Kyoto
2024.05.31
Gion Tsujiri’s new brand ‘Buburu’ will offer seasonal ‘shincha’ products for a limited time only. Buburu” is developing an unprecedented market with a product range that focuses on “rubbed tea” (sencha, gyokuro, hojicha, genmaicha, etc.), which can only be achieved with the knowledge and techniques of a long-established tea company that can use different types of tea leaves according to their ingredients, rather than “matcha” (powdered green tea), which has many fans.
Straight tea for the pure taste of Momicha. Iced tea is served with water, while hot tea is carefully brewed in a kyusu (teapot) so that the original flavour of the new tea can be experienced. Bubu’s new tea offers both the refreshing taste and the umami flavour unique to new tea. This menu is recommended for those who want to try new tea for the first time.
A tea latte with the rich flavour of espresso made from freshly brewed tea. It has the rich bitterness of new tea and the smooth taste of milk, thanks to the use of Japan’s first special tea grinder. For those who drink new tea every year, we propose a new way of drinking new tea.
A non-alcoholic drink combining slow brewed, highly concentrated tea with soda and fruit.
This new combination of tea, fruit and carbonation is a refreshing pumpkin with a clean aftertaste, combined with lime and mint to complement the freshness and sweetness of the freshly brewed tea.
Cherry-blossom viewing spots open to the public at 12 venues in 5 areas of VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES & new cherry-blossom viewing set plan
Melodia Italian Grill] Matcha lollipop chocolates perfect for the fresh green season.
Yumoto Takubokutei’s “Candle Night” will be held again this year due to its popularity
[Staying in contemporary art] Collaboration between a long-established inn in Kyoto and contemporary artist Yukinori Yanagi
Perfect for indoor play with family and friends! !! Card game “IRO TO KATACHI” made by volunteers of BANDAI NAMCO Group started pre-order sales through cloud funding
“Tentatsu” winter limited product “Sea Urchin Matching Seiko Crab Shell Sheng” is now on sale
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.
