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Tradition
Art
2019.11.01
Established in 1893 (Meiji 26) on Awaji Island, the birthplace of Japanese “incense”, Kunjudo(薫寿堂) created “HA KO” for young people in urban areas. The delicate design is beautiful just to put on and decorate. Just like that pick up the leaf of your favorite shape, take it home, and feel free to leave it at the front door. A wish has been put into the scent of life.
“HAKO” is an incense with leaf motifs, carefully crafted manually by craftsmen, using Japanese paper specially made by a method. The scent varies depending on the design and color of each leaf, and there are 8 types of scents using raw materials that have been passed down since ancient times. When scented as an incense, it exhibits a deodorant and antibacterial effect, and the scent spreads throughout the space. In addition, delicate designs are beautiful even when placed and decorated and can be enjoyed as interiors.
■“HAKO” official website
https://hako-paper.jp/
Spicy jasmine scent
Mysterious agarwood scent
Elegant citrus scent
A mellow sandalwood scent
Smoky cinnamon scent
Pretty white floral scent
Fresh green glass scent
Fresh aqua scent
The theme of Kimono Yamato’s Spring / Summer 2022 is “Weather Rain”. It will be on sale from April 8, 2022 (Fri).
[Yamato Bunkakan] Special Exhibition “Recluse Landscape” Until April 2nd (Sun)
A space that wanders the boundary between real and virtual Kenichi Asano solo exhibition “phantazo” held in Tokyo
The gold leaf ceiling of “Hotel Kawakyu” is certified as Guinness World Records ™. No. 1 in the world in gold leaf surface area!
Exhibition-limited original amber sugar with a jewel motif will be on sale from Saturday, February 19th.
Juggling World Championship 2nd place “Yousuke Ubukata” performer group “Rhapsodia” released new video
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
【Shinwa Auction】A special auction was held at Marunouchi Building Hall. A set of gold tea ceremony utensils with an anecdote about Hideyoshi sold for 345 million yen. A number of notable works, including Yayoi Kusama’s “Pumpkins,” were also on display.
Tokyo
[Yamato Bunkakan] Special Exhibition “Recluse Landscape” Until April 2nd (Sun)
Nara
Nakamura Ichitaro and Onoe Ukon ART Kabuki: Hana no Kakuro” to be broadcast for the first time on TV in March
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[Shouhaku Art Museum] Exhibition “In Commemoration of the Order of Culture, Shoko Uemura and Atsuyuki Uemura: Flower and Bird Paintings with Heart”
Nara
Decorative comb realized in silver, presented at the exhibition “Hokusai and Fuji: Hokusai for Children”.
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[limited edition goods]Panda train tins, a candy tin with a panda driving a train & station platform, a panda hanging strap and a panda passenger, will be available.
2024.04.19
Matcha & Hojicha Afternoon Tea Set – Enjoy Sayama Tea” expresses the arrival of a new season with fresh green buds.
2024.04.17
【Hoshinoya Tokyo】”Summer Evening: Noryo Boat Asobi”, a luxurious event in which guests enjoy champagne and seasonal snacks on a chartered boat while gazing at the night view of Tokyo.
2024.04.15
The official audio guide to the Kumano Kodo and Ise Road has been released.
2024.04.12
[Kyoto Chanoyu Meihonotei] A cafe where you can experience matcha green tea in the tea room of the historical building Meihonotei opens in Kiyomizu, Kyoto.
2024.04.10
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden and Kiyosumi Teien Garden: “Hanashobu ga Musubu Sono Knot” at the famous iris viewing spot.
2024.04.08
Tokyo
Restaurant
Food
Hotel Metropolitan will hold the “Nagasaki Fair” from January 15, 2024 (Monday) at three of its restaurants: the all-day dining restaurant Crossadyne, the Japanese restaurant Hanamusashi, and the Shikisai Saryo Shunka.
Tokyo
Restaurant
Food
Ramen Izakaya Deniro is offering a collaboration with street-style ramen restaurant “No Good Neighbor” starting Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Aomori
Event
Hoshino Resort Aomoriya, in cooperation with local railroad company Aoimori Railway Co., will operate a sightseeing train service on Saturdays and Sundays only from January 20 to February 11, 2024, offering meals and local sake while enjoying Aomori’s snowy landscape.
Tokyo
Travel
Hoshinoya Tokyo, a Japanese-style inn located in Otemachi, Tokyo, will again this year host the “New Year Kabuki Stay” program, a two-day and one-night stay from January 5 to 26, 2024.
For people living in Edo, one of their New Year’s pleasures was to watch Kabuki, and it was a chic way to spend the New Year. Theatrical teahouses supported this way of enjoying Kabuki. In addition to arranging tickets to the theater, the teahouses delighted patrons by providing a complete range of services, including plot notes, tea, sweets, makunouchi box lunches, and snacks and drinks (*1). Hoshinoya Tokyo offers a stay to celebrate the New Year with hospitality similar to the theatrical teahouses of the time.
*1: Tomizawa, Yoshihide and Fujita, Yosuke (2012). The Latest Kabuki Dictionary. Kashiwa Shobo.
Tokyo
Travel
Event
From November 22 (Wed) to December 3 (Sun), 2023, an autumn foliage lighting event will be held at Shinjuku Gyoen. Following the cherry blossom event this spring, Shinjuku Gyoen and Naked will collaborate again this fall for the autumn foliage event. Shinjuku Gyoen, one of Tokyo’s most famous gardens, is one of the few places in the city where visitors can enjoy the autumn leaves. The 200-meter-long rows of plane trees, the best maple tree spot in the city, Momijiyama, and the “Middle Pond,” with its spectacular reflection in the pond, will offer a world where the autumn leaves of Shinjuku Gyoen and Naked’s art and food are fused together.
Kyoto
Event
Daitokuji Obai-in Temple “Kinshu Dinner” will be held on November 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.), 2023, a two-day private event at Obai-in, the pagoda temple of Daitokuji Temple, known for its beautiful autumn foliage.
