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Ceremony held to celebrate Inokashira Park’s 100th anniversary
On May 1, Governor Koike attended a ceremony marking Inokashira Park’s 100th anniversary. Inokashira Park, a Tokyo Metropolitan Park located in the cities of Musashino and Mitaka, was developed as Japan’s first suburban park, opening on May 1, 1917. This year marks the park’s 100th year. At the ceremony, Edohigan cherry trees were planted in honor of the occasion by 100-year-old residents of Musashino and Mitaka cities and others, and children from both cities declared their commitment to value and protect the park.
(May 1, 2017)
Tokyo Sayama tea harvesting begins
On May 12, harvesting of Tokyo Sayama shincha, the first flush of tea, began in Mizuho-machi. The area, which runs along the border with Saitama prefecture from Musashimurayama-shi to Mizuho-machi and Higashiyamato-shi, has been known for its tea since the Edo period. Although the variety of tea grown is Sayama tea, named for the city in Saitama prefecture where it originates, tea grown on the Tokyo side was given the name Tokyo Sayama in the mid-Showa era to distinguish it from that produced in Saitama. Tea is picked twice a year in the spring and summer. This is fewer times a year than other tea producing areas in Japan. Therefore, it is said the flavor of the tea is that much richer.
(May 12, 2017)
Showa Kinen Park Flower Festival 2017
On May 16, Showa Kinen Park was alive with many visitors to the Flower Festival 2017 event being held at the park. The festival offers visitors the chance to enjoy fields of tulips, shirley poppies, nemophila, and other flowers set up at several locations within the park. At Flower Hill, one of the park’s photo spots, visitors expressed amazement as they gazed upon a carpet of red and pink shirley poppies in full bloom.
(May 16, 2017)
Governor tours the TMG Floodgate Control Center
On May 22, Governor Koike toured the TMG Flood Gate Control Center. Facilities such as floodgates, sluice facilities, and pumping stations are remotely monitored and controlled 24 hours a day at the center. In addition to observing how displays are used to monitor facilities from the center, the governor also experienced operating a floodgate remotely. The governor offered her thoughts after the tour, saying, “As we work to ensure the safety of Tokyo’s waterfront, one of the city’s treasures, I hope to apply what I have learned today when considering how to best use these areas.”
(May 22, 2017)
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