2023.10.12
Following “Kairyu Hakata Honten” in Fukuoka, “Kamome Shokudo” in Kesennuma, Miyagi, will open its 23rd branch from October 3 (Tue) to October 30 (Mon), 2023. In the past, the restaurant was revived at the museum as a reconstruction project after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and after graduation, it returned to Kesennuma to open. It is now a tourist resource that is loved by the locals but also frequented by people from outside the prefecture.
Kamome Shokudo is a long-established diner established in 1942 in Minamimachi, Kesennuma City. The restaurant was very busy with people coming and going from Kesennuma fishing port, people working for fish processing companies, and students.
When it began serving ramen around 1955, it quickly became the most popular menu item, and the restaurant continued to be loved by local customers.
Then, on March 11, 2011, the ruins of the restaurant were completely destroyed by the tsunami that followed the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Soup
The key ingredient is a special sauce made by salting seafood for two whole days and combining water, sake, and kelp. A double broth based on chicken stock with niboshi (dried sardines) and kombu (kelp) added. Accented with oil made from Kesennuma’s local saury, this salted ramen reminds one of the sea of Kesennuma.
Noodles
The noodles are medium thin and frizzy. The noodles are moderately frizzy and lift well, strengthening the sense of unity between the soup and the fragrant oil.
Ingredients
Mr. Chiba was the first to introduce a half-boiled egg into his ramen.
The boiled egg, cut in the style of Iwate’s local snack “Kamome no Tamago” (seagull’s egg), is soaked in kombu broth, which takes a lot of time and effort.
The third “Akigawa Valley Mystery Solving Eco Tour” is the popular hot spring facility “Seoto no Yu”
Have a Halloween under the starry sky on a remote island! “Beach Halloween on a starry night”
[Art Aquarium Museum GINZA] Fantastical Cherry Blossom Experience Gets a Boost this Year with the Opening of “Meccha Sakura!
Hakutsuru Sake Brewery will hold a free online “Sake Brewery Opening” event on Saturday, April 10th, without reservations
KYOTO STEAM-World Cultural Exchange Festival-2020
Popular “Summer Vacation Children’s Plum Experience” Held Online This Year
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.
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
[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.
2024.12.11
Third FUKUCHA brand shop ‘Uji Store’ opens.
2024.12.09
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.
