Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Toyomi Bridge is the area where the Nihonbashi River and the Sumida River merge, connecting Shinkawa, Chuo-ku and Hakozaki-cho.
It's a rather short bridge, but the design that looks like a ladder is impressive.

In spring, this area is also colored with cherry blossoms.
On this day, I was able to see the flowers that bloomed earlier than the cherry blossoms nearby.

In the daytime, the white steel frame shines in the blue sky is beautiful.
However, the Toyomi Bridge at night is lit up and turns into a very fantastic appearance.

Nearby is the Eitai Bridge.

Both today's Toyomi Bridge and Eitai Bridge were erected as reconstruction bridges after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
I felt that the powerful modeling and beautiful brilliance of the bridge contained the thoughts of people for reconstruction at that time.


 

 

Today, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced cherry blossom information. In Tokyo, 3/17 flowering 3/25 is in full bloom.

I did it. In recent years, there are many days when the daily temperature difference is large and more than 10 degrees. The wind is also at this time.

So it's so strong! It seems that many people have heard the word smoke fog for the first time.

By the way, what about cherry blossoms in Shinkawa Park? The cherry blossoms on the right bank of Eitai Bridge, always the first ride.

It's on the photo. It's in full bloom. Please see the photo below for the Shinkawa Park embankment. 3/14 14:00 Photo

That's right. It seems that the buds are still a little hard. But it's going to be warm from tomorrow, so how about 3/17?

Is it? I'm looking forward to it. How about this year's cherry blossom viewing at Shinkawa Park?

 

 

 

"What day is today" includes a historical anniversary, a birthday of great people and celebrities, and an anniversary of a good and slightly painful word-to-look, but this "Shoes anniversary" was 1870 (1870) This is commemorates the day when Katsuzo Nishimura built a leather shoe manufacturing factory at the current Irifune 3-chome.

 

According to the Japanese Dictionary (Shinchosha), Katsuzo Nishimura was born in Edo in 1836 (1836) and is the third son of a servant of the Shimousa Sakura Domain. His brother, Shigeki Nishimura, is a bureaucrat in the Meiji era, a moral thinker, a member of the House of Lords, and a principal of the Chinese school. He studied Western artillery, and in 1856 he left the clan and turned into a merchant. In 1867, he opened a gun shop in Edo, and after the Meiji Restoration, became a purveyor of the Governor's Office. Since 1870, the Ise Katsu Shooting Plant, leathermaking Plant, and Merriyas Plant were established. In 1875, he started manufacturing refractory bricks, and Shinagawa Shiraren established a factory in 20 years, which became a pioneer in this business. "

"I abandoned the samurai and turned it into a merchant" was still genius in view of the times? The reason for starting the shoemaking business was that the military shoes imported by Masujiro Omura, the founder of the Army, were too large, so he responded to a proposal to "create West shoes that fit Japanese feet." The place where the factory was built is the current Irifune 3-2-10, and the monument of this "the birthplace of the shoe industry" stands in the entrance planting of the building of ITOKI. "We also supported Masanori Hotta of Sakura feudal lord, who was rich in enterprising spirit," but Masanori Hotta's father was Masamitsu Hotta (Onaka Shuza), who is familiar with history textbooks, and the Shimousa Sakura Domain had a deep connection with Chuo-ku. The location of the Chanogi Shrine (Ningyocho 1-chome) was theguardian angel residence of the Hotta family.

If you take a walk a little longer, you will encounter a monument called "?!" In Chuo-ku. It is an unexpected pleasure to find Edo and Meiji continue to live here and there. It's been the best season for a walk.

Why don't you go out for a "history walk" while paying attention to pollen and PM2.5?

3-2-10 Irifune of the birthplace of the shoe business near Shintomicho Station Subway

 

 

 

  The early blooming "Okanzakura" on the Sumida River Terrace on the south side of Eitai Bridge Westfill blooms.

Okanzakura is said to be a hybrid of Kanhizakura and oshima cherry, with a height of about 5 to 10 meters, a large crown, a pale red petals are round and large, and a lot of fine cuts at the tip.

Along with "Kanzakura" and "Kawazu Sakura", which begin to bloom a little earlier, it makes you feel the arrival of spring a little earlier.

brown-eared bulbul was coming to suck the nectar. (top right of the photo)

  

                

 

 

I went to "Fukushima Yaesu Tourist Exchange Center" facing Sotobori-dori St.　The gorgeous poster-style guidance I saw suddenly was "Yae Antenna Shop stamp rally", I didn't know!　

　Hosted by Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture Tourism and Local Products Exchange Association. Cooperation is Kyoto City, Gunma Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, and Aizu Wakamatsu Regional Product Sales Promotion Council.　stamp rally's mount says, "Fukushima Prefecture and each antenna shop will hit 230 people." The Fukushima Prize is equivalent to 50,000 yen for accommodation tickets in Fukushima Prefecture.　From the shops exhibited at the antenna shop, it is a guide that Fukushima famous sake and specialty products will be hit. In addition, there seems to be a lot of accommodation tickets for hotels in Fukushima Prefecture.　Immediately, I got a mount and went around each antenna shop.

stamp rally has only six participating facilities.　Among them, if you stamp the stamps of the three stores and apply, it will be hit, so please join us.　

Participating facilities are Kyotokan, Yaesu Tourism Exchange Center in Fukushima Prefecture, Aizu Hometown Izakaya "Yogansho Ginza Store", delicious Yamagata Plaza, Gunma-chan House, and Fukushima Market 9-3-3 Higashikasai, Edogawa-ku.　Of the three stamps, the stamp of the Yaesu Tourism Exchange Center in Fukushima Prefecture or "Fukushima Market" is a necessary condition.

Now that it's getting warmer, let's go to the antenna shop http://www.tif.ne.jp/en/sp/yaesu/