Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

"Ginza Mikawaya" is located on Kinharu Street in Ginza 8-chome.

Today, I came to Ginza for shopping to give a gift to a friend in Fukushima Prefecture.

Ginza Mikawaya's sake has been used in Kokyogaien restaurants and famous restaurants as a healthy seasoning since the Edo period.　My wife saw the TV show and wanted to send it.

　"Let's refrain from sweets, refrain from spicy foods, and choose something that is good for health."　I bought a set of senshu and ninuki soup.　It will also ship locally, and you will be able to pack other products together and send them.

　I also bought it for my own.　It is good for sashimi, so the breadth of dishes spreads.

Click here for more information about Ginza Mikawaya. http://www.ginza-mikawaya.jp/

 

 

Hello. This is the new correspondent Hanes!
Do you know what day March 12th is?
It seems that there is a "purse day" in the word matching, but another thing that should not be forgotten is "Sweets Day".
I like cream puff the best among cream-based sweets,
This time, I tried to compare some cream puffs that can be purchased in the city.

■Sucre-rie
As senior correspondent Rosemary Sea and whatever introduced,
There is a very popular cream puff here that is "Sold out" and "Sold out".
The location is near Nihonbashi Elementary School (part of the site of Saigo Takamori Yashiki).



At the time of the visit, Christmas was near, so there were about 20 people lined up before the opening.
Cream cream puffs are served multiple times in a day,
The number is limited, such as 70 or 100 each time.
That's why I was asked about the number of cream puffs ordered while they were lined up.

I heard rumors that this cream puff was the point of sesame,
I'm looking forward to it while thinking it's rare, and here's where I could buy it safely in line for a while!
Elegant sesame condition that retains a sense of sesame, but does not go too much sesame



As you can imagine from the look, it is a crispy fabric.
And what is bothering me?...



Smooth cream is packed with less sweetness.
I felt that the impression of vanilla was stronger than custard.
Surprisingly, you don't care about the uniqueness of sesame, so you can also recommend it as a souvenir of Nihonbashi.

Address: Gen 1F, St. Haym Ningyocho, 1-5-5 Nihonbashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Business hours Monday to Saturday from 9:30 to 19:00
Closed: Sunday
Official Website: http://sucre-rie.favy.jp/

■Meijiya Kyobashi Store
Next, it was advertised in Kyobashi as "Recommended for Souvenir"
Delibake cream puff from Meijiya Kyobashi Store!



This is different from Mr. Shukley's cream puff,
The fabric is soft and fluffy
And what I want to emphasize personally is the cute appearance of flowers.



I've seen a lot of cream puffs so far,
This is the first time I’ve ever seen something like this!
Because there is unevenness, it can be eaten relatively elegantly by tearing it by hand without sticking it.
It may be a good point for women.

The cream does not have a strong custard egg feel,
It does not have a strong sense of vanilla, making it easy for anyone to eat.
And it's smooth and creamy, so you can eat a lot of them.
The shop is directly connected to the station, so it is highly appreciated that you can drop in easily.

Address: 2-2-8, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Business hours and regular holidays: 10：00～21：00
Official Website: http://meidi-ya-store.com/store_all/kyobashi_store/

■Kohji Corner Ginza 1-chome Main Store
This time, you can buy cream puff cream in Ginza, a little south of Kyobashi!
The Kohji corner is now being developed nationwide, but the main store is located in Ginza.
There are plenty of delicious sweets at affordable prices,
I think a lot of people have been there once.



The jumbo cream series at Kohji Corner is a long seller for the 35th anniversary,
Even though it can be purchased outside of Ginza Main Store, why would you introduce this time?...
This is because it was renewed on February 22, 2019 and leveled up.



Custard cream enhances the flavor of vanilla and further enhances the richness of eggs.
Whipped & custard not only increased the cream, but
It seems that the richness has been added by adding an angler sauce.
It's just a "jumbo" and doesn't disappoint expectations!
This Shoo fabric is also fluffy and has a good toothache.
Isn't it easy for small children to eat?

Address: Ikedaen Building, 1-8-1 Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Business hours 10:00 to 21:00 (Inquiries required during the year-end and New Year holidays and during the event period)
Official Website: https://www.cozycorner.co.jp/

■Tahanatani-do Hall
This time it is cream puff that you can buy at Tsukiji.
This shop is known for its "cue cream that can be lined up"...



You can buy crisp, creamy cream puffs featured on TV shows



The sharpness of the cream is outstanding compared to others,
It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no hollow



The rich custard cream that Vanilla Beans has generously entered is impressive!
If you like cream puffs who stick to cream, please eat it once.

Address: 1F, 2-14-4 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phoenix Higashiginza Building 2
Business hours 10：00～19：00
Closed: Irregular holidays
Official Website: https://takatanidou.gorp.jp/

■Ginza Midori Hanado
I don't go to Tsukiji, but there's the same cream around Ginza,
If you want to eat crispy cream puffs, go to this shop.



The cream puff here is also a favorite of Kabuki actor Matsuya Onoe,
It seems that the fabric is good, so you don't have to worry about collapse when carrying it.
Also, because I'm sticking to freshly made,
You can enjoy the high-quality texture that retains a slight warmth.
In addition, he won the first place in the decisive battle of cream puff No. 1.
It is also a topical cream puff that you want to check when you come to Kabukiza.



Address: 4-10-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1F
Business hours 12:00 to 22:00 (* Friday, Saturday to 22:30)
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginza_rockado/

Well, I've introduced 5 types of cream puffs, but are there anything you care about?
Even if you don't usually eat sweets, sweets will be served in Chuo-ku on March 12.
Just looking at it, there should be a lot of sweets that make you smile.

 

 

A social gathering of correspondents of Chuo-ku Tourism Association was held in January.
Italian near Yasuaki Elementary School in Ginza 6-chome
It was held in Can Teena Siciliana.

　

The main store will win 2017 Michelin Tokyo's Bibgleman, etc.
It seems to be a specialty Sicily restaurant.

　

　

This was my first visit, but not to mention cooking.
The glass of house wine is very delicious.
I drank three kinds of bubbles, white and red (* ^^*)

　

　

　

　

　

　
There are a lot of reasonable lunch courses,
Check it out as a restaurant where you can easily eat delicious Italian food.

The meat was also delicious, but this fish couss is especially delicious
It was full of white wine♪

　

Home page of Cantina Sicigliana

　

 

 

The epilogue of Kyobashi Monogatari. This is the last time.

Until the last time　→　【①】【②】【③】【④】【⑤】

　

Below is the cityscape of Kyobashi seen from Ginza around Showa 37 (1962) after the war.

Photo courtesy of: Chuo Ward Kyobashi Library

　

The building standing on Kyobashi Street has hardly changed since the last post-war postcard. The remnants of the Taisho era when it was Minami Temmacho can be seen that overcame the Pacific War and continued in the Showa 30s.

　

However, before the Tokyo Olympics, reclaiming the Kyobashi River began in 1963, and Kyobashi disappeared, and after that, the buildings in the town of Kyobashi changed one by one.

　

Just 50 years ago, in May 1969, the dismantling ceremony of the first mutual building, the most famous building in Kyobashi, was held. Until now, a metropolitan inhabitant who has been watching the landmark of Kyobashi seemed to have a letter saying, "Is it possible to leave at least that red brick dome roof that rises on the roof?" Was. However, this sturdy building, which survived the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Pacific War, was difficult to dismantle.

　

On the other hand, on the bridge over the river, there are still things that are left at the site of Kyobashi even when the bridge is gone. This is the main pillar. There are three main pillars left, two of which are the main pillars of giboshi's design, which are said to be from Ishibashi in 1875, and the other is the main pillars of the Taisho era bridge that looks like a rocket.

　

The most popular one is the main pillar of Meiji period, which retains the scent of the Edo period, and some people think that the design of the main pillar of the Taisho era is strange because it is not familiar to that era.

　

The main pillar was always with the city of South Temmacho. In the Taisho era, we built a cityscape with a sense of unity with Minami Temmacho, overcoming the earthquake, watching the reconstruction of Ginza, and overcoming Pacific War together. But now the companion is gone, and in a sense, I feel lonely and poor.

　

This is the main pillar of the Taisho era, but what is the motif of this design in the first place?

　

Many of you may know that there is a monument on the banks of the radish and a monument to the birthplace of Edo Kabuki in the current Kyobashi Ruins Hashizume Garden of the Kyobashi Daikon Riverside Hospitality. However, it seems that it is not well known that the "sleeve pillars" of Kyobashi, a bridge between the Taisho era, is left in this place.

　

At present, this sleeve pillar is given an important role as a stopper in the park. It seems that the position has moved a little due to the recent renovation of the park, but it may be difficult to look at this and imagine that it is an old sleeve pillar.

　

　

But this design is great. Let's take a closer look. There is a large hemisphere in the middle, and there are four small ones around it, and there are mokomokomokomokomokomoko. Doesn't this look like something? 。 If you've been involved in this long story, I think there's something you can imagine.

　

Early Showa period, Photo provided: Chuo Ward Kyobashi Library

　

I can only see the "three dome roofs" of a building in South Temmacho.

　

Then, isn't the main pillar simply using the roof of the building in Minami Temmacho as a motif? I guess I just stretched the image of the sleeve pillars on top of the guy-n. As if the dome roof of the former Daido Life Building became the Tongari roof.

　

It’s free and fun to imagine. History is a mystery, and it is interesting because there is room to imagine those who do not know what they are. Don't worry, I'll try to imagine a little more.

　

There are still friends in the main pillars of the Taisho era.

Ginza 1-chome police box located in Hashizume, the site of Kyobashi. I'm always watching the city of Ginza from the chopsticks in Ginza.

　

It is said that this police box building was built in the 1980s, but the design of the roof is undoubtedly the main pillar of Kyobashi on the Tongari roof of the Taisho era.

　

But is that all?

　

Looking at the design of the eaves and windows, I saw the streets of the "end of the corner" that watched the reconstruction of Ginza from the Taisho era to the early Showa era, not the brick streets of Ginza in the Meiji era. Toyokuni Bank, Daido Life Building, Daiichi Mutual Building, Hoshi Pharmaceutical, Sanjushi Bank, Chiyoda-kan ... And Kyobashi with Tongari roof.

　

The old bridge and the cityscape of Minami Temmacho have become one building, and now they are watching the city of Ginza as a police box. With that in mind, the design of this police box seems very wonderful.

　

When you walk along Ginza Street, Kyobashi is a city that can be seen at the end of the corner. When I tried to find out around the Meiji and Taisho eras in the library, there were many books in Nihonbashi and Ginza, but there were few books in the town of Kyobashi in the middle, and I couldn't grasp the image of the city and the background of the times. When I thought so, I found something. This is a picture of the postcard. Postcards are first-class historical materials that can image past cityscapes, and the town of Kyobashi has postcards that are as competitive as Nihonbashi and Ginza. We collected postcards of Kyobashi, arranged them in chronological order, and spun them together in sentences.

　

In this story, I would be grateful if you could walk through the streets of the current "end of the corner" while imagining the streets of the Meiji, Taisho era, and early Showa eras. I’m sure there’s something wonderful ahead of you.

I'm sorry.

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<Kyobashi Monogatari and Reference Materials>

“Do you know Antonin Raymond, the father of modern Japanese architecture?” Project Committee, Kyobunkan Co., Ltd. / 2016

"80 Years with Matsuzakaya and Ginza" Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd. / 2004

"Hundred Years of Matsuzakaya History" Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd. / 2010

"Matsuya Hundred Years History" Matsuya Co., Ltd. / 1969

"From the Townscape of the Earthquake Reconstruction <Ginza> (Shimizu Gumi Photos)" Ginza Society of Cultural History / 1995

"Meiji and Tokyo Clock Towers Revised and Revised Edition" Mitsuo Hirano and Meikeisha, 1968

"The Story of the First Mutual Pavilion," Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, 1971

"The people are weak and the government officials are strong" Shinichi Hoshi and Shinchosha, 1967

"Chuo-ku History Zushu Kyobashi Hen" Chuo-ku Kyobashi Library / 1996

"Ginza-dori Renaikai 60 Year Historical Materials" Ginza-dori Renaikai / 1980

"Bridges in Chuo-ku, Hashizume Plaza-Chuo-ku Modern Bridge Survey-" Cultural Property Section, Social Education Division, Chuo-ku Board of Education / 1998

"Tokyo Rediscovery: Talking about Civil Engineering Heritage" Takashi Ito and Iwanami Shinsho, 1993

"Tokyo Past Walk Viewing from Painted Postcards and Old Maps" Harashima Hiroshi, Nakakei Co., Ltd. / 2008

"Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia" Chuo-ku Tourism Association / 2018

"Kyobashi Library Image Data" Details column on the website

"Pre-war picture postcards" self-owned (collected using the expenses of correspondents)

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＊The names and company names of the buildings have changed depending on the times, but for the sake of the story, they have been unified and described.

＊We tried to match the age of sentences and postcards as much as possible, but due to the sake of the story, there are some things that do not match.

＊Click on some of the images to make enlarged images and explanatory images appear.

　

Reference: An article about the current cityscape of Kyobashi　→ Here

　

 

 

I looked through the FY2009 budget (draft) published on the homepage of Chuo-ku.
The general account exceeded 100 billion yen for the first time in the initial budget.
It is a budget that takes into account population growth, the Tokyo 2020 Games, and the infrastructure maintenance committee with a view to the "200,000 cities" beyond that.
Of the new major businesses, I focused on the following businesses:

・Local Rat Control Promotion Project
・Revision of bridge life extension repair plan
・New Subway Line Study
・Maintenance of "Edo Bus" Free Wi-Fi
・Noh and Kabuki appreciation classes
・Participation in Brasilian Youth School Games
・Development of Tokiwa Elementary School (Annex)
・Origami Crane Project (tentative name)
・Renewal of warm bath Plaza Harumi

In particular, I'm worried about the new subway line and the Plaza Harumi.
What kind of business are you interested in?

 

 

KH Gallery Ginza is located in Ginza 4-3-13 Wako Namiki-dori St. Building B!　The first floor of the building is the BOUTIQUE of HIROKO KOSHINO.

　While walking around Namiki-dori St., I visited the gallery after seeing an exhibition on the theme of "Hiroko Koshino X HIROKO KOSHINO Art and Design Cycle" being held.

　This time, I was allowed to take photos after seeing the wonderful exhibition.

Design and landscape drawn in bold colors.　I feel like standing on the street corner of Paris.

　It is held until March 16, but please check the closed days on the website. http://www.kh-gallery.com/ginza