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The sidewalk in Chuo-ku is interesting! 24 [Retro Things]

[Minato kid] February 2, 2019 09:00

Hello, this is Minato kid.

There are a variety of public things on the sidewalk. Not only town information boards and monuments, but also if you look up a little, signs, traffic lights, curve mirrors, etc. that protect the safety of pedestrians, and if you look at your feet, you will be drawn on manhole patterns and pavement tiles The pictures will catch our eyes and delight us.

Today, even in such a situation, I collected illustrations with nostalgic touches and retro ones with rare modeling.

♪ Various information boards

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This is a tourist information board found on the sidewalk of Tsukuda Nakadori. Handwritten pictures and letters will be fun just by looking at them! Under the title of "Tsukuda / Tsukishima Walking Map", here we introduce Tsukuda Island is the birthplace of Tsukudani, River City 21, Ishikawajima Lighthouse Ruins, etc., and Monja Street, Tsukishima Kannon, a little further We stretch and guide Kachidokibashi.

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This is the Sumida River Terrace. This panel is installed on the wall on the sidewalk at Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge. Introducing creatures gathering on the terrace, such as fish and wild birds, and how the water quality deteriorated in the 1930s improved using graphs. The graph part is open and closed.

♪ Flower bed on the sidewalk

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A green plate with the word "flower azalea of the ward" stands on the flower bed on the sidewalk. It looks like it was installed in the city. It's a plate that you don't see much now, so it may be a long time ago. It is the same type, and the right is the "tree of the ward".

♪ This and so on

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This mark was found on Namiki-dori St. in Ginza, which is prohibited from poisting. This is embedded in the pavement of the sidewalk. Currently, the design is different from the mark seen on the sidewalk in Chuo-ku, so it may be a long time ago.

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It is a plate that calls for dog manners, often installed on pillars on the sidewalk and concrete walls. It states, "Please connect when walking" and "Let's bring back dog droppings properly."

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It's a bit hard to see, but this is a sharp picture touch, saying, "Let's keep your dog connected" and "don't forget registration and vaccination."

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It is a signboard that prohibits ball play, installed in Tsukuda Park. I like an illustration with a nostalgic feeling!

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This is a precautionary note installed on the Sumida River Terrace and the protective fence. Requests to terrace users include the precautions for walking dogs, not entering the planting, and not throwing away garbage. The illustration of the dog is cute.

♪ A lot of water

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It is a water supply installed in a park in the Minato area. The shape of the stump is fairy tale. The table on which children ride when drinking water is also a small stump. The iron fence part has a wooden pattern and is quite elaborate. This worried design doesn't fade over time.

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It's the water supply of Tsukuda moat. The iron fence is shaped like a pigeon.

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It is a water supply installed in a park in the Tsukuda area. It looks like a potted plant. There is a plate called "Please cooperate with water saving Chuo-ku". The season is coming.

♪ Astringent

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It is a well found along the Shin-ohashi-dori St. The manufacturer could not be identified, but various wells can be found in various parts of Chuo-ku. Wells have trademarks and numbers, but there are so many types, so it's interesting to compare them.

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This is a bulletin board on the sidewalk found in the Tsukishima area. The notice part is green board and the eaves are also wooden. Nowadays, there are not many wooden bulletin boards left. It's very valuable.

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This is a public telephone installed in a park in the Minato area. The round roof is illuminated, and the door is attached to the table where the telephone is installed. Recently, the number of public telephones has decreased. The appearance feels nostalgic, but the phone inside is relatively new.

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It is a stone fire prevention water tub found in each area of Chuo-ku. Fire tubs are often placed in front of the entrance of the house. A long time ago, we stored water here in case of emergency.

"When the sparks flew in the air raid, I drained water from the tub and went home so that it would not cause a fire," said a local person.

※ The fire prevention water tub I met this time contained the personal name, so I will introduce it with illustrations. Thank you for your understanding.


ret17m.jpg♪ Stylish object

It is a clock tower located on a terrace in the Nihonbashi Hakozaki area.

There's a cute object on the top. There's a small child on the helicopter.

This is a clock tower built in commemoration of the expansion and maintenance of the Sumida River Terrace when the construction of the Eidan Hanzomon Line was carried out in 2001.


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♪ Flowers of local people

As an old landscape of Chuo-ku, you can see many potted plants lined up at the eaves.

In areas where private houses are dense and there is little green, it seems that it was customary to put potted plants in order to feel the flowers as close as possible. In addition to such potted plants, you can also see flower beds grown in the town council.

When you see the flowers blooming beautifully, you feel like there is a smile of people there, and we walking naturally feel fun. The sidewalk in Chuo-ku is interesting!

Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association

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No. 34 January 29, 2019

 

 

We celebrated the New Year with the lion dance "Hyottoko" Ren Tsukishima "Tokinoya".

[kimitaku] January 28, 2019 18:00

 The lion danced in the shop to celebrate New Year's New Year.

Hyottoko Rensha 

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 The lion is Mr. Masuda. The flute is a combination of my two (kimitaku).

 The lion dance performed by the two is 

  Tsukishima Sake Bar "Tokinoya" customers into a whirlpool of enthusiasm.  

  Let's get rid of the winter of the trees. 

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The performances are "stalls", "Haya Kamakura", "4-chome", and "lullaby".

And the lion that wakes up from "4-chome" to "Stalls"

Congratulations with the message "Congratulations on your arrival."

And to the customer. I went around the god of fortune.

I hope everyone will have a good year.

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: : : : The lion dance is held every year on the first day of the shop's work after the 5th day of New Year. : : :

Please come and join us.

Tsukishima Tokinaya is a seven-minute walk from Tsukishima Station on the Oedo Line.

Turn left at Tsukishima Social Education Center and you'll find it right away.

Address 4-3-5 Tsukishima, Chuo-ku, Nomura Building 1F 

TEL 03-6225-0013.

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Tranquil aroma of Japanese daffodil

[Sam] January 24, 2019 09:00

DSC08446ELS'.jpgJapanese narcissus (Aidaceae) RS'G.jpg While the highest temperature during the day is around 10 ° C and the cold days continue, and the number of flowers in Tsukuda Park is limited, one of the flowers that bloom dignifiedly under the clear and soft sunlight is narcissus (Nihonjin narcissus) .

Narcissus is a perennial plant of the family Amaryllidaceae.

Generally speaking, narcissus is often referred to as "Japanese narcissus", but it is also used as a general term for the genus narcissus.

Flower coats (petals and retorts) are three petals inside and three lookouts outside.

Among the trumpets, large cups, small cups, double-flowered, Busasaki, Japanese narcissus came from the Mediterranean region of origin through Silk Road and China, and became wild. The outer flower cover is white, the cylindrical side corolla in the middle is a yellow cup-shaped small wheel.

It is characterized by a refreshing floral green scent in the clear and neat sweetness, and the tranquil aroma feels at ease.

 

 

Books in Chuo-ku

[Minato kid] January 22, 2019 09:00

Hello, this is Minato kid.

This time, I would like to introduce books published by Chuo-ku. It is available at all libraries, Chuo Ward Kyobashi Library, Nihonbashi Library, and Tsukishima Library.

♪ Cultural assets of Chuo-ku

We introduce many remaining Cultural Heritage in Chuo-ku, which has developed as the center of economic and cultural since the opening of Edo period. A total of 7 books. (Chuo-ku Board of Education, about 21cm, around 80 pages)

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(1) Revised New Edition Cultural Properties Historic Sites, Historic Sites, Monuments in Chuo-ku 1995 

(2) Cultural Properties of Chuo-ku Art, Crafts, ancient document, 1976

(3) Cultural Properties Bridge in Chuo-ku, published in 1977

(4) Cultural Property Tangible Folk Cultural Properties of Chuo-ku -Faith-Published in 1981

(5) Cultural Property Tangible Folk Cultural Properties of Chuo-ku-Tools-Published in 1984

(6) Cultural Property Tangible Folk Cultural Properties of Chuo-ku-ku-Tools 2-Published in 1987

(7) Cultural Properties Building in Chuo-ku, published in 1988


♪ Talking about the old days of Chuo-ku

This is a compilation of the contents of the cultural property round-table conference "Meeting about the Old Age", which has been held every year in various parts of the city since 1984. Mainly, people born and raised in Chuo-ku tell about old life and change of town mainly from the state of the town from the early Taisho era, memory of the Great Kanto Earthquake, life in elementary school, etc. . A total of 17 books. (Chuo-ku Board of Education, about 21cm, around 80 pages)

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(1) Hatchobori and Tsukuda Island, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1989

(2) Higashinihombashi, Bakurocho, and Yokoyamacho, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1989

(3) Irifune, Minato, and Tsukishima, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku

(4) Kyobashi Yaesu (2) and Kyobashi Daikon River Bank, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1991

(5) Published by Hamacho and Koamicho, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(6) Muromachi, Honmachi, and Shinkawa 1999, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku

(7) Akashicho, Tomizawa-cho, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(8) Kobuna-cho, Shintomi Heisei 6, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(9) Hakozaki-cho, Tsukiji, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(10) Honishi-cho, Hisamatsu-cho, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(11) Ningyocho and Horidome-cho, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku

(Twelve) Otemmacho and Kakigaracho, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1998

(Thirteen) Kayabacho and Kodemmacho, which talk about the old days of Chuo-ku, published in 1999

(14) Kabuto-cho, Nihonbashi 2012, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(15) Yaesu 1-chome, Nakashu 2001, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(16) Kachidoki, Toyomi-cho, Harumi 14, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku

(17) Ginza 2016, which talks about the old days of Chuo-ku


♪ Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report

This is a record and report based on a deep delve into each theme in Cultural Heritage, Chuo-ku. A total of 5 books. (Chuo-ku Board of Education)

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(Photos are in order from left in both upper and lower rows.)

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 1

Tsukiji's Foreign Housing-Survey Report on Polaba Bungalow, an attached foreign housing at St. Luke's International Hospital-Published 1992 (26cm, 118 pages).

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 2

Wooden buildings in Chuo-ku, published in 1993 (30cm, 154 pages)

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 3

Documents owned by the Old House of Chuo-ku-ku-Ozu Shoten, Sasagi In Store, Nakamura House Document-Published in 1995 (26cm, 195 pages)

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 4

Documents from Sugimori Shrine, published in Heisei 8 (30cm, 208 pages)

Chuo-ku Cultural Properties Survey Report Vol. 5

Bridge, Hashizume Plaza in Chuo-ku-ku-modern bridge survey-published in 1998 (30cm, 354 pages)


♪ Walk in Central Ward - Visit Historic Sites and History -

This book looks at Chuo-ku from the perspective of life, streets, Civilization and enlightenment, literature, etc., and introduces the footprints of Cultural Heritage and Chuo-ku in the ward. A total of 9 books. (Chuo-ku Planning Department Public Relations Section, 18cm tall, around 200 pages)

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1st Collection Walk in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 1988

Vol. 2 Walk in Chuo Ward - Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 1992

3rd Collection Walk in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 1995

4th Collection Walk in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 1998

5th Collection Walking in Chuo Ward - Visiting Historic Sites and History-Published in 2001

6th Collection Walking in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 2004

7th Collection Walking in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 2007

8th Collection Walk in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 2010

9th Collection Walking in Chuo Ward-Visit Historic Sites and History-Published in 2013

※ After applying to the Chuo Ward Kyobashi Library Regional Archives, we photographed a book.

Now, it is a book that you can realize how Chuo-ku, which we know, changes with the changing times, and that there is something that does not change only in Chuo-ku. I would like to use it for city walks and local research.

Correspondent Minato kid, Chuo-ku Tourism Association

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No. 33 January 18, 2019

 

 

Sweet

[Sam] January 19, 2019 09:00

DSC08400ELS'.jpgDSC08396RS'G.jpg In the background of the moored houseboat, the "Tomin Bird" Yurikamome rests its wings on the railing of the waterside green road "Tsukishimakawa Green Promenade" along the Tsukishima River.

I feel comfortable in the soft sunlight of winter.

At first glance, they are aligned in the same direction, and at first glance every individual looks the same, but if you look closely, each face, physique, expression, and gesture seem to be slightly different.

White turtles are said to account for the majority of seagull species that come to Japan as winter birds.

The feet and beak are red (black at the tip of the beak), the winter feather has a white head, the iris is black, the surrounding area has a white eye ring, and the dark spots behind the eyes are clear, and the black eyes are charming. I have a face.

Like other seagulls, it is omnivorous and eats small fish and aquatic insects.

 

 

Hamarikyu from Tsukiji Ohashi

[kimitaku] January 17, 2019 09:00

Cross Tsukiji Ohashi from the left bank and from the middle, you can see Hamarikyu on your right when you look at the Sumida River. The distant view of Hamarikyu, which can not be seen from Kachidokibashi or from the boat.

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I just heard the whistle of the pleasure boat entering the departure and arrival point of Hamarikyu.

As you proceed along the Tsukiji Ohashi Bridge, you can see the departure and arrival point across the canal as if you were picked up.

You can do it. There is a fun conversation among many tourists who get off from here.

English, Chinese, and Cantonese are especially louder than Japanese, and the bustle of the departure and arrival areas.

It's even more gorgeous.

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To get to Tsukiji Ohashi, get off at Kachidoki Station on the Toei Oedo Line and walk 10 minutes.

Toei buses go from the south exit of Marunouchi, Tokyo Station bound for Toyomi Fisheries Pier.

      From Kameido Station to Tsukishima Station, bound for Toyomi Fisheries Pier

        Both are a 5-minute walk from Niijima Bridge.

*It is also recommended to match the departure and arrival times of Hamarikyu on the Tokyo Cruise of Tokyo Kanko Kisen*.

Please note that is careful, and Hamarikyu is not seen from the sidewalk of the upper reaches.