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[Yotaro]
October 31, 2012 12:00
The London Olympics, which colored this summer. After the closing, the parade of British national players was filled with a great success of 1 million citizens. The Ginza Parade of the Japanese medalist was 500,000, so it's really here. Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) was the first Japanese who studied abroad in London. This time, I visited the relationship between this great writer and Chuo-ku.
Soseki has no connection with Chuo-ku (Nihonbashi-ku + Kyobashi-ku), but there are three monuments in the ward. Both were built by an official at Waseda University near the birthplace of Waseda, and are located in a place related to Soseki's work.
 ①"The site of Masago-za, where the performance of Soseki" Cat "" Monument
(5-1 Nihonbashi Nakasu, 2003)
From January 1905 to August 1939, "I am a Cat" published in grayheaded cuckoo magazine became very popular and was performed in Masago-za from November 3 to 30, 1906 by Yoho Ii. (Soseki doesn't seem to be watching this stage.)
 ②"The Stage of Soseki Masterpieces" Monument
(2005 Nihonbashi 1-4 Coredo Nihonbashi Annex Square)
Before the earthquake, there was a vaudeville called Kihara store in a narrow Yokocho around this area, which appeared in "Sanshiro" and "Kokoro". Soseki himself loves rakugo, and he often visited when he was young.
 ③Monument of "Echigoya in Soseki"
(Rooftop of Mitsukoshi Main Store, 1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, 2006)
Echigo-ya kimono shop (Mitsukoshi) appears in "Michikusa" and "Hobby genetics". In addition, "Gobijinso Yukatachi" will be sold and it will be a great reputation.
Born in Edo, Soseki of Tokyo. Nihonbashi and Ginza in the city center should have been very interested, and their works will feature many famous stores and long-established stores that continue to exist, such as Takebatei, Tenshodo, Shiseido, Meijiya, Maruzen, etc. You must have visited him many times.
Looking at Soseki's diary, there is a description of taking a walk in Ginza like one day. In 1910, from June 18 to July 31, just before the so-called "Shuzenji Great Case", he was hospitalized at Choyo Gasin Hospital near Hibiya Park (the brother of Yoshiro Nagayo was the director), but one week before discharge It seems that he walked around Ginza every night. On July 28, he climbed to the roof of Tenshodo, and looked at his legs and felt like he was scooping. (In this hospital diary ... The unusual therapy of warming the abdomen with konjac heated for gastric ulcer treatment continues for two weeks, and the skin becomes fired, but the konjac fee is 15 per week It is said that you paid 25 yen. In addition, Takuboku Ishikawa, who worked for the Asahi Shimbun in Takiyama-cho (Ginza 6-chome), visited twice on July 1 and 5 for corporate purposes. There is a description.)
Okura Shoten and Hattori Shoten, which published Soseki's success work, "I am a Cat", are located in Nihonbashi and Kyobashi wards, respectively, and probably have traveled several times. In addition, the Asahi Shimbun, who joined the company, was also in Takiyama-cho, so the relationship between Soseki and Chuo-ku seems to be unexpectedly deep. There may be a monument in the ward from now on.
[Akira Makibuchi / Sharakusai]
October 29, 2012 10:12
Smartphones and tablet devices are rapidly spreading. Under these circumstances, a dedicated application (free) has recently appeared in the Ginza town walking guide. In addition to text (text) and image information, it guides Ginza by voice, and has a convenient function that switches to commentary there when approaching the guide point (photos are from iPad screen). The silver bra with a smartphone seems to have some new discoveries.
 The app released this time is an iPhone and iPad compatible version for Apple iOS. The Android version has already been released. Ginza Street has been offering free WiFi for free public wireless LAN in the Ginza area called "G Free" since the end of September this year, so if combined with this, the convenience of the Internet environment will be further enhanced.
There are two types of apps: "Ginza Guide" and "Kokosil Ginza" (both UC Technology). The "Ginza Guide" has a menu such as voice guides "Ginza Guide" and "Disc Jocky-style", as well as tour guides "Gallery Tour", "Back Road Crossing", and "Historic Site Tour". You can listen to the history and topics of Ginza in the audio guide "Ginza Guide" for about 20 minutes. In addition, it automatically switches when you approach the information points such as Matsuya, Mitsukoshi, Wako, etc., and it is an excellent thing that explains the facility. There are also photos and old maps on iPad.
In addition to searching for maps, reading QR codes, introducing events, "Kokosil Ginza" has a web magazine called "Ginza Ima ZINE" and a "word of mouth" corner where hot topics on street corners are transmitted.
Until now, "Tokyo Ubiquitous Project Ginza" has been conducting a demonstration experiment of a Ginza guide using a dedicated terminal, but this time it is now possible to do that with a smartphone. On the other hand, I am interested in how much it penetrates users. Chuo-ku Cultural Property Supporters, a volunteer guide, cooperate with the commentary of the Ginza Guide provided. ●Akira Makibuchi
[Ashuan husband]
October 24, 2012 08:30
If you walk around Ginza, there are many galleries not only on the first floor of the building but also on the upper floor of the building. However, I had the impression that it was somewhat difficult to enter. This time, I was asked to lead a "town walk tour", one of the jobs of the correspondent of the Chuo-ku Tourism Association, and happened to step into the gallery in Ginza.
 The first thing I went to with about 10 tour participants was "Tokyo Gallery" on the seventh floor of the building. "Hatsuzawa Arri Exhibition" was held here. Many photographs on the theme of "Modernism 2011-2012 Tohoku-Tokyo-North Korea" were exhibited. The photo was displayed in two steps, with the position of the gaze at the adult standing and along the wall on the floor. "You can freely change the position of the work and see it." I was surprised. Tokyo Gallery mainly deals with contemporary art, and it seemed that there was an idea that "art works are understood by the viewer's sensitivity." On this occasion, I was able to ask about the gallery's business model and it was very helpful.
 The next visit I visited was Kobayashi Gallery. It was a compact gallery on the first floor of a splendid building like Ginza. This time, the work of Japanese painter Soto Fukui was on display. Japanese painting, the scenery handled was not necessarily Japanese, but a fantastic painting on the theme of Western Europe. I felt like Japanese painting's image has changed. In addition, I was able to understand a part of the work of a painter by talking about the picture frame. Participants received the essay "Purple Rain" of Soto Fukui, and by reading this, I was able to taste the paintings I showed again from another angle.
 The last time I visited was "Galley Tamenaga". He ran art galleries in Tokyo, Osaka, and Paris, and also handled the works of Western painters, such as those in textbooks on art from childhood. It was the largest space in this gallery tour, and three rooms exhibited works with different themes. This was the gallery with the highest threshold for me, but when I entered, I was able to appreciate the work with peace of mind.
What I learned from this tour of the gallery is that the gallery is not as difficult as viewed from the outside. You can stop by the gallery you like and show them your work. If you have any questions, ask the person in charge and you can tell me a lot. Everyone on the gallery side started business opportunities because they could enter customers even if they were cold, so I thought it would be welcome to feel free to enter the gallery, which had not been bothered until now. I feel like my life has expanded.
[Shitamachi Tom]
October 23, 2012 14:00
We provide seasonal topics while visiting temples and shrines in the city, and we write articles in a good manner with poor ginseng. This is the second time.
Takenawa Aki. The town of Ginza, sung by "Enjoy City, the City of Love ♪" and "Tokyo Rhapsody", now has a very sorrowful color and has an atmosphere like an "adult town".
There is a famous "Ginza Hatcho Shrine Tour" in Ginza. This course, which is enshrined here and there in the town of Ginza, visits Shinto and Buddha, is a recommended promenade where you can also enjoy a strict feeling as a silver bra. It is also introduced on the homepage of the Chuo-ku Tourism Association, so please take a look. Visit Ginza Hatcho Shrine
One day I walked on this course near the evening. Each spot is unique and attractive, but this time I would like to introduce [Ryuko fudoson] from among them. As you know, the statue of Acalanatha is located on the premises of the Matsuya Ginza store and has been handed down since the Kamakura period.
 Acalanatha is said to be the incarnation of Dainichi Nyorai, the center of Esoteric Buddhism, and is a god of resentment derived from India, the birthplace of Buddhism. In addition, this Buddha has been told that it has benefited from "Ryuko" (favortex) due to the reading of its name, and it is said that the number of visitors to fashion-related people has increased. It's a story that makes sense in the town of Ginza. [Photo 1: Ryuko fudoson]
Next, I would like to introduce [Successful guardian of children and travelers] on the Mitsukoshi Ginza store, which is the same line as Matsuya.
 It was dug out in the early Meiji era from now being reclaimed [Sankuma Horikawa], and the name of "Successfulness" was dedicated to "Successfulness". It is believed that "If you do your best, you will always be able to communicate" and attract many religions. Jizo Bodhisattva is a Chinese translation of Sanskrit, which means "Buddha in the womb," and is said to save people as wrapping them in the womb. The image of everyday life is "Children's guardian angel". [Photo 2: Success guardian of children and travelers]
Of course, there is also [Kagoya Inari Shrine] on the same department store Matsuzakaya. The Hatcho Shrine also includes seven Inari-sama companies. In the old days, "Edo specialty." Iseya, Inari had a somewhat dirty word of dog droppings.
As I learned from rakugo, it is exactly "Samurai, Bonito, Daimyokoji, Hirokoji, teahouse, purple, fire extinguishing, Nishiki-e." I'm in the middle of a fight with fire. Iseya, dog droppings in Inari. " I think it clearly expresses the hustle and bustle of Edo at that time. There was a company in the town here and there that contains Inari. By the way, it is said that the inclusion of "dog droppings" is a ridiculous for the "law of mercifulness".
In the Ginza area, the annual "Autumn Ginza 2012" will be held from 27th of this month to November 4th. As part of the event, "Good luck stamp rally" of "Ginza Hatcho Tour" will also be accepted from November 1 to 4. Why don't you go out in this refreshing season?
Autumn Ginza 2012 Event
[Photo 3: Autumn Ginza 2012 Brochure]
Now, as I walked in such a way, the dusk was approaching one day. Ginza Street is going to end.
In the past, there used to be a popular song called "Ginza of Tasore", but is Ginza a city that suits you at night?
When the passers-by to Twilight suddenly begins to show calm, I think that such urban scenery is also delicious.
[Photo 4: View the Shimbashi area from Ginza 4-chome]
The 27th of this weekend, when "Autumn Ginza 2012" begins, is "Thirteen Nights" (September 13, old calendar).
 Since ancient times, Japanese have enjoyed watching the moon at this night, apart from the 15th night of August old calendar. It seems that "Thirteen Nights" is a custom unique to Japan that is not found in China. Isn't it a wind style to taste the moon just before the full moon as a "name moon"? It is probably the sensibility of the Japanese who have valued subtle "beauty".
"Autumn sun drops a fishing bottle" ... Please try "Gin Bra" while enjoying the change from sunset to night view. You will be able to meet the wonderful scenery.
[Photo 5: Wako and Thirteen Nights Moon (Synthesis)]
Today's phrase...
Thirteen nights prepared in Ginza by Tundele 
[Shitamachi Tom]
October 17, 2012 08:45
I'm exploring the charm of Chuo-ku from various angles, but this time I focused on shrines and temples and decided to start a series that introduces mainly the topics of the neighborhood.
At the same time, since it is "autumn of culture", amateurs want to visit with "Ginyuki spirit". It's just a feeling, so please forgive me what you can't do.
 By the way, the first one was "Takarada Ebisu Shrine" (hereinafter referred to as "Takarada Ebisu").
On the next weekend (October 19th and 20th), the festival of this shrine, "Pebisu-ko", will be held, but rather the "Betara-shi" held on the approach to the shrine may be better known. May be.
The specialty "Bedarazuke" sold in "Bedara City" is radish koji pickles, but it is a slightly sweet and seasonal food. It is also designated as a recommended specialty product by the Chuo-ku Tourism Association.
 In the first place, Takarada Ebisu Shrine began when residents who had emigrated from the former Takarada Village celebrated their own guardian when the Edo Castle was expanded. It seems that the original Takarada Village was near the current Chiyoda-ku government office. At this time, a samurai named Kanmu Magome, who was Ieyasu's servant since Mikawa, laid Ebisu-sama from the Tokugawa family at a shrine.
 Kanmu Magome did not only control the land around this area, but also served as Director of Mi Demma. The place name Otemmacho is derived from this position. Denma is the government office that governs transportation and documents at that time, and is located not only in Edo but also in important places in various places. There is an explanatory version describing its history near the shrine.
On this day, we were preparing for the festival. From now on, the bustle of the festival comes to mind. After completing the worship, those who return to the specialty Betta pickles as souvenirs will overflow on the approach.
 In my case, I'm looking forward to walking around Ningyocho or Muromachi after visiting and eating delicious food, and hooking a little bit. Well, I don't know which one is the purpose.
I will post the sunset view several years ago. You can relax in the refreshing breeze of autumn and the pale colors of the evening, and you can't return straight. But Chuo-ku has attractive towns everywhere, so it's inevitable to stop by.
 It is said that "Pabis-sama" benefits business prosperity, family prosperity, and sunshine. It is the only ancient god of Japan in Seven Lucky Gods. (Others came from India and China) There seems to be a theory that the beginning was the god of the sea, and that it was deified from the awe and respect for what comes from the other side of the sea.
In the upper part, the New Year's "Ebesan" is famous, but in Tokyo, the autumn "Ebisu-ko" is the busiest. Of course, the "Shimai Ebisu" in December and the "First Ebisu" in New Year are also important fair.
Please go out, including the pleasure of returning home.
Well, one phrase.
`The end of the waves of the city of Betara,'
More Pilgrimage to temples and shrines in the ward-No. 1 "Takarada Ebiju Shrine"
[Akira Makibuchi / Sharakusai]
October 15, 2012 08:40
The 14th special exhibition "Two Ginza Reconstruction - Civilization and enlightenment and Modern Culture" is being held at the Chuo Ward Local Tenmonkan (Time Dome Akashi). Overcoming the disasters of the Great Ginza Fire of 1872 (1872) and the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 (1923), special exhibition, which cut Ginza, which was reconstructed from the perspective of Civilization and enlightenment and modern culture, reveals the origins of today's Ginza development.
The exhibition will be closed on Monday until November 25, and special exhibition will be free to enter.
 Ginza 140 years ago, the great fire of 1872 (1872) spread to Tsukiji and burned out 4,879 houses. The Ginza Brick Street was built in the reconstruction project. Newspapers and other companies have entered the non-combustible Ginza, which became a place for information dissemination. Precious newspapers from the time are on display. The waves of Civilization and enlightenment formed a modern Ginza. The photograph of the store show window of the Taisho era is interesting for its innovative design.
It is said that the cafe, which was born in the late Meiji era, gathered literary artists and painters to create a new culture of Ginza in a Western-style atmosphere. In 1921 (1921), Tokyo Mayor Shinpei Goto and others attended to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reconstruction from the Great Ginza Fire.
Two years later, the Great Kanto Earthquake, which suddenly struck in September 1923 (1923), caused unprecedented damage. The photographs of the disaster at that time convey the disaster vividly. In Ginza, which stood up for reconstruction, a rosek architecture was built, and it was moving forward to reconstruction. The Imperial City Reconstruction Festival was held in March 1930, six years and six months after the disaster. At that time, department stores have advanced and stores have been converted into buildings, and some of these buildings still exist today.
After the earthquake, the customs of Mobo Moga became popular as modern Ginza. Many exhibits show that cafe culture, mannequin girls, etc. have progressed, and Ginza culture has spread from literature, magazines, publications, and popular songs.
Ginza, which suffered enormous damage in the subsequent Pacific War, has led to the development of today's "Ginza power", which has overcome many difficulties. special exhibition is made to think about such a thing. ●Akira Makibuchi
◇A related lecture will also be held. For more information, please visit the Local Tenmonkan website. >>Here
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