2020.01.31
Craft Gin “CHOCOLATE GIN 2020” with Tatsumi Distillery, which manufactures spirits in Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture. “CHOC & MINT”, the “Eau de vie with” (French meaning “water of life”, distilled spirits made from fruits and plants) mitosaya herb garden distillery established at the site of herb garden in Otaki town, Chiba prefecture. Will be released at the same time.
We husk (hull) and nib of Guatemalan cacao beans harvested in 2018 from barrel-aged shochu and dandelion chocolate produced by Tenryo Shuzo in Gero, Gifu Prefecture. The vanilla aroma derived from the barrel, the savory flavor of barley shochu, and the sweet flavor of cacao from Guatemala achieve exquisite harmony through distillation. The deep taste of the spicy scent of juniper berry with the bittersweetness of dark chocolate.
Available stores: Bean to Bar Lab Kuramae, online store
＞Online store sales page
This material, which feels like a nut, is carefully pickled in rice spirits and then distilled. Later blend. The fruity and light aroma of Marl Brandy with a slight addition is also felt, making it the perfect brandy for an elegant after-dinner drink, especially dessert.
Available stores: mitosaya WEB site, Factory & Cafe Kuramae, Bean to Bar Lab Kuramae, online store
* February 1 (Sat) and 2 (Sun) at mitosaya POP UP SHOP at Kinosaki Onsen “MMM” in Hyogo Prefecture To be sold.
＞Online store sales page
Tatsumi Distillery believes that “delicious distilled liquor is born from delicious brewed liquor”, engaged in wine making from summer to autumn, and potato shochu and sake brewing from winter to spring, learning distillation and brewing, seeking the origin of shochu. To Southeast Asia. A craft gin distillery started by Shohei Tatsumi who has spread his insights into more than 700 breweries and breweries in 30 countries around the world, including travel to Georgia and Turkey in search of the origin of wine. This is also Japan’s first small-scale distillery.
This distillery is located in Otaku Town, Chiba Prefecture on a vast site of about 16,000 square meters, in a medicinal herb garden with about 500 medicinal plants.
Both companies have their own worldviews, and they are the leaders in the Japanese craft spirits world with small batches (small lot production) using fruits and plants as raw materials. In addition to our commitment to raw materials, manufacturing and products, we joined this collaboration based on mutual sympathy for craftsmanship.
RAKUTO cheesecake craft store “RAKUTO cheesecake craft” opened.
Chocolatier “Frederick Blondir” with a passion for “roasting” that brings out the charm of cacao
“COSMOSWEETS”, sweets inspired by the mysterious world seen from space
Soup curry – Suage
Take-out product “Ice Monaka” is on sale from Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo
An online store to deliver Toyama’s food and handicraft items is now open! Creator/Seller/Buyer/People/Future-Aiming for “Five Ways”
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
[Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum]Afternoon tea in the museum café is back from 27 Jan 2025 (Mon) to 13 Feb 2025 (Thu).
Tokyo
Limited edition original gin ‘NISHI-GIN’, jointly produced by a group of restaurants in Nishijin, on sale from 25 November.
Kyoto
Winter special parfait at the Unjo Saryo café in the Tale of Genji Museum, Uji, Kyoto.
Kyoto
OnigiriBurger ‘Eel Kabayaki – Double Eggs’, newly launched as part of Kansai International Airport OnigiriBurger 1st anniversary menu.
Osaka
Third FUKUCHA brand shop ‘Uji Store’ opens.
Kyoto
[Nagano Prefecture Shibu Onsen]Koishiya Ryokan, a hotel in a traditional hot spring resort with cobblestone streets, began operations on 20 December (Fri).
2024.12.30
[Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum]Afternoon tea in the museum café is back from 27 Jan 2025 (Mon) to 13 Feb 2025 (Thu).
2024.12.27
[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
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.
