Toyko Canal City - Megurogawa
(Stereo VR180 Experience)
Did you miss the cherry blossoms? Don’t worry, Kaukokaipuu Kobo has you covered! This episode we travel up Meguro River. Meguro River is a very special place for us since it flows past our windows and is famous for its cherry blossoms that line the embankments. Unfortunately the river is too shallow for our boat to reach our office, but there is plenty to see along the way. We enter the river from Tokyo bay, ducking under a passing Tokyo Monorail. Once past Showabashi, we are in Merugo River proper and continue to an area just downhill from Meguro station. Meguro River was once named Koritori River. “Kori” is a water purification ritual and the river was so named because the devout would purify themselves in the river before worshipping at Ryusenji, a buddhist temple also known as Meguro Fudo from which the area and eventually the river gets its name. Although shallow, seasonal rains often made the river dangerous, so starting in the Taisho period, construction was begun to control the waters as well as provide a navigable canal for commerce. For each phase of construction, local wealthy merchants would plant trees along the banks in celebration. There are now more than 800 “Somei-yoshino” cherry blossom trees to delight visitors during hanami (flower viewing) season.
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(Stereo VR180 Experience)
Did you miss the cherry blossoms? Don’t worry, Kaukokaipuu Kobo has you covered! This episode we travel up Meguro River. Meguro River is a very special place for us since it flows past our windows and is famous for its cherry blossoms that line the embankments. Unfortunately the river is too shallow for our boat to reach our office, but there is plenty to see along the way. We enter the river from Tokyo bay, ducking under a passing Tokyo Monorail. Once past Showabashi, we are in Merugo River proper and continue to an area just downhill from Meguro station. Meguro River was once named Koritori River. “Kori” is a water purification ritual and the river was so named because the devout would purify themselves in the river before worshipping at Ryusenji, a buddhist temple also known as Meguro Fudo from which the area and eventually the river gets its name. Although shallow, seasonal rains often made the river dangerous, so starting in the Taisho period, construction was begun to control the waters as well as provide a navigable canal for commerce. For each phase of construction, local wealthy merchants would plant trees along the banks in celebration. There are now more than 800 “Somei-yoshino” cherry blossom trees to delight visitors during hanami (flower viewing) season.
Experience on YouTube
Experience on Oculus Device
トウキョウ・カナル・シティ - 目黒川
(立体ＶＲ１８０体験)
お花見、見逃しましたか？大丈夫です！今回は満開時期の目黒川を案内します。目黒川と言えば、我々カウコカイプ工房の窓のほぼ真下に流れていますので特に親しみあります。残念ながら中目黒辺りでは目黒川は浅すぎて我々の船では入れませんが、その途中でも見応えあります。東京湾から、通りすがりの東京モノレールの下を潜り、品川橋を通過して目黒川に突入し、目黒駅から下った辺りの所まで進みます。江戸時代で下目黒付近では、こりとり川と呼ばれていました。「こり」（垢離）とは、水で心身を清める行為であり、参拝者は川で身を清めてから近くの瀧泉寺に参った事から由来する。瀧泉寺は別名で目黒不動尊と通称され、やがてこの地域が目黒と呼ばれる事になった説もあります。水深は浅くても大雨が降ると川が氾濫する災害が多かったため、大正期から護岸工事が繰り返された。その護岸工事が終える都度に、ローカルの賢者が記念に桜を植え、今では800本以上のソメイヨシノが目黒川岸を並び、毎年300万人の花見客を喜ばせています。
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Oculusで体験する
(立体ＶＲ１８０体験)
お花見、見逃しましたか？大丈夫です！今回は満開時期の目黒川を案内します。目黒川と言えば、我々カウコカイプ工房の窓のほぼ真下に流れていますので特に親しみあります。残念ながら中目黒辺りでは目黒川は浅すぎて我々の船では入れませんが、その途中でも見応えあります。東京湾から、通りすがりの東京モノレールの下を潜り、品川橋を通過して目黒川に突入し、目黒駅から下った辺りの所まで進みます。江戸時代で下目黒付近では、こりとり川と呼ばれていました。「こり」（垢離）とは、水で心身を清める行為であり、参拝者は川で身を清めてから近くの瀧泉寺に参った事から由来する。瀧泉寺は別名で目黒不動尊と通称され、やがてこの地域が目黒と呼ばれる事になった説もあります。水深は浅くても大雨が降ると川が氾濫する災害が多かったため、大正期から護岸工事が繰り返された。その護岸工事が終える都度に、ローカルの賢者が記念に桜を植え、今では800本以上のソメイヨシノが目黒川岸を並び、毎年300万人の花見客を喜ばせています。
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