2020.03.28
“SUU” is a kimono accessory brand launched as a sister brand of the popular accessory brand Palnart Poc. The three-dimensional appearance and fine modeling that are carefully made by hand are attractive! A new collection with a motif based on bird and beast caricatures has been added to the obi fastening series that can be enjoyed by all ages. It has an attractive vintage-like color, and you can enjoy it according to your kimono or yukata.
Choju-giga (鳥獣戯画, literally “Animal Caricatures”)
This is a national treasure transmitted to Kozan-ji Temple in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto. Famous for being “the oldest manga in Japan”, the play of anthropomorphic animals is drawn with a lively brushstroke. The author is unknown, and is thought to be related to the Tendai monk’s tradition of “kokoe” (improvised caricature).
＜Playing in the water＞
The obi clip of the famous rabbit watering scene. It is the theory that these two rabbits are the same rabbit, and that they are different time projections with the same screen drawn before and after diving.
＜Catch and run＞
An excerpt of rabbits and frogs from the chasing scene depicted in the thirteenth paper. There is a theory that this chasing child might be a print of medieval children’s play of printing.
＜Frog Dengaku＞
The scene of the frog’s Dengaku drawn on the 15th paper is obi-banded. It seems that Dengaku was also one of the annual events from the Middle Ages, just like printing.
＜Sumo＞
Famous sumo scene. It reproduces details such as the fingertips of a frog and the expression of a rabbit. The frame is based on the flame from the mouth of the winning frog.
It is in a box dedicated to the bird and beast caricature collection.
Feel the Japanese culture and history♪
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Shinjuku LUMINE est store (Palnart Poc directly managed store)
| Address： | 3-38-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo LUMINE EST 6F Next to the escalator on the central east exit side |
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| Business hours： | (Weekdays) 11: 00-21: 30 (Saturday, Sunday and public holidays) 10: 30-21: 30 Irregular holidays |
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YOSHIKIMONO selected for Victoria & Albert Museum Kimono Exhibition
Uchina Stay Report vol.10: “What’s the difference between Uchina dishes? ~ Ingredients suitable for the climate and ingredients that went to the mainland ~”
Osamu Tezuka’s shop & cafe “Atomdo Honpo(アトム堂本舗)”
Incense “HAKO” with leaves made from Japanese paper
[G-SHOCK]‘MR-G’ with a brilliant Japanese sword motif.
[13 people from Kamakura] Held a tour of the footsteps of Minamoto no Yoritomo at Kyukamura Tateyama
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
[VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES] Experience activities incorporating brewing and fermentation culture from the Sawara merchant town hotel NIPPONIA in Chiba
Chiba
Yoshitaka Amano’s original work “ZAN” animation movie scheduled to be released worldwide after 2026
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The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts will hold a collection exhibition “Festivals and crafts: Yamahoko parade around Raku ware tea bowls”
Kyoto
[Hoshinoya Okinawa] Introducing a plan where you can immerse yourself in the production of “Ryukyu Bingata” that reflects the climate of Okinawa
Okinawa
[Mataro dolls] New “Foil-pressed Series” of dolls based on white color is now on sale.
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Limited edition original gin ‘NISHI-GIN’, jointly produced by a group of restaurants in Nishijin, on sale from 25 November.
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Nippon Kodo launches limited-edition incense and incense burner sets with a ‘Snake’ design, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025.
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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.
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[New Furano Prince Hotel]This year’s plan to enjoy a snow fairy ‘zebra finch’ birdwatching experience and a lunch set with a zebra finch cake plate.
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Third FUKUCHA brand shop ‘Uji Store’ opens.
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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.
Kyoto
Restaurant
Event
On selected days in September 2024, the wedding venue Kyoto Art Grace Wedding Hills will offer a ‘Hanari Otsukimi Afternoon Tea’, where guests can enjoy sweets and savouries inspired by the moon viewing on the fifteenth night of the month.
