"Where are I?"
A face with white paint on white.
A small eye and mouth.
He has black hair on his head and a red kimono.
Oh, you are. I know you.
What is drawn on the color cone is surely the design of "Wake up Koboshi".
Waking up
No matter how many times you defeat it, you get up round and get up.
lucky items has the spirit of "seven rolls and eight wakes up" and has the benefit of "sound health."
It is close to a conical shape, and the height is about 3 cm.
It is a local toy that has been handed down since ancient times in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture.
It is said that warload of the Warring States period's Ujisato Gamo, who was recognized for his talents by Nobunaga and Hideyoshi and was heavily used, made it by clansman during the Tensho era, when he ruled the Aizu region, and sold it during the New Year.
At Tookaichi, which will be held on January 10 of the New Year, we will purchase a small boshi with one added to the family and decorate it in household miniature shrine.
The wish is to increase the number of family members.
※ From 1994 "Song of Soul that Sees in the Heart" Kiyoshi Saito "" from ink painting.
Aizu, where I spent my boyhood, had a considerable amount of snow during the winter.
◯◯There are a number of words that include the year of heavy snowfall.
The work of Kiyoshi Saito, a painter and printmaker born in Aizu and loved the climate of Aizu, gently depicts the scenery wrapped in snow.
In Tookaichi, I walked on the snow and moved while paying attention to the smooth and frozen road surface.
Even though my mother held her hand, she was full of luggage on the way home, and the children were hanging shopping artifacts on her back and both hands.
Nihonbashi Fukushimakan
Well, where is the color cone in the photo of the door?
4-3-16, Nihonbashimuromachi.
It's just a short walk from the Muromachi 3-chome intersection toward Kanda.
At the entrance of the Nihonbashi Fukushimakan "MIDETTE", we support two safety poles.
There is a food and drink / exchange corner at the back of the antenna shop floor, where you can eat delicious treats in the prefecture.
Today's opening is a ramen shop in Date City, Menya Shinka <TOKIMEKI>.
Kitakata Ramen and Shirakawa Ramen are now nationwide wards, are they ramen in the north of the prefecture?
I asked for salt.
The noodles are straight thin noodles.
Rather than Chinese noodles, it is closer to the flavor of Japanese soba.
The tip of the tip is large and exquisite soft.
Do you use local Date chicken for the soup?
Oh, I can drink it all. Don't be scolded by your wife.
If you hold down the monthly event schedule, you can go around the delicious food of Fukushima.
After all, Fukushima's sake
Today, there is no particular plan after this, so with one coin, "Sake 3 kinds of drinking comparison set".
・Suehiro Shibori Fresh (Junmai Ginjo) Suehiro Sake Brewery (Aizuwakamatsu City) 15-degree rice milling 60%
・Seiki Sama (Junmai Ginjo) Ariga Brewery (Shirakawa City) 16-degree rice milling 50%
・Yaemon (Junmai dry) Yamato River Sake Brewery (Kitakata City) 15 degrees milled rice 60%
Just because you have refrained from drinking opportunities, you can doubling happiness if you get it from a bright time.
When I asked for permission to take a photo in the hall, I sent out a bottle saying, "Do you want to take this as well?"
"No, it's okay."
When it became a topic of sake, the nasty of Fukushima people was transmitted and I was happy.
Yes, at the National young sake Appraisal held to improve sake brewing technology and quality of sake, Fukushima Prefecture's sake received the highest gold prize for the ninth consecutive year until last year.
In the most recent Reiwa 4 Sake Brewery year (one year from July 1 as a break of sake brewing to June 30 of the following year), Yamagata Prefecture was the largest in Japan, blocking Fukushima Prefecture's 10 consecutive victories. Was.
Hyogo, Nagano and Niigata prefectures. The brewers must have made tremendous efforts.
But from a drinker's point of view, it is very good that each company can work hard to improve quality.
A popular local toy "Akabeko"
The most famous local toy in Fukushima is "Akabeko".
"Midette" also has a cute large red bean paste.
The red body has the effect of amulet, and the black spots represent smallpox, indicating that the disease is lighter.
It may also be effective for the new virus.
When you look at your neck swaying, your heart will relax.
There is also a theory that Akabekomo Ujisato Gamo invited engineers to produce hariko for the promotion of breeding.
From Ise Matsusaka, he entered Aizu as a suppression of Oshu, emphasized commercial and industrial policies, and laid the foundation for the development of the Aizu clan during the Edo period.
The name of the town was Wakamatsu, and the castle was named "Tsuruga Castle" after the crest of Maizuru.
The achievements of Ujisato in this region are great.
In front of Nihonbashi Exit of Tokyo Station, construction of "TOKIO TORCH" is underway, centering on the tallest building in Japan with a height of about 390 meters, with the aim of completing it in 2028.
There was a very large red beard in the square before construction.
3.6m long, 1.8m high, 1.4m wide.
Copper color of the theme color of "TOKYO TORCH" was applied.
In a place where torches illuminate the world brightly stand, red beko that removes evil, avoids plagues, and carries happiness.
It seems to have been very popular with children and overseas customers.