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Spring has arrived! Small journeys in Kyobashi, Mitsukoshi-mae, and Kofune-cho

"Tokyo Square Garden" is a shop and restaurant building connected to "Metro Kyobashi Station". The fresh green of "Hope of Hope" on the 3rd floor is shining ... Cherry blossoms are in full bloom from the ground (April 14)

A bright red tulip lined up neatly on the flower bed on Chuo-dori.

Spring has arrived! Small journeys in Kyobashi, Mitsukoshi-mae, and Kofune-cho

"Kyobashi Edgran" directly connected to "Kyobashi Station" / "Meijiya Kyobashi Building" built and decorated in the early Meiji era ... fist trees grow greatly in the space passages of both buildings, complementing the decoration on the side of the building. Maple trees, egono trees, sarsberg, willows, etc. are planted around Edgran, including Meijiya, and the green leaves are blown in a refreshing breeze. Benches are placed in the surrounding planting, and attractive shops are lined up in the B1 restaurant area.

B1 has an information center that includes foreign tourists as a tourist base in Chuo-ku.

 

Spring has arrived! Small journeys in Kyobashi, Mitsukoshi-mae, and Kofune-cho

You will get youthfulness from the cherry blossoms of the "Bank of Japan", "Mitsui Main Building" and "Mitsukoshi Main Store" at Sakura-dori St. subway Mitsukoshimae i Station. The remaining cherry blossoms and Mitsukoshi side wall decoration ... It is a scenery where you can feel the history.

Head to the Honmachi Metropolitan Expressway Entrance (Showa-dori) with the statue of Mitsukoshi Lion in the back.

 

 

 

Spring has arrived! Small journeys in Kyobashi, Mitsukoshi-mae, and Kofune-cho

Kofune-cho (Kobuna butterfly)

In the Edo period, it was located along the border between Nihonbashihoncho and Kofunecho. A base that was heavily used by ship transport goods from all over the country. <From the panel of the historic sites in Horidome Children's Park>

Crossing Showa-dori, the entrance of Kofune-cho, "Iba Sen Ukiyo-e Museum" ... A new flower bed is set up on the left and right sidewalks (up to the Horidome intersection), delighting people who come and go with colorful azaleas . For planting, kozo and mitsumata ...

Here Kofune-cho and Nagase Sangyo are constructing the Tokyo Head Office Building on the 14th floor above ground (scheduled to be completed in June 2026) and walk in Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Sugimori Shrine.

On the opposite road, "Horidome Children's Park" ... It is a new park where children can run around, which is renewed and is a children's playground, waterway, flower bed. At the "Kofunecho Tenno Festival", a fine Kariya is built.

Spring has arrived! Small journeys in Kyobashi, Mitsukoshi-mae, and Kofune-cho

Kofunemachi Yakumo Shrine Tenno Festival was held for the first time in six years. It was posted on the tile version No. 1 in the town. First, let me show you.

The photo shows "Ofunemachi Dai portable shrine" stored at "resting place of portable shrines" built at Hori Tomecho Children's Park six years ago.

The Kofunecho Tenno Festival, one of the three major festivals in Edo, was held once every four years as a festival of the "Ofunemachi Yakumo Shrine" in Kanda Myojin precincts. It has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.　

We are preparing for a successful festival from the Edo period (from the tiled version of Kofunemachi town)

◎Festival Schedule: September 12 (Thursday), 13th Shinkosai Festival, 14th carrying of miniature shrines.