Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

The cherry blossoms have passed, and the cold season has finally ended.

And he said...It is the opening of the Edo boating tour season, "Touring around the water city, Tokyo by boat"!

Edo is a water city and a prosperous town based on logistics by waterways. Currently, there are many major roads in Tokyo that were originally waterways. And in Chuo-ku, there are a number of active waterways, led by the Sumida River and Nihonbashi River. Let's go around there by boat! That's a boating tour. It's not just a boat play, but a journey through the Balibari arterial road where trade boats come and go until a little more than 100 years ago, the waterway that was the gateway. In addition to the remnants of Edo, there are many remains where the gorgeous Meiji Taisho era remains. You can see Are and Chore, which can not be seen from the ground, along with the guide's explanation.

Is there anyone who knows where it is here?...！？ (The hint is the site of a certain subway.)

Of course, I also go around the hot places now.

In Tsukiji Market...

Toyosu planned site!

There are various types of tours, so you can choose what place, how much time, and how deep you want to see according to your preference. Each tour has a professional guide, so it's very interesting.

You can also see landfills under construction in Tokyo Bay.

The boating tour is not held in winter, so the next few months will be the on-season. At that time, a wide variety of tours are held. For more information, please visit our website.

→The Association for the Creation of Water City Tokyo

When you look at Tokyo in Heisei from a spacious waterway, you can see a completely different figure. I think you can also experience the people and things from Edo to the pre-war period, the flow of culture, and how to connect with neighboring areas such as Asakusa.

It is a very fulfilling event, so please come and visit Chuo-ku from the waterway in the coming warm season.

By the way...

This is for those who say, "I like bridges rather than rivers!"

"Bridge Pocket Map" edited by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Construction. It is a wonderful book that covers major rivers and bridges in Tokyo.

It's like this when you open the inside.

Each one is pocket-sized, 5 books in total. The price of the box set that contains all is 800 yen. It is also sold at the Kachidokibashi Museum, located at the base of Kachidokibashi. I don't really recommend these maps.

Was there a child, grandchild, or great-grandchild near me? Or I wonder if he was a grandson.

I've been sitting for a long time~ How long should I sit?

But I can't get old at all, how many have I become?

I'm a lion statue of Mitsukoshi.

The photo shows the front entrance of Ginza Mitsukoshi. The statue was born in 1914 when it was set up in front of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store.

The lion statue was ordered by U.K. when the manager of the time, Ousuke Hibi, visited Europe and the United States to open a department store.

It took 3 years to complete. It seems that there is a wish that Mitsukoshi will reign in the department store industry like the King Lion of Beasts.

The lion statue at the head office is 102 years old. This is a lion statue of Ginza Mitsukoshi. I was born in 1972 and is 45 years old. I think it's probably a child or a grandchild who is beside him.

I'll welcome you to Mitsukoshi.

Please come by all means. I'll be waiting for you.

Thirtyma moat trace (the place with pink arrows)

From Ginza, take Harumi-dori St. toward Tsukiji and just before Showa-dori.

The old map below was published in Kaei 2 (1849) (the place with a black arrow).

It is indigo on the left and right, and the one shown is Horikawa. The location of the two arrows is almost the same. When you walk around here, the road is booming.

It was connected from the Kyobashi River to the Shiodome River. In 1612, at the order of Tokugawa shogunate in Keicho 17 (1612), the Saikoku Daimyo excavated mainly for the purpose of boating. This name was given because the moat width was thirty (about 55 meters). In Bunsei 11 (1828), it was narrowed to nineteen. In 1952, the pile of rubble after Pacific War was reclaimed for processing.

Speaking of ties, Taya

Introducing Mr. Taya, which has been operating at Ginza 4-chome since 1905 (1905). He seems to be involved in everything from design to manufacturing and sales to make original ties. The design of the design is very nice, and it is finely woven with ultrafine silk thread. Makes your necktie soft when you tighten it. As expected, Japanese textiles. It seems that Arnold Schwarzenegger also purchased it. The clerk will respond very kindly and politely.

Perfect as a gift for your boyfriend. If you come to Ginza, why don't you stop by?

(I photographed with the permission of the store manager.)

Angel Statue of Tensho Domae

Why? I have an angel. (Tenshodo) It seems to be because it deals with word matching with Tenshodo and bridal jewelry.

He has a role and is to shoot the arrow of love to a couple coming from the street. A shot couple may be happy.

Why don't you see the face of "Cupid" while shopping in Ginza? It's a pretty good look.

This is one of the masterpieces of sculptor Asahiko Yamada.

This is a map issued in 1861 (1861). There is Hodo Inari Shrine in this area since the Edo period.

You can see Yazaemon-cho in the place of the arrow. It's around the current Namiki-dori St. It is a shrine that was enshrined in Edo Castle to protect the growth of the successor of the Shogun family during the Edo period when the Inari religion was thriving. It is said that Yazaemon, the guardian of the temple, was built in response to the deity of divine spirit.

In addition, Yazaemon placed his residence here and served as a talisman for Inari throughout his life. Therefore, it came to be called Yazaemon-cho.

Hodo Inari Shrine is still gaining a strong religion as a shrine that gives good luck in prayer for child treasures and thriving business.

Why don't you visit the shop in Ginza?

It's Hodo Inari Shrine.

The file Omikuji is elaborate. It's a souvenir.

Of course, it can be used as a file.

It's a very hard-to-understand place.

Turn left at Harumi-dori St. toward Tsukiji, turn left at the Ginza Tensho Domae angel and turn left at about 50 meters.