2020.02.06
airKitchen is a matching platform that connects foreign travelers who want to participate in Japanese food cooking experience while traveling with Japanese hosts who teach Japanese food online. Inbound travelers can use airKitchen to visit their homes and cook Japanese food with local hosts.
Compared to a regular trip to a sightseeing spot, you can experience a deeper and more local Japanese culture.As a new activity that responds to diversifying needs, it is now attracting the attention of European and American users.
airKitchen has registered more than 5,000 hosts from all over Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south. Foreign visitors to Japan can use airKitchen to create local home-cooked meals at host homes all over Japan and enjoy the eating experience. Among them, menus using local specialties and specialties are very popular with some travelers.
88-year-old Kahara is the oldest host in airKitchen. I hold a classroom with my daughter at my home in Kamakura City, but leave the interpreter to my daughter who is fluent in English and French, and Seiko carefully prepares dishes, dishes, chopsticks, etc. for tourists I will explain.
This is a cooking class where you can enjoy the unique food culture of the region, such as “ Takoyaki ” in Osaka and “ Okonomiyaki ” in Hiroshima, as well as “ Kiritanpo Nabe ” in Akita and “ Egg-fried with gold leaf ” in Kanazawa, as well as in sightseeing spots. It is held all over Japan through airKitchen. This service provides visitors to Japan with things that cannot be experienced with general sightseeing tours and other services.
＞Find overseas cooking classes
There is also a host recruitment in Japan, so if you are interested please check the following site.
＞Click here for host registration to airKitchen (free registration)
“Another Kyoto” News Letter March 2020 vol.1
Japanese sake “Kawasemi no Journey” recognized by a famous French chocolatier
[Nogami] Yamagata white peach jam with elegant sweetness and aroma is now on sale.
[Near Kawasaki Daishi] Seasonal version “Uji Matcha and Tamba Black Bean Mont Blanc Daifuku mochi” is now on sale from Confectionery Takumi Suehiroan
A heartwarming Christmas event Illuminations in the Karuizawa area
Congratulations on the 12th anniversary of “Piyorin” Commemorative product sale and collaboration project held with gratitude
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
The recommended accommodation plans for the autumn leaf season in Oku Daisen.
Tottori
Two types of autumn-only red seals, ‘Chrysanthemum and Tanzaku’ and ‘Autumn Leaves and Candles’, are now available at Daisho-in Temple, Miyajima, a World Heritage island.
Hiroshima
Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture: ‘Korankei and Obara Bus Tour’, two major autumn tourist attractions in Toyota City, goes on sale on 29 July (Mon).
Aichi
[ROKU KYOTO] ‘Summer Festival Stay Plan’ to enjoy the mood of summer events such as festivals and fireworks displays.
Kyoto
[Mother Farm] One million ‘Nemophila’ will soon be in full bloom.
Chiba
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
Winter special parfait at the Unjo Saryo café in the Tale of Genji Museum, Uji, Kyoto.
2024.12.16
OnigiriBurger ‘Eel Kabayaki – Double Eggs’, newly launched as part of Kansai International Airport OnigiriBurger 1st anniversary menu.
2024.12.13
[New Furano Prince Hotel]This year’s plan to enjoy a snow fairy ‘zebra finch’ birdwatching experience and a lunch set with a zebra finch cake plate.
2024.12.11
Third FUKUCHA brand shop ‘Uji Store’ opens.
2024.12.09
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.
