2020.02.29
Saga Prefectural Product Distribution Design Corporation is a company that aims to make many people taste the best sake from Kyushu’s best liquor, Saga’s delicious liquor, and Saga’s strawberry brand Ichigo-san. SAKURA CHILL BAR 2020 by Saga, a collaboration with Afro & Co. led by Afromance, a party creator who creates “I want to experience it once in a lifetime” such as Slide the City and Bathtub Cinema, It will be held at Shibuya Center Street “Fiore Pizza Dining & Bar” for 5 days from March 13 (Fri) to 17 (Tue), 2020.
In addition to drinking “Sakura Bath” buried in 1.2 million petals and drinking Saga’s sake “Sagan Sake”, in addition to Saga’s specialty snacks using the second year of debut brand strawberry “Ichigosan”’, this year We offer pizza and parfait using edible flowers (edible flowers) with the theme of “Eating Hanami”.
“SAKURA CHILL BAR by Saga” is a concept bar where you can experience “chill out” (slowly) while cherry blossom petals “fly”. A cherry blossom bath with a large cherry tree and 1.2 million petals in the room is set up, and you can enjoy drinking Saga sake and enjoying Saga’s specialty snacks together with Sakura Masu, a motif of cherry blossoms. You can experience an unusual cherry blossom viewing.
In addition, the number of visitors from abroad is increasing through SNS and word-of-mouth, and its popularity has spread all over the world, with coverage from German and French national broadcasts last year as well.
“Saga Sommelier” will be launched to recommend delicious sake and ways to enjoy it, so that a wide range of people from beginners to foreigners visiting Japan can enjoy Saga sake and Saga’s specialty. Please look forward to seeing, eating, experiencing and having fun, a hands-on indoor cherry blossom viewing “SAKURA CHILL BAR 2020 by Saga”.
| Location: | Fiore Pizza Dining & Bar 33-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Grand Tokyo Shibuya 4F |
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| Date and time: | March 13 (Fri)-17 (Tue) 2020, open for 5 days (planned) |
| Holding time: | Weekdays 15: 00-22: 00 (L.O. 21:30), Saturdays and Sundays 12: 00-22: 00 (L.O. 21:30) ※ Normally open from 12:00 to 15:00 on weekdays ※ The shop is divided into areas and regular business customers also use it |
One brand will be provided from 23 breweries in Saga. These 23 brands are classified into four types of flavors that resemble cherry varieties: Shidarezakura (sweet), Yamazakura (dry), Yoshino cherry (fresh), and Yaezakura (rich). And three brands.
Pancakes using the autumn tastes of sweet potatoes and chestnuts are available for a limited time only. HELLO KITTY SHOW BOX ‘Autumn Pancake Fair’ from 1 September.
“Adventure waterway”-“Otomenuma Canoe Park” | Free for families with children living in Fukushima Prefecture
[Kushiro Prince Hotel]Private guided tours for mystical encounters with the special natural treasure ‘red-crowned cranes’ soaring in the silvery white world.
【NARUTO＆BORUTO Shinobi-Zato】5th Anniversary Event – 3rd Handmade Incense Making Experience
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.
Odaka Green “Flower and Plum Blossom Festival” to be held from February 18, 2023
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
[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.
Hokkaido
[Kyoto Hachikan]Winter trip to Ohara, Kyoto, with a view of the snowy landscape and Osechi cuisine.
Kyoto
[KAI Tsugaru]Tsugaru Nanayuki Kamakura Apero’, an amuse-bouche featuring tunas from Oma and limited-edition sake, inspired by the Tsugaru Nanayuki snowfall.
Aomori
[Minoh, Katsuo-ji Temple.]‘Zero congestion’ measures during the autumn foliage season, such as ‘dedicated shuttle bus service’ and ‘special night-time lighting’, will commence from 9 November 2024 (Saturday).
Osaka
[Hoshino Resort Bandaisan Onsen Hotel]Snowy Bar, where you can taste Aizu’s local sake while watching the snowy landscape.
Fukushima
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.
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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.
