2024.11.25
The Hachikan Inn in Ohara, Kyoto, which is open to only one guest per day, is offering a “New Year’s Plan” from 1 to 3 January 2025 to celebrate the New Year. The snow in Ohara, Kyoto is deep and the snow-covered landscape of the majestic Satoyama is fantastic. The clean air will soothe your body and soul and make your stay a memorable one. Please visit Hachikan in Ohara, Kyoto this winter.
The morning after a cold winter’s night, you open the window and look out to a blanket of snow. You can’t help but want to put your footprints on the first thing you see and take a deep breath.
The cold air rushes through your body and you start the New Year in a fresh mood.
Inside the lodge, hot tubs and saunas will warm you to the core, and the outdoor pools in the snow are just the right temperature to soak you forever.
This sumptuous New Year’s Day meal is prepared from a selection of the finest ingredients from all over Japan. The dishes are carefully prepared by the chefs with wishes for good health, a bountiful harvest and prosperity of offspring.
We will be preparing the unique Kyoto-style ‘Zoni with White Miso Soup’. Please come and spend an unforgettable moment with your loved ones.
The photo is for 4 people.
| Period: | 2 days and 1 night from Wednesday 1 – Friday 3 January 2025 |
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| Rate: | 1,080,000 yen per couple (incl. tax and service charge) New Year’s special rate |
| Meals: | 107,000 yen per adult (dinner and breakfast combined) |
The official online store of “Arita porcelain kiln-Fukagawa Seiji” has been renewed
[Hoshinoya Tokyo] “Edo Ryomi Stay”, where you can experience the wisdom and coolness of Edo life, will be held again this year.
“GUNDAM Cafe TOKYO BRAND CORE” reborn as a hands-on entertainment restaurant facility
“How to choose a new hotel” that can be used from 500 yen
[Kamakura Hase Temple] A Japanese tradition that quietly colors the rainy season. Hydrangeas at Hase-ji Temple at their best.
“Deeper Japan” where you can easily book Japanese traditional culture experiences online
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
Kurokawa Onsen Yuakari, a fantastic illumination of bamboo in the countryside. This season, ‘Yuakari Yokocho’ is only open for a limited time.
Kumamoto
[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
[Meiji Kinenkan] For a limited time only, a sweets shop boasting patisseries has been opened at Odakyu Noborito Station.
2024.12.25
Kurokawa Onsen Yuakari, a fantastic illumination of bamboo in the countryside. This season, ‘Yuakari Yokocho’ is only open for a limited time.
2024.12.23
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
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.
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.
