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[The cat on the slope]
August 31, 2010 10:00
First of all, please take a look at the two maps below. Don't you think the shape is similar?
Well, which map is each one?
On the left is the Manhattan district of New York City, USA, and on the right is the Tsukuda, Tsukishima and Kachidoki areas of Chuo-ku.
(In order to compare them in shape and size, the map of Manhattan Island is reversed from north to south.
The size has been reduced to 1/8 for both vertical and horizontal.)
Four years ago, when I moved from Manhattan Island on the left to Tsukuda Island on the right, I felt something in common with both.
＊It is an island surrounded by rivers on both sides, with the tip facing the bay.
＊It is separated by vertical and horizontal streets, making it easy to understand.
＊In the first half of the 17th century, Europeans began to live on Manhattan Island and people from Setsutsu Island on Tsukuda Island.
＊Trade was carried out using water transportation and became a source of commerce and culture.
It doesn't reach Manhattan, New York City, which is known as the racial pot, but recently it has been
In the Tsukuda, Tsukishima, and Kachidoki areas, the number of foreign residents and tourists is increasing, and buildings with high-rise apartments are also increasing.
It was built one after another and is approaching the scenery of Manhattan.
Tsukuda, Tsukishima, and Kachidoki can boast about Manhattan because of its good security and service.
Also, I would be happy if there could be a large park like Central Park somewhere.
[O umbrella]
August 30, 2010 08:30
This year, the Oedo Festival Bon Odori Tournament was held grandly at Hamacho Park on Friday, August 27 and 28 (Sat). . Even in the evening, I went on the first day while the heat still remains, so I will introduce it.
 [Venue]
Go straight through the park through Edo-style Daimon of the Oedo Festival Bon Odori Tournament, and you will find a plaza in the "Friendship and Exchange City Corner", where tents in each city sell special products such as products and food .
Friendship and exchange cities are Ishikawa-cho, Hibara-mura, Fujikawaguchiko-cho, Higashine-shi, Tamano-shi, Tochigi-shi.
And just after passing through the gate, on the left pathInhabitant of a ward facility (Villa Motosu, Izu Highland-so) Following the tent of PR
Chuo-kuTents from antenna shops in Hokkaido (Hokkaido, Niigata, Gunma, Aomori, Yamanashi, Fukushima, Nara, Yamagata) sell specialty products side by side.
 Immediately after passing through the gate of the "Oedo Festival Bon Dance Festival", a panel of "Oedo cut-out picture" jumped into my eyes. late Tokugawa shogunate's Kaei era, such as "Omawanai Daimyokoji pictorial map", "Kanda Hamacho Nihonbashi Kita", "Honsho pictorial map", "Naito Shinjuku Sendagayabe map", "Toto Shitaya map", etc.
 The ground is the Bon Odori venue. There is a tower in the center, and from 4:00 pm, the ondo by folk singers (Susumu Fujiyama, Yuriko Shima, Shozo Fukuda) was performed from the top of the tower, and the people of the folk song Federation had already begun dancing.
 In the surrounding area, ticket sales offices, town associations (Tsukishima Union, Shinkawa 2-chome Koshiichi / Koshiji, Shintomi, Nihonbashi 3, 5, and 7 divisions, Kyobashi Shichinobe Hatchobori Sanno, Kachidoki Toyomi district) Tent,
fair's yakisoba, baked and morokoshi, Frankfurt, shaved ice, cotton candy, dumplings, and other drinks such as draft beer and soft drinks.
 In addition, on the ground, there was a Hisamatsu Kotsu Mother's Association, a corner for fixing the arrival, a game corner (Arima Elementary School, Nihonbashi Elementary School PTA), and a rescue station.
 In addition, the tents of "Setonoichi" held in Ningyo-cho the other day, "Betara-shi" to be held in the future, and "Toshinoichi" paid by Yagenbori were also small. There was.
[Opening Parade]
 At 5:30 pm, the parade began, led by a music car (Hamacho Hayashi float) and two white bikes.
 The banner is held by a female student at Nihonbashi Junior High School, followed by a group of woodworking and Matoi by members of the Edo Fire Memorial Association First Ward, and a Chuo-ku Tourism Ambassador Miss Chuo.
 After that, the children's portable shrine and the children's balloon group (Nihonbashi small, Arima small, Hisamatsu small, Tokiwa small) continue. The portable shrines are handmade by each elementary school.
 The parade departed from Ningyocho Dori and amazake Yokocho Intersection, passed amazake Yokocho, crossed Kiyosu Street, and entered the venue of Hamacho Park.
[Opening Ceremony]
(Action of the Edo Fire Memorial Party)
 After 6:00 pm, for a celebration, the first ward of the Edo Fire Memorial Association (mainly)Chuo-kuIn the Edo period, the first and second groups of the fire extinguisher in the Edo period (equivalent to the jurisdiction) sang "Kirikiri" and entered, and two "Transfer of Matoi" and a ladder (ladder) Three members each showed their skills of riding a ladder using one unit.
 Ladder riding techniques include "Tomi", "Hasso", "Handan", "Haragame", "Haragame", "Sagame", "Shachi", "Kimo crush", and "Kimotsubushi", and on the way, "Hana no Shiwa", "Blower", "Blower", etc. The audience sent words "cool" and "wow amazing" and generous applause.
The picture is a belly turtle.
Finally, Mr. Yasuyuki Kashima, Chairman of the Edo Fire Memorial Association, held a hand tightening of "Ipponjime".
 (Greetings from the organizer)
First, there was a greeting from Mr. Shozo Kobori, Chairman of the Oedo Festival Executive Committee (Chairman of the Nihonbashi 5 Federation). There was a greeting saying, please dance and enjoy a lot from children to the elderly. Next, there were greetings from Mr. Mihide Yada, the mayor of the central ward, and Mr. Hiroaki Nakajima, chairman of the ward assembly.
(The photo below shows the order from left: Chairman Kobori, Mayor Yada, and Chairman Nakajima)
 The invited guests were Mariko Okada, a member of the city from Chuo-ku, Abe, director of Hisamatsu Police Station, and Mr. Hara, Nihonbashi Fire Station Hara, and the vice chairman of the Oedo Festival Executive Committee from the town council lined up on the tower.
 We met the 28th Chuo-ku Tourism Ambassador, Miss Chuo Tomomi Sawada, Mana Mikami, and Azusa Takajo, who attended the opening ceremony at the ground. Was. (Photos are from left to right: Mikami, Sawada, and Takagi.)
Is this the last job? In September, the next 29th Miss Chuo will be decided.
Thank you for your hard work for a year. We look forward to seeing you in the future.
[Bon Odori Festival]
 The opening ceremony is over, and the Bon Dance Festival is finally at around 6:40 pm.
A dance circle centered on dance teams such as the folk song Federation and the town council around the tower (Yagura) in line with the familiar Bon Odori songs such as the Tokyo Ondo, and the Chuo-ku original Ondo `` This is Edo Bon Dance '' Was made.
 "This is Edo Bon Dance", some people may pull that if you see the title of the song and some English in the lyrics, only young people can dance ... However, singing singers, folk singers, and melody are still Bon Odori songs, and they are very familiar as ordinary Bon Odori songs.
As you may know, I will post the lyrics of "This is Edo Bon Dance" for your reference. (I quoted from the "Tokyo Chuo Net" site.)
 Everyone from adults to children was familiar with Bon Odori, gestures, and as the night went on, many people filled the Bon Odori venue and gradually danced in a big whirlpool.
As the annual "Oedo Festival Bon Odori Tournament", the population of Chuo-ku is also increasing, as one of the important events in the hometown (Furusato) Chuo-ku that deepens "contact" and "bonds" It will continue to develop.
I'm looking forward to next year.
[Sam]
August 24, 2010 14:00
One of the common merchant houses (stores and houses) architectures from the Edo, Meiji, and Taisho eras to the Great Kanto Earthquake is called "Dashigeta-zukuri", in which the eaves protrude greatly to the front. There is.
A mechanical structure in which a beam (armwood) protrudes out of the pillar, an outgirder is placed on it, and a rafter is placed on it to support the tiled roof is exposed.
It is said that the magnificent eaves with deep eaves became a functional decoration and showed the character of a merchant.
In addition, as seen in a wealthy large store, traditional merchant houses (Machiya) have been built on earthen walls to prevent fire.
Most of the Tsukuda Island area survived the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great Tokyo Air Raid and maintained the function of a fishery settlement until the 1950s.A small merchant architecture with a girder structure along with a boat pool called Tsukudabori And the alley to sew them remain. And Tsukudaniya continues to operate following the old stance. In the former Ishikawajima area across the moat, ultra-high-rise apartments tower overwhelm, but the contrast between the old and new is also interesting.
The building does not last forever, but the history of the building is the history of people's lives. There have been a lot of living there. It is said that a tree has a thousand years of life, but a long-lived wooden building feels the feelings and warmth of many people.
[Yurikamome]
August 20, 2010 17:00
 It is "Tokyo Bay Fireworks Festival Part 2". I took a picture vertically with a tripod standing. I think many people were watching because of the weather. Once again, remember August 14th (Sat). Even those who could not see the fireworks on this day, once a year "Tokyo Bay Fireworks Festival" ... It's a very big festival of sound and fire. Imagine the atmosphere.  It spread like "weeping willow".  The little light that sees the Rainbow Bridge over there and floats on the sea surface below it is a houseboat.  The photo opportunity was very difficult.  There are four colors: light red, blue, pink and white. The next fireworks are launched on the left side.  It was launched one after another, and the sky turned red with smoke.  The change was interesting. The fire of the fireworks seemed to fall on the Rainbow Bridge. The light on the sea surface is a houseboat. There were so many houseboats.  It was launched near the last finale The fireworks were like flowers in the vase. The 12,000 fireworks contain the popular art ball (20 shakutama) every year.
[Yurikamome]
August 17, 2010 10:30
This year again, 12,000 wonderful fireworks were launched into the sky of Tokyo Bay.
I took a lot of pictures, so I was wondering which one to post.
I will post it in two parts.
Photo below After this, it will spread greatly.
I finally put it on the screen. It's hard to include the whole thing at once.
The color is slightly different from the above photo.
It is a fireworks display at the moment when it erupted from the cylinder and started to grow larger.
It is relatively low in the sky.
The bright yellow fireworks were rare
It opened large and gradually began to fade
[Sam]
August 11, 2010 23:52
Even though the fall has passed, the remaining heat is still severe every day. Red-orange flowers look good in the sun like baking. These flowers are also in full bloom on the "Flower Terrace" in Harumi Triton.
<American Deigo> <common sage> <Santanka>
<Hageitou> <Guzmania> <sarsberg>
 
<Aske Lepias> <Portulaca> <lantana>
<Rdope Kia 'Prairiesan'> <Rdope Kia 'Takao'> <Inutsuge 'Golden Gem'>
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