2025.04.30
OMO5 Kanazawa Katamachi by Hoshino Resort will hold the Kanazawa Kogei Night Salon from 22 April 2025 throughout the year, where guests can enjoy Kaga-bocha tea in a space decorated with traditional crafts from Ishikawa and Kanazawa.
Hotel staff, trained by a long-established tea shop in the neighbourhood, explain the history of Kaga stick tea and the special features of each tea shop, while offering two types of freshly brewed tea and Kanazawa tea sweets. By comparing the teas, you can enjoy the differences in colour, aroma and taste depending on the brewing time and part of the tea leaves used. The selection changes daily, and the design and taste of the sweets also change with the seasons.
Nodaya Tea Shop
A 5-minute walk from OMO5 Kanazawa Katamachi. Located on Tatemachi shopping street, this traditional shop has been in business for five generations since the end of the Edo period. It continues to produce the shop’s unique taste, which combines two types of roasting: direct-fired and sand-roasted.
Maruhachi Tea Plant
Established in 1863. The company produces and sells quality Japanese tea in Kaga, Ishikawa. High quality raw materials are sourced from all over the country and we are constantly researching roasting techniques to bring out the aromatic fragrance and individual character of each tea.
Traditional crafts such as Kanazawa foil and Kaga mizuhiki work have been used to create the interior decoration, demonstrating the high level of skill of each craftsman. Based on the uniquely Japanese sense of beauty ‘wabi sabi’, each craft is expressed in a design that gives a sense of the materiality and artistry of each craft.
For teaware, traditional crafts such as Kutani porcelain, Wajima lacquerware and paulownia wood crafts are gathered here, perfect for enjoying tea and Kanazawa tea sweets. Visitors can experience the charm of each craft and the delicate skills of the craftsmen by seeing and using them up close.
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Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
The “Wishful Thinking” event, where you can decorate a teru teru teru bozu with your wishes, will be held from 12 May.
Hokkaido
[OMO5 Kanazawa Katamachi]Kanazawa Kogei Night Salon” to enjoy Kaga-bocha tea in a space decorated with traditional crafts.
Ishikawa
Noto Food Revival Fair, Toranomon, Tokyo, until 30 Apr.
Tokyo
Classical masterpieces related to Kenji Miyazawa performed by a live string quartet at Konica Minolta Planetaria TOKYO
Tokyo
Lake Sagami Cherry Blossom Festival,” one of the most spectacular events in Kanto with 2,500 cherry trees in bloom, opens on Saturday, March 15.
Kanagawa
The ‘Summer Early Bird Special 10’ discount tickets for the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route will go on sale from 1 May (Thursday).
2025.05.16
The “Wishful Thinking” event, where you can decorate a teru teru teru bozu with your wishes, will be held from 12 May.
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Collaboration again with popular strawberry farms Hanacha and Ogawa Farm in Chitose: ‘Strawberry Sweets Lunch & Dinner Buffet’, 7 and 8 June only.
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Ishikawa
Restaurant
Event
OMO5 Kanazawa Katamachi by Hoshino Resort will hold the Kanazawa Kogei Night Salon from 22 April 2025 throughout the year, where guests can enjoy Kaga-bocha tea in a space decorated with traditional crafts from Ishikawa and Kanazawa.
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.
