Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

More than 1300 years ago, Kanda Myojin was founded around Otemachi.
It has been 400 years since I was transferred to Sotokanda in 1616 as the guardian of Omote unlucky direction.
Kanda festival in Tokyo has become an indispensable part of the downtown community as an annual event.
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Ieyasu's death, and together with NHK Taiga drama series, you can feel familiar with Edo.

Kanda Myojin

　
Reproduction of Edo period festival @ Museum special exhibition (until July 26)

Ukiyo-e of Kanda festival in Kanda Myojin

Because we are celebrating three gods (Daikoku-sama, Ebisu-sama, and Masakado-sama).
I think it's an All Mighty Japanese shrine, I came to visit last Saturday.

　Daikoku-sama @ Kanda Myojin precinct

Ebisu's kumade Museum special exhibition

By the way, the Kanda Festival will be held from 5/7 to 5/15 after Golden Week.

On May 9th of the festival, one of the main events, the Shinko Festival.
Led by Ren Otori and portable shrine, there are about 500 floats in line with shrine parishioner's town, 108 from 8:00 am to 19:00 pm
(A distance of about 30 km from Kanda, Jimbocho, Otemachi, Nihonbashi, Akihabara, Ningyocho and Kanda).
＊It's exciting to hear that it's a festival, but if you're busy, you might want to broadcast the Internet on May 10.
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kanda_ch

This year, it seems that Tsunetaka Tokugawa, the 18th head of the Tokugawa sect, and Hiroshi Aramata, a famous Edokko naturalist, will also participate.

　(Nihonbashi) Mikoshi of Muromachi 1-chome @Mitsukoshi New Building Entrance

Kanda Myojin URL http://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp/

We had Kitakata ramen at the food and drink corner in Nihonbashi Fukushimakan MIDETTE, an antenna shop in Fukushima Prefecture in 4-chome Nihonbashi Muromachi.

This is for a limited time, Kitakata Ramen's long-established store "Maruya" is opening a business trip. Moreover, it seems that the opening of encore stores in response to the great popularity of the past.

By the way, Kitakata ramen is a local ramen made around Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture. There are about 120 ramen shops in Kitakata City, and the number of shops per population is said to be the best in Japan, and along with Sapporo Ramen and Hakata Ramen, it is counted as one of the three major ramen in Japan.

The soup is light with soy sauce flavor, the noodles are flat noodles with a unique shrinkage, and the texture is soft and sticky. The ingredients are char siu, green onions, menma, and nart. It's a good taste of Japanese soba.

The eating and drinking corner of "Midette" is substantial, and for a limited time, famous shops in Fukushima Prefecture are opening business trips, and from May 7th, after the GW, we plan to have wappa rice.

By the way, "Midette" is a dialect of Fukushima Prefecture, a word of hospitality that expresses the feeling of invitation such as "Look, come and visit".

Just one year after opening, the website of "Nihonbashi Fukushimakan MIDETTE" is here.

　⇒ http://midette.com/

Hello, I'm Chuo Kotaro who likes to walk around. I became a correspondent from this April.

Today, from Shimbashi, around Kaedegawa and Nihonbashi Rivers, I checked the geography by hanging around the places I was interested in when I was studying the Chuo-ku Tourism Test.

First of all, the site of Shibakuchi Gomon. From the Minato-ku side, enter Sotobori-dori St. into Chuo-ku, go southeast along the Metropolitan Expressway, and go a little over Chuo-dori to the left. A stone monument is installed along with a wooden signboard, and the picture of the copper plate embedded in the stone monument shows the fineness of the gate at that time. I imagine that it was a fine gate suitable for the entrance to Edo Castle, which was set up on the old Tokaido from the Shinagawa area and crossed the former Shiodome River.

Next is the main pillar of the Shipping Bridge. There is a Oita distance from the site of Shibakuchi Gomon, and the place suddenly flew, but I was worried because it was difficult to imagine the place at the time of the sightseeing test and it was difficult to remember it. From Shibakuchi Gomon, go northeast along Mihara-dori between Chuo-dori and Showa-dori, and from around Kyobashi, go northeast along Antique Street as well.

Cross Eitai-dori St., thinking that you want to eat someday while watching the procession of eel box rice Tamai, and turn right after Taimeiken. After passing Showa-dori, we found a main pillar around the capital height of the former maple river, which was now reclaimed, and successfully eliminated the sprout during the sightseeing test.

After this, I discovered the Kabuto-cho History Map near the birthplace of the bank (Mizuho Bank), and found a map of the confluence of the Kaede River and Nihonbashi River, and imagined that time.

Today, I also wandered along the Nihonbashi side from Reigishi Bridge over the Kamejima River to the site of Tokiwa Bridge Gomon.

Unfortunately, the site of the Tokiwa Bridge gate was under construction (which seems to have been damaged in Great East Japan Earthquake) and was rarely seen. About this time today.

Next to Fukutoku Shrine (also known as Mebuki Shrine), which was rebuilt last year, it is under construction with heavy work equipment.

If you read the explanation board, it is said that Fukutoku no Mori (tentative name), a recreation space integrated with Fukutoku Shrine, will be born in 2016.

Click here for details.

The Fukutoku no Mori, where the green shade space is developed, is composed of a ground area and an underground area. In the center of the ground area, which has about 1,000 square meters, a store that sells light food and drinks along with a plaza that can be used for various purposes such as events It is said that a place for relaxation and liveliness will be provided.

It seems that abundant trees are planted around the square, and the emergence of a new forest in the city center is awaited.

On the 1st floor of COREDO Muromachi, there is Funabashiya COREDO Muromachi store. I had Kuzumochi.

Matcha Kuzumochi (with tea) which is limited to the COREDO Muromachi store. Matcha honey (white honey and matcha) and matcha kinako (kinako and matcha) are served. Delicious

I learned that Kuzumochi is the only fermented food in Japanese sweets. Hey~

By the way, Funabashiya's main store opened in Kameido Tenjin Sando in 1805. It is a long-established store that has been in business for over 200 years, and has been popular since the Edo period as the original Kuzumochi store. Funabashi-ya, the name of the shop, was taken from the birthplace of the founder.

Click here for Funabashiya Kameido Tenjin-mae Main Store (3-2-14 Kameido, Koto-ku)

The wisteria at the storefront seemed to bloom early, and it was in full bloom.

From April 18 this year, the wisteria festival is being held at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (3-6-1 Kameido, Koto-ku) near the head office.

By the way, I'm sorry to say, but this is also one photo (taken on April 22)

The Disney "Cinderella" exhibition at the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, which was introduced on this blog, is also held at Ginza Mitsukoshi.

This is to commemorate the release of the latest Disney movie "Cinderella" on April 25 (Saturday).

At the Ginza Terrace on the 9th floor of Ginza Mitsukoshi, glass shoes that were actually used for filming movies and blue dresses worn by transformed Cinderella are on display from the 22nd.

At the same time, the costumes and stage sets for the dance party of the prince and stepmother are also on display. In addition, a "small princess photo session" is also held (advance application / lottery system)

The screening of "Cinderella" in Chuo-ku is TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi (in COREDO Muromachi 2).

The exhibition period of Ginza Mitsukoshi's Disney "Cinderella" exhibition is from April 22 (Wednesday) to May 6 (Wednesday / transfer holiday). Please add it to the Ginza drop-in spot during GW