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Looking back on correspondent activities in fiscal 2020


Hello. The active activity is Hanes on holidays.
Fiscal 2020 was a year of great change for the tourism industry due to the influence of COVID-19 infection.
In the same way, there was a big change in me as a correspondent.
I think that's the following three points.

1. The lighthouse is dark! Rediscovery of familiar charm: Changes in Viewpoints

Until now, through the "Excursion Series", we introduced the charms of Chuo-ku seen from outside Chuo-ku and Chuo-ku discovered outside Chuo-ku.
However, due to self-restraint on going out and restrictions on free travel, we have changed our viewpoints within a limited range of action and started walking around the town.
The series I started there was "Chuo-ku Touring with Birth Flowers".

 Looking back on correspondent activities in fiscal 2020


Although there is a disadvantage that you do not know whether it was taken in Chuo-ku, if you can not come to Chuo-ku as often as before, you can deliver the seasonal scenery, energy, and healing of Chuo-ku, the city of flowers. I put my thoughts.

2. Longing for an open waterfront area: Changes in development areas

Until now, there have been many introductions to The Sightseeing Area, which is particularly bustling in Chuo-ku, such as Ginza, Nihonbashi, and Tsukiji, but in the past year, more articles focusing on waterfront areas such as Harumi and Shinkawa have increased.

 Looking back on correspondent activities in fiscal 2020


Along the Sumida River, where you can see the spacious sky, is an area where you can feel a sense of openness even in Chuo-ku.
Perfect for walking and running on the Sumida River terrace, cycling across the bridge over the Sumida River, etc., while avoiding crowds due to the corona disaster!
Furthermore, in addition to the appearance of the ground and the sky, you can not only observe the water, such as wild birds, ships, water surface and water volume, but also enjoy different scenery depending on the time of day and season.

3. Under the theme of "invisible things": Changes in interests

In co-existing with the fear of COVID-19 infection, which cannot be seen in everyday life, I moved away from physical things and became more interested in "obsolete things."
One of them is ghost stories that remain in Chuo-ku, including otter on Tsukiji and Tsukuda Island.

 Looking back on correspondent activities in fiscal 2020


In addition, the ruins of the Harumi High-Rise Apartment and the Metropolitan Expressway Harumi Line, which have become a site and become invisible in the sense of use at that time, such as the Seven Wonders of Rei Kishijima and the benchmarks in Chuo-ku, etc. I also focused on things that are often invisible.
It is only different from the image of Chuo-ku as a tourist destination, but not everything you see.
The town walk that you can enjoy using your imagination is also delicious.

Yeah

To sum up the above, in fiscal 2020, my perspective, development areas, and interests changed for me as a correspondent.
It was lacking in the activeness of 2018 and 2019, but when I look back in this way, I notice that there was a lot of learning unexpectedly.
In fiscal 2021, we are preparing for an international sports festival, so we would like to focus on exchanges and sports between Chuo-ku and overseas.
Although we are studying about Chuo-ku through correspondent activities, we will continue to strive to deliver the charm of "new Chuo-ku" from a unique perspective this year!