Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Sukiyabashi Jiro, a sushi restaurant located in Ginza, Chuo-ku

Many people know the news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had dinner with U.S. President Obama at this sushi shop "Sukiyabashi Jiro" on the night of April 23.

"Sukiyabashi Jiro" is located on the first basement floor of a prime location building in Ginza (Ginza 4-2-15).

 

Regarding sushi, in particular, it seems that there is a unique commitment to shari, sushi vinegar, and ingredients.For example, the timing of cooking shari rice and mixing with vinegar, adjusting the acidity according to the amount of vinegar according to the season, and controlling the temperature of shari and ingredients (about 20 types). "Sukiyabashi Jiro" is said to have been awarded three Michelin stars for seven consecutive years. 

It seems that you can purchase original products (natural dashi, rice vinegar, sushi vinegar, ponzu, dashitsuyu) that are particular about "Sukiyabashi Jiro" online.

In addition, there seems to be a book related to "Sukiyabashi Jiro" (example below). (For details, please refer to the official website below.) 

Click the image ↓ to enlarge it

 

Official Homepage
http://www.sushi-jiro.jp/

 

 

 

The second part of the Spring Chuo-ku History Walk 2014 "Walking Edo Maejima" was held on April 20 (Sun). This historical walk was planned to follow the topography of the early Edo period called "Edo Maejima", which is the prototype of Chuo-ku, and to go around the historic sites of the surrounding area, and was carried out twice in Part 1 and Part 2 . Participants are those who applied in the ward bulletin "News of the Ward", and the plan is organized by the Chuo-ku Town Walking Volunteer Guide "Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Supporters Association". Click here.>>

 

 

The second part of the second part is a course that follows the eastern edge of Edo Maejima at the site of Kaedegawa from the ruins of the Tsukiji River to Hatchobori and Kabuto-cho. About 50 participants gathered in front of Chuo-ku government office and departed in groups. The so-called Mitsuhashi, which spanned Sanjumabori, Kyobashi River, and Kaede River, was also depicted in the Edo Famous Zoukai. At present, there is a trace of the Metropolitan Expressway Route 1. The explanation board in front of Keika Square "Hatchobori Yoriki Doshin-gumi Yashiki Ruins" indicates that this area was the site of the Kumiyashiki (photo). During the Edo period, Tenso Shrine appeared at the site of Isobe grand shrine in Betsugu in Ise outer shrine.

 

Crossing Yaesu-dori, the area around "Edo Momiji-dori" was former Motozaimokucho, which was Kiba in the early Edo period. The area around Shinbabashi is the remnants of the two major fish markets in Edo along with Nihonbashi, where the Shinkashibaba is located. Hie-jinja Shrine auxiliary shrine Kayabacho Yakushi is known for its gardening shop in resting place of portable shrines,guardian angel in Edo. Kabuto Shrine was located at the site of the Makino family in the Edo period, and in the Meiji period, Eiichi Shibusawa's residence was located. This area was on the eastern edge of Edo Maejima, where Kaedegawa was in contact with the Nihonbashi River and was the most congestion of boating. At present, traffic congestion on the Metropolitan Expressway viaduct has changed. This historical walk has ended in Nihonbashi. @ Akira Makibuchi

 

 

 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

The Nihonbashi area is bustling with the opening of Coredo Muromachi 2-3.

The Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store is located across Chuo-dori from Choredo Muromachi.
 

The building of this main building is said to be celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

Open in March of this year (2014) with Koledo Muromachi of Hoyahoya.

Mitsukoshi, who was completed 100 years ago (1914), is facing each other in the same place.

That's a good thing.

 
And speaking of Mitsukoshi, that's right a lion statue.

At the front entrance of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, two lions will welcome us at any time.

And the lions are also 100 years old this year.

※The Lion's hands were handshake with everyone.
 

On this day, we celebrated the Lions' 100 years old.

A lion in costume and even a golden lion statue appeared.

The event was held grandly.

Congratulations to the Lions!

I look forward to seeing you!

 

 

 

The first part of the Spring Chuo-ku History Walk 2014 "Walking Edo Maejima" was held on April 12 (Saturday). This historical walk was designed to follow the early Edo-era terrain called "Edo Maejima", which is the prototype of Chuo-ku, and to visit historic sites around the surrounding area. Everyone who applied in the ward bulletin "News of the Ward" participated. Click here.>>

 

On the first day, about 50 participants gathered and departed at Sukiyabashi Park (Yasuaki Elementary School side), where sprout began to fall under good weather. This area was once the outer moat was located, and to the west it is close to Hibiya Inlet. The road that walks south along the JR elevated line is thought to be the western edge of Edo Maejima. The area near the site of Tsuchihashi near Shimbashi was the intersection of Horiwari. To the west, the outer moat flowed toward the tiger gate and Tameike, and to the east the Shiodome River. If you go east across Chuo-dori, you will find the ruins of Sanjumabori. The area near the ruins of Horai Bridge is probably around the southern edge of Maejima.

 

When you go north on Showa-dori, you will see the "Morita-za Ruins" explanation board in the former Kibiki-cho. It is the ruins of a play town in the early Edo period. While watching Kabukiza (pictured), it is said that the area that crossed the Tsukiji River ruins (currently Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway) east through the Meiji Kaido ruins is near the eastern edge of Maejima. The two-hour historical walk in front of the Chuo-ku government office at the dissolution site has ended.

 

　　

 

In this historical walk, you can still experience the urban formation and town development of Edo that makes use of the terrain of the sandbar called "Edo Maejima". Walking in comparison with the Geographical Survey Institute's "Land Condition Map" will deepen your understanding. @ Akira Makibuchi

 

◇The second part of the second part will be held on Sunday, April 20 on a course from the ward office to Edobashi along Kaedegawa River (application deadline has been completed).

 

　

 

 

　

　

　Today, let's enjoy walking along the Tokaido from Nihonbashi.

Oh, before that, did you buy a souvenir in Nihonbashi?

Have you seen the Bank of Japan, the Currency Museum, and the Heidai Shoran?

Did you enjoy your meal at a famous restaurant?

Then, from Nihonbashi, the starting point of Gokaido, let's head to Shinagawa-juku through Kyobashi and Ginza.

The Tokaido is also called Ginza-dori between Chuo-dori and Kyobashi and Shimbashi while it is in Chuo-ku.

As I was talking like this, I've already come to Cored Nihonbashi.

Choledo is a coined word, and it is said that "Core of Edo", which means "center of Tokyo", was shortened to be called Coredo.

It would be nice if we had time to stop by Mr. Yamamotoyama, a long-established store that discovered Gyokuro, and Mr. Takashimaya, who was designated as an important cultural property for the first time as a department store.

　

　In the middle of Yaesu Street, there is a "bell of peace" commemorating the declaration of peace by Chuo-ku.

http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/heiwa/monument/kane/index.html

This bell was made in the Netherlands, and in the foreground I boarded the Dutch ship Leafde.

It is also interesting that there is a monument to Jan Jooss Ten, who drifted ashore in Bungo with British William Adams.

Jan Jooss Ten received the trust of Ieyasu Tokugawa as a consultant in trade, diplomacy, defense, etc.

He lived near Edo Castle, and the land was called Yatsushiro Sukawagi. I omit the explanation of the change of place name and place, but the place name "Yaesu" is derived from him.

By the way, we pass through Tokyo Square Garden in front of Kyobashi Senbikiya, which is famous not only for gifts but also for fruit buffets.

On the right hand side of the Metropolitan Expressway, there is a monument to the birthplace of Edo Kabuki, the monument of Kyobashi Daikon Riverside.

Let's go around the police museum and the Kyobashi police box. All of them, such as the "Brick Ginza Monument" built by the great fire of the Meiji era, are guide monuments that give you a sense of history from the Edo era.

Let's compare the stone pillars of Kyobashi in the Taisho era with the Kyobashi police box.　I admire the aesthetic sense of the person who designed the police box. Oh, the gas lamps are also lit.

Soon after, there is a shop for Mr. Tanizawa of the bag. It is said that the kanji called bag, actually, was devised by this predecessor.

It is so famous that the word bag caught in Emperor Meiji's eyes and asked a question.

By the way, in Chinese, it seems that the bag is written as "wrapping".　

　

　In Ginza 2-chome, reading the monument of the birthplace of Ginza, the origin of Ginza is interesting.

http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/guide/spot/ginza/ginza_05.html

　

　While exploring the shops introduced in the story for the first time in Chuo-ku, enjoy the Tokaido slowly with the feeling of walking around the city. On Saturdays and Sundays, please enjoy the pedestrian paradise of Ginza, which starts at noon.

Ginza 8-chome, I've already come to Brazil coffee cafe Paulista. Would you like to have a delicious coffee here and get a "Silver Bra Certificate"?

　What's missing?　There are a lot of popular songs that sang Ginza.　If you want to see the "Silver Koi Monument" and sing, go to the planting of Ginza Ins opposite Ginza Church. The lovely memories of love will be revived.

Then, please enjoy Shinagawa-juku and the 52nd after that. Boa viagem !　

 

 

On April 2, Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Station opened along Chuo-dori in Kyobashi. There is only a hotel in Marriott International, an international hotel chain, and it seems that there are many foreign customers.

 

Courtyard is a medium-priced brand in Marriott and is a popular hotel for international businessmen who are accustomed to traveling. In the past, business customers in Tokyo (Marunouchi, Otemachi, Kasumigaseki neighborhood, etc.) often stayed in Ginza, Marunouchi, Nihonbashi, etc., but the opening of the hotel has increased new options. There are many casual restaurants and antiques in the Kyobashi and Yaesu districts, and it is also a walking distance to Ginza, so guests may be able to discover the new charm of Chuo-ku.

 

On the evening of April 7, the sixth day after opening, I went to report on my way home from work. The Kyobashi Trust Tower Building along Chuo-dori is 21 stories above the ground and just opened in April, of which the hotel floors are from the second to fourth floors. The front desk is located on the 4th floor of the elevator, and you will be greeted by a small and calm Europian style lobby. The number of guest rooms is 150, and the size of the room is 19m2 to 33m2, which is sufficient for a location close to Tokyo Station and Ginza.

On the first floor of the hotel, there is Lavarock, a bar dining room that resembles a European railway station. Of course, hotel guests also eat breakfast, but what I would recommend is to stop by a little on the way home from work in the evening or shopping in Ginza, Nihonbashi. At the bar counter where you can see Chuo-dori well through the glass, you can easily enjoy drinking beer with a casual menu such as tapas (500 yen ~). Of course, you can eat calmly and sit down (it will be charged if you sit down), and we also recommend grill dishes derived from the name Lavarock (lava stone).

I talked to Mr. F, the manager of the store. Mr. F has a wealth of experience at Marriott in Shinagawa and W hotels in Sendai. Lavarock is a new concept that is different from conventional hotel restaurants, and although it is a dining attached to the hotel, it aims to be a low threshold that allows customers to enjoy walking around the city after enjoying drinking and eating casually. I thought it was a restaurant suitable for Kyobashi.

 

The introduction of the hotel and restaurant is as follows.

 

[Hotel]　Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Station
〒104-0031 2-1-3, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
TEL : 03-5488-3923 (Accommodation Reservation Section) 10:00 to 18:00 (excluding weekends and holidays)

The accommodation fee is about 30,000 yen to 40,000 yen.

 

Restaurant　Dining & Barrava Rock

Location: The first floor of the hotel

Breakfast:　7:00 to 10:00 (buffet style)

Lunch:　11：30 ～ 14：30

Dinner:　17：30 ～ 23：00

Number of seats:　95 seats

 

 

When I walked around the city of Kyobashi where my stomach was full, new buildings are under construction here and there. The renovation of Meijiya in Tangible Cultural Property, designated by Chuo-ku, was completed in 1933 at the north exit of Kyobashi Station and completed in Historic buildings, including Tokyo Square Garden (Kajibashi Street and Chuo-dori Street), which opened just a year ago and also includes our Chuo FM and Kyobashi Environmental Stations. It seems that a 33-story office and commercial building will open after completion.

(Image to be completed based on the pamphlet of Kyobashi 2-chome West District Urban Redevelopment Association)

 

In Chuo-ku, there have been examples of the development of the Historic buildings, such as the Kabukiza Tower and the Mitsui Tower Mandarin Oriental in Muromachi (the corinthic column was designed to create continuity with the adjacent Mitsui Main Building), but I hope Meijiya will also become a wonderful building that preserves the atmosphere and goodness of Kyobashi.

 

[Apology] When I finished writing the article, I checked the sightseeing blog in Chuo-ku and found that a senior correspondent, Mr. Ashuan, was just uploaded the article with the same story. I'm sorry that the story overlaps with the readers and the owner of Ashuan, but please forgive me for a different perspective!