2025.01.20
HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, a five-star luxury hotel in Kyoto, has prepared a winter-only experience for its guests, allowing them to experience Kyoto’s culture and traditions without having to go outside on cold winter days.
From 15 (Wed) Jan to 28 (Fri) Feb 2025, guests can enjoy making Japanese sweets, watching a maiko dance performance or experiencing meditation with the vice priest of Hogyo-ji Temple.
Enjoy the graceful dance and ozashiki games performed by maiko in the special Shikinoma room. Enjoy the elegance of Kyoto to your heart’s content.
The deputy abbot of Hōkyō-ji nunnery, which is normally closed to the public, has been invited to offer a meditation experience. Enjoy a moment of silence while listening to the nuns’ stories and facing your own mind.
Experience the tradition and beauty of Japan by learning how to make wagashi from the hands of skilled wagashi artisans. Learn about the fascination of Japanese confectionery in its ingredients and shapes, and enjoy the special experience of making beautiful wagashi with your own hands.
The ‘Chai’ is a corner of the lounge area where guests can experience the culture of Chanoyu (tea ceremony). Guests can enjoy the tea ceremony themselves, with the careful assistance of ambassadors trained by Mushanokoji Senke and tea ceremony masters.
Enjoy a sake tasting experience with hotel staff qualified as SAKE DIPLOMA sake specialists. Enjoy the deep fascination of sake and have a quality and memorable time.
For a limited time only, the Private Spa, where you can enjoy natural hot spring water in over 0 square metres, will be transformed into a special healing space surrounded by the scent of hinoki (Japanese cypress). Enjoy the luxury of a bathtub with floating Japanese hinoki balls and a hinoki-scented steam sauna to pamper your senses.
The hotel was established on 3 November 2020 on the site of the former residence of the Mitsui Soryo family, which existed in the vicinity of Nijo Castle for over 250 years. The 160 guest rooms have been created using carefully selected natural materials and craftsmanship, and there are three restaurants and bars offering the finest ingredients and the exceptional skills of the chefs. The hotel also boasts a range of facilities, including a SPA area where guests can enjoy the natural hot springs that bubble up from the grounds.
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Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
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Tokyo
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Tokyo
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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.
