2022.02.02
The New Year’s tradition “Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition” in the Shiga / Hubei area will be held again this year. The appearance of red and white bonsai plums lined up in the tatami room of Keiunkan is spectacular. Continuing from last year, the new building is holding a collaborative exhibition with Tetsuhei Hayakawa, a paper-cutting artist living in Maibara.
| Period: | January 9th (Sun) – March 10th (Thu), 2022 (61 days, open throughout the period) |
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| Venue: | Keiunkan (2-5 Minatocho, Nagahama City, 3 minutes walk from JR Nagahama Station) |
| Time: | 9:00 to 17:00 (extended until 20:30 when lit up) *Admission is 30 minutes before |
| Price: | Adults 800 yen, elementary and junior high school students 400 yen (2 discounts for groups of 20 or more) |
| Exhibition: | Approximately 90 pots (replaced sequentially according to how they bloom during the period) |
■Night special project “Bonsai x Bamboo Light”
During the night illumination period, a special Bonsai exhibition will be held on the 2nd floor of the main building. Please enjoy the fantastic bamboo lights and the Bonsai Exhibition.
| Period: | Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from January 29th to March 6th |
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| Venue: | Keiunkan Main Building 2F |
■Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition Haiku Festival
We are looking for haiku related to the Bonsai Exhibition. The person who chose the phrase is Itsuki Natsui.
| Recruitment period: | January 9th (Sun) – March 10th (Thu) |
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■Introducing Bonsai Cultured Seedlings!
You can see the growth of the Bonsai “Immortality” and “Fuyomine”, which were born by Sumitomo Forestry’s technology, which first appeared last year.
| Date: | Exhibited from February 4th (Fri) to March 10th (Thu) |
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■Kimono DE Bonsai
Kimono people can enter the Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition for free to liven up the ongoing “Kimono DE Nagahama”.
| Period: | January 9th (Sun) – March 10th (Thu) |
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■Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition Photo Contest
A photo contest that expresses the charm of the Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition. There is a prize in the gold medal!
| Recruitment period: | January 9th (Sun) – March 22nd (Tue) |
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*Caution Please refrain from using a tripod. (A monopod can be used)
■Bon plum experience
– Let’s make an original Bonsai –
This is the first Bon plum experience this year. Why don’t you choose your favorite bonsai and pot from the mini bonsai sold at the venue and make your own bonsai? A professional manager will teach you in detail about replanting, pruning, annual management, etc.
| Price: | 4,000 yen ~ (Admission fee not included) |
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– Bonsai management experience –
Throughout the year, you will learn how to manage and enjoy Bonsai from the Bonsai manager. The bonsai that has been cultivated and managed will be exhibited at the 72nd Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition. We will prepare the bonsai plums and ingredients to be managed.
| Price: | 18,000 yen |
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| Period: | Reiwa 1 year from March 4th. 3rd Sunday of every month |
| Location: | Bonsai management field |
*In addition, there is also a “Growing Class” (1,000 yen per person) that teaches you how to easily grow Bonsai plums at home.
■Bonsai Premium Guide
We will guide you with fun talks such as a higher-grade viewing method and the inside story of Bonsai management. (Reservation required)
| Price: | 1,000 yen (excluding admission fee) |
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■Bonsai Exhibition at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
For the first time this year, the plum blossoms from the Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition will appear at the Ume Festival in Kitano Tenmangu, Kyoto!
| Period: | January 28th (Fri) -February 13th (Sun) |
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| Venue: | Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Bundou Kaikan (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto) |
■Bonsai Exhibition at Expo’70 Commemorative Park
Continuing from last year, we will be exhibiting the plum blossoms from the Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition during the plum festival at the Expo’70 Commemorative Park in Osaka.
| Period: | February 10th (Thu) – 27th (Sun) |
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| Venue: | Expo’70 Commemorative Park Senri-an, Umebayashi (Suita-ku, Osaka) |
[Corona measures]
・Please cooperate in temperature measurement, hand disinfection, and wearing a mask at the entrance.
・Ventilation is always thorough in the hall.
・Thoroughly disinfect areas that customers can touch, such as elevators and seats.
・Admission may be restricted to avoid crowding. note that.
Tourist information site to enjoy Nagahama and Maibara
Make sightseeing in Lake Biwa more enjoyable. It is full of tourist information on Lake Biwa, centering on Nagahama and Maibara.
(Operation: Nagahama Tourism Association, General Incorporated Association Biwako no Moto DMO)
＞ A tourist information site for enjoying Nagahama and Maibara
Uchina Stay Report vol.4: “Time slip in the Ryukyu era ~ Impregnable secret and priest Noro, part 1 ~”
[Hoshinoya Karuizawa] Wellness Program for rest and relaxation to keep up with the drastic changes of spring
First Hagi ware pottery to participate in Makuake’s “Online Pottery Market 2020” as the pottery of Yamaguchi Prefecture
“Kyoto Whiskey” from Kyoto’s first whiskey distillery
Cute wind chimes like soap bubbles and beautiful transparent glass
Liven up the Japanese pottery world!
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
Classical masterpieces related to Kenji Miyazawa performed by a live string quartet at Konica Minolta Planetaria TOKYO
Tokyo
Lake Sagami Cherry Blossom Festival,” one of the most spectacular events in Kanto with 2,500 cherry trees in bloom, opens on Saturday, March 15.
Kanagawa
Heian Jingu Shrine, 130th Anniversary: Heian Jingu Shrine Sakura Oto Yoru – Benishidare Concert 2025 – will be held.
Kyoto
[Takeda Castle Town Hotel EN]Takeda Castle Ruins “Spring Climbing Set” on sale
Hyogo
Special Exhibition “Daikakuji Temple, Former Saga Gosho – New Currents: Paintings Related to the Gosho” will be held at night to commemorate the 1,150th anniversary of the temple’s founding.
Tokyo
The first shop in Karuizawa with its special home-roasted coffee and homemade brioche doughnuts & gelato.
2025.04.23
Afternoon tea at Kyoto Tokyu Hotel, using luxurious ‘Gion Tsujiri matcha’ from 7 May to 30 June 2025.
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Edo faceting brand Shiina Faceting, which has also opened a new showroom, releases a new series.
2025.04.16
Grand opening of the Japanese sweets shop Nikko Monaka on 15 March 2025, featuring monaka with three monkey motifs and strawberries from the prefecture.
2025.04.14
[JOMON]New tableware products from the Jomon goods specialist.
2025.04.11
Start of offering ‘Shinmijizai, Spring’ kaiseki cuisine in the beautiful springtime of Oku-Arashiyama.
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Kyoto
Ohanami
SAKURA
Event
Since its inception in 1989, the “Heian Shrine Red Shidare Concert” has evolved throughout the Heisei era. In 2025, the concert will be held for five days from Wednesday, April 2 to Sunday, April 6.
Tokyo
Art
Event
Due to the popularity of the exhibition “Daikakuji Temple, Former Saga Palace: New Flowers and Paintings Related to the Palace,” which will be held at the Heiseikan of the Tokyo National Museum from Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the museum will be open at night. In addition, from Tuesday, February 18, a limited-edition novelty gift will be distributed to visitors who purchase exhibition merchandise for 4,000 yen or more, including tax.
Shiga
Travel
Event
Culture
The resort hotel ‘KYUKAMURA OHMI-HACHIMAN’, located on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, in Omi Hachiman City, known for its Omi merchants and Azuchi Castle, is inviting participants to join the ‘Biwaichi’ bus tour, which immerses them in the historical romance of Shiga Prefecture, which has flourished as a key transport hub since ancient times, close to Kyoto and Nara.
To ensure that visitors can enjoy Omi in an easy-to-understand way, Mr Yoshiyuki Onuma, Senior Researcher at the National Institute for Historical Resource Development, will accompany them throughout the tour and provide explanations.
Yamaguchi
SAKURA
Event
From 25 March to 6 April 2025, Kai Nagato Onsen Ryokan is offering a “Spring Stay” to enjoy the murmur of the Onshin River, which heralds the arrival of spring, and the cherry blossoms. In spring, the rows of cherry blossom trees along the Onshin River, which flows in front of Kai Nagato, are in full bloom, adding colour to the hot spring resort. This plan allows you to enjoy the rows of cherry blossom trees, which have attracted many tourists to the area, to your heart’s content. This plan offers guests a special seat on the Kawadoko Terrace before dinner so that they can enjoy the cherry blossoms at any time during their stay.
Tokyo
Event
Culture
From Saturday 1 February to Thursday 27 March 2025, the Keio Plaza Hotel will host ‘Hinamatsuri at the Hotel – Setsubuku Cuisine Served with Arita Porcelain and Flowery Hina Furnishings’, featuring approximately 5,000 vines and other decorations. This is the 24th year of the Hinamatsuri event, which focuses on hanging ornaments.
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.
