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Edo Bunkamura in Hamarikyu Garden April 2014

[Silver] April 20, 2014 14:00

 

 "Edo Bunkamura in Hamarikyu Onshi Garden" was held for the first time and went on April 19, the first day. 

At first, there was congratulatory address from Mayor Yada and other guests. Miss Chuo-ku Tourism Ambassador also adds flowers.

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The concept this time is

1.Taste food culture

2.Knowing Edo products

3.It is about to experience Edo performing arts.

 
 

After the opening remarks, wadaiko's performance was powerful and energetic.

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In the sense of knowing Edo products, I purchased Tabi from Onoya Sohonten.

This small tabi has a very popular reputation for "storeing feet (money)".

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At Ginza Hiranoen, we purchased delicious Japanese tea and enjoyed it the next day.

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There is a famous store in Chuo-ku in the "Edo Nikiwai Store Corner".

Well, what would you like to have a fun lunch?

I purchased a sukiyaki lunch box and a Sukeroku lunch box from Ningyocho Imahan.

Sukiyaki was very delicious because large Japanese beef was seasoned elegantly.

Sukeroku puts sukiyakiniku on Inari-san, and roast beef-style nigiri sushi was also delicious.

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I look forward to this event going on every year.

 

 

 

Fukushima's "Delicious!" It's all right. Nihonbashi Fukushimakan

[Koedo Itabashi] April 17, 2014 09:00

"Look at it", "Look at it", "Look at it", "Look at it", "Look at it" ...

Fukushima Prefecture is large.

Even when the cherry blossoms bloom, it is said that the Pacific coast and Okuaizu are more than a month away.

The invitation word "Look, come and see" also has many changes depending on the region and age.

The climate, history, and culture are diverse, and there is a rich way of hospitality.

"MIDETTE" is a nickname for "Nihonbashi Fukushimakan".

"Look at it." Yes, it sounds like a common word in Fukushima Prefecture.

It's something that makes your heart warm.

On April 12, the Nihonbashi Fukushimakan, a base for transmitting information in the Tokyo metropolitan area in Fukushima Prefecture, opened.

I miss Fukushima, where I spent my high school year, so I went to Sunday the day after the opening.

The location is 4-3-16 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku.

From the east exit of JR Kanda Station, take Chuo-dori toward Nihonbashi for about 5 minutes.

From the A8 exit of Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, it takes about 3 minutes along Chuo-dori toward Kanda.

Oh, there was a line waiting for entrance.

According to the staff, the first day was a row of hundreds of people.

TV and newspapers were also featured as topics.

The demonstration corner on the right side of the entrance is thin bun.

There were many kinds of sweets that were pleased with the souvenirs of returning home.

The fresh fruits and vegetables piled up in the vegetable corner will bring joy when you look at them.

The seeds of cod are tempura. Boil the well-formed asparagus and use sesame miso or mayonnaise. Tomato cucumber is chilled with ice water and rounded.

It is probably a product that the producer sent it to Nihonbashi, Tokyo with confidence.

Just looking at the ingredients, you can imagine how to eat them.

If you ask the staff who speaks with matching uniforms, you will be able to teach you the best cooking method.

There are also folk crafts and character goods.

At the eating and drinking corner in the inner space, depending on the day, Namie Yakisoba and Aizu Ramen are exhibited.

What surprised me was the enhancement of the sake corner.

There were a lot of brands that were difficult to obtain locally.

If you look at the information poster, it is said that sake in Fukushima Prefecture has won the highest gold prize in Japan at the National Sake Inspection Fair in 2012.

The snowy mountain surface is shining, and the thaw water is running down the waterway vigorously.

A climate where vivid subsoil water springs up richly.

If rice, water and climate are good, delicious sake is brought up there.

There was sake brewery on the way to the elementary school, and at the time it had a fluffy scent.

One of my classmates was a daughter of a sake brewery.

As an adult, it's really fun to see the lineup of this brand now.

There was a staff uncle who was talking to customers in a cheerful voice while running around the store.

It looks like a familiar person and a store manager of the antenna shop "Fukushima Market", which was operating in Kasai until this spring.

Familiarity went to Nihonbashi in conjunction with the opening of the Fukushimakan.

Your hard manager, you must have built a wonderful human relationship in Kasai.

I'm glad that, so I've purchased a lot of special items.

 

 

I'm 100 years old! (Lion statue of a lion in Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi)

[Grandpa] April 15, 2014 14:00

                  

The Nihonbashi area is bustling with the opening of Coredo Muromachi 2-3.

The Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store is located across Chuo-dori from Choredo Muromachi.
 

The building of this main building is said to be celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

Open in March of this year (2014) with Koledo Muromachi of Hoyahoya.

Mitsukoshi, who was completed 100 years ago (1914), is facing each other in the same place.

That's a good thing.

 
And speaking of Mitsukoshi, that's right a lion statue.

At the front entrance of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, two lions will welcome us at any time.

And the lions are also 100 years old this year.

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※The Lion's hands were handshake with everyone.
 

On this day, we celebrated the Lions' 100 years old.

A lion in costume and even a golden lion statue appeared.

The event was held grandly.

Congratulations to the Lions!

I look forward to seeing you!

 

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From Nihonbashi to Tokaido Ginza on Saturdays and Sundays is a pedestrian paradise

[Silver] April 12, 2014 17:00

 

 

 Today, let's enjoy walking along the Tokaido from Nihonbashi.

Oh, before that, did you buy a souvenir in Nihonbashi?

Have you seen the Bank of Japan, the Currency Museum, and the Heidai Shoran?

Did you enjoy your meal at a famous restaurant?

Then, from Nihonbashi, the starting point of Gokaido, let's head to Shinagawa-juku through Kyobashi and Ginza.

The Tokaido is also called Ginza-dori between Chuo-dori and Kyobashi and Shimbashi while it is in Chuo-ku.

As I was talking like this, I've already come to Cored Nihonbashi.

Choledo is a coined word, and it is said that "Core of Edo", which means "center of Tokyo", was shortened to be called Coredo.

It would be nice if we had time to stop by Mr. Yamamotoyama, a long-established store that discovered Gyokuro, and Mr. Takashimaya, who was designated as an important cultural property for the first time as a department store.

 

 In the middle of Yaesu Street, there is a "bell of peace" commemorating the declaration of peace by Chuo-ku.

http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/heiwa/monument/kane/index.html

This bell was made in the Netherlands, and in the foreground I boarded the Dutch ship Leafde.

It is also interesting that there is a monument to Jan Jooss Ten, who drifted ashore in Bungo with British William Adams.

Jan Jooss Ten received the trust of Ieyasu Tokugawa as a consultant in trade, diplomacy, defense, etc.

He lived near Edo Castle, and the land was called Yatsushiro Sukawagi. I omit the explanation of the change of place name and place, but the place name "Yaesu" is derived from him.

By the way, we pass through Tokyo Square Garden in front of Kyobashi Senbikiya, which is famous not only for gifts but also for fruit buffets.

On the right hand side of the Metropolitan Expressway, there is a monument to the birthplace of Edo Kabuki, the monument of Kyobashi Daikon Riverside.

Let's go around the police museum and the Kyobashi police box. All of them, such as the "Brick Ginza Monument" built by the great fire of the Meiji era, are guide monuments that give you a sense of history from the Edo era.

Let's compare the stone pillars of Kyobashi in the Taisho era with the Kyobashi police box. I admire the aesthetic sense of the person who designed the police box. Oh, the gas lamps are also lit.

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Soon after, there is a shop for Mr. Tanizawa of the bag. It is said that the kanji called bag, actually, was devised by this predecessor.

It is so famous that the word bag caught in Emperor Meiji's eyes and asked a question.

By the way, in Chinese, it seems that the bag is written as "wrapping". 

 

 In Ginza 2-chome, reading the monument of the birthplace of Ginza, the origin of Ginza is interesting.

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 While exploring the shops introduced in the story for the first time in Chuo-ku, enjoy the Tokaido slowly with the feeling of walking around the city. On Saturdays and Sundays, please enjoy the pedestrian paradise of Ginza, which starts at noon.

Ginza 8-chome, I've already come to Brazil coffee cafe Paulista. Would you like to have a delicious coffee here and get a "Silver Bra Certificate"?

 What's missing? There are a lot of popular songs that sang Ginza. If you want to see the "Silver Koi Monument" and sing, go to the planting of Ginza Ins opposite Ginza Church. The lovely memories of love will be revived.

Then, please enjoy Shinagawa-juku and the 52nd after that. Boa viagem ! 

 

 

"Nihonbashi Fukushimakan" opened

[Mido] April 12, 2014 14:00

"Nihonbashi Fukushimakan MIDETTE" opened on April 12 (Sat).
It seems to be a base for transmitting information in the Tokyo metropolitan area in Fukushima Prefecture, which was born in Nihonbashi.
The nickname "MIDETTE" is "Look, come and see."
Expressing the dialect of Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima's "now" and "attractiveness, energy, and vitality."
"Please look at it."


Seasonal sightseeing, including the appeal of specialty products such as sake, fruits, and crafts.
It seems that they will send information and event information.
The location of Nihonbashi Fukushimakan is 4-chome Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, and is familiar with this neighborhood.
If you don't know if you're next to Ginza Lion.
The area is about 454 square meters, established by the prefecture and the Federation of Prefectural Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and prefectural tourism products
It is said that it will be operated by the association.

  

■Nihonbashi Fukushima Museum "MIDETTE"
 http://www.midette.com/
 1st floor of Yanagiya Taiyo Building 4-3-16 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
 TEL: 03-6262-3977
 Business hours Weekdays from 11:00 to 20:00, weekends and holidays from 11:00 to 18:00
 Access 1 minute walk from JR Shin-Nihonbashi Station
       3-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro.
       5-minute walk from JR Kanda Station

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Love the cherry blossoms (?) Where you get to and from the public bath...

[Kenken] April 12, 2014 09:00

This is the first appearance. My name is Kenken, who loves walking around the city and eating and drinking. Thank you very much.

 

By the way, on the weekend just before the end of the cherry blossom season, I took a walk from around Muromachi.

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A new facility was opened, and the cherry blossoms around Coredo Muromachi, which had been crowded with shoppers and meals, had a lot of leaves, but it was still visible around the Bank of Japan, a little far away.

 

I went to Nihonbashi. I wonder if the leaves were a little noticeable here.

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Akebono.JPGFrom there, take Chuo-dori to Ginza at once.

When you approach the Ginza 4-chome intersection, you will be attracted to the scent of sweet and good eggs and go to "Ginza Akebono" (Ginza 5-7-19).

 

 

 

At the store, "Ichigo Daifuku" called "Ginza Main Store Limited" was sold. If I noticed, I lined up in a line of about a few people and purchased four as souvenirs for my family. (The picture of Strawberry Daifuku, which is important, wasn't it?...

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From here, enter one street and go to Suzuran Street. Actually, the real destination I've walked all the way from Muromachi is "Kinharuyu" (Ginza 8-7-5).

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Wouldn't it be better to refresh yourself in a public bath in the middle of the town when you get a little tired and sweaty?

As expected, a public bath in the downtown area. The hot water is slightly hot, 43.6 degrees Celsius. By the time I was able to massage my back, waist, and calf moderately on the jet bus, it was completely cherry-colored below my neck. (Sakura connection)

 

 Well, the time went around 4 o'clock.

In addition to walking around the city, I feel a little hungry after taking a bath...And when I left Kinharuyu and returned a little toward Ginza 4-chome, Odenya's "Yasuyuki" (Ginza 7-8-14) has a good timing.Yasuko.JPG


Immediately pass through the counter in front of the pot and have a glass of draft beer. Oh, it's the perfect time. The shampooed hair was half-dried, and I received my favorite tofu and thread konjac.

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It's almost transparent soup stock, but this is exquisite. The tofu tasted well and tasted good.

 

I drank two glasses of beer in good condition, so I feel quite good.

The town walk on this day was moderate and took a bus and hurried to the house.

Well, where should I go next?