Tokyo Photo News March 2014

On March 4, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly held its first regular meeting of 2014. Representatives of each parliamentary group posed questions to the Governor Yoichi Masuzoe, his first such question-and-answer session in the assembly hall since assuming the post of Tokyo Governor.

(March 4, 2014)

The year marks the 57th Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival. Around 300 trees blossomed in the gardens, which have been famous for their plum trees since the Edo period. From February 8 to March 9, a variety of events were held here that attracted large crowds of visitors.

(Photo taken March 7, 2014)

On March 2, Tokyo Urban Planning Project Auxiliary Route 315 opened for use, running alongside the New Toyosu Market (tentative name) construction site. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Market was held previously on February 28, and now actual construction has started with the goal of completing by the end of 2015.

(Photo taken March 12, 2014)

On March 29, the 1.4-km road in Minato-ku, running from Shimbashi 4-chome, (“Daiichi Keihin”) to Toranomon 2-chome (Sotoboridori Ave.), opened for use. This route is expected to help strengthen the inner-city area’s road network and revitalize the surrounding area. The associated Toranomon building-redevelopment , undertaken through the Japanese system of constructing highways and buildings integrally such that the roads run through or under the buildings, is planned to be completed at the end of May 2014.

(Photo taken March 29, 2014)