Hokkaido
Travel
2021.05.27
The Shibazakura Garden, which is open to the public by Mr. Mishima’s personal garden, will be in full bloom from late May to early June. In addition, a state of emergency has now been issued in Hokkaido. We have set up a web page so that you can check flowering information and congestion information online, so please use that as well.
Flowering situation
For those who want to enjoy the flowering situation online and those who want to check the current flowering situation, from May 18, 2021 (Tuesday), we will tell you the flowering situation of cherry blossoms almost every day with pictures.
The best time to see this year is from May 26th. The best time to see (in full bloom) is expected to be from late May to early June. (The best time to see it lasts from 1 week to 10 days.)
Congestion
We provide congestion status for those who want to avoid congestion and observe Shibazakura, such as neighbors. You can check the real-time congestion status of Mishima’s Shibazakura Garden on “VACAN Maps”. In addition, this VACAN system is used by about 50 restaurants in the Niseko area, and you can check the congestion status of restaurants in the Niseko area on the same map.
[May Hokkaido Niseko area where spring, summer, autumn and winter are included in one photo]
The Hokkaido Niseko area in May is the season when cherry blossoms bloom. Every year, cherry blossoms such as Yoshino cherry blossoms begin to bloom around Golden Week. Pink cherry blossoms bloom (spring), lush fresh green in the field (summer), and snow remains on mountains such as Mt. Yotei (winter). In addition, trees such as Acer mono turn red once in spring (autumn). It is the season when the colors of each of these seasons gather at once.
Sauna & Marche event “Shimanto River Outdoor Sauna” that you can enjoy in the early morning at night in Shimanto Town, Kochi Prefecture
[Hoshinoya Tokyo] “Eighty-eight Nights of New Tea Experience,” a time to taste new tea and tea sweets from a tea farmer who has been in business since the Edo period.
After enjoying the cherry blossoms of Kyoto, enjoy the cherry blossoms in your room! “Sakura decoration room at hotel”
[Kai Unzen] Scheduled to open on November 25, 2022 at Unzen Onsen, Nagasaki.
[Tokyo Rikugien] Special nighttime viewing: illumination of the garden decorated with autumn leaves
Nara
Countrywide
Kagawa
Kyoto
Countrywide
The official audio guide to the Kumano Kodo and Ise Road has been released.
Mie
Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] “Submerged Forest of Lake Shirakawa,” a Mysterious Spring-Only Scene
Yamagata
Shimogo-machi, Fukushima Prefecture: Recommended spots for spring are now posted on “PhotoNavi Shimogo,” a portal site for photography and sightseeing.
Fukushima
Lodging and Dining Roven Otaki Town, an “old private house bistro” in Boso where you can stay overnight, is now open.
Chiba
[Chidorigafuchi] First Collaboration with Tokyo’s Cherry Blossom Viewing Spot: “Cherry Blossom Viewing Boat” Ticket Included in the New Accommodation Plan
Tokyo
[limited edition goods]Panda train tins, a candy tin with a panda driving a train & station platform, a panda hanging strap and a panda passenger, will be available.
2024.04.19
Matcha & Hojicha Afternoon Tea Set – Enjoy Sayama Tea” expresses the arrival of a new season with fresh green buds.
2024.04.17
【Hoshinoya Tokyo】”Summer Evening: Noryo Boat Asobi”, a luxurious event in which guests enjoy champagne and seasonal snacks on a chartered boat while gazing at the night view of Tokyo.
2024.04.15
The official audio guide to the Kumano Kodo and Ise Road has been released.
2024.04.12
[Kyoto Chanoyu Meihonotei] A cafe where you can experience matcha green tea in the tea room of the historical building Meihonotei opens in Kiyomizu, Kyoto.
2024.04.10
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden and Kiyosumi Teien Garden: “Hanashobu ga Musubu Sono Knot” at the famous iris viewing spot.
2024.04.08
Tokyo
Restaurant
Food
Hotel Metropolitan will hold the “Nagasaki Fair” from January 15, 2024 (Monday) at three of its restaurants: the all-day dining restaurant Crossadyne, the Japanese restaurant Hanamusashi, and the Shikisai Saryo Shunka.
Tokyo
Restaurant
Food
Ramen Izakaya Deniro is offering a collaboration with street-style ramen restaurant “No Good Neighbor” starting Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Aomori
Event
Hoshino Resort Aomoriya, in cooperation with local railroad company Aoimori Railway Co., will operate a sightseeing train service on Saturdays and Sundays only from January 20 to February 11, 2024, offering meals and local sake while enjoying Aomori’s snowy landscape.
Tokyo
Travel
Hoshinoya Tokyo, a Japanese-style inn located in Otemachi, Tokyo, will again this year host the “New Year Kabuki Stay” program, a two-day and one-night stay from January 5 to 26, 2024.
For people living in Edo, one of their New Year’s pleasures was to watch Kabuki, and it was a chic way to spend the New Year. Theatrical teahouses supported this way of enjoying Kabuki. In addition to arranging tickets to the theater, the teahouses delighted patrons by providing a complete range of services, including plot notes, tea, sweets, makunouchi box lunches, and snacks and drinks (*1). Hoshinoya Tokyo offers a stay to celebrate the New Year with hospitality similar to the theatrical teahouses of the time.
*1: Tomizawa, Yoshihide and Fujita, Yosuke (2012). The Latest Kabuki Dictionary. Kashiwa Shobo.
Tokyo
Travel
Event
From November 22 (Wed) to December 3 (Sun), 2023, an autumn foliage lighting event will be held at Shinjuku Gyoen. Following the cherry blossom event this spring, Shinjuku Gyoen and Naked will collaborate again this fall for the autumn foliage event. Shinjuku Gyoen, one of Tokyo’s most famous gardens, is one of the few places in the city where visitors can enjoy the autumn leaves. The 200-meter-long rows of plane trees, the best maple tree spot in the city, Momijiyama, and the “Middle Pond,” with its spectacular reflection in the pond, will offer a world where the autumn leaves of Shinjuku Gyoen and Naked’s art and food are fused together.
Kyoto
Event
Daitokuji Obai-in Temple “Kinshu Dinner” will be held on November 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.), 2023, a two-day private event at Obai-in, the pagoda temple of Daitokuji Temple, known for its beautiful autumn foliage.
