2024.03.06
From February 20 to March 31, 2024, Tsuruya Kisshotei is offering an overnight stay plan that includes a 30-minute all-you-can-eat mandarin orange picking admission ticket and dinner of sashimi-broiled sea bream.
Shizuoka Prefecture, with its mild climate throughout the year, is a major citrus grower. The sunshine produces delicious oranges with a perfect balance of sweetness and tartness. On a clear day, you can enjoy picking freshly picked oranges at a farm with a great view of Izu Oshima Island.
Dinner is a kaiseki meal with as much freshly fried seasonal tempura as you like, with a gift of braised sea bream and aragoshimikan sake or orange juice.
Kitagawa Onsen (hot spring) in Higashi Izu is a quiet, small port town boasting gourmet seafood and a spectacular view of Sagami Bay. Enjoy picking mandarin oranges at a hilltop farm, and relax in a natural hot spring with its own hot spring source.
| Period: | 2024/2/20～3/31 |
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| Charge: | per person per night with evening meal and breakfast ・19,500 yen and up (4 persons/room), 20,500 yen and up (3 persons/room), 22,500 yen and up (2 persons/room) ＊Tax and service charge included, bath tax 150 yen extra, day of the week and season rates available, child rates available |
| meal: | Dinner: Kaiseki cuisine boasting freshly fried tempura at the “Aya” restaurant – Kitagawa Romance Breakfast: Japanese-style meal with locally produced and locally consumed dishes such as dried fish grilled over a charcoal fire and fluffy dashimaki tamago (rolled egg) at the “Aya” restaurant. |
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・Invitation to all-you-can-eat mandarin orange picking for 30 minutes *Offer valid for children up to elementary school age
Location: Hinokuchi Garden (tentative) – 10 minutes from the inn
＊The park may be closed depending on the growing conditions of mandarin oranges.
＊In case the park is closed, a souvenir set of New Summer Fruit will be provided per room.
・Infants (3~5 years old) stay free of charge (meals and bedding included)
・A glass of “Aragoshimikan-shu” or orange juice at dinner
・Private open-air baths are available at half price. Usually 2,000 yen (45 minutes) → 1,000 yen (45 minutes)
・One room with one sea bream cooked in its original form as a gift.
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Countrywide
Kagawa
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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Third FUKUCHA brand shop ‘Uji Store’ opens.
Kyoto
Winter-only ‘Torafugu Kaiseki Plan’ at Ryotei Hansuiro is now on sale.
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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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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.
