Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　On November 24, we visited the "E-Boat Candle Cruise" hosted by the NPO Regional Exchange Center.

I went there.　But I was wondering, "What is an E-boat?"

　Please refer to the flyer for the information.

The E-boat is a large rowing canoe with 10 people. E-boats are being used throughout the country as an exchange tool that allows anyone to easily and safely enjoy the waterside.

The town you can see from the river on an E-boat is just an extraordinary scenery. People are unconsciously looking for the waterside and feel peaceful. The experience where you can feel close to the waterside by riding a boat rowing on your own seems to be like a few people's world, but only E-boats can enjoy such extraordinary things easily. 　Anyway, board from the platform near Hatchobori Station. Let's go from the Kamejima River to the Reigishi Bridge! Nihonbashi district with lots of digging.　I thought of the gondola of the Netherlands and Venice. 　There was also a mother who participated with a daughter of an elementary school student.　 About 10 minutes, it was my first challenge, and it was a series of tension, but I safely disembarked at Reigishi Bridge. Your smile is wonderful.　Ah, it was fun! I hope it will be held again! 　Well, next is the restaurant introduced in the flyer. 　An Italian restaurant called De Ichiba. It is located right downstream of Kameshima Bridge. The reception of a person who seems to be a pretty good manager.　 　The broiled bacon is thick and delicious. They serve draft beer and challenge house wine. Well, in the middle.　The price is reasonable, and it's going to be a shop I don't want to teach here too.　 　Now, next is "Umikaze", a seafood and Okinawan restaurant near Hatchobori Station. 　Immediately after entering, shochu and awamori are lined up on the shelves at the back of the counter. It seems that there were many women's guests. 　Relaxing with pleasant drunkness, 2 cups of awamori with rock. "Ryukyu Glass" which I got as a souvenir.　When I came home, I used it immediately, and I was happy again. 　Oh, I just forgot to introduce the E-boat.　This is the first time that this event has been held at night. It is also planned to be held around Nihonbashi. For more information, please refer to the following URL. http://www.jrec.or.jp/

 

 

A gorgeous cruise of more than a dozen doll floats, including the floats of the Shizuka Gozen, which had attended the Sanno Festival during the Edo period.Tochigi-shiIt was held at the center of "Kura no Machi Odori". It's Tochigi Autumn Festival.

The festival is said to be held every other year, but this year (2010) is the year of the event, and it was held for two days on Saturday, November 13 and 14 (Sun).

As a supporter of the guide, I will also participate in the event of "Good Tochigi float festival watching".

 

On the first day (November 13), I saw a tour of doll floats [Reference 1] such as "Shizuka Gozen" owned by the town of Nihonbashi.

 

Take the limited express at 10:30 at Tobu Asakusa Station and arrive at Tochigi Station in about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

The festival started at 14:30, so we had a walk around the city until then.

[Introduction of the city]

In the city, there are old warehouses (Tozo) everywhere, and you can see many dashigeta-style houses. It seems to have returned in the days of the Meiji and Taisho eras.

 

Many of these are designated as cultural properties of Tangible Cultural Property and prefecture registered by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

At the center of the city is the Uzuma River, a clear stream with a calm flow.

The guests who came to the festival were placed on a river boat, and the boatman was manipulating the pole while showing stories about the land folk song and warehouses.

Algae fluttering on the riverbed, and many carps are swimming. When you look at it, you can feel the flow of relaxing time.

 

Tochigi-shiPlease refer to [Reference 2] for the history of the city.

 

 

 

[Tochigi Autumn Festival]

 

At the opening ceremony (departure ceremony)Tochigi-shiThere was a greeting from Mayor Toshimi Suzuki.

"This autumn festival was a new life that merged three neighboring towns in March to nearly double the population of 140,000.Tochigi-shiIt was very significant at the first Tochigi Autumn Festival.

It is also called Koedo.Kawagoe-shiOldSawara-shiYeahChuo-ku、Sumida-kuI have a wide range of relationships.

There were greetings like this.

Mr. Katori City as a guestKasukabe-shiAnd so on.

Deputy mayor from Chuo-kuChuo-kuHiroshi Suzuki, Director of Culture and Lifelong Learning Division, was introduced.

 

As a large number of spectators sing along the sidewalks on both sides, a gorgeous doll float cruise began.

 

On the floats of the "Shizuka Gozen" I wanted, there was a tag of "Moto Edo Sanno Festival 9th float" [Reference 3] next to the drum seats.

Looking at the appearance of a large number of floats cruising, I feel like I saw the Sanno Festival in the Edo period.

There is a picture of "Kojimachi 1-chome Sanno Festival Nerigome" in Hiroshige Utagawa's "Hundred Famous Views of Edo", with floats.

It depicts how Hanzomon to Edo Castle through the Sakurada moat.

Looking at this Tochigi Autumn Festival, I couldn't help but wonder how gorgeous and magnificent the procession of 45 7m-high doll floats used at the Tenka Festival at that time was.

And I was happy and deeply moved to see the floats of "Shizuka Gozen" owned by Nihonbashi.

"Koedo" with interaction with Chuo-kuTochigi-shiWhy don't you visit us once?

[Reference 1] Floats in Tochigi

The floats of "Shizuka Gozen" (Note), which went to the "Tochigi Autumn Festival" during the Edo period Tenka Festival "Sanno Festival", were owned by the town of Nihonbashi, and were purchased by Yamato-cho 3-chome in Tochigi in the early Meiji era.

(Note) Shizuka Gozen: Minamoto no Yoshitsune's darling is the white beat of Kyoto (a prostitute who performs singing and dancing from the Heian period to the Kamakura period). Captured by Yoritomo, on the stage of Kamakura's Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, he dropped a sword to Tachi Eboshi, and said, "Shizuyashizu, Shizu, repeated, and once again, I'm going to do it now. "

 

Shizuka Gozen dolls are said to have been created by Shounsai Tokuyama in the first year of Kaei (1848), and are the oldest floats in Tochigi.

 

In addition, there are floats of "Liu Pei", "Kanba", and "Zhanghi" (Chohi) of Mikunishi, which are for the celebration of the prefecture in 1893 (Meiji 26) It seems to have been produced by requesting the puppeteer "Third Generation Gesshu Hara" in Nihonbashi Motoishi-cho.

 

And "Amaterasu Omikami" (Amaterasu Omikami), "Yamato Takeru" (the only thing to beat Yamato)

There are also floats of Susano Naruson, Emperor Jimmu, Taiko Hideyoshi, and Momotaro. It is a tangible folk cultural property designated by the prefecture, along with Shizuka Gozen and Mikuni Shi.

The photo on the left shows the floats of Amaterasu Omikami.

In addition, there are floats such as "Isakodori", "Benkei", and "Emperor Nintoku", which are registered in the city designated Tangible Cultural Property.

 

These floats are not owned by prefectures and cities, but are owned and maintained by each town council.

 

Tochigi floats are called "Edo-shaped doll floats", and the curtains covering the floats are gold and silver threads, and each float has a gorgeous and gorgeous embroidery unique to each float. And a float with a height of about 7m has a double structure that can be raised and lowered to pass through the gate of Edo Castle.

 

You can always see real floats and images of the Tochigi Autumn Festival at the Tochigi Float Hall on the main street.

 

[Reference 2]　History of Tochigi City-Reiheishi Kaido and Uzuma River shipping

 

Tochigi City is in Saitama PrefectureKawagoe-shiAnd former Chiba PrefectureSawara-shi(currently Katori City) is called "Koedo".

Shimonokuni during the Edo period was divided into Tochigi Prefecture and Utsunomiya Prefecture in the abolished feudal prefecture of Meiji 4 (1871), but in 1873, two prefectures merged to Tochigi Prefecture, This isTochigi-shiIt is said that the prefectural office was set up and flourished as a political, economic and cultural center.

Then, in 1884, the prefectural office was established.Utsunomiya-shiThe name of the prefecture remained as Tochigi Prefecture.

The name of the prefectural office is left in "Prefectural Office Hori".

 

In the Edo period, Nikko Toshogu Shrine, which enshrines Ieyasu, and in the Edo period, the Imperial Court visited the Imperial Court every year, and Tochigi developed as a post town on the Reiheishi Kaido (Tochigi-juku: 13th).

It is said that Tochigi merchants flourished during the late Tokugawa shogunate period by transporting goods between Edo using the Uzuma River.

Tochigi's "Kura" still has many storehouses, but there are also Ishikura and Itakura. In addition to the warehouse, there is a store called "Misezo" (Misegura, store storehouse). It seems that there is Japan's oldest misezo in Tochigi.

 

Tochigi interacted with the ukiyo-e artist Utamaro Kitagawa during the Edo period, and recently discovered three pieces of "Shoki", "Sanpuku God's Sumo", and "Onna Daruma". I have a hand-painted drawing.

[Reference 3]　The line of floats for the Sanno Festival in the Edo period

The Sanno Festival was called the Tenka Festival because the Shogun was allowed to see the Shogun together with Kanda festival and was able to enter Edo Castle, and the two festivals were held alternately every other year.

At that time, the procession of the Sanno Festival was led by Osakaki, followed by floats (45 units) and portable shrine (3 units) in each town. It seems that a dance stand (mobile stage) with songs such as Nagauta and Jobanzubushi also participated.

The floats of the Sanno Festival range from the No. 1 Isakodori to the No. 45 Scarlet (1862), but the majority of the floats are present.Chuo-kuIt was created by the towns of Nihonbashi, Ginza, and Shinkawa districts.

 

The Sanno Festival is also gradually decreasing since it was subject to the thrug of the reform of the Tenpo, but the festival of Bunkyu 2 (1862) is said to be the last Tenka Festival of Shogun's Shoran.

 

And at the end of Meiji 22 (1889), floats were no longer brought out to the Sanno Festival.

It is said that this is due to the lack of cruising tall floats due to the laying of the overhead line of the city train, and the cost of maintenance and cruising.

 

And the doll floats seem to have gradually spread throughout the Kanto region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sweets called "Ruretto" given by a friend were delicious and I visited the store.

Routtto Roulette ... in French "Cute Kuruma"

It is a pie confectionery characterized by the crisp texture, the flavor of butter that spreads as you chew, and the aroma of caramel.

In 1960, it was devised by the predecessor and passed down for more than 50 years, and it is a very popular snack with customers with a commitment that took time and effort.

         

       

　　　　　There are various types other than "Ruretto" in the center of the photo below.

　　　　　The left end is a work associated with a cigar.

             

 

 It was just before noon, so there were a lot of freshly baked bread and the shop was full of customers.  

               

 

As shown in the menu below, tuna, mushrooms, mentai, shrimp, chikuwa, strawberries, and walnuts are baked in bread.

I bought walnuts and curry bread, but I was happy with the aroma and warmth of the bread ... I was thrilled ...

It was much more delicious than a freshly baked bakery near my house.

Of course, "I bought Routtto, too.

I wish this kind of shop could be nearby.            

           

The photo below shows the first and second generation of your shop.

I thought, "I'm enviable" that the white hat and clothes are well-suited and that they are doing a shop with parents and children.

The predecessor lived in his current location at the end of the war, so at that time Tokyo was a burnt field, so he was in Hatchobori and heard a microphone at Tokyo Station.

I could see Eitai Bridge in the same place.

At the end of the war, he said, "I was a fifth grader in elementary school."

             

 

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"What is this?"

I breathe in front of the work that connects with zuzui in front of me.

About 200 years ago. A picture scroll that shows the streets of Edo in 1805 (2nd year of culture).

It is "Heedai Shoran".

 

The main street from Kanda Imagawa Bridge, the center of Edo in Hana, to Nihonbashi, overlooking Fuji in the distance.

The hustle and bustle of the streets are overlapping Machiya, the noise of people coming and going.

It seems to be transmitted to the smell of life.

The detailed description of the main street spreads in a long space unique to emakimono.

 

This picture scroll is housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Berlin, and displays reproductions that are 1.4 times larger than the real one.

The place is the Nihonbashi Sanzen Echizen Concourse. Right next to the ticket gate of "Mitsukoshimae Station" on the subway Ginza Line and Hanzomon Line. In terms of the ground entrance number, it is between A3 and A5.

 

"What is this power?"

In 1805, the general of the time was Ienari Tokugawa.

A shining scene of culture and Bunsei, which can be said to be the mature period of Edo culture.

An overwhelming flow of people. A number of long-established stores that remain today.

You are drawn into the expressions and gestures of the people who are drawn.

I feel like I'm walking in the gorgeousness of the town of Edo.

 

Animals include dogs, cats, horses, cows, one monkey and two hawks.

Why don't you look for a monkey and a hawk as a clue to see the picture scroll?

 

We will return to the ground and look at the streets 200 years from now.

From Nihonbashi, walk along Chuo-dori toward JR Kanda Station.

Imagawa Bridge does not exist at present because the former Ryukan River has been reclaimed.

Instead, "Imagawa Bridge Origin" is set up in front of HONMA GOLF.

From here, let's look back on the Nihonbashi area.

What kind of impression does the scenery of the town appear in the eyes walking in the picture scroll?

 

 

 

  Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten's "lunch lunch box" will end on November 26 due to the relocation of the factory.

There are two types, ￥500.-and ￥600.-, but on the way home, the contents come to your eyes on the heavy weight and your heart gets excited as soon as you open the lid.

I'm going to buy it once or twice by the twenty-sixth.

There is also an assortment of only "side dishes", and the number is limited from around 11:30, so recently around 11:30, "Benmatsu Bento Fan" has come to gather at stores.

You can buy a long-established lunch box at such a cheap price later on 4.5 days.

  The "lunch lunch" ends on November 26, but you can buy the "lunch box" and "folding" of Kyogi, which have been going on for a long time, at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store and other department stores.    

　　　　

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　This year's Christmas season has come the most glittering city of the year.

2010 illuminations in the Yaesu Nihonbashi area. Yaesu (Sakura-dori St.) ⇒ Nihonbashi (Takashimaya, Cored Nihonbashi, Mitsukoshi Main Store, Mitsui Tower, Coredo Muromachi, Yuito) Introduction of the city of light in late autumn, about a 30-minute walk away.

The addition of "Cored Muromachi" and "Yuito", which just opened on October 28, creates a more lively and fantastic space.

 

   <Sakura-dori St.>　　　　　　　　　　 <Takashimaya>　　　　　　　　　　　  <Cored Nihonbashi>

       

  <Mitsukoshi Main Store>　　　　　　　　　　 <Mitsukoshi Main Store Show Window>　　　　<Cored Muromachi>

       

　<Mitsui Main Building>　　　　　　　　　　 <Mitsui Tower>　　　　　　　　　 <Yuito>