Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

A while ago, I'm Tsukiji Terrace, a cafe dining room at Tsukiji 2-chome, which I introduced on this blog.

Facing Shin-ohashi-dori St., the seats on the second floor offer a panoramic view of Tsukiji Honganji across the street.

I visited lunch today again

I ordered a rice lunch

It's Sangen pork saute.

The thick fat is also delicious.

There is a salad, a drink bar, and you can drink coffee after meals, so it's a great deal.

By the way, Sangen pork is a first-generation hybrid pig that combines three types of pigs.

When I chewed, the sweetness of the pork spread in my mouth, and the homemade onion sauce was well matched.

On weekdays, it will be open from 8:00 in the morning, and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, it will be open from 11:30 in the afternoon.

On weekdays, the morning menu is full.

This is also recommended for nighttime use when Tsukiji Honganji is lit up.

Click here for the blog post on "Lunch at Tsukiji Terrace" that I introduced last time.　⇒

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Hello! Today, I would like to report on the last tuna auction tour of Tsukiji Market!
　

As you all know, the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market Tsukiji Market in Tsukiji, Chuo-ku will close at the end of October 6 this year, and its function will move to Toyosu Market in Koto-ku.
Meanwhile, the tour of the tuna auction, which has become popular among foreign tourists in recent years, ended on September 15th.
I wanted to go to the tour once before the closing, so I heard the last information on September 15 and rushed in.
　

By the way, the tuna auction tour is divided into two groups around 6:00 am, and the tour is accepted at 5:00 am.
It is not a pre-reservation system, so if you want to visit, you need to wait in front of 5:00 in the morning, it is quite hard.
However, I started to line up on this day at 23:00 pm on the 14th the day before! ・... I really wanted to go to the tour on the morning of the 14th, so I visited around 4 o'clock in the morning, but on that day, "The people who lined up at 2 o'clock in the morning reached the capacity, so the reception was closed I failed to challenge ... "The last day will be closed when the date changes ...!"
When I entered the line, about 20 people were already lined up. While it rains, hold your umbrella and wait still.
　

After a while after the date changed, the number of people lined up increased, so the reception started and I had them pass through the room of the facility.
After that, I wait at the physical education seat and light up the night. It was good because I was able to survive the rain, but it was a very good training.
Perhaps it was 4:00 am, a wholesaler came to explain the tuna auction in Tsukiji Market. There are many foreigners, so the explanation is English. I answered English questions exactly in English, and they responded wonderfully!
　

After that, I finally leave the room before six in the morning. When I went out, it was quite bright.
　

After entering the building of the racetrack, it was finally a long-awaited tour.
Inside, I was able to see the frozen tuna lined up in a row in the same space up close.
And over time, buyers gathered one after another.
　

You can see something in a conical shape on each tuna, but this is a cut off the tail to check the quality of the tuna, and buyers use this part with a Kama to check the quality. Shake the body and pick it up or illuminate it with a flashlight to check the quality.
　

After 6 o'clock, when the seller ringed the bell, the auction began, and voices shouting at prices all over the venue were heard. The auction progressed steadily while showing the price with your fingers, so I couldn't keep up as a general visitor, but I was able to experience a unique atmosphere.
　

According to what I heard, a tuna auction tour will be held at Toyosu Market, where the relocation site is located. However, it seems that there will be a passage and space dedicated to visitors, so it is undeniable that the tour can be done safely and with little trouble, but it will be "from outside". It was a very valuable experience to be able to visit the auction site from the inside at Tsukiji!
　

By the way, Tsukiji Market will close soon, but the city of Tsukiji itself should be enjoyed in the future! I think so.
The Tsukiji Outer Market, which was formed around the Tsukiji Market, remains at its current location, and is powering up by adding Ningro's Tsukiji Fish Bank. I think it will not only continue to be a place for buyers to purchase, but also serve as a base for disseminating Japanese food culture to those who come to sightseeing. (The photo shows the Tsukiji Outer Market.)
In addition, the city of Tsukiji has many other attractions besides the market. Tsukiji Honganji Temple, which has a unique main hall that combines ancient Indian style and Japanese temple architecture style, prewar wooden architecture that remains in various places, and many historical sites related to Christianity in Akashicho.

 

 

Last month, I used it at a meeting of the company where I work.

The history of Shintomi-cho since the Meiji era, as well as the deliciousness of the dishes and the well-being, is wonderful, so I will cover the day again and introduce it on this blog.

Founded in 1873.

It seems that this year marks the 145th anniversary of its founding.

The name of the shop is written as "Daikinro" and read as "Tekkinro".

This is a passage from the "Yueyanglou" of Hanchuen, a poet from North Soong Province, China.

"Long Smoke Ichiku Kozuki Chiri Floating Floating Fleet Shadow"

It seems that it was named after it

It seems that it was entrusted with the thought that it was a shop that served lively dishes, like the waves shining by light to the appearance of fish scales jumping golden.

Certainly, that thought was inherited, and at the meeting last month, the “simmered Kichiji” that was served was really delicious.

The hanging scroll of "Hyogo no Ma", tokonoma's "Yueyanglou" and its parts of "Daikin"

By the way, this "Yueyanglou" is also famous for the so-called "Koraku" word in the latter part, "I am worried about the worries of the world first and enjoy the peace of the world later" (knowledge of the politician).

Yueyanglou is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Dongfeng in Hunan Province, China, and is a large scenic area with the Yangtze River to the north.

(1878 edition of "Akaiseki Betsushi Competition", Yoshitsuki Tsukioka, in the courtyard of Jinro)

The name of the shop is Tesshu Yamaoka.

Tesshu Yamaoka was one of the "Mifunes of late Tokugawa shogunate" and was a great man from late Tokugawa shogunate to Meiji, famous as a calligrapher, who led Edo Castle to bloodless opening.

(Business license at the time of 1895)

The shop is decorated with venerable items that tell its history, and at last month's meeting, we were able to hear those explanations from the landlady.

It seems that the restaurant was reputed so that it was selected as one of the ukiyo-e "Flowing 36 Kaiseki", a gourmet guide at the time, written in the late Meiji era.

The ukiyo-e is also displayed in the corridor of the shop, and is also used as a coaster of the shop, and was able to commemorate it (pictured below).

During the war, it was impossible to continue business in itself, and it was said that he had been moved to Ogikubo, but after the war, he returned to the place of a quaint Japanese house surrounded by the current black fence. It seems to be in 1949.

After that, the extension and renovation were repeated, and it was said that it was reached now.

This building has been selected as one of the Top 100 Modern Building Surveys in Chuo-ku, and is introduced as "a black fence restaurant building that conveys the remnants of Shintomi's Hanayanagi world."

The parlor is used according to the number of customers, such as "Hall", "Rabbit", "Pinema", and "Hyoma". Each room has furnishings that make you feel the history.

"Daikinro" (although the character of Yaku is different) which was also listed with the kaiseki dish number that appeared in 1898.

On the first floor, there is a counter-type "Stando Kappo cuisine" separate from Kappo cuisine.

This is the Kappo cuisine restaurant of "History of Shintomicho itself" mentioned at the beginning.

You can feel the history just by passing in front of the shop.

Please drop in once.

Regarding this interview, the landlady Tokiko Kanoka (Tanioka) gave a polite and polite explanation. Thank you very much for your understanding.

Thank you very much

Click here for the details.　⇒

http://www.tekkinro.com/

This building is introduced in the 100 Chuo-ku Modern Building Surveys.　⇒

http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/bunka/timedomeakashi/

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　The 11th EDO ART EXPO, "The actors depicted in Ukiyo-e" and "Edo "Japanese calligraphy Exhibition" are being held simultaneously. The period is from September 21 to October 9.　Please go out early so that you don't miss it.

　Today, I have seen 10 ukiyo-e paintings on display at the Senbikiya Sohonten on the second floor of Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower. There is a description below the picture.

　

It is said that Van Gogh of Hiroshige Utagawa's Van Gogh also imitated "Ohashi Atake no Yudate (Hundred Views of Edo), "Kandakonnyacho (same)" in Katsushika Hokusai, "Edo Nihonbashi (Thirty-six Views of Fujitake)", "Koshu Ishikasazawa (same)", and "Totamaro Kitagawa's Doro Kitagawa's Doro Kitagawa's Doro Beemonyo.

　

　And it's "Ono Komachi" by Kiyocho Torii.　In his heart, he shouted "Yamatoya!" in his heart, depicting the aesthetic sense from the Edo period and the behavior of a smart actor.

The organizers of this event are NPO Tokyo Net, sponsored by Tokyo, Chuo-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Minato-ku, and Sumida-ku.　It is a grand event supported by many companies and supported by their cooperation. It's around this time when there is a cool sign of autumn. We recommend "EDO ART EXPO Tour" for both health and gastronomy. For more information about the event, please click here. http://tokyochuonet.wixsite.com/edoartexpo

 

 

　On September 24, when the mid-autumn moon (15 nights) falls on August 15 in old calendar, the "Otsukimi Diamond Ver" lights up at Tokyo Tower.

Sunset ~ 11:00

In order to make it easier to see the famous moon, which is the leading role, the top and feet are boldly illuminated, with lights off.

In addition, the 600 outer stairs up to the 150m-high main deck, which is usually open from 11:00 to 16:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, are specially released during the time zone from 11:00 to 22:00 only on this day, and walk up while watching the moon below the night view of Tokyo.

From the Sumida River Terrace in Kachidoki, over the Tsukiji Ohashi Bridge, a silhouette dyed with "Aqua Blue" with partial lighting is emerging.

 

 

The day of the relocation of Tsukiji Market (Tokyo Central Wholesale Market) to Toyosu is approaching.

Because I live nearby, I sometimes take a look at the morning market at this time. Is it my subjectivity to feel a little sadness in the usual hustle and bustle?

Several related facilities have already been closed, and [Mizu Shrine], which has moved from the fish shore of Nihonbashi, has already completed its transition. It's lonely to look at things that disappear little by little, but I think this is also a scene of the flow of history and I want to burn it firmly to my eyes.

　

The restaurant in [Uogashi Yokocho], which has filled the appetite of many market participants, will soon close. It seems that there are many shops that are full of this month. Many people rush every day in search of the last taste, and it is going to be difficult.

I would like to keep in mind that there was a market in Tsukiji and entrust myself to my thoughts for the future.