Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

In the light rain, the green rooftop greening on the 9th floor of Ginza Mitsukoshi on the west side of Ginza Terrace is vivid.

From here in the photo below, you can see Wako's clock tower at this angle.

It is a lawn open space above the Ginza 4-chome intersection.

In a corner of "Terrace Garden", which consists of a lawn open space and a planting space, there are Ginza Susei guardian of children and travelers and Sankai Shrine Ginza auxiliary shrine.

Ginza Succession guardian of children and travelers is a guardian of children and travelers that is said to have been dug out from Sanjumabori at the beginning of the Meiji era.

It was relocated to our office when Ginza Mitsukoshi was newly built in 1968.

Miguri Shrine is said to be the guardian angel of the Mitsui family (the predecessor of Mitsukoshi).

It is said that Kobo Daishi was built, and the soul of Ukayuki is enshrined.

The fact that the white fox went around sacred object of worship three times came to be called "Miguri"

The color leaves of Hugh Kera and geranium in the planting space are also beautiful.

Click here for the Ginza Mitsukoshi website.　⇒

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

 

 

"Alice in Wonderland" released in 2010 and "Alice in Wonderland / Time Journey" depicting the second adventure in Alice's Wonderland will be released all over the country on July 1st (Friday), but in line with that, at the Ginza Cozy Corner, the motif of the "Altoice of the mysterious character country" will be released in the "Limited character country" .

I purchased it at Ginza 1-chome Main Store (Ginza 1-8-1 Ikedaen Building)

The official name is "Petit Gato Disney Star Festival Collection (9 pieces)"

The nine kinds of petit cakes are all characters that appear in "Alice in the Wonderland".

It's fun to eat and delicious.

(From the top left to the right)

① Tea Jelly (Art Grey) [Domaus]

② Lemon fresh cream & tea cake [clock]

③ Milk tea pudding

④ Banana Fresh Cream & Raspberry Jamtalt [Twin Dy and Dam]

⑤ White chocolate mint fresh cream tart [Alice]

⑥ Pistachio fresh cream & apricot jamtalt [Madhatter]

⑦ White chocolate fresh cream cake [Cafe of Heart]

⑧ White chocolate fresh cream & raspberry jamt [white rabbit]

⑨ Raspberry cream roll cake with strawberry jam [Cheshire cat]

Click here for the website of Ginza Cozy Corner Ginza 1-chome Main Store.　⇒

http://www.cozycorner.co.jp/shop/area/0335675015.html

 

 

The other day, there was an announcement that the Sony Building facing the Sukiyabashi intersection will be renewed on a large scale, and as mentioned in this blog, an event introducing this project is currently being held on the 8th floor of the Sony Building. I am.

The "Ginza Sony Park Project" is a project to carry out a large-scale renovation of the Sony Building over seven years from this year, the 70th anniversary of Sony's founding () and the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Sony Building.

On the wall of the Sony Building, the word "Sony creates a vacant lot in Ginza" is written.

The concept is "a facility open to the city", and between 2018 and 2020, the ground part will be opened as "Ginza Sony Park" as an open and flat space, and the New Sony Building scheduled to be completed in 2022 It is said that the aim is to complete urban and highly public facilities by inheriting the concept of park.

At the project exhibition, while looking back on the 50-year history of the opening of the Sony Building with materials, photographs, models, etc. at that time, image models of "Ginza Sony Park" and design drawings and models of the new Sony Building are exhibited.

The event will be held from Friday, June 17 to July 10 (Sun).

The venue is "Communication Zone OPUS" on the 8th floor.

You can take photos at the venue.

Click here for the Sony Building website.　⇒

http://www.sonybuilding.jp/

 

 

A very convenient bicycle for shopping, walking.

I also go to various places by bicycle, but I have a hard time finding a bicycle parking lot.

Did you know that there is also a bicycle parking lot in Ginza?

This time, we will introduce a bicycle parking lot near Ginza 5-chome and Sukiyabashi intersection in the middle of Ginza.

　

The location is the 3rd basement floor of Tokyu Plaza Ginza, which opened this spring.

http://ginza.tokyu-plaza.com/access/

It is located along the street in front of Sukiyabashi Park (same side as the parking lot).

　

Get on the elevator leading to the bicycle parking lot (3F underground) in the direction of the arrow.

The exit of the elevator is opposite the entrance, so you can get into the elevator from the front wheel!

This is the scenery when you arrive at the bicycle parking lot and the elevator door opens.

　

The entire bicycle parking lot looks like this, and there are about 50 bicycle parking spaces.

　

The fee structure is free up to the first 2 hours! I'm glad.

After that, 100 yen will be added every two hours.

　

Payment will be made at the checkout machine. It's 0 yen for less than 2 hours.

There is no passage from the bicycle parking lot (3F underground) to Tokyu Plaza Ginza.

The elevator used to enter stores and the ground goes up to the ground.

　

It is a very convenient bicycle parking lot, but there is no information on the official website of Tokyu Plaza Ginza.

It's empty and a secret place.

Please make it one of the candidates for bicycle parking lots when you come to Ginza by bicycle.

☆Tokyu Plaza Ginza Underground Bicycle Parking Lot☆

Available time from 07:00 to 24:00

Fees are free up to the first 2 hours, and 100 yen every 2 hours thereafter.

 

 

I love Ginza, and my blog handle name is Ginzo.

One of my collections is coin collection. When guiding around Ginza, what I wear is a central bank.　He explained that some silver were cast in Ginza.

　

Today, we will introduce Ginza Coin, Ltd., a coin specialty store, as we receive praise from our guide friends and customers and ask questions such as where they bought it. It's on the first floor of Ginza Five.

　

　I obtained my own Ichibun Bank when I was in elementary school. Since it is engraved as usual, it is probably cast in Kakigara Ginza.

　There is also a difference of 2,500 yen 3,000 yen 9,000 yen depending on the age of the central bank displayed in the showcase of the shop.

　

How do you distinguish the difference between Tenpo era and Ansei?

The clerk kindly told me.

　

It is said that what is engraved with the usual word and the person at the bottom crosses it was cast from 1837 to 1854. That's the case, which was about 2,500 yen to 3,000 yen when I bought it. (I'm sorry, Shun) You can buy it at a reasonable price, so how about one Ginza souvenir?

　

　In addition, for those who want to start collecting coins, collection holders are also sold.
The shop is located on the first floor of Ginza Five 5-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku.

HP is available at http://www.ginzacoins.co.jp.

 

 

At the Kabukiza Gallery, we are planning to hold a brief guidance show about how to enjoy Kabukiza Theatre.

An acquaintance asked me, "Is there a simple Kabuki guide?" And I was looking for the Kabukiza website and found this guide. "This is!" "How should I explain?"

　

According to JNTO statistics, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in 2015 will reach 19.74 million, and in 2013 it exceeded 10 million for the first time to 10.36 million, which can be said to be "terrific". There are many repeaters, and according to media reports, the purpose has changed from "shopping" to "taste and experience Japanese culture". It has been reported that traditional performing arts such as "Noh kyogen" are trying to develop new fan base using IT so that more and more foreign tourists can enjoy Japanese culture before the Olympics.

　

About 30 to 40 people, about 30%, look like a foreigner at the venue of the Kabukiza Gallery, which is an experience space for performing, seeing, touching, and trying Kabuki. (I was also given a questionnaire in English!)

　

It seems that this is the first gallery lecture for foreigners. First of all, there was a brief story about Kabuki, and then the two staff members talked about the history of the stage, the actual equipment on the stage, the actual equipment of the black screen, the black screen, etc. The last is the explanation of the third part of today. The name of the characters in Kabuki is long, so the explanation is difficult. I was very satisfied with the enthusiastic story that showed me the stage photos. The date for “for foreigners” was also set in the “Kabuki Appreciation Class” at the National Theater in June. Since this is originally a project for junior and senior high school students, a program with commentary called "How to View Kabuki" is composed of English on that day. I applaud the attempt to increase the number of foreign tourists interested in traditional Japanese culture by making it easier to take the first step.

Kabukiza Gallery Kabukiza Tower 5F 10:00~17:30　

Admission fee 600 yen (100 yen discount for Kabukiza theater theater ticket this month)