Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

At the 8th floor event square in Matsuya Ginza, "The 31st Tokyo Private Elementary School Children's Exhibition Hora, I'm done-Joy in Color and Shape-" is being held.

This is an exhibition by children from Tokyo Private Elementary School (25 participating schools).

The period is from Wednesday, January 27 to February 1 (Monday).

Admission is free.

I was able to enjoy the free ideas of elementary school students and the relaxed style.

I'll be fine.

Click here for the website of Matsuya Ginza / Exhibition & Gallery　⇒

http://www.matsuya.com/m_ginza/exhib_gal/

"Tsuguji Fujita Drawing and Print Exhibition" is being held at the 7th floor gallery of Ginza Mitsukoshi.

Tsuguji Fujita (1886-1968) is a Japanese-born painter and sculptor who has been active in Paris, France since before the war.

Focusing on cats and women, while incorporating Japanese painting's techniques into oil paintings, the unique "milk-white skin" is a representative painter of Ecole de Paris who was acclaimed by the West Painting.

In this exhibition, in addition to prints, hand-painted works are also introduced.

The delicate line drawing of the drawing is wonderful.

The event period is from Wednesday, January 27 to 31 (Sun). 

Click here for the Ginza Mitsukoshi website.　⇒

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

"Karuizawa Art Festival in Ginza" will be held for three days from Friday, January 29 to 31 (Sun) at the antenna shop "Ginza NAGANO" in Nagano Prefecture in Ginza 5-chome.

On the 29th (Fri), the first day, "Shogo Kariyazaki Flower Art Display (no reservation required / free tour)" and "Karuizawa Craft Fair" will be held.

The "Flower Art Display" is a demonstration by a flower artist Shogo Kariyazaki, from 13:00 to 15:00.

"Craft Fair" will hold a gallery of works by artists working in Karuizawa, from 15:00 to 19:00.

Ceramics such as red picture small plates, blue makeup small bowls and flower cases, woodworking such as lacquer small bowls and wood carving spoons, and works of five artists will be exhibited.

I'm thinking of going there.

The location of Ginza NAGANO is along Suzuran Street, the map below (marked).

Click here for the Ginza NAGANO website.　⇒

http://www.ginza-nagano.jp/

　As I walked from "SUNMI Takamatsu" in Ginza 6-chome toward 5-chome, I found a shop with vinyl curtains so as not to miss the warmth of the shop.

It's a shop opposite the "Ikinari Steak".

　At the entrance of the shop, there is a sign saying "WINE & BEER, ISE-UDON BAR Ise Monogatari GINZA".

This is the first time I've experienced a restaurant called Udon Bar.

　From the exterior, I feel the atmosphere of a cheap standing bar.

When you enter the shop, "What kind of shop is it?"

There is a proper bar counter, and there is also an endorsement of "Mie Support Store".

"Udon can be eaten at any time," "From 14:00, wine is offered to those who eat for 100 yen."

I decided to try it.

The white wine is delicious with Ise-no-don like sprinkled with raw soy sauce. (Thinking about Aya in the photo, I wonder if red wine was good.)

There are many meal menus, and there are more than 10 udon menus, such as Ise Udon and Matsuzaka Ushi Sukiyaki Udon.

In the Ise Seafood series, it is written in Japanese spiny lobster and English as Japanese Spiny lobster, and there are more than 10 Western dishes such as Abalone.

There are a wide variety of alcoholic beverages.

Some sake labeled "One Ginza (daiginjo)", "Ginza Tsubame (Special Junmai Sake)" and "Slightly twilight Ginza (Junmai Ginjo)".

　The pleasure of walking around Ginza has increased by one again.

This time, I would like to visit while humming "Ginza for two people".

The place is Ginza 6-3-7, telephone 03-6264-5721.

Hiroshima Brand Shop TAU, an antenna shop in Hiroshima Prefecture, is located along Ginza 1-chome Yanagi-dori St.

By the way, "TAU" means "deliver" in the dialect of Hiroshima.

This "TAU" uses four floors of the building, from the first basement floor to the third floor, from the sales floor where Hiroshima's specialty products are collected, restaurants serving dishes using local ingredients, as well as crafts and professional sports (baseball and soccer) goods corner, event space to communicate the charm of Hiroshima, and so on.

When I entered an antenna shop in many prefectures in Chuo Ward, I would definitely buy something, but what I bought on this day was baked shrimp, throat candy, and cider.

Yaki shrimp is "Setouchi Sea-produced shrimp" (Onomichi, a town of history and literature)

Throat Candy is "Sedota Setoda Lemon Throat Candy"

Cider is "Setouchi Jijo Lemon & Hassaku Cider" (using natural water of Hiroshima famous water)

All three were made from specialty products from Hiroshima Prefecture and the Seto Inland Sea, and each was delicious. 

Click here for the website of the Hiroshima Brand Shop TAU.　⇒

http://www.tau-hiroshima.jp/

The 21st "Emperor's Cup National Men's Ekiden" was held in Hiroshima on January 24 (Sun).

The elite from 47 prefectures runs through the 48.0km course of seven sections connecting Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Itsukushima-jinja Shrine, two World Heritages in Hiroshima.

In line with this National Men's Ekiden, at 13 "Furusato Shops" in Tokyo, "Ganbare National Men's Ekiden! Support stamp rally was held

In this stamp rally, participants will take a rally mount between Friday, January 8 and 24 (Sun), go around seven of the participating stores, collect stamps, and apply at GOAL's Hiroshima brand shop TAU.

Of the hometown shops in 13 prefectures, 12 are located in Chuo-ku.

I tried to participate in this stamp rally

By the way, "Men's Ekiden Hometown Gift" is a wonderful hit.