Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　This is the "Regishi Island Strategies and Water Marks", and the frame of the water level observatory is lined with "Yurikamome", which rests its wings in the evening.　Behind you can see the bridge in the shape of a majestic helmet of Chuo-ohashi Bridge.　It's a winter tradition.

　"Yurikamome" is also called the Tokyo bird and is designated as a bird in Tokyo.　

Narihira Ariwarano wrote, "There are no people who think the city birds who have their names and negatives."　　　

　

 

 

　On the night of February 24, ahead of the 12th Tokyo Marathon tomorrow, Tokyo Tower, one of the landmarks of the course, will be illuminated with a special lighting to commemorate the tournament.

（17:30～23:00）

In light of the tournament logo mark, which is said to represent "the day when Tokyo becomes one", the runners and supporters and supporters are united and beautifully mix together, alternately arranged with yellow, red, blue and green logo colors You can see the diamond veil from the Sumida River Terrace in Kachidoki over Tsukiji Ohashi.

Since last year, it has been changed to a flat course that runs in the city center, increasing expectations for a good record.

The race will start in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government at 9:10.

 

 

February 23 is "Furoshiki Tsutsumi Day"

　

The name of Furoshiki is derived from the name of Furoshiki in the bathroom dressing room during the Edo period.
It was a cloth that was wrapped in a change of clothes, laid on the floor and repaired.
Therefore, it is literally called "furoshiki" as a cloth to be laid in a bath.
I was called.

　

"Tools to wrap and carry luggage" is now modern and colorful.
The number of patterns has increased, and it is filled with wisdom and aesthetic sense that fits in any shape.
The appeal of this item is being reviewed as a universal item.

　

Even after serving as a furoshiki, process it into a rag.
Recyclable illusion is the value of things.
And it enriches your heart.

　

It can be folded and bulky, also useful as a souvenir
I'll do it. Why don't you incorporate it into your life?

　

◆Tsukiji Honganji
Official Shop in the Information Center
3-15-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

　

 

 

　"Spring Cultural Properties Tour" hosted by Chuo-ku Folk Tenmonkan, which tours cultural properties such as historical heritage inside and outside the city by bus and foot.

This time, on February 17, Mr. Atsushi Mibu was invited as a lecturer, and the theme was "The town where Kafu Nagai walked-Visit the present and the past-". .

The process of the day is

①Walking around Tsukiji (around 3-11 Tsukiji-around 2-7 Tsukiji-Miyakawa Honten)

②Ichikawa Literature Museum (visit "Kafu Nagai Exhibition-Women who stared at Kafu-")

③Walk around Asakusa (Owari-ya-Old Roku-ku Enkogai-Tobu Asakusa Station)

④Take a walk around Higashimukojima (former Tamanoi) (the stage of novel "Kitato Kitan")

⑤Ningyocho (from inside the car)

⑥Strolling in Ginza (Hori Wood trace-Manchatei trace-Lupine-Salon spring trace-Kyuber trace)

This time, there was a lot of content, and it was a fulfilling day to trace the footprints of great writers inside and outside the city and remember the remnants of Showa.

 

 

This is a place where flowers will entertain us whenever you come and meet other pleasures.

During this season, plums and canola flower are at their best.

White plum near the flower garden

canola flower blooming in flower garden

There were a lot of photographers on the day.

Red plum near Hanakien Garden

Narcissus that blooms pretty near Hanakien

Japanese andromeda is also in bloom.

Japanese andromeda writes it as a horse drunken tree, and when the horse eats this leaf, it is said that it is named "tree" that flutters like "sick".

During this season, you can also see "Yukitsuri", "Komomaki", and "Shimoyoke", which are unique to the winter garden.

It is also the wisdom and aesthetic sense unique to the Japanese people to turn the measures to protect plants from pests and the cold winter into beautiful seasonal scenery.

At present, "Hawk's Ochiya" was under restoration work.

On the day, the north wind was cold, but there were many visitors.

This season is also the Hamarikyu Garden, which is full of highlights.

The opening hours of Hamarikyu Garden are from 9am to 5pm.

Please note that admission is until 4:30 pm

 

 

　A swaying bird. This is a swaying projection created by sunlight reflected on the surface of the pond. (It's not a handshake photo!)

　It seems that only those who visited Matsuno Ochiya on the afternoon of a sunny winter day can see it.

　Matsuno Ochiya Special Opening is Thursday / 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (cancelled during bad weather).

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　The pine Ochiyaya was restored in 2010. It is a teahouse facing the Shioiri Pond and is one of the highlights of Hamarikyu.

　During the battle of Toba Fushimi (1867), Yoshinobu Tokugawa was raised by boat from Osaka Castle to Edo. It is said that it was Matsuno Ochiyaya that took a break for a while.

　　　Appearance (Matsuno Ochiya)

　　　Shioiri Pond (faced from Matsuno Ochiya)

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　If you visit during the winter season, you can't miss the watermark on the column board.

　　　Watermark of Ranma plate Chidori (top photo)

　　　Between the boards (right photo: Ranma board watermark photo left: Paste wall)

　The sunlight reflected on the surface of the tide pond reflects the stagger pattern on the wall through the watermark on the column board.

　　　Chidori (Ranma plate)

　　　Projection of the column board (paste wall)

　As the surface of the water fluctuates by the wind, the light that passed through the staggered flat plate is also swaying....You can see it. You can clearly see it with the naked eye.

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　Matsuno Ochiya is a teahouse, so the use is different from the teahouse (chashitsu) that performs tea ceremony.

　Walking around the stroll garden, resting your tired body, watching the tide pond, eating, etc....Yeah. It seems that it was a special place where important customers invited by the general could relax.

　There were many things to see inside Ochiyaya, a pine tree in Sukiya-style Shoin-zukuri Architecture.

　Different shelves, round windows, Tsushoin, pinecone and cicada nails, yakusugi cedar ceilings, etc.

　Different shelves

　Enmado

　Tsukeshoin

　A nail hide

　Affixed wall

　Ceiling of yakusugi cedar

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