Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

For lunch, 3-4-chome Muromachi.

First of all, I realize that a large building has been demolished and there are a number of things under construction.

　
It is said that Chuo-dori, including the area around Nihonbashi on the south side, will be transformed toward 2020, but the townscape of downtown areas from the Edo period has been improved.
It will be the same. I am looking forward to the green space that can be built next to Fukutoku Shrine in the near future.

There is a gallery called "Sankei-dong" in Muromachi 4-chome. Drop in from time to time and taste the seasons.
I've got it.

There was a picture of Tatsuo Takayama, one of the Japanese painting Five Mountains, which was a quiet place in Western Europe.
Perhaps it's a rural landscape, an image landscape painting that looks like a tree like Van Gogh's thread cedar is protecting the house with a shyness.
"Sankei-dong" was a money exchange business in the Edo period, or has been running an art dealer at the present location since the Taisho era.
As an oasis in the city center, I would like to visit many times.

http://www.sankeido.co.jp/art/newworks/

And Muromachi 3-chome, here is also being rebuilt.

At the turn of the season in March, May, and December during the Edo period, it is also the site of the bustling Juken Store.

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New knowledge

The 21st Pumpkin Caricature Exhibition is being held at "Gallery Yaesu Tokyo" in Yaesu Underground Shopping Center.

This is a joint portrait exhibition by 16 men and women of all ages people in their 20s and 80s who love to paint portraits.

Fun works are exhibited from popular entertainers, the main character of Asa Dora, popular athletes, to Kinsan of Toyama.

The portraits of Shuzo Matsuoka, a comedian who won the Akutagawa Prize, were very interesting because the expressions and expressions were different for each author.

The event period is from Monday, January 25 to 31 (Sun).

In addition, we received your consent for taking photos at the venue.

Click here for the website of "Gallery Yaesu Tokyo"　⇒

http://www.yaechika.com/gallery.php

I went to Kofunecho for lunch.

１） First, we had a lunch with "Funasushi" and it was a reward for the weekend.
It has a quiet appearance, and the crisp sushi held by Mr. Itamae is delicious.

２） And if you go a little to the right, you will find Iwashiro Inari Shrine, a banner that says Success XX.
After all, in the Edo period, it was just said to be "Iseya, Inari, dog droppings", and everywhere.
You have Mr. Inari.

３） Then, as a souvenir to my house, I bought a dorayaki of the confectioner "Higetsudo". On the spot
He put the bean paste (the seal of rabbit and cherry blossoms), and put it in such a wonderful bag (200 yen).
Did you know that you will make dorayaki with an original brand seal here? By all means, please.
http://nitigetudou.com/

４） Finally, we went to the Kanji Art Exhibition of "Iba Sen" who was worried about Zutting.
Looking closely, I finally found that the character "Ki" is written like a person's laughing face.
I understand (the mouth is open and you can see it on a smiling face - the mouth part represents a vessel for sake and cooking -
Description of hieroglyphic characters unraveled by Shizuka Shirakawa, a master of ancient kanji studies.

I hope you all have a good weekend when you feel refreshed.

At the gallery on the 7th floor of the new building at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, an exhibition entitled "Yoshino plaster gem collection exhibition love and bond" is being held.

This is exhibited from the collection owned by Yoshino Plaster Co., Ltd. and the Yoshino Plaster Art Promotion Foundation, focusing on works by Tatsuo Takayama and Marc Chagall under the theme of "love and bond".

Approximately 100 works are exhibited, including works by five Japanese painters called "Japanese painting Gozan" (Kai Higashiyama, Yasushi Sugiyama, Tatsuo Takayama, Matazo Kayama, Ikuo Hirayama) (all of whom have mountains in their last name).

The event period is from Wednesday, January 20 to February 1 (Monday).

It was really good because I didn't expect to see so many Chagall's works at once.

Needless to say, the works of the people of Gozan were wonderful.

Click here for the website of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store.　⇒

http://mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/store/nihombashi/index.html

On 1/16, at the International Exchange Salon hosted by the Chuo-ku Cultural and International Exchange Promotion Association
I enjoyed making kites with people from all over the country (volunteer).

The place is Tsukiji Akashicho, which has been a foreign settlement since the Meiji era.
Lecturer is Shigeki of Taimeiken's "Kite Museum" and many kites.
It was exhibited at the venue, and it was created on the kite kit while drawing the desired design.　

Museum of kites; https://www.taimeiken.co.jp/museum.html

(By the way, I'm the Red Dharma's design)

To the nearby Akatsuki Park
Let's fly a kite! I hate it, because the wind was too low, it didn't rise too high, but
The memories of childhood can be revived, and the foreigners can have fun at will.
I was spending time. There were people from many countries such as China, Vietnam and Spain.
(I'm going to start flying kites somewhere next time.)

By the way, more than 5,000 foreigners live in Chuo-ku and are increasing.　
From now on, I think the spirit of OMOTENASHI will be important.

(Photos on the map are displayed large when clicked.)

On the 3rd floor of the main building of the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, special exhibition of the series TV novel "Asaga came" is being held.

"Asaga came" is a popular NHK morning TV novel, but the costumes and accessories used in the drama are displayed.

By the way, the heroine of this drama is modeled on Asako Hirooka, who worked hard to establish a life insurance company and Japan's first women's college, but her birthplace is the Mitsui family.

The Mitsui family left Ise and Matsuzaka in the early Edo period, opened the Mitsui Echigoya Kimono Store in Edo and Kyoto, and Takatoshi Mitsui, who made a big fortune from a rare business talent, became the founder of the Mitsui family, and Takatoshi's eleven children formed the Mitsui Family.

Since "Mitsui Echigoya Kimono Store" is the current "Mitsukoshi", this special exhibition is also interesting from that point of view.

Asako's birthplace is known as one of the Eleven Mitsui Family, the Aburanokoji Mitsui Family, or the Izumi Family, and is also called the Koishikawa Mitsui Family because it moved to Koishikawa, Tokyo after the Meiji Restoration.

special exhibition will be held from Wednesday, January 20 to February 2 (Tuesday).

The event is hosted by NHK Service Center.

Click here for the website of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store.　⇒

http://mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/store/nihombashi/index.html