Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　This year's Tokyo Marathon 2015 will be held on February 22nd.

Prior to that, the marathon course was divided into five sessions, from Saturday, January 24 to February 21.

Every Saturday we visit historic sites and shop at the shopping streets of the course.

There is a fun walking event. Participation fee is free, but you need to apply in advance.

　The cost of shopping etc. is borne by the individual, but in Chuo-ku edition, you drink amazake and buy puppet ware in Ningyocho.

In Tsukishima, you can eat lunch such as monjayaki and buy long-established Japanese sweets.

　I have been participating every year since 2007. For details, please refer to the following URL.

Let's meet you on the walking tour of the Tokyo Marathon Course!

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Would you like to walk on the Tokyo Marathon Course? 
 

 Along with the "Tokyo Grand Marathon Festival 2015" to be held on February 22, 2015 (Sunday), a "walking tour" will be held guided by a guide from the Tokyo City Guide Club (TCGC).
Walk all routes while going around sightseeing points on the course (1-6), which divides six from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to the goal Tokyo Big Sight, from sightseeing spots. The required time is about 2.5 hours to 3 hours each day, and the participation fee is free. On February 22, when the marathon will be held, a tour around Kaminarimon in Senso-ji Temple (7) will be held.
The schedule will be held on the following schedule, so please specify the date and time you wish to participate before applying.
We look forward to your application.
Please click here for more information.
http://tcgc.5.pro.tok2.com/event/tokyo%20marathon2015.pdf
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　We have previously posted pine decorations for New Year's Day.

At the "pine decoration" that celebrates the New Year, "how to cut bamboo" is cut diagonally, cut flat on the nodes, and decorate bamboo bamboo grass with pine, It's different at each shop.

　When I introduced this year's "Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Tour", a few customers asked me a question.

It seems that Kadomatsu varies from region to region.

 

First of all, as for the cut, it seems that it has been cut sideways since ancient times, but since the Warring States period, it has been cut diagonally especially in samurai. It seems that this is called "Sogi".

　In places where the tradition of Kyoto is valued, bamboo still does not cut diagonally. So, in Kyoto, there are a lot of "sunto".

In addition to these two basic cutting methods, recently, the top of the bamboo is cut sideways and used a bamboo node to leave the shape of the mouth, so that it is not dangerous.

 

This time, I photographed the pine decorations of a hotel called a Western Ryokan.

This is the Marriott Hotel "Sogi" at the Kyobashi Trust Tower.

 

Pine decoration of Ginza Kokusai Hotel.　It's a small body.

 

The pine decoration of the Ginza Grand Hotel is "Sogi".

 

The pine decoration of the Millenium Mitsui Garden Hotel, which opened in December 2014, is Sogi.

 

The pine decorations of Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Pru Mie are "Sog + Mouth"

 

The pine decoration of Courtyard Marriott Ginza Tobu Hotel is "Sunto".

 

And I went to Uchisaiwai-cho and saw the pine decorations of the oldest hotel in Japan, which celebrated its 125th anniversary this year.

This is "Sagi + Mouth" with the upper part of the bamboo flat, the nodes in the middle, and the lower part with a modest opening of the mouth.

 

 Each hotel seemed to be particular about it, and it was a very interesting exploration.

 (This is the past article.)

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