poisting. This is embedded in the pavement of the sidewalk. Currently, the design is different from the mark seen on the sidewalk in Chuo-ku, so it may be a long time ago.

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It is a plate that calls for dog manners, often installed on pillars on the sidewalk and concrete walls. It states, "Please connect when walking" and "Let's bring back dog droppings properly."

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It's a bit hard to see, but this is a sharp picture touch, saying, "Let's keep your dog connected" and "don't forget registration and vaccination."

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It is a signboard that prohibits ball play, installed in Tsukuda Park. I like an illustration with a nostalgic feeling!

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This is a precautionary note installed on the Sumida River Terrace and the protective fence. Requests to terrace users include the precautions for walking dogs, not entering the planting, and not throwing away garbage. The illustration of the dog is cute.

♪ A lot of water

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It is a water supply installed in a park in the Minato area. The shape of the stump is fairy tale. The table on which children ride when drinking water is also a small stump. The iron fence part has a wooden pattern and is quite elaborate. This worried design doesn't fade over time.

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It's the water supply of Tsukuda moat. The iron fence is shaped like a pigeon.

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It is a water supply installed in a park in the Tsukuda area. It looks like a potted plant. There is a plate called "Please cooperate with water saving Chuo-ku". The season is coming.

♪ Astringent

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It is a well found along the Shin-ohashi-dori St. The manufacturer could not be identified, but various wells can be found in various parts of Chuo-ku. Wells have trademarks and numbers, but there are so many types, so it's interesting to compare them.

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This is a bulletin board on the sidewalk found in the Tsukishima area. The notice part is green board and the eaves are also wooden. Nowadays, there are not many wooden bulletin boards left. It's very valuable.

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This is a public telephone installed in a park in the Minato area. The round roof is illuminated, and the door is attached to the table where the telephone is installed. Recently, the number of public telephones has decreased. The appearance feels nostalgic, but the phone inside is relatively new.

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It is a stone fire prevention water tub found in each area of Chuo-ku. Fire tubs are often placed in front of the entrance of the house. A long time ago, we stored water here in case of emergency.

"When the sparks flew in the air raid, I drained water from the tub and went home so that it would not cause a fire," said a local person.

※ The fire prevention water tub I met this time contained the personal name, so I will introduce it with illustrations. Thank you for your understanding.


ret17m.jpg♪ Stylish object

It is a clock tower located on a terrace in the Nihonbashi Hakozaki area.

There's a cute object on the top. There's a small child on the helicopter.

This is a clock tower built in commemoration of the expansion and maintenance of the Sumida River Terrace when the construction of the Eidan Hanzomon Line was carried out in 2001.


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♪ Flowers of local people

As an old landscape of Chuo-ku, you can see many potted plants lined up at the eaves.

In areas where private houses are dense and there is little green, it seems that it was customary to put potted plants in order to feel the flowers as close as possible. In addition to such potted plants, you can also see flower beds grown in the town council.

When you see the flowers blooming beautifully, you feel like there is a smile of people there, and we walking naturally feel fun. The sidewalk in Chuo-ku is interesting!

Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association

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No. 34 January 29, 2019