Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

We took a walk on the Kamejima River Green Road, which we have introduced in this blog before, on a cold winter night.

The Kamejima River Green Road is a highly hydrophilic green road that took advantage of the waterside of the Kamejima River, which was developed along Tepposhu Street in 2016.

It is made facing the river from Takahashi over the Kamejima River to Minami Takahashi, and you can walk while looking at Takahashi, Minami Takahashi, Tsukuda's high-rise apartments.

At night, as you can see, you can enjoy the lit-up of the bridge.

Green roads include slopes, view decks, benches, simple docks, etc., and although it is a short distance, it is rich in variety.

If there is no wind, a winter night walk is quite good.

Click here for a blog post when I took a walk on the Kamejima River Green Road last summer.　⇒

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It is the morning of Sakuragawa Park in Sakuragawa Park as the cold days continue.

This park is a resting spot representing Hatchobori, and as the name suggests, it is full of cherry blossom visitors in spring. Unfortunately, in winter, all the cherry trees are closed with all the leaves removed.

Here a lot of pigeons are sucking their necks, feathers and rounding up, and still over the cold.

On the morning of December of last year, I saw the same sight at Tsukiji River Ginza Park and introduced it on a blog.

The title of the blog at that time was "fly pigeons" from the impression of "fly sparrows", but when I saw exactly the same scene, every year at this time, I thought that I was enduring the cold in this way, The pigeons who closed and couldn't move became messy.

Click here for a blog post introducing pigeons at Tsukiji River Ginza Park in December of last year.　⇒

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Under Takahashi over the Kamejima River, Shidekobushi is planted in a large pot around the gunshot street running along the Kamejima River (the map below, the red line part), and now winter buds are formed on the branches. It is starting to bulge.

Flower buds and leaf buds wrapped in fluffy hair

Shidekobushi (Tenshini, Four Teken) is a deciduous Odaka tree of the family Mokurenaceae.

The Japanese name comes from the fact that the shape of the flower is like a Magnolia kobus that resembles a four-handed flower.

It is said to be endemic species in Japan, and like Mokuren, flowers bloom before the opening of the leaves.

The flowering season of sardines is from March to April.

The cold continues, but on the other hand, preparations for spring are progressing in a visible way.

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
Everyone planning to take the Chuo-ku Tourism Test, is your study progressing smoothly?
When it gets cold, it's hard to walk around the town.
In my case, on a warm day, I don't hesitate to visit historical sites and unfamiliar areas in the city.

By the way, the other day, we sent a river / bridge, Haiku / Kawayanagi, song / catchphrase as a measure for sightseeing certification in Chuo-ku.
From this time, I will introduce the route edition in two parts!

As with the river and bridge edition, for those who are not from Tokyo and do not use public transportation very much, this is the case.
I think it's a type of problem that makes you feel weak.
But don't worry!
If you hold the points, if you are not afraid of the route, you will be able to laugh and enter the test.



There are four points to keep in mind.
①JR East Line name and station name
②Toei Subway Line and Station Name
③Route name and station name of Tokyo Metro
④Year of opening
The route section (1) explains 1 and 2, and the route section (2) explains 3 and 4.

①JR East Line name and station name
There are only 2 JR lines that pass Chuo-ku, and only 3 JR stations!
JR Sobu Line: Bakurocho Station, Shin-Nihonbashi Station
JR Keiyo Line: Hatchobori Station

How about it?
If you divide this way, don't you feel like you can learn the route?

②Toei Subway Line and Station Name
There are only three Toei Subway lines that pass through Chuo-ku!
That is the Toei Shinjuku Line, Toei Oedo Line, Toei Asakusa Line
The number of stations on each line is 2, 3, and 5 in order.
Toei Shinjuku Line: Hamacho Station, Bakuro-Yokoyama Station
Toei Oedo Line: Tsukishima Station, Kachidoki Station, Tsukiji Market Station
Toei Asakusa Line: Higashi Nihonbashi Station, Ningyocho Station, Nihombashi Station, Takaracho Station, Higashi-Ginza Station

The Toei Asakusa Line runs to the station with Higashi in Chuo-ku.
By the way, the Toei Asakusa Line is also used when going to Haneda Airport.

I'm too good at route problems, so I challenged with no mark in last year's certification.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find the answer to the route problem that was questioned, and I was inadvertently wrong.
For this reason, this year we are taking measures for routes using the methods introduced in the future.

①Paste the route map in places you usually see (refrigerator, washroom, etc.)
②Look at the route map during commuting (because the transfer route information is often displayed)
③Memorize the announcement in the car (input "● Line changes to the line")
④One person who is not a Yamanote Line game ●● Play a line game (effective for routes with a large number of stations!)
⑤Actually use the station (regardless of whether or not you have a ride)
⑥Make a word card (station name on the front, line name on the back)



If you keep the tips on the route and remember it, think it's not scary, so let's survive!

Continue

◼️ Websites that can be used to combat route problems
JR East "Tokyo Suburban Route Map (posted in-vehicle version)"
Toei Subway Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Route Map
Tokyo Metro "Tokyo Metro Route Map (Detailed Version)"

※In this article, we will introduce some of the reasons for this.
　If you learn the contents written here, you will not be able to pass it.
　Please include it in advance.

Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
This time, the extra edition of the river / bridge edition, it is a maniac content that is not questioned by the certification, so it is a maniac content.
I would appreciate it if you could use it as a reference when taking a walk....
And it is the bridge lights and lighting fixtures that will be picked up in advance!

In April, when I wrote a modern version of "Hashizukushi" with Yukio Mishima's short novel "Hashizukushi" in one hand.
I learned that the bridge light of Miyoshi Bridge is Suzuran Light.
Since then, I have been watching the bridge lights carefully when crossing other bridges.



■Reigishi Bridge
Like alternating in the inflorescence (one in each node of the stem)
Polygonal bridge lights at different heights...It's simple but fashionable, isn't it?



■Shin-Kameshima Bridge
This bridge light is different from those of Reigishi Bridge and has an impressive curve.
It looks like a long herbivore dinosaur with a long neck.



■Kameshima Bridge
There are two types of bridge lights that can be seen with white spheres.



■Minami Takahashi
At first glance, there seems to be no lamps, but it is firmly attached.

■Edobashi
The lighting fixtures attached to the solid main pillar are impressive, and the bridge lights are somewhat Western-style.



This time, I did not mention it, but the bridge lights of Ryogoku Bridge with the same design as at the time of completion.
It has a unique design that differs for each bridge, such as the bridge lights of Kiyosu Bridge designed like a lamp.
When you start watching it, you will notice the fun.


(Part of bridge lights and streetlights in Chuo-ku)

Some of them are characteristic, such as Suzuran Light, that are featured in novels.
Bridge lights and lighting fixtures have been entertaining our eyes both now and in the past.

　In the New Year, the Tokyo Sky Tree is holding various New Year events entitled "Tokyo Sky Tree New Year 2019".

When the year changes, the red and white "New Year's special lighting" with the image of the flag "Hinomaru" lights up.

It is a tranquil brilliance seen from Chuo-ohashi Bridge.

Lighting time: 23:50 on December 31 to 6:00 on January 1

On New Year's Day, we invite wrestlers from the Kize room to the observatory, start holding events where you can compare and photograph together at 350 meters above the ground, and give original Ema straps to the first 2019 visitors to the Tenbo Corridor each day, "New Year's Greeting" to interact with Sorakara-chan in a kimono, and sell goods.