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Souvenir
JP info
Art
2020.01.16
Ukiyo-e has received high praise from overseas. The ukiyo-e prints we see are made by applying paint to a number of “woodblocks” with excavated patterns, and then rubbing the paperblocks with paint on Japanese paper one by one. Nissha Printing Communications focuses not only on ukiyo-e as a finished product, but also on the high value of the elaborate “printing blocks” used in the process of creating ukiyo-e, and digitizes ukiyo-e and prints Initiatives have started. Using high-definition scanning technology, we can accurately convert the data of the unevenness of the woodblock sculpture and the degree of ink stain, and by combining advanced color management technology and digital printing technology, we reproduce the three-dimensional feeling and color on the plane as well as the real thing.
Nissha Printing Communications, Inc. and Takesasado these two Japan companys have agreed to cooperate in the development of products using ukiyo-e motifs. Nissha Printing Communications, which has high-quality printing technology, digitizes more than 100 Ukiyo-e woodblocks owned by Takesasado with a high-definition scanner, and jointly develops art works and interior products using the data.
Utilizing these ukiyo-e and woodblock digital data for design, we will sequentially develop products for art and interior use, and sell them to Ukiyo-e fans around the world. Please look forward to new products that express the charm of traditional Japanese art from various perspectives.
[Shouhaku Art Museum] Exhibition “In Commemoration of the Order of Culture, Shoko Uemura and Atsuyuki Uemura: Flower and Bird Paintings with Heart”
Limited quantity limited limited collection indigo dye model using traditional Japanese indigo dye is now on sale.
[Shohaku Art Museum] Shoko Uemura exhibition depicting the world of tropical flowers and birds
[Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts] “Kiyoshi Hasegawa 1891-1980 Exhibition -Mysteries hidden in everyday life-” will be held.
The art space changes to cherry blossoms for a limited time only at the “Team Lab Planets” museum that enters the water of Team Lab.
Lighting sculpture “AKARI” by Isamu Noguchi
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
The Most Beautiful Museum in the World: Simose Art Museum Wins UNESCO’s Prestigious Versailles Prize!
Hiroshima
ZIPANGU Contemporary artists who have run through the Heisei era” Takashi Murakami x Sueo Mizuma dialogue: ‘Beyond the Theory of Artistic Entrepreneurship’ / Interview with Mr. Mizuma: ‘Rediscovering the Value of Japanese Culture by the Japanese People
Hiroshima
National Treasure ‘The Tale of Genji Picture Scroll’ The oldest surviving picture scroll of the tale is on special display at the Tokugawa Art Museum.
Aichi
【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
[Meiji Kinenkan] For a limited time only, a sweets shop boasting patisseries has been opened at Odakyu Noborito Station.
2024.12.25
Kurokawa Onsen Yuakari, a fantastic illumination of bamboo in the countryside. This season, ‘Yuakari Yokocho’ is only open for a limited time.
2024.12.23
Limited edition original gin ‘NISHI-GIN’, jointly produced by a group of restaurants in Nishijin, on sale from 25 November.
2024.12.20
Nippon Kodo launches limited-edition incense and incense burner sets with a ‘Snake’ design, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025.
2024.12.18
Winter special parfait at the Unjo Saryo café in the Tale of Genji Museum, Uji, Kyoto.
2024.12.16
OnigiriBurger ‘Eel Kabayaki – Double Eggs’, newly launched as part of Kansai International Airport OnigiriBurger 1st anniversary menu.
2024.12.13
Kanagawa
Food
Meiji Kinenkan’s confectionery brand ‘Kanomi no Mori’ is now available at Odakyu Noborito Station. Please take a look at the varied collection, including piece cakes, decorative cakes and other cakes perfect for Christmas, as well as standard popular sweets.
Hiroshima
Art
Simose Art Museum, located in Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture, has been awarded the prestigious Versailles Prize as the “Most Beautiful Museum in the World.”
The award ceremony took place on December 2 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, marking a historic moment for the museum and Japanese architecture.
The Versailles Prize Website:https://www.prix-versailles.com/2024
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Food
December sees the arrival of a number of Christmas breads. The Snowman with his cute smiling face is a sweet loaf with two different flavours: pudding cream and chocolate cream. It is a heartwarming treat with flavours that both children and adults can enjoy.
Also back this year is the popular Japanese Stollen, which was a big hit last year. This is a special cake that can only be tasted at Kimuraya, using Japanese-inspired ingredients such as persimmons, figs and koshi-an (sweet bean paste). Please take this opportunity to try Kimuraya’s limited edition Christmas bread.
Hiroshima
Art
The Hiroshima Museum of Art is hosting the exhibition “ZIPANGU: Contemporary Artists Who Defined the Heisei Era” (November 2, 2024 – December 22, 2024). This showcase brings together works by some of the most prominent figures in Japan’s contemporary art scene, including Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Makoto Aida, Yoshitomo Nara, Chiharu Shiota, Izumi Kato, Akira Yamaguchi, and Miwa Komatsu. The exhibition has already garnered significant attention, exceeding 10,000 visitors.
HYAKKEI covered the dialogue between contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and Sueo Mizuma, the curator of this exhibition, held at the RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima. We also conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Mizuma.
The discussions centered on the aspirations behind the ZIPANGU exhibition and offered forward-looking insights, not only into Japan’s art world but also into the rediscovery of value within Japanese culture by its people.
Osaka
Food
Event
From 25 Oct (Fri) to 8 Dec (Sun), 2024, a pop-up shop for miffy café tokyo will be held in Umeda, Osaka.
Hiroshima
Travel
Culture
Two types of paper seals made exclusively for autumn, ‘Chrysanthemum and Tanzaku’ and ‘Autumn Leaves and Candles’, have been available since Monday 9 September at Daisho-in Temple on the World Heritage island of Miyajima. Quantities are limited and will run out as soon as they are gone.
