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The land of the "Fukuji" box office in Chuo-ku

[Koedo Itabashi] April 30, 2011 15:42

"Would you like to come down from the sky with a fortune?"

"If you win the lottery..."

"Sugimori Shrine" located at 1-chome, Nihonbashi Horidomecho, stopped by thinking of something like a lovely tenement house resident "Kuma-san, Yachi-an" in rakugo.

It's like a cedar forest, so in the past, cedar trees were overgrown around here.

"Tomizuka" stands on the left hand of worship hall.

When I was looking at, "Is there a connection to the lottery?"

The appearance after a long absence is a familiar grandfather who is familiar with only useless things.

 

"This is the place where lottery was held during the Edo period.

It's like the ancestor of the lottery now.

To commemorate that, a monument has been built.

 

I wonder if there was a lottery in the Edo period.

The lottery has reached its peak during the culture and Bunsei period, which is said to be the maturity of Edo culture.

It was approved by the Shogunate and said that there were more than 30 places in the Edo area alone.

I guess it's a part of public gambling.

The government's lottery has been granted permission to the shrines and shrines under the name of constructing repair costs, etc., as subsidies to temples and shrines have been reduced due to the financial deterioration of the Shogunate.

 

In the lottery performed at the precincts of the temple and shrine, a wooden tag with a number was placed in a large box, a well-wrapped one, a long handle was inserted through the hole at the top, and the wooden tag was pierced.

"Pine No. 1234" written on the wooden tag is a hit number and can be read high.

The people who gathered in the precincts swayed.

It's a scene that I sometimes see in historical dramas.

Richness is something that people of all ages dream. That's why it's also featured in rakugo and plays.

 

In particular, "Mitomi in Edo" was counted as Yushima Tenjin, Taninaka Kannoji Temple (Tennoji Temple), and Meguro Fudo.

It seems to have been very prosperous along with visiting temples and shrines.

 

What was this Sugimori Shrine?

Because it is located in a townhouse facing the main highway in Edo, people would have been able to drop in casually.

Together with Kasumori in Shimbashi and Sparrow Forest in Fukagawa (sometimes include Yanagimori Shrine), it was called "Mimori in Edo". There's no reason to do it.

Even now, it is an auspicious place where Ebisu of Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods is celebrated.

 

However, due to the overheat of the lottery, Tadakuni Mizuno of the Shogunate has been abolished or banned due to the reform of Tenpo.

 

I think it would be better to walk steadily and steadily while holding a dream.'

 

When it became a sermon story, the old man quickly left.

 

"No, sir. Even though he is not a relative, he is a noisy grandfather. "But in the light falling through the fresh green trees, he squeezes the wealth bill tightly and gives a hot gaze at the foot of the cone. I felt like I could see the figure of the common people of Edo.

 

 

 

The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

[Vickie] April 27, 2011 08:30

Spring is a season when you want to try something new. It's fun to walk around the city, but I want to deepen my knowledge a little ... I went to visit the Tokyo Stock Exchange!

While loving the cherry blossoms of "Sakura-dori St." running on the south side of Maruzen and Takashimaya ...

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This is the main entrance. It's a magnificent building. (The entrance to the tour is opposite)

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We received a brief leaflet and started the tour immediately. Take the escalator to the 2nd floor.

It was the market center that jumped into my eyes. A circular electronic bulletin board called a "chicker" has a familiar company name around. This is this! I wanted to see this! It seems that the rotation speed is faster than I expected ... If you look at it all the time, you will turn around.

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You can also get off at another escalator and get closer to the market center. Everybody, I'm working very hard. I don't care about my gaze (laughs).

In the past, there was a witness place here, and people were rushing their hands ... young people today don't know such a sight!

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In the mid-1990s, when the systemization progressed and the number of people was decreasing in the witness area (quoted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange hp).  After this, the session was closed on April 30, 1999.

 

2-1 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku Tokyo Stock Exchange http://www.tse.or.jp/index.html

Free tour is from 9:00 to 16:30 (excluding weekends and holidays, admission until 16:00)

From July 1 to September 30, the tour will be canceled due to power saving cooperation due to the earthquake. Please be careful.

 

 

 

 

Hokusai is Azuke-Mitsui Memorial Museum

[Vickie] April 26, 2011 09:00

 My name is Vickie, who will be working as a tourism correspondent from this year.

The main haunting area is Nihonbashi. I borrowed the name Vickie from my favorite Senbikiya!

I will do my best to make Chuo-ku even more energetic, so thank you.

 

By the way, today I would like to introduce the Mitsui Memorial Museum.

I love visiting museums. What I was looking forward to with Taro Okamoto exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art and Sharaku of the National Museum was the Hokusai exhibition at the Mitsui Museum of Art.

Unfortunately, due to the effects of the earthquake, Hokusai and others in the Honolulu Museum of Art were unable to come to Japan and decided to cancel this time! The impact is surprising, isn't it?

Let's re-evaluate and enjoy the Mitsui Memorial Museum Collection Exhibition.

After all, this museum has a beautiful building itself! The Mitsui Main Building was designated as a National Important Cultural Property in 1998. The approach to the museum is set up in the adjacent Mitsui Tower, and the atrium where the light shines is so fascinating. I feel like I'm going back in time from Showa to the future.

The highlight of this time is the “Tofukumon-in entrance picture folding screen”, which will be the first appearance after the color correction (!?). Don't be reckoned with the exhibition of Hokusai's change. It is a very vivid folding screen suitable for the name of an important cultural property. The beautiful color of the red color. Please note that this becomes the display to 5/15 of the first half.

Every spring, the "Mitsui Family Hina" collection is also indispensable, but the wonderful thing about the Mitsui Museum of Art is that each of the works of art is very carefully exhibited, and it feels like you are visiting the Mitsui Family's home. It is recommended that you visit on weekdays and appreciate it carefully. And after the appreciation ... correspondent Ginzo is also recommended at Senbikiya, and be sure to enjoy mango curry!

By the way, when I asked the museum, the Hokusai exhibition will not be held this year in Tokyo, and it is undecided whether it will be held again next year or later. I'd like to see you someday.

 

2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Memorial Museum 7F Mitsui Main Building http://www.mitsui-museum.jp/

 

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 There's a sign at the entrance.

 

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 Behind the Mitsui Main Building. From the left, the Bank of Japan, Mitsui Tower, and Mitsui Main Building. I feel the flow of the times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rooftop of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi

[Mido] April 26, 2011 08:30


A long time ago, during the Showa era, the rooftop of a department store was a little amusement park.
The Ferris wheel, monorail, and mini SL are moving.
For children, such as game corners and penguin shows.
It was a fun place.
How is the rooftop of such a department store now in Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi?
I went to the rooftop. The rooftop of a department store, for short, "Depaya" is right?

Since the Mitsukoshi Main Store is 7 stories high, the rooftop is on the 8th floor of the building.
Perhaps because there are many high-rise buildings around the building, there is a gap between the buildings.
It's like a "space" ..., and unexpectedly there is a sense of openness.
The first thing you'll notice is the tower tower that towers on the rooftop, a symbol of Mitsukoshi.
The mark is quite noticeable.
And there are various plants in the garden called "Chelsea Garden".
Heals the tired heart of everyday life.
In addition, there is a stone monument engraved with "Echigo-ya in Soseki". Soseki Natsume's
Echigo-ya (currently Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi) often appears in novels.
Before going to elementary school, Soseki himself went to Echigo-ya to buy yellow Hachijo and shrink surfaces.
It was written that he was brought to me.

There was a shop on the rooftop, but looking at the menu, zaru soba 315 yen.
Ramen 500 yen, Tarako pasta 500 yen, and Ninmari is a common setting.
On the day of the interview, despite the warm weather, people were sparse.
So I took a leisurely nap.
Sleep in a prime location in Tokyo without being disturbed by anyone.
I don't think there are so many places where you can do it.
I think it can be used for a date as a secret place.
Why don't you take a look at "Depaya" for the first time in a long time?

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Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
1-4-1, Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Business hours: 10: 00-20: 00 (Rooftop business is open until 19:00)


 

 

It looks like a new comedy when the East Theater Cinema Kabuki Kanzaburo plays!

[Silver] April 22, 2011 08:30

 "Cinema Kabuki" is being screened in a movie version in Higashiginza's eastern drama.

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 Tamasaburo Bando and Kanzaburo Nakamura starring "Furuamerikani sleeve warasaji".

I missed it in the December 2007 performance, so from the title I thought it was a hard play of Edo late Tokugawa shogunate, but it was an interesting kabuki like "Shochiku New Comedy". happy01! 

It is a replacement system with four separate performances a day, but if you buy the required number of admission tickets, you can enjoy it all day.

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There are six massage machines in the lobby on the third floor, so you can relax stiff shoulders before and after the movie.

There was a wife who enjoyed relaxingly. I also got stiff.

 Even after returning home, the voice of my wife who was impressed, "I'm glad Tamasaburo's performance was good."

Weekdays are available and I recommend it.

For details, please refer to the official website. 

 

The official URL is:↓

 http://www.shochiku.co.jp/cinemakabuki/

 

 

A favorite of the website of the Tourism Association from Edo Bus Readers!

[Silver] April 22, 2011 08:30

We have received a letter from our readers.

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Thank you for your letter, Mr. Ginzo.

 
 I really felt the rage of nature on March 11th.
After the earthquake, when you returned home, Mr. Ginzo used the "Edo Bus".rvcar
 
I rarely used buses, so I didn't know the Edo bus itself.
Certainly, when the subway or JR does not move, you know the bus route.
It's a big difference if you don't know it.
 
 Perhaps because I often go out, the point I know is different from the point I know.
I can't connect with the street in my head.
 But at this time when aftershock continues today, whether you can walk home will separate the light and darkflair.
I'm trying to bring only the map together.
 
I saw the site of the Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Tourism Association, but what is really fashionable and delicious is a reasonable price. 
Like Edo bus, you will lose this if you don't know it. 
 
 I registered it as a favoritelovely.
 
I'm going to eat curry for 700 yen at Senbikiya Sohonten in Nihonbashi ... I'll go there again." happy01
 Naoko
 
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