Kyoto
Restaurant
2024.11.29
Mendokoro Muraji, a ramen restaurant in Yanagibaba, Kyoto, will start selling its winter speciality ‘Savoury fried bean curd and sakekasu ramen’ from 15 November 2024 (Tuesday). Produced under the supervision of Sasaki Sake Brewery, a traditional Kyoto sake brewery that has been in business for over 120 years, this product is a superb fusion of the brewery’s sake lees and Muraji’s chicken white soup.
The popular annual ‘Sakekasu Ramen with Scented Fried Rice and Sakekasu’ is available in limited quantities of only 20 servings per day, as all the ingredients are carefully selected to maximise the sakekasu-infused broth.
The fried bean curd in the bowl comes from the famous Hirano Tofu restaurant, a favourite of Kitaoji Rosanjin, who devoted his life to gastronomy.
Carefully prepared using Kyoto’s high-quality, abundant underground water, the tofu is pure and absorbs the flavour of the soup in your mouth.
There is also a wide variety of carefully prepared Kyoto vegetables. Shogoin daikon radish, Kyoto carrots, kujo leeks and other winter colours are arranged in a colourful arrangement. The flavour of Kyoto vegetables, stored during the winter season, is captured in a cup of Kyoto’s finest tea.
Muraji Ramen Restaurant prides itself on its ramen noodles, which are carefully prepared by artisans over a long period of time in a broth made with the greatest attention to detail using Kyoto’s local chicken.
The restaurant also pays special attention to the dining area, with a separate room leading through a tsuboniwa garden, which is unusual for a ramen restaurant, where customers can enjoy their ramen in a room with a Taisho-Roman atmosphere.
Spring-colored shavings and parfaits will be available at the Japanese cafe Tsumugi.
“Special Room Service” commemorating the 30th anniversary of the opening of the hotel will start on October 1st Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel
“ATELIER MATCHA” summer new menu is now available
[Kyo Hayashiya’s spring menu] Spring new sweets will be on sale from February 15 (Wed)
[Hotel El Ciento Kyoto Hachijoguchi] Taste of Autumn – Exquisite Matsutake Mushroom Steamed in an earthen jar Gozen at a reasonable price.
Inari sushi from the high-end Inari sushi specialty store “Fukujuya” can now be ordered online.
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
Winter-only ‘Torafugu Kaiseki Plan’ at Ryotei Hansuiro is now on sale.
Nagasaki
Aomori fruit not just apples: pear ‘General Leclerc’ on sale for two weeks only.
Tokyo
[Limited to 20 meals a day]Kyoto ‘Menjo Muraji’ launches a winter-only product, Sasaki Sake Brewery supervised ‘Savoury Fried Bean Curd and Sakekasu Ramen’.
Kyoto
The second ‘IMAMI’ shop specialising in sake and sake cups will open on 16 October (Wed) in Tokyu Plaza Ginza Lotte Duty Free Ginza.
Tokyo
[Japanese Tea Cafe Tongu Saryo] ‘Japanese tea terrine’ with the scent of Kinmokusai is available only during the season.
Shiga
Winter-only ‘Torafugu Kaiseki Plan’ at Ryotei Hansuiro is now on sale.
2024.12.06
Aomori fruit not just apples: pear ‘General Leclerc’ on sale for two weeks only.
2024.12.04
The Most Beautiful Museum in the World: Simose Art Museum Wins UNESCO’s Prestigious Versailles Prize!
2024.12.04
[ Kimuraya (department store)]Snowman’ is available only during the Christmas period. Japanese Stollen, made with traditional sake-type dough and Japanese ingredients, is on sale again this year.
2024.12.02
ZIPANGU Contemporary artists who have run through the Heisei era” Takashi Murakami x Sueo Mizuma dialogue: ‘Beyond the Theory of Artistic Entrepreneurship’ / Interview with Mr. Mizuma: ‘Rediscovering the Value of Japanese Culture by the Japanese People
2024.12.01
[Limited to 20 meals a day]Kyoto ‘Menjo Muraji’ launches a winter-only product, Sasaki Sake Brewery supervised ‘Savoury Fried Bean Curd and Sakekasu Ramen’.
2024.11.29
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.
