Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　We took a walk at Harumi Wharf in a sunny autumn evening. During the day, the hustle and bustle flows during the construction of Olympic-related facilities, but from the evening, a wonderful night view spreads all over. 　 　 From October this year, Toyosu Market Toyomi Ohashi has also been added. Especially in the Toyosu Market, the entire building is illuminated, making it even more beautiful. 　・・... to get to Harumi Wharf. ・・・・・ 　It takes about 20 minutes by bus bound for Harumi Wharf from Tokyo Station and is a zero-minute walk. 　It is about a 20-minute walk from the Toei Subway Kachidoki Station.




*** In the picture of Rainbow Bridge***

The light glows brightly on the tower in the foreground

(F)This is a free navigation system.

(O)In other words, the priority of the ship that comes out ...

(I)It's the meaning of the ship's priority. ・・・


　  

 

　

The 70th Anniversary of the Kanze Society of the University of Tokyo

"The University of Tokyo Kanzekai and the University of Tokyo Kanze OB Association Joint Self-Speed Party" will be held.

　

　

<Time>　10:00 (scheduled to close at 18:00) Sunday, December 23, 2018

　Admission free (If you do not have an invitation, you may not be able to enter)

<place>　25th Sakon Kanze Memorial "Kanze Noh Theater" ... Ginza 6-chome GINZA SIX B3F

　

　

This year, student Noh "Tamura" (around 14:00) and other students and OB lions, dances, and songs ... historical Noh activities of the University of Tokyo! You will enjoy hearing and sight.

Next year's joint self-performance of the University of Tokyo Kanzekai and the University of Tokyo Kanze OB Association will be held at Kanze Noh Theater on Saturday, December 21, 2019.

The University of Tokyo Kanzekai

　　

　

　

　

　

 

 

　The site where the Ginza Sony Building was dismantled is Ginza Sony Park, and various events are being held, but from December 7 to December 25, HERMES JINGLE GAMES in cooperation with the Ginza Maison Hermes of the Hermes Japon headquarters building next door! It's done.

　　

　

With the glass block of 　Ginza Maison Hermes, the headquarters building of Hermes Japon, which I couldn't see when there was a Sony Building, you can enjoy the game projected by projection mapping in pairs.

　　

　Short movies are played between the games, and Ginza Sony Park welcomes many sledding horses and Kelly bags (a type of women's handbag representing Hermes).　　

　

　　　

If you are busy approaching the end of the year, HERMES JINGLE GAMES on your smartphone as follows! You can enjoy it!　Read the QR code and LET'S TRY!

　　

　

　

　

Ginza during the Christmas season is full of various displays and fun events. I also want to go to Tokyo Dumbo as well.

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
The other day, I went to see "Shinku no Hikarimachi-Nihonbashi-" (until December 28) introduced by senior correspondent Sam!
The Edo Sakura-dori St. and surrounding buildings are dyed in warm colors.
Even in winter with a strong image of cold colors such as snow and ice, it is lit up that makes you feel strangely warm.

■Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
The Renaissance-style building shows a different look than during the day.
Is it only me who feels the warmth unique to Japan like Kotatsu?



■Mitsui Main Building
This building, which has been designated as a national important cultural property, is also lit up in red when viewed from the front. (* The side is shown.)
Photographed together with Edo Sakura Illumination 2018.
It shines with the contrast between the white of the building and the red of the illuminations.



■COREDO Muromachi 1
The embroidered light with the theme of Edo Komon is shown.



■Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower
Similarly, even if it is lit up with crimson, the way it attracts is different!
The warm atmosphere is transmitted.



■YUITO
Each part of the building is lit up in a different way.



■OVOL Nihonbashi Building
It's a cool finish when viewed from a distance, but if you look closely, the details are unique to Edo.



The illuminations are coordinated throughout the area.
Wouldn't it be fun to look around various buildings?



■ECO EDO Nihonbashi Warm Goods Gift Campaign
And a happy project linked to Instagram is also being held!
It's easy to participate.
Just take a picture of Edo Sakura Illumination 2018 and post it on Instagram with "#ecoedo Nihonbashi".
Present the posting screen at the Nihonbashi Information Center located on the first basement floor of Coredo Muromachi.
You can get one of your favorite goods from warm drinks and bath essences.
Since the number is limited, we may not be able to meet your request.
It will end as soon as it runs out, so please join us as soon as possible.


(I had a high-quality Honkuzuyu "Yuzu / Ginger" (Nara Mahorobakan) using "Yoshino Honkuzu" from Nara Prefecture!)

It's just two birds with one stone that you can take Instagram-worthy photos and get warm goods carefully selected by the antenna shop in Nihonbashi Muromachi!
Instagram users need to check it.

■Warm fair
In addition, a fair where you can enjoy original hot food and hot drinks is also being held!
Since we have tied up with a popular Nihonbashi store, the menu is only worrisome.
For more information, please refer to the following URL.

※This article has been approved by the person in charge of the event.

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
It was December in a flash, but are you all having fun even when it is cold?
Winter is called...
・Hot food such as pots and odens
・Things related to snow such as skis and snowmen
・Events such as Christmas and New Year
I think there are many people who think about it.

Meanwhile, what I associate is North Europe, known for its Nordic pattern and Santa's hometown!
Therefore, this time, we will introduce Scandinavian spots that can only be enjoyed in winter by country.
(※ It is intended for five Scandinavia countries in a narrow sense.)

Norway & Denmark
In Chuo Ward, there is a coffee shop named after the capital of Norway.
Its name is OSLO COFFEE (Oslo Coffee) Ginza Core Store
Here's a dish using Norwegian salmon and Danish cheese.
You can have Scandinavian desserts and cakes.
I'm particular about tableware, so you may feel like you're in North Europe while staying in Ginza.



■OSLO COFFEE
Address: Ginza Core 1F, 5-8-20 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Business hours 11：00～22：00
Official site: http://www.oslo-coffee.com/

Sweden
At the National Film Archive (formerly the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Film Center)
On November 27 (Tuesday), a special screening titled "Invitation to Swedish Films 150th Anniversary of the Establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Sweden" began.

I've been looking forward to this event for a long time, so I watched Miss Aprile (original title: Fröken April) (1958), which was screened on the first night.
It turns from the beginning that reminds me of the cold winter in Northern Europe.
Due to the cheerfulness of spring, the whole story has been mistaken for a good tempo development!
What is the story of a unique combination of a firm bank head and a young dancer?
Even though it is a movie more than half a century ago, it is a recommended work that provides universal laughter.

Other movies to be screened are also interesting!
Why don't you watch Swedish movies in a warm room when it's cold?



■The 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Sweden.
Period November 27 (Tuesday)-December 13 (Thursday), 15 (Sat)-23 (Sunday, holiday), 2018
Venue: National Film Archive Nagase Memorial Hall OZU (2nd floor)
Official Website: http://www.nfaj.go.jp/exhibition/sweden201810/

Finland
From November 28 (Wednesday), "Mumin STORY-The Secret of Little Mii-" has started in Matsuya Ginza.
Here, in addition to Mumin goods, including original products, we also have a look at them.
There are plenty of photo spots where you can take pictures with Mii.



You can wear Mii's trademark onion-shaped dumpling head, or you can get into Mii's trademark.



When you become Mii, you can take a picture like an illustration!
I've been bothering Mumin Mom like this



It's an opportunity for Mumin lovers to miss.

■Mumin STORY ~ Little Mii's Secret ~
Period From November 28 (Wednesday) to December 10 (Monday), 2018
Venue: Matsuya Ginza 8F Event Square
Business hours 10：00～20：00
(* Closed until 19:30 on December 2nd and 9th and 17:00 on the last day.)
Admission fee: Free of charge
Official Website: Click here (link to Matsuya Ginza Exhibition & Gallery page)

Iceland
At Canon Gallery Ginza, a photo exhibition "Earth Creation" by Kazuka Nomachi will begin on the 6th.
At this exhibition, you can enjoy the scenery of Iceland where you can feel the greatness and beauty of nature.
Iceland, which is far away and has no chance to go....
That's why it might be possible to get to know a little on this occasion.



■Canon Gallery EOS R SYSTEM Special Exhibition Kazuyoshi Nomachi Photo Exhibition: Global Creation
Period From December 6 (Thu) to December 12 (Wed), 2018
Venue: Canon Gallery Ginza
　　　(1F, Torrance Ginza Building 1F, Ginza 3-9-7, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Business hours From 10:30 to 18:30 (until 15:00 on the last day)
Closed days: Day/holiday
Official Website: https://cweb.canon.jp/eos/special/eos-r/event/nomachi.html

So far, we have introduced four Scandinavian-related spots that can be enjoyed in Chuo-ku.
Have you ever been worried about it?
Chuo-ku is home to Scandinavian-related events and dishes that can be enjoyed indoors.
Even if it's cold, you will surely have a good day.
Why don't you come in contact with such Scandinavian culture when you come near?

 

 

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
More than a month has passed since the reopening of the antenna shop IBARAKI sense in Ibaraki Prefecture, and Ibaraki sense.
Have you gone to a new shop yet?
On the day of the reopening, tape cuts were made by actress Miho Shiraishi and actor Gota Watanabe from Ibaraki Prefecture, and it became a hot topic!
I'm also from Ibaraki Prefecture, so I stopped by with my colleagues on the day of the opening.


(State of stores under renovation)

It has been reborn as a fashionable space that has a sense of openness than before.
I hope that the impression of Ibaraki Prefecture will be better enough to recover at once in the attractiveness ranking.


(The state of the store in early November)
　
Well, what did Hanes buy at an antenna shop in Ibaraki Prefecture?...
　
■Saza Coffee (Saza Coffee)
The answer is the Saza Coffee of BARA cafe attached to IBARAKI sense.
Some people may think, "Why is coffee?"
Actually, this is a slightly luxurious self-roasted coffee loved by citizens of the prefecture, which has a reputation for being delicious in the prefecture.



This coffee shop was founded in 1969 by the operating company of the movie theater "Katsuta Takarazuka Theater".
In 1997, we opened a directly managed farm in Colombia, South America.
In 2017, we won the first championship at the FNC Colombia Cauca District Fair.
　
It's also appreciated in coffee beans producing areas, so you can't miss the coffee street!
You can eat only a few kinds in this cafe, but you can enjoy it.
At the Saza Coffee store, there is a "Tokugawa Shogun Coffee" created in collaboration with Yoshitomo Tokugawa, the fourth generation of the Yoshinobu Tokugawa family.
This is where Yoshinobu hired a French chef during the negotiations on the opening of the port in 1867.
We investigated and reproduced the literature at the time of offering hospitality coffee to Western ministers.
It is a modern version of late Tokugawa shogunate's French-style coffee.
Not only coffee lovers, but also history lovers, don't you worry about the flavor?
　
In this way, Ibaraki Prefecture, which is closely related to Edo and Tokyo due to the connection of the Tokugawa family....
From here, we will introduce spots related to Ibaraki Prefecture in the city every time!
　
Edo period
■Samurai residence
Samurai residence in Ibaraki Prefecture (part of Hitachi and Shimousa) was relatively large in the ward.
Kamiyashiki: Hitachi Aso Domain Shinjo Sun Komori Naotake (3-chome, Nihonbashihama-cho)
Nakayashiki: Hitachi Kasama Domain Makino Bingo Mamoru Sadanao (around Meijiza)
　　　　Shimousa Furukawa Clan Doi Daikanto Toshinori (Nihonbashihakozakicho, around IBM Hakozaki Building)
　
■Kasama Inari Shrine Tokyo Betsusha
Kasama Inari Shrine Tokyo Betsusha, a company in Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods, Nihonbashi located in Nihonbashihamacho.
It was a shrine that was separated from Kasama Inari Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, one of Japan's three major Inari shrines in the middle of the Edo period.


(Kasama Inari Shrine, the head office. Photographed in 2017.
　
The Chrysanthemum Festival is held every November and is full of many people.
It is relatively easy to access from Tokyo.



■Ishikawajima Museum
In 1853, when Perry arrived.
The Mito clan Nariaki Tokugawa founded the "Ishikawajima Shipyard" to enhance Japan's military power.
Here, the construction of Japan's first Western-style sailing warship "Xuri Maru" was started, and modern shipbuilding began.
Today, at this museum in Tsukuda, you can learn about the history and culture of Tsukuda Island and shipyards.



[Meiji period]
■Nihonbashi
Nihonbashi was built for the first time in 1603 and became the center of Japan the following year as the starting point of the Gokaido.
The stone double arch bridge we are currently crossing is completed in 1911.
The bronze sculpture of the kirin and lion, designed by architect Yorinaka Tsumaki, is impressive.
Surprisingly, this bridge also has an Ibaraki element!
More than 40,000 Inada stones cut out from Inada (Kasama City) in Ibaraki Prefecture are used for the pavement and arch.



Inada stone, which is said to be the "white granite in Japan", is also used in the Supreme Court and Hibiya Dai-ichi Seimei Building, and has recently been used for cobblestones in the square inside the JR Tokyo Station Maru completed in December last year. It is attracting attention again.
It is also used as a wall of IBARAKI sense.


(One of the Inada stone quarrys in Kasama City. Photographed in 2017. It looks great on Instagram.

◼️ Pharmaceutical ancestor patron
Do you know this shrine right next to the forest of Fukutoku?
As you can imagine from the name of the shrine, it enshrines the pharmaceutical ancestor patron Nikami, and is said to have the benefit of disease-free health and illness healing.



At first glance, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with Ibaraki Prefecture, but in fact, in the medicine industry in Nihonbashi Honmachi, it seems that it has nothing to do with Ibaraki Prefecture.
It is said that he has visited the Oarai Isomae Shrine and the Sakatsurai Sosaki Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, whose Nikami is the enshrined deity, and has shown a sense of reverence.


(Oarai Isosaki-jinja Shrine is located at the end of the long stairs. Photographed in 2017.

There is a torii gate of Kamiiso in the sea nearby.
This was also introduced on a poster affixed to the glass during the IBARAKI sense renewal work.


(Shooted in 2017.)
　
So far, I've introduced some of the Ibaraki elements found in Chuo-ku since the Edo period, how was it?
As typified by Nihonbashi, some people may first know that there is an Ibaraki element in a surprisingly familiar and familiar place.
There are many charms of Ibaraki Prefecture just because it is not known yet!
While walking around the city in Chuo-ku, be sure to find a shining spot of IBARAKI sense.
　
■IBARAKI sense
Address: Konya Building 1F, 1-2-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Business hours Shop Café 10:30-20:00
　　　　　Restaurant 11:00-23:00 (21:00 on Sundays and holidays)
Official Website: https://ibaraki-sense.com/
※This article has been approved by the manager of IBARAKI sense.
　
[References]
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kanto Regional Development Bureau Tokyo National Land Office “Nihonbashi decorations” http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/toukoku/panf/nihonbashi100/pdf/rekishi-03-04.pdf
Kota Kodama (supervised) "Restore / Edo Information Map" (Asahi Shimbun, 1994).