2024.08.02
Shisui Luxury Collection Hotel Nara will launch a special accommodation plan from Tuesday 23 July 2024 that includes a special viewing of the Chugen Mantoro, a two-day event in which approximately 3,000 lanterns are lit on the grounds of the World Heritage Kasuga Taisha shrine to pray for the fulfilment of various wishes of the people.
The 3,000 lanterns in the grounds of Kasuga Taisha have been dedicated since the end of the Heian period (794-1185) by aristocrats, warriors and common people who worship the Kasuga no Kami, wishing for the safety of their families, prosperity in business, long military fortunes and the repose of their ancestors’ souls.
The Nakamoto Mandoro is a Shinto ritual held only during the Setsubun Festival in February and on the nights of 14 and 15 August, when all 3,000 lanterns are lit to pray for the fulfilment of people’s various wishes.
You will be guided by a priest through the offering of paper lanterns and the lighting of tsuri-inton lanterns with your own prayers, followed by a visit to the Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine and the Kasuga Taisha Main Hall, both brightly coloured in vermilion. The shrine grounds are filled with a magical atmosphere when all the lanterns are lit, including the approximately 2,000 stone lanterns that line the approach to the shrine and the vermilion-painted Gohonden Corridor, which is lined with approximately 1,000 tsuriton (hanging lanterns).
| Length of stay: | Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 August 2024, overnight |
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| Charges: | From JPY 84,502 per person per room based on double occupancy (including tax and service charge). |
Fuji Festival, a wisteria-colored garden of about 1,000 wisteria and lupine flowers
Held “Golden Island Zipangu 2020” where Japanese illuminations decorate Matsue’s representative Japanese garden
“Energetic,” “courage,” and “hope” for many people Rindo Lake Fireworks Festival
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“Udon making experience” You can enjoy the rural scenery of Musashino in the 1950s!
Enjoy the “Japanese summer tradition” ♪ “Takanawa Summer Festival 2020”, where you can enjoy the fair with a yukata
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.
