2022.10.18
As part of the 75th anniversary project of the Isetan Tachikawa Store, the Grand Jour costume rental store is offering a location photo plan for a limited time to shoot at the “Showa no Mori Kurumaya” from October 5, 2022.
Kurumaya is a ryotei restaurant in the sukiya style, located not far from central Tokyo, but surrounded by a forest that retains the atmosphere of Musashino. In the Japanese garden on the premises, feel the seasons on your skin and savor them with your eyes as you take a memorable picture.
The meal will be prepared from the Isetan Tachikawa original menu. This is a memorable time for the whole family to get together and enjoy this as the main event of the year.
| Application period: | October 5-18, 2022 |
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| Filming Period: | November 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 |
| Charge: | 825,000 yen (including tax) |
| What’s included: | One costume (furisode (long-sleeved kimono), white kimono, colored kimono, or kimono), hair, makeup, dressing, and photographs, and meals for 6 persons (Isetan Tachikawa original menu with one drink) |
*Reservations are required for fitting. Please make a reservation by calling Costume Rental Grand Jour.
*Please contact our staff for additional number of people for meals.
*［Included in the photo package] 30-cut data, crystal mount (3 cutouts in 6-cutters) Albums are available upon request.
Showa no Mori Kurumaya
| Location: | 1F, Forest Inn Showa-kan, Showa no Mori, Akishima City, Tokyo |
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| Access: | 7 minutes walk from Akishima Station North Exit of JR Ome Line |
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