2024.02.29
The town of Sera in Hiroshima Prefecture offers inspiring floral landscapes throughout the year along with the seasons under the concept of “Flowers bring happiness to everyone. The Sera Kogen Farm Cherry Blossom Festival features weeping cherry blossoms and rape blossoms that seem to rain down on a hill of approximately 30,000 m2. In addition to the pink of the cherry blossoms, visitors can enjoy the yellow of the rape blossoms and the white of the snowy willows, all in harmony with the spring flowers.
A tree-lined avenue of weeping SAKURA trees and snowy willows. You can enjoy the SAKURA close to your eye level while passing through like a curtain.
The view of sakura blooming all over the valley is breathtaking. Take a commemorative photo at the vermilion Seseragi Bridge.
The blue of the sky, the pink of the Sakura, and the yellow of the rape blossoms. This is a spectacular viewpoint where you can enjoy the three colors of spring.
Sakura-flavored pink soda topped with soft and gentle flavored sakura ice cream. A lovely cream soda to enjoy spring to the fullest.
In addition to local sweets and specialty products from Sera, original Sakura Festival stationery and sundries related to sakura, which can only be purchased here, will be sold.
| Period: | Saturday, March 23 – Sunday, April 7, 2024 |
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| Hours.: | 9：00～17：00(Last admission 16：30) 18:00 on Saturdays and Sundays during the period (last admission 17:30) |
| Holiday: | No period |
| Fee: | Adults 500-800 yen / Children (4 years old to elementary school students) 200-400 yen *Varies depending on blooming conditions. |
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Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
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Hokkaido
[Kyoto Hachikan]Winter trip to Ohara, Kyoto, with a view of the snowy landscape and Osechi cuisine.
Kyoto
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Aomori
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Osaka
[Hoshino Resort Bandaisan Onsen Hotel]Snowy Bar, where you can taste Aizu’s local sake while watching the snowy landscape.
Fukushima
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Winter special parfait at the Unjo Saryo café in the Tale of Genji Museum, Uji, Kyoto.
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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
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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.
